go for it
#1
Well winter is fianally here ! and i just picked up a sweet daily driver a 1992 gti 8v in mint shape . So it's off to the surgeon with the vrt .
I've been planning this out carefully for a while now with my mechanic Alex Wentworth.
what we are doing is pulling my vr turbo motor out of the front of the car , boring it to a 3.0 ( je low comp pistons ) and a wrd head with arp studs and a metal gasket as well as pauter rods and a balanced crank.
while retaining the kinetic turbo kit and increasing the boost to around 18-20 psi .
the trans is a o2a with cryotreated gears and a peloquin diff . a spec stage 4 clutch will be inplace of the stage 3 .our plan is to remove the front subframe and strut towers from a 96 jetta and put it all in the rear with a custom half cage to stabalize the car . it wont be easy but it wont be hard ... we want to stay as oem with the suspension components as possible as our final result will to make the gti appear to look fwd
as for fueling the plan is to put a 18 gallon fuel cell up front with twin bosch mercedes v8 fuel pumps . with the gas door being the vw emblem in the center of the grill .
i will update this page as the car progresses . and keep it filled with as many pics as i can
this weekend we will start to remove all the interior and start measuring
here is a pic of the victim in it's current state
Modified by BlueVRT at 4:15 AM 10-27-2005
#3
sounds great. cant wait to see it done
#4
Good luck with the project
#5
History in the making
#6
thats crazy , go for it
#7
sounds cool. Be sure to take progress pictures. I wish you the best of luck.
#8
holy shhhitttt sounds like a hell of a project...definitly post up more info and progress as you go
#9
def an interesting project...good luck
#10
You = the manWhat is the balance of the car going to look like after all of this?
#11
sounds cool but beware!!!
#13
damn, some project, nice job thinking outside the box, and best of luck to ya
#16
not sure but i have acsess to a weighing corner balancer . so if the ass is a lil hevier than the front ( which is more than likely ) im going to put a custom sub box / amps and finish it all off like under the hood of a porsche to add a lil weight .
#18
Quote, originally posted by BlueVRT » not sure but i have acsess to a weighing corner balancer . so if the ass is a lil hevier than the front ( which is more than likely ) im going to put a custom sub box / amps and finish it all off like under the hood of a porsche to add a lil weight . That would be so awesome
#19
yeah im definetly gonna have a fire wall and a upper cover
Quote, originally posted by SLK » sounds cool but beware!!!
#20
good luck with the project!
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#21
Quote, originally posted by SLK » sounds cool but beware!!! holy ****
#22
Quote, originally posted by MK3NORTH » You = the man wow that's going to be the craziest mk3 here. that's gotta be alot of cash man....good luck
keep us updated
#23
Stock tranny? Won't all the shifts be backwards? Guess there'd just be a learning curve and never let any of your friends drive, could imagine some serious mis-shifts.
#24
That is going to incredible! Good luck. Just be sure not to rear end someone. Or you will be ****ed.
#25
Quote, originally posted by nadaclue » Stock tranny? Won't all the shifts be backwards? Guess there'd just be a learning curve and never let any of your friends drive, could imagine some serious mis-shifts.
02a trans is cable shift... just gonna use longer MARINE cables to shift
#28
fuel cell in the front of the car? is that safe? what happens if you crash? (i dont know anything about fuel cells, thats why im asking)
#29
It's a balsy move, but one I have been considering myself.
#30
sounds good, but you'll have trouble holding 18-20lbs with the stock Kenetic turbo at high RPMs... you'll have to put a mans turbo on that sucker
#31
Quote, originally posted by stevevr6 » Good luck with the project
#32
Quote, originally posted by VdubVr6PowR » fuel cell in the front of the car? is that safe? what happens if you crash? (i dont know anything about fuel cells, thats why im asking) think Porshe, and fuel cells are very safe, as long as they are properly installed.
#34
Quote, originally posted by reflexbug » sounds good, but you'll have trouble holding 18-20lbs with the stock Kenetic turbo at high RPMs... you'll have to put a mans turbo on that sucker Ouch...he mant that...
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