Clevo120Y 815 Posted November 28, 2014 I haven't bothered yet, when my surgeries are done I will go full steam ahead with the business and advertise, plus everyone local knows I built it lol 5 Jonathan Mark Davidson, Thom, PRO250 and 2 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord_fahrquhar 2,580 Posted December 8, 2014 Just put a tree stump logo on it with a cylinder head on top and an axe through it. TM 2 Clevo120Y and Thom reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ando76 4,354 Posted December 8, 2014 Tell wombat he needs to soften (and lower) the back of his car. I can see that just from that photo. Compare the attitude of his car to the other two in the photo. That tells me that the car is pushing because that left rear tyre has way too much drive. Perhaps a standard spring (that has seen lots of use or heavy towing) in the rear but be careful cutting them as this increases the stiffness of the spring no end. I could also just be that he stuffed the corner entry creating the push but to me the rear still needs to come down to earth by a good 2"s. 1 Clevo120Y reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Outback Jack 6,352 Posted December 8, 2014 Oi ya degenerate Albany motor destroyer! LOL . Are you doing well mate? Hope the surgery has gone well and we see ya back here real soon mate. Take care Stumpers. Jack. 1 Clevo120Y reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Clevo120Y 815 Posted December 9, 2014 Yeah mate I'm good thanks, pulled up from the first surgery sweet and can't wait for the next one. should be good by early next year. Ando he probably stuffed the corner hahahaha, nah it does need to be softer I think, it doesn't squat like the other cars on the track. Wombat had a terrible weekend in Barker, put it into the wall in heat 2 so a DNF there and had to replace the lower control arm, heat 3 was going good in 3rd then the diff caught fire because the backing plate had broken and all the oil had drained out and the diff shit itself so another DNF and onto the trailer for the rest of the day. So a 2.92 is being built this week and a change to the bigger water pump pulley and race again this weekend in Albany. 2 wagoon and Outback Jack reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Clevo120Y 815 Posted December 9, 2014 At the moment the workshop is getting a makeover for the relaunch of "Stumpers Heads & Manifolds" early next year. Something had to go to make room so the XD wagon got the chop for now, it's out at Wombats property, new shelving going up, some new tools on the way and some mould making gear to make carby tops that will be dyno tested and developed for sale later, hopefully a big year coming up. Also the production XF that I did the head, manifold and carb for last year will have it's first run this weekend so I'm excited to see how that goes as well, this XF has been a back of the field car for years so let's see if we can get it up near the front. 3 winton, Outback Jack and eattsie9 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ando76 4,354 Posted December 9, 2014 Great stuff sean - good to see you are on the up and up - in health and business - good luck with it all. 1 Clevo120Y reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Outback Jack 6,352 Posted December 9, 2014 Soon as I can afford a decent head etc, or at least one not as ugly as the one on me neck.... I'll be down to get you to start on a good flowed set up and headers for me 4L stumpers. Be either an Xr6 set up in SOHC, or maybe if I get nuts, might be a Barra twinny. Take care mate and best of luck with ya new venture, should be Proud. Jack. 2 Clevo120Y and eattsie9 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wagoon 2,429 Posted December 10, 2014 Great to hear your up and about and able to get back into it. I will put my name down for a tickled webber when you have nothing to do hahahaha 2 gerg and Clevo120Y reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vanJack 43 Posted December 10, 2014 Just read the whole thread. Wow! Inspirational!! Apparantly Santucione from Ford (back in the day) said the 4.1 was a torque motor, not a high rev horsepower motor. Not that they cant rev, just no point, just moving the torque peak up the rev range for not much gain. And you've proved it, you've used the torque, flogging them with an old tractor engine...!!! Man that must grate on the rest of the field.. Love to meet some of you guys. More power to you! 1 Clevo120Y reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Clevo120Y 815 Posted December 10, 2014 Thanks mate glad you enjoyed the thread, the old girl goes hard and is proving to be very reliable, some of these guys up the front have hurt engines really bad a number of times during a season and ours just flies race after race. Cheers 2 wagoon and Outback Jack reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ando76 4,354 Posted December 11, 2014 That's cause you put the effort in Sean and have built a weapon. When he gets in on the scales and does a bit more fine tuning on the handling it will be untouchable. Oh and don't call them a tractor engine vanJack - every time you do that - an angel dies - or some bad shit happens. lol. 3 wagoon, Clevo120Y and Outback Jack reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Polson 10,214 Posted December 12, 2014 Oh and don't call them a tractor engine vanJack - every time you do that - an angel dies - or some bad shit happens. lol. Maybe every time you call them that, one of them breaks? 