new mk1 1.8t project

[2mAn]

Quote, originally posted by otti »

since i had a little waiting time at work today i decidet to fabricate this for comparisment my size 11.5 i made another one with a smaller diameter... two flanges that bolt to another, u can take a guess what it is# first to find out gets a small star

i have spent the last 20 minutes trying to figure out what this is for.... and the only thing i can think of is trim rings for the speakers

do i win?

BTW awesome build

since i OWN the page, i decided to add this pic sincei like it

i woudl paint the red vents black jsut so they disappear


Modified by 2mAn at 12:02 PM 3-29-2008

[otti]

no you are wrong but its a nice idea anyway, keep guessing
thanks anyway

[cutright]

thats just lovely...

[2mAn]

Quote, originally posted by otti »

no you are wrong but its a nice idea anyway, keep guessing thanks anyway

i knew i was wrong... the only other thing i could think of with the way you described it was a removable steering wheel

[otti]

sorry wrong again!
i could not get an removable steering whell approved in germany.
be my guest and keep on guessin!
a little hint: its not in the inside...
go more outside and backwards...

[speeding-g60]

its a ring for the gas cap.....

[otti]

nope!!
u see my gas cap on one of the last pics allready installed...

[speeding-g60]

only other thing i can think of would be a muffler tip ring when you poke it thru a bumper or something like that. you said its not inside, so it isnt for the holes in the floor, for the gas tank access.... there isnt anything else round like that, unless it goes on the wheels themselves? EDIT: i just looked at the rimz again, no way for them. oh well...

oh well, no star for me


Modified by speeding-g60 at 2:50 PM 3-29-2008

[otti]

100% right!
when i mount the rear bumper you will see the meaning of the flanges: i donr want an ugly loook of my muffler, lthe ring is gonna be
the perfect penetreation though the rear bumper.
a little star to speeding
wait for the rear bumper......
be patient

[speeding-g60]

hahaha i won it after all....

it is the only thing it could be.... after the two hints outside and back more

you get the PN for the brake cables sorted out?

EDIT i found a better pic of mine....

Modified by speeding-g60 at 9:42 PM 3-29-2008

[otti]

i ordered the cables from the part nr in the link, lets ee if they will fit
my car has a face again

i got my engine cover and the ventilator cap back from the painters

and even though everybody was looking at me like i am an alien
or something, i just had to do the vwvortex tuna tuning(R)

now the nightmare begins the wirering is gonna be the biggest chellange i think
i have no idea about electric anyway so my guys have to do that
while i keep installing the rest of the missing parts...

[2mAn]

i get an A for effort at least

polish those tuna cans

[mk1g60gti]

Quote, originally posted by speeding-g60 »

yo double A ron just wondering if there was a performance reason that you mounted the calipers upside down?

ps the vid you linked me gave me nightmares

[Jardman]

looks siiick!

[speeding-g60]

Quote, originally posted by mk1g60gti »

yo double A ron just wondering if there was a performance reason that you mounted the calipers upside down? ps the vid you linked me gave me nightmares

this is the way the calipers come factory.... there s a difference for some MK2 calipers....

MK3 are "upside-down" from this, IIRC.
:
here is a stolen pic of a factory 16v rocco beam. i think we can all agree that it looks unaltered???

oh yeah.... think of that monster living out in your garage.... just waiting . more like the wet dream, no nightmare LOL


Modified by speeding-g60 at 6:39 PM 3-31-2008

[otti]

we got some work done and begun to hide the cable three inside the fender/beam and my bro spend all aftenoon on fishing for it
he was swearing like crazy but in the end he got it

since we had to cut the cable three there was solderning involved

the finished product

we still figuring out the mess in the engine bay

i testfitted the front bumper and found a problem with the indicator fitting

my starter panel fits right into the knee bar like i wanted it

much more work to come.....

speeding what monster is still in your garage

[mk1g60gti]

Quote, originally posted by speeding-g60 »

this is the way the calipers come factory.... there s a difference for some MK2 calipers.... MK3 are "upside-down" from this, IIRC. : here is a stolen pic of a factory 16v rocco beam. i think we can all agree that it looks unaltered??? oh yeah.... think of that monster living out in your garage.... just waiting . more like the wet dream, no nightmare LOL

o alright...my corrado calipers sit the other way with the brake line coming out the top and the ebrake out the bottom.

haaaaaaaaaaaa wet dream

[speeding-g60]

Quote, originally posted by otti »

speeding what monster is still in your garage

since you asked.... there is actually two monsters.... the first is the rabbit. the second is the MK3 Vortech Supercharged V1 S-Trim VR6 street car... this season the goals are 10.xx second 1/4 mile, and hopefully not faster than 135 with the rabbit....

you know what the car looks like, right?

