Golf gti wide body project From a new member

[dread_darven]

the comming days or so i will be using a lowbudget crappy cam as my cam will be on the way to the service center

[turbo type-r]

cant wait to see da progress

[D[X]P]

Thats Kickass!!

[speedstur]

That wide body kit is AMAZING!!!! Keep up the good work.

[dread_darven]

Thanks for the comments.
I have thought about making my hood cf style but i'm not totally convinced about it, i think i will go for the hood lip and making the hood smooth (german style ) and no cf on it.
What do you guys think; cf or bad look and smooth?
Also the rear wing is giving me probs as i need to make it from scratch but its beginning to take shape at last. tommorow or so new pics will be up.

Greetz

[tonioseven]

Go for the German Tuning look

[remus_nl]

that looks awsome man!!
i agree with the german style!!

[dread_darven]

ok this is totally not cool, the budget cam i temporaraly use is a total crap cam. the pics of this cam are the worst i have ever seen , so i will not post them as you could see nothing on them. So i must wait till my broken cam is fixed en shipped back .
But i have thought out how i would like to have this model.
These are the things i have in plan:
* a bmw 320 i Engine
* custom made sparco seats
* german style clean hood
* tinted windows
* bigger exhaust tip
* convert to rear wheel drive
* wide body that resembles the rieger one (almost done)
* The rims from the bmw model, these will be painted black on the inside
* maybe some lowering
* dashboard will be altered or i will do a dashboard swap
plus more things along the way.
feedback is welcome.

greets
Erik

[ParanoiD_AndroiD]

Wow... The second Golf you make is realy nice it will be a real streetracer.. please go threu with tis. It is Perfect

[Orion37170]

putting the bmw dashboard in golf's or kadett's was a common tuning in the 80's so maybe a good idea for your golf

[dread_darven]

Originally Posted by Orion37170

putting the bmw dashboard in golf's or kadett's was a common tuning in the 80's so maybe a good idea for your golf

I was indeed thinking about that. I wil testfit the dashboard to see how it looks.
But the dash of the 320i is rather clean because it is a race car, but i will have a look

[Turbo Monster]

Very, very nice. The only problem I seen was on the right front fender, it seems more of a curve than the other three. Maybe I'm wrong, but either way, very nice golf. Nice job!

[dread_darven]

Originally Posted by Turbo Monster

Very, very nice. The only problem I seen was on the right front fender, it seems more of a curve than the other three. Maybe I'm wrong, but either way, very nice golf. Nice job!

It does indeed look like that on the photo, but i think it's because of the angle the shot is taken in, i think
And after those shots, i sanded the body again to get better curves and more symetry.

[benzfan]

Hi I'm new to this forum and just picked up this hobby again after about 10 years. This is a great community and I'm learning so much about this stuff with the internet. It makes a huge difference!

Anyhow I just ordered this same MkII GTI kit and was just wondering (since there seems to be a few VW fans here) if anyone noticed that the engine in the kit is actually an 8 valve with the 16V insignia?

I think I am going to try and alter the existing engine in the kit to a 16V cylinder head and "4 banana" intake using some styrene and wire.

Has anyone seen a thread here on intercooler plumbing? I didn't see one on the FAQ's

[dread_darven]

Originally Posted by benzfan

Hi I'm new to this forum and just picked up this hobby again after about 10 years. This is a great community and I'm learning so much about this stuff with the internet. It makes a huge difference!

Anyhow I just ordered this same MkII GTI kit and was just wondering (since there seems to be a few VW fans here) if anyone noticed that the engine in the kit is actually an 8 valve with the 16V insignia?

I think I am going to try and alter the existing engine in the kit to a 16V cylinder head and "4 banana" intake using some styrene and wire.

Has anyone seen a thread here on intercooler plumbing? I didn't see one on the FAQ's

Hi and welcome to AF
As for the 8v or 16v thing; as far as i know it seems to be a good replica of the engine, if i understand you correctly the cylinder head isn't the one from a 16v but i have found this pic of the cylinder head and it seems to be the same

i do know the the exhaust manifold (if i'm right ) isn't correct.
But it's always good to detail an engine even more

I was surfing the net when my eyes suddenly spotted a pic of a rieger tuned golf and luckely it was the same as i use as an example


It's the only one i have seen besides the example one on there site,
i could now also use this one.
One thing i will copy from this is the colour, i realy like the color so finaly i can go to the shop and buy some paint. The mirrors also do seem mighty fine with this one.

Greetz
Erik