Project "little monster"
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Project "little monster"
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shame theres not many of people who can help you with this one lol
nice one good luck
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Its still work in progress, and as you can see, while its on its side i can get in and re do all the engine mounts/strengthen the front crossmember etc etc..word of advise…if you end up putting original steering rack back on, put a seem weld on the mounting points. :wink:
Oh and the exhaust manifold can be used…if i can find the link i'll post it up, but some guy stripped the heat sheild off, cut it just after the flex area, turned it over, re welded it and changed the flange on the end to mk1 type…worked well Just some food for thought! I have got a post on a forum somewhere here.. http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=38930.0
Some Gearbox info
http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=1063613
Keep going mate… always good to compare notes! good luck!
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Typical scene now. Car is easier to push back & forth, than engine crane
(Lack of) space on the left
(Lack of) space on the right
Here's the excess of the chassis leg, which will be removed and (a) custom strengthened plate(s) fitted
These lights are going to help - I've upgraded the floodlights in preparation for the winter.
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why dont you removed both chassis legs and fit a subframe or even space frame the front end :wink:
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Andy
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and if he crashes at high speed it wont be a problem look at the size of the air bag under the bonnet
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bens_cab said
the chassis leg is pretty thick metal you got gas bottles lol
Gas bottles of oxy-acetylene for cutting it?
Or bottles of Argoshield lite, for welding it back up again?
As soon as I get a day or so off work, I'm off to the metal merchant to buy a bunch of steel, I have the custom engine mounts to fabricate too.
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hopefully ive just got the first part of my project should pick it up this weekend
seems a shame to cut up a perfectly good syncro
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bens_cab said
to cut it mate
hopefully ive just got the first part of my project should pick it up this weekend
seems a shame to cut up a perfectly good syncro
I was having a think about this today. I reckon with the lightness of a Mk1, the 4wd adds too much weight. In other words, the gain you make by having all four wheels driven, is more than compensated by the extra weight of the 4wd system.
Take a simple example - a 1.1 Golf will have around 45bhp, if it had 4wd it would be slower. However, a 1000bhp Golf will need 4WD, or at least RWD, to make best use of the power. Somewhere in between, there is an optimal power below which FWD is faster and above which, 4WD is faster.
This dividing line, I reckon, is around the 250-300bhp mark. Obviously its going to depend on the tyres too, and any other traction helpers like a limited slip diff.
So, your 4WD might not be the big advantage it first seems….
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im bidding on a t4 manifold so i can run a cossie turbo with external wastegate
oh and the nos kit
still think it will be slow looking at 350 bhp to start with
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bens_cab said
hmm i know where your coming from but im also picking up a 20v block which is then going to be bored out to 2.1L
im bidding on a t4 manifold so i can run a cossie turbo with external wastegate
oh and the nos kit
still think it will be slow looking at 350 bhp to start with
Be interesting to see/compare times and power figures then. I reckon you're on for around 300-350bhp, with the NOS fully set up, any more and you're into thermodynamic overload, you could achieve the power but only for short periods of time (probably enough to make the 1/4 mile though).
My realistic estimate of power, given the following:
Stock VR6 is 174bhp
+10bhp for decat and wider/smoother exhaust
+10bhp for 264 cam
+10bhp for optimised timing and fuelling, due to aftermarket ECU
+50bhp for NOS (+25bhp initially)
= 254bhp!
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bens_cab said
the car will be on a diet im going to start chopping the bits off i dont need this weekend
Keep a solid roof over your head this time though, mate!
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Good point!paul_c said
I wasn't planning on crashing it.
Andy
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1983 MK1 Golf GTI Campaign Model - Under (looooong) resto!
1962 Rover P4 80
2002 BMW 745i
2008 BMW Z4 2.5Si
LINCOLNSHIRE REGION - https://www.facebook.com/groups/467122313360002/
1983 MK1 Golf GTI Campaign Model - Under (looooong) resto!
1962 Rover P4 80
2002 BMW 745i
2008 BMW Z4 2.5Si
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