GT3582R BIG FARKIN TURBO 20v, cammed, pistoned, rodded, polished, ported, springed, the works... looking to make >550WHP this week @ the dyno....

and its pink, too (dont mean to hi-jack, but you asked )

the build post for the motor stuff is located here: 20v build post

AEB block .040 bored block and polished crank - Trevahhhh
AWP head - Trevahhhh (fully worked as you will see)
Scat rods
Wiseco 82mm pistons - 1.BillyT
Supertech valve springs and Ti retainers - 1.BillyT
Cat 3652 cams - Bob Q
AGN valve cover - Issam
BF Snake manifold - slappynuts (Chuck B) ((banned on here)) (((BoostFactory)))
ARP Mainstud kit
GT3582R with anti-surge and V-band - Paul (killa)
1000cc Delphi injectors - Racetronix
Autronic SM4 - Kevin "Lugnuts" Black
Tial 38mm WG

Modified by speeding-g60 at 6:46 PM 4-1-2008

[speeding-g60]

Quote, originally posted by otti »

speeding what monster is still in your garage

actually 3 monsters, if you include Rufus... LOL and i do not have room to keep the whole fleet indoors, either.

[otti]

sorry guys i can´t offer pics of my fleet since the project car is my only
car! last night we where working lete to mount the clutch and throttle pedal,funny fabwork

its a clutch master cilynmder from a mkIII
funny position for it but it works perfectly

i build a mounting bracet for the new battery (need some rear end weight

and of course the electronic throttle from a audi tt

my friend basti thought the rear bumper would not fit good enough
so he put some fibergass on it

my bro didnt approve the front bumper beam and all the brackets on it so he took it appart and painted it nicely

and i kept myself buisy with the plumbing for the watercolling, done!

i just love the look of the sweet blue silicone "§%&%
i mounted the wipermotor as well but since i forgot to bring it to the painters it is ugly as h33l, in order to nut hurt your eyes with tat i didnt take a pic

[otti]

today was a good day!!
i bought chrome lognuts and lock-nuts

because my rims are back from the painters

here are the others,i am happy

i just needet to check clearance and tuck them on

when we mounted the tires ronny went crazy an wieghtened the wheels to 0 needet some time but defenately worth the affort, he was happy to

the 195/40 give a nice little stretch on the 8 inchers

i just needet to mount them imediataly, nervius.....

i just had to see how the stance is, kw coils in factory setup and the springs never used, so i rolled the car out of the garage into the daylight, never mind the tons of dust on the car

kaboom!!! i almost wet my pants

for the firs time in my thread u see ME
i hope your eyes will not suffer to mutch from my looks

sorry for beeing a picwhore

the wheels fit perfect with et38 no spacers used anywhere

we where dancing around the car a little but rolled it back into the garage again to do more work
my bro build in the speakers, most people will not notice them there
and i dont needet to cut my doorpanels

we also ran the brake lines but i was too buisy admire my rims to take pics of it
do you guys like it????

Modified by otti at 3:48 PM 4-4-2008


Modified by otti at 4:53 PM 4-4-2008

[speeding-g60]

car is lookin good....

i did not notice until these last pix the body trim line was shaved....

wheels look good. they will not be some peoples "cup of tea" but as long as YOU like them, then they are all good. i like the lip factor on them for sure....

you asked

one suggestion: that last pic, shows a major no-no.... see, the battery line runs thru that hole. please put either a rubber grommet for it to go thru, or at least 3 layers of heat shrink tubing on it where it goes thru the hole. while you are driving, and that moves it can wear thru the jacket, and "POOF" up in flames goes your rabbit.... and this type of BBQ'd Bunny none of us like to see....

My .02C


Modified by speeding-g60 at 4:21 PM 4-4-2008

[1.8TRabbit]

Jeez!
This is top 3 of the best restoration, projects I have ever come across!
Its only a matter of time before you and your Rabbit are featured in a Vw/Audi Magazine. THAT! I can assure!!

