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Rf 85 vd - sold
The car is SOLD See post #8
The time has come to move on after over 20 years of enjoying this car.
1985 Van Diemen RF85 – $15,000 with all spares including second engine and custom open trailer. Located in Raleigh, NC
UPDATE: See post #7 regarding selling car/parts without trailer or selling spare engine separately. Also see post #7 for update regarding the spare engine history, etc.
Current owner since 1991. Ground up when purchased. Refreshed as needed since then including 2010-2011 “almost ground up”. Autocross only since 1992 with very little use between 2002 and 2010-2011 freshening. Not used in 2014. Stored indoors
Car includes:
Kent engine (Ivey, Butler, Dennis Shaw). Cast iron head. Freshened in 2011. Spares include additional Kent engine (Loyning, Butler), additional VD specific dry sump pan, race prepared intake (Ivey), and new looking Bosch race prepared distributor. Spare engine in unknown condition but seller in 1991 represented it as running but needing refreshing
Super Trapp muffler with spare packing material
Microdynamics adjustable rev limiter (spares include used MSD rev limiter with selector switch)
Hewland Mk 9 transaxle with new or very good condition autocross gears including integral shaft first gear. New never used dog rings
5 sets of centerlock wheels: 2 sets Panasport ultralights new in 2012, 3 sets Compomotive Turbo 3 piece with Van Diemen branding on all except 2 wheels. 3 each new inner and outer spare rim halves for Compomotives
1 Set Hoosier Rains. New in 2012. Never used. Wrapped in pallet wrap. Stored in crawl space except for a few trips to autocrosses. Additional rolls of pallet wrap included
3 sets of Hoosier 25B slicks with newest 2013
High strength half shafts with healthy CV joints
New (2010) Eagle fuel cell with E10 rated material and foam. Spares include tested original fuel cell with new E10 rated foam and access panel by Eagle
Koni 3011 shocks
New Ferodo DS2500 brake pads. Spares include good used set of Hawk HPS
New plated wishbones plus replated rocker arms with new rod ends and spherical bearings in 2011
Ballistic 16 cell Lithium Battery with Ballistic charger
New master switch
Marine grade wiring
New Tilton clutch disk and release bearing in 2013
Race Technology throttle position and rear wheel speed sensors plus custom mount and wiring for Race Technology DL1 and Video4 (DL1 and Video4 NOT included)
Original fiberglass seat shell in excellent condition
Rebuilt Ivey prepared carb with brass float
Bosch race prepared distributor with points. Spares include never used Pertronix points eliminator
Stack recording/replay tach. Tested and new battery installed by Stack in 2009. Spares include 2 working Jones mechanical tachs and one cable
Mechanical oil pressure and water temperature gauges
Freshly cleaned and tested radiators (2011) with new hoses
FIA Belts new in 2009
AN hardware
Aluminum floor pan. Bonded and riveted. Original steel pan included as spare
Log book
OpenTrailer:
Single axle with brakes and LED lights
Open trailer custom built with low tire rack and two custom removable storage boxes. Each will hold 2 “flip top” tote boxes. Excellent condition aluminum wheels. Spare tire is brand new this summer. Tires on trailer were new in 2012. Trailer is coated with Rhinoliner applied by Rhinoliner dealer. Tire rack with boxes in place allows full set of mounted FF wets
Trailer spares include wheel bearings, tongue jack, winch parts, etc.
Spares/Extras/Leftovers
Additional Kent engine (Loyning, Butler), additional VD specific dry sump pan, race prepared intake (Ivey), and new looking Bosch race prepared distributor. Spare engine in unknown condition but seller in 1991 represented it as running but needing refreshing
Tested original fuel cell with new E10 rated foam and access panel by Eagle. New cell in car
21 additonal gearsets for autocross and road racing. Most in new or excellent condition. 6 healthy and 2 tired used dog rings, good original half shaft, new cv joint, almost new layshaft plus used layshaft, various other drive line parts. See attached list for details
2 Lifeline 2.5 kg halon fire bottles (apparently full. 1 probably new in 1991 or 1992 for SCCA road racing driver school and then removed for autocross. Mounting brackets and other parts included
Original cosmetically challenged wishbones with rod ends and spherical bearings
Original Bilstein shocks serviced at least once by Bilstein before replacement with Koni 3011’s
Various springs and 1 each front and rear anti-roll bar (larger front, smaller rear)
Many new and good used electrical and other components including 2 Jones Mechanical Tachometers with 1 cable in addition to the Stack Recording Tach in the car. Spare new points, condensers, rotors, distributor caps. Plus good used Bosch blue coils. Spare MSD rev limiter with selector switch and chip collection. Microdynamics rev limiter in car
Good used set of Hawk HPS brake pads
Various carb parts including 3 brass floats, used carb bodies, jets, and new gaskets, filters, etc.
Good used mechanical fuel pumps including 1 electric from Ivey
1 new and 1 tired nose
Used extra lower right rear body panel
Spare used Panasonic AGM battery and associated mounting cover
Original steel pan
Quick lift style jack
Many brake caliper seals and other hydraulic parts including brake and oil line fittings and some hose
Various other stuff!!!!! (I almost never junked most hard parts and replaced them “early)
Please contact me via ApexSpeed
Thanks!
Dick
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