Black Forest Industries 18 Hour Swap: MK1 VR6

[black forest ind]

In just 18 hours using Eurowise’s MK1 VR6 conversion kit we transformed our tame little rabbit into a snarling beast. In that time-frame we removed both the motor from the donor car and our rabbit, installed the VR6 motor, fabricated a functioning and OEM appearing cooling system, wired the entire car and made other minor modifications to produce a fully functioning vehicle. The driving experience is everything you would expect: raw, visceral, and a total handful. Check out the end for footage of it running and driving…

Black Forest Industries: Project MK1 VR6 Rabbit from Black Forest on Vimeo.

[syracusegli]

nice

[deathhare.]

giddy up.


Got any pics of your downpipe?

[joshbucolo]

Looks like so much fun

[adam@blackforest]

giddy up.


Got any pics of your downpipe?

In those pics and vids its running the stock MK3 DPs cut off right below the flex joints. We have some tubing on the way to weld up the rest of the DO. Just been busy getting ready for H20i

[Road Boss]

Looks like so much fun

[jettred3]

Super Quick Swap.

[littleyan92]

freaking awesome.

[melmer]

Had the privilege of driving it the other day and it was very fun

[otti]

nice work, i like the beer bottle on the roof! but seriously, job well done to get it done in that short amount of time, next thng to do is the 35 min bake upgrade i guess?!

[pete@blackforest]

Had the privilege of driving it the other day and it was very fun

You and I both. The car is so raw!

[adam@blackforest]

nice work, i like the beer bottle on the roof! but seriously, job well done to get it done in that short amount of time, next thing to do is the 35 min bake upgrade i guess?!

The swap was done over the weekend, so we weren't open for business at the time

The MK1 already had Rocco 16v 10.1's and rear discs on it before the swap.

[Rusty Shackelford]

Why did it take so long?

[DjBij099]

Absolutely awesome!! Whats the name of the song in the vid by chance?

[pete@blackforest]

Absolutely awesome!! Whats the name of the song in the vid by chance?

Com Truise, Hyperlips.

[frechem]

Awesome work. Now who's gonna be the first one to throw an R32 motor into a MK1 using these mounts?

[uncle_scott]

Great job guys. Going on 4 months on my solo project, lol. Making us garage monkeys look bad!

[krayzkrn]

I eagerly await the price before my dreams are shot down.

[adam@blackforest]

The Eurowise kit sells for $899, which is for 3 mounts(brackets and mounts) and the two custom axles. Shoot them an email for more details/availablity

[kdeboer]

That's about the price of an entire VR swap. Dang.

[.:Carlik:.]

nice video guys.... Love the ending

[Big CADDY]

This is very tempting now.

[d-bot]

Funny how one day a VR6 mk1 is an internet joke and the next it's the coolest trend and money maker for a company. Nice job on the swap regardless. This should be the first link the next time someone asks how to do a VR6 swap. You know, just to get their hopes up that it's super easy.

The best part of the vid was at 1:03 when the beer showed up in the video

[_WCHLVR_]

Huge congrats BFI on the rapid swap! Very impressed. Even more impressed with how well (read "level") Eurowise got the VR to sit in the bay. I find it comical how crooked many of the homegrown VR (and other "non bolt-in") transplants can be.

[adam@blackforest]

Funny how one day a VR6 mk1 is an internet joke and the next it's the coolest trend and money maker for a company. Nice job on the swap regardless. This should be the first link the next time someone asks how to do a VR6 swap. You know, just to get their hopes up that it's super easy.

The best part of the vid was at 1:03 when the beer showed up in the video

Yeah ours has only flipped over twice so far.........

[bansheelos]

Yeah ours has only flipped over twice so far.........

I will be getting a mk1 now lol

[s-rocc]

estimated front cross member lifespan?

[floridabmx]

omg want. passenger side brake light out?

[rallyedude]

Huge congrats BFI on the rapid swap! Very impressed. Even more impressed with how well (read "level") Eurowise got the VR to sit in the bay. I find it comical how crooked many of the homegrown VR (and other "non bolt-in") transplants can be.

They're not level factory. Engine sits higher on passenger side. Probably vw was trying to help weight balance, seeing as a transmission is lighter than an engine. I don't think there is anything comical about someone thinking outside the box and getting a vr into a mk1 . I've done it twice with full subframe (awesome gti store style) and with MK3 mounts (more shawn veneer style). I'm sure both were not level. But one has been running since 96 the other since 06.

This all being said, I think eurowise's kit is kick ass and I got my hands on one of their kits for a cab I'm building this winter. Build time goes down massively with this kit. Takes the hard part out of building a vr MK1.

Neither of the VR bunnies I built have flipped yet either.

Now BFI, get rid of that us spec dash in that rabbit!

[_WCHLVR_]

They're not level factory. Engine sits higher on passenger side. Probably vw was trying to help weight balance, seeing as a transmission is lighter than an engine. I don't think there is anything comical about someone thinking outside the box and getting a vr into a mk1 . I've done it twice with full subframe (awesome gti store style) and with MK3 mounts (more shawn veneer style). I'm sure both were not level. But one has been running since 96 the other since 06.

IMO its comical only because it looks like ass. I would hate to show off lopsided VR transplant. I am well aware the factory did it too (likely for ground clearance)... but that does make it right. We are all aware VW doesnt always hit the mark.

[rico_arg]

The Eurowise kit sells for $899,

damn....

[Erthan]

awesome video

[vento86]

Better chain that sucker down every nite.. So it dont flip in the garage..

[adam@blackforest]

omg want. passenger side brake light out?

The car was bought with a 16v swap running on digi1, as well as a list of other mods already on it including the small tails. As of the video and pictures so far, all we have done to the car is the swap. More parts came in while we were gone at H20i and the next steps will be taken soon

[Mk1Madness]

18 hours, could have thrown some carbs on it and done it in 10