[otti]

thanks for the nice words.
i will put a grommet in there as soon as i find one thar fits and im going to insall a big fuse right in front of the battery as well.
i dont want that kind of barbecue for sho
i have to wait and see if i come in a magazine, maybe after i got more money to get all engine/tranny buid chromed/powdercoated and stuff.. need to go back work my a$$ of first

[speeding-g60]

Quote, originally posted by otti »

i will put a grommet in there as soon as i find one thar fits and im going to insall a big fuse right in front of the battery as well.

the fuse is not really feasible. this is the problem with running the battery in the back. you have to put like a big ass circuit breaker on the line, so the amperage draw from the starter will not pop it. a fuse would just blow.... figure out the pull from the starter, add 20%, and run that size. it will protect the line and will not pop from the starter.

run the battery straight to the starter, thru this circuit breaker. then take a 4GA or from the starter to a block, with about 60-80 amp circuit breaker in front of it. this way your car and your battery are protected if ever you get into the Car-B-Que situation

this is only my advice, and what i would do if i were in this position.... the other thing you could do is run a Ford divorced style starter solenoid for the main starter wire, right off the battery. this, when wired correctly, will only provide power to the big wire to the starter when you are trying to start the car, and not any other time. then, take a 4GA from the battery, into a 80 amp CB right at the battery, run it up front to the fuse block. thus both lines are covered with fused protection. this is probably my first choice in your situation. just tryin to help ya is all...

carry on....

[otti]

i dunno what you mean with a 4ga.
maybe it has a different name in german'?!

[speeding-g60]

4 gauge wire.... that red wire looks to me in the picture to be like 1/0 cable. typical stick welding lead size.... 4 gauge wire is smaller than that. your whole car does not need something like that to run it. and you can actually run a 2GA for the starter, it should not pull that much, and it only ever runs when you start the car...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_wire_gauge

and this is a good chart to get an idea....

http://www.engineeringtoolbox.....html

[speeding-g60]

4 AWG is 4GA....

the bottom chart on this page is good too....

http://www.rbeelectronics.com/wtable.htm

[edubA2seattle]

looking really good.

[otti]

sad sad day today, last day woking on the bunny
tomorrow i have to fly back to norway.
man that makes me down, why do i have to have so short vacation

anyway pics from today:
we finally mounted the fuel cell with the painted clamps

it goes really well with my stripes theme, even though my friends
think it is exagurated(they liked it anyway)

all hands on deck toget more of the electric done

i am still kooking for a possibillity to cover the tails from the inside with some kind of small panel since i hate the messi look of it
i saw somthing like that on ebay but i was to lat for it
if someone has a pair laying around please pm me

one last pic to say good bye for now

thanks for the nice words to everyone...

[ekkoj]

Hey Otti, I'm confused, Are you norwegian or german? Noticed your car had norwegian licence plates in the first pics there?

Also, Your rims are Et 38? 8" ? Do you plan on lower the car anymore? I think you might run into some problems with the rim/tyre rubbing on the springs if you do...?

[Road Boss]

Nice looking build!

[otti]

thanks guys
i am german! after leaving the army in 2002 i went to spain for a nice job as a bike tourguide and fall in love with a girl living in norway, so i left the equator and moved to the polar circle to live there.
this explains the licence plates(norway) but i do build my new car
in germany cause in norway its muuuuucch more expenisve.
my new car is also going to be registered in germany but driven in norway (only for the summer of course) i need a winter beater later as well. i was thinkin mk4 or somthing
so becides the ovius bad english i do speak a reasonalble spanish norwegian, swedish, rusty russian and of course german.
to bad nobody wants to pay for that i germany.....
im planning to get used to the suspension setup first and let the springs set themselves before i lower the car more...
i have like 3.5cm left to lower before the tire rubbs the springs
but i wanna wait first and get used to the car since the sensation is going to be incredible anyway. i dont want to risk my oilpan on first rollout


Modified by otti at 7:11 AM 4-7-2008

[cxn31]

First of all sick mk1. Second how much did the grill and the round headlights cost you?

[otti]

grill and cristal headlights together came about 80usd (60euro) on ebay.de
you will find everything if you go to the search and type: golf 1 chrome or golf 1 tuning or golf 1
there is a lot of awsome stuff out there...