After a lots of work during the last months and weeks, the new 950kg /
2095lbs. Mini Modified Tractor of the Ghost Buster Pulling Team from
Oberharmersbach in South Germany is ready. The new Ghost Buster 5 got a
homemade 15CDV6 tube chassis with a homemade 15CDV6 Rollcage and a
homemade steel rear axle housing. All the sheet metal parts for the frame were laser cut by Krämer Brennteile in Hofstetten, Germany. The learned welder Lubomir Franz from
Oberharmersbach made the completely welding work on the new
chassis during the last winter. The Ford 9´´ inch rearend comes out of the old Isotov
TV3 Turbine powered Mini Mod called ,,Ghost Buster 2´´. The rear axle
has a homemade differential with a new billet Moser Engeneering
aluminium
center section, a ring and pinion gear from Richmond Gears,
homemade planetary carrier housing with homemade planetaries, a new
homemade single wheel brake system with Porsche components and homemade
brake discs. The new homemade fenders of the Mini were made from Dibond (
aluminum composite plate). The company called ,,Werbepart´´ from Steinach-Kinzigtal made all the design work and the foil for the new Dibond fenders. The new ride also got a new homemade driveline with a Lenco reverser, a new 11´´ inch Crower
centrifugal clutch with 2 discs and a Browell aluminium clutch bell
housing. Normely they had planned to use a new homemade billet aluminium
reverser with special made gears for the Tractor. The GB Team decided
to drive for the moment with a Lenco reverser. But the new homemade
reverser lies in their workshop and is almost done.
The Schwarz Family purchased for their Mini a set of new BBS rims with Pioneer Giant Puller tyres.
The new Ghost Buster 5 is powered by an EFI AJPE V8 Hemi engine with Pro Charger on methanol.
The engine received a aluminium billet AJPE TFX 2000 block
with AJPE Stage 5 Hemi heads, Crane Cams camshafts with Manley valves
and valve springs, a 4.5´´ Bryant crankshaft with BME billet rods and
Arias pistons, a Pro Charger F3R-139 blower with an homemade 7´´ inch blade
impeller wheel (built by the Gompie Team from the design of the Green
Monster Pulling Team) and a homemade aluminium air intake funnel, a CNC
milled aluminium gearbox housing with special
made
gears and a homemade beltdrive for the Pro Charger, a homemade
aluminium intake manifold, self made exhaust headers, a homemade
aluminium fuel tank and a Rage methanol fuel pump.
Ryan Micke of Mick´s Performance from Wentzville, MO in the USA has built the EFI (Electronic Fuel Injection) system for the V8 engine.
They also have with SolidCAM a new sponsor on the Tractor. SolidCAM has over 30 years of expertise in CAM development and applications. SolidCAM is the leading Integrated CAM software - seamlessly integrated in SOLIDWORKS and Autodesk Inventor.
The Ghost Buster Team will compete in the German Championship with the new Tractor next year.
The
maiden voyage of the new Ghost Buster 5 is planned for the 24th of
September 2017 at the German Championship finals of the Mini Mod
division in Schlechtenwegen, Germany
The Ghost Buster Pulling Team would also like to give a big thanks to
all their sponsors for the support and also to all the people who were involved in this new project !
for further information, check here: https://www.facebook.com/Ghost-Buster-Tractor-Pulling-Team-178922452214297/
more pics of the Mini Mod, check here: https://photos.app.goo.gl/7xDOSDdlMRuoVNtX2
DTTO Schlechtenwegen (D) 2017 Saturday: http://www.tractorpulling.de/~ergebnis/2017/2017_09_23_Schlechtenwegen_Sa.pdf
NTPA Enderle Pull Off Urbana, OH (USA) 2017 Session 1: http://ntpapull.com/pullresults/2017-Urb2OH-01.htm
OTTPA Spencer, IA (USA) 2017 Session 1: http://outlawpulling.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Spencer-IA-1.pdf
2.6t / 5730lbs. Two Wheel Drives: Intertechno Predator
3.5t / 7700lbs. Modifieds: Intertechno Lambada
3.5t / 7700lbs. Pro Stocks: Rocky
4t / 8820lbs. Unlimiteds: Komeco Simply Irresistible