1 Outback Jack reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Clevo120Y 815 Posted December 12, 2014 Cut it out will ya!! We have to race tomorrow night 2 Outback Jack and wagoon reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slydog 7,873 Posted December 12, 2014 Just read the whole thread. Wow! Inspirational!! Apparantly Santucione from Ford (back in the day) said the 4.1 was a torque motor, not a high rev horsepower motor. Not that they cant rev, just no point, just moving the torque peak up the rev range for not much gain. And you've proved it, you've used the torque, flogging them with an old tractor engine...!!! Man that must grate on the rest of the field.. Love to meet some of you guys. More power to you! Mossy revs his to 7500 and runs 120mph...guess they can rev 4 winton, wagoon, Clevo120Y and 1 other reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Clevo120Y 815 Posted December 13, 2014 You lot jinxed it, no racing tonight the car is broken, the diff and front end still need work and they run out of time. Next meet is the 3rd of Jan 1 slydog reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Outback Jack 6,352 Posted December 14, 2014 Lmao, that sucks. Sure you'll have her ready and racing for the 3rd mate. Best of luck to you and the Wombat. 1 Clevo120Y reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Clevo120Y 815 Posted December 15, 2014 On a better note the production XF went well for a first untuned run, it was the southern production series round so the states best came out to play, even tho the car ran middle to back of the pack it finished on the lead lap every race and it's lap times and top speed were competitive. Wolfy is the old boy driving it and he had a blast, he thinks it's fast and with more seat time should be right up there, he hasn't raced for a couple of seasons now so he will get better and he has never had a car this fast before either so looking good when I get some tuning time into it. 3 Outback Jack, ando76 and wagoon reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Clevo120Y 815 Posted January 4, 2015 Well had a meet at Albany speedway last night and what a meet it was, nothing special in regards to wombat, the car ran well and was on pace. Carnage between every street stock racer was the call for the evening haha drivers getting relegated positions everywhere and drivers ramming into each other after the races and then mouthing off at each other in the pits 4 wagoon, gerg, ando76 and 1 other reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ando76 4,354 Posted January 4, 2015 how did the ratio change go?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Clevo120Y 815 Posted January 5, 2015 Hard to tell mate, the track was fast and the racing aggressive/messy. When you look at my laps the street stocks are lapping faster than the production cars, there are 6 driver/car combinations here in Albany that are top 10 state competitors so we are still slightly behind them but not being left behind either, sometimes I get frustrated but then I have to remind myself that we are racing the best down here meet after meet so at least we know how we are really going. 1 Outback Jack reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Clevo120Y 815 Posted January 5, 2015 I think that wombat will get there, he has fuck all experience compared to the other 6 drivers which have been racing together since juniors. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ando76 4,354 Posted January 5, 2015 Yeah you get nights like that - everyone wants to be 'the man'. That's how is was the first meeting up here last year when I got fenced, which wrote off the car. Dead set you think they are racing for sheep stations some times. Ok well with some more seat time I'm sure Wombat will feel the difference in the car. Good luck. 1 Clevo120Y reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Outback Jack 6,352 Posted January 6, 2015 Good Onya Stumpers, good to see ya keeping the only flying Wombat in Australia going. Rubbin is Racin...... Jack. 1 Clevo120Y reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Clevo120Y 815 Posted January 7, 2015 We are finally getting the car scaled and suspension setup in the next 2 weeks, thank god for that haha 1 ando76 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites