Welcome to the channel! Check out the 1979 VW Rabbit Diesel build getting a VR6 engine swap from a 1992 Corrado, and my owned since new show winning 2012 VW GTI. Recently added a 2018 Audi RS3 we’ll be wrenching on too! Don't forget to subscribe, like, comment, and share!
If you extend the shifter you’ll defeat the point of the short shift kit , I’ve a mk1 with a tt shift box under the floor and a diesel geeks short shift kit on the gearbox , I welded an extension on the lever to make it easier to reach and the throw was long , cut it down and it’s now a compromise in comfort reach and short shift, only way to have it a decent short shift in a mk1 is to have the shift box and cables inside the car which is what I won’t do to mine
@@paulbainbridge6425 I’m going to double down on the short shifters. The ECS in cabin one in the shifter box, and then another one at the shift levers on the transmission tower. I already made an extension and the throw is a little long, so the second short shifter should actually get me where I need to be.
Looks so good!! Been thinking about doing this for months. I would however like to mod them to be in permanently. What are the seat height like? Looks a tad higher than oem
@@johandutoit5627 I would say height is about the same, however the seat is more reclined with the front being significantly higher than the front. Personal preference whether you like that seating position or not. If you’re looking for a permanent solution I would find a way to modify/cut/weld the factory rails to work with MK1 rails instead of using a universal bracket and adapter like I did. My seat sits about 1” off center to the middle.
Fuel and brake lines run different sides on the gti, maybe why it was tight. Would take your weather than what we get back here in the uk 😃 Enjoying the vid's keep it up👍... Envious of that rs3 noise on track
Thanks for watching! The RS3 with just midpipes sounds perfect for a daily. I think on the MK1 GTIs the fuel lines run more down the middle of the vehicle in their own recessed channel. I’ll relocate all the lines when I paint the shell. and yeah, the weather sure beats the UK most of the time!
@@wobjobs have been quietly enjoying the vids for a while, criminal your views aren't more. But that'll come I'm sure I do love a good mk1 build. Mines a euro gti, so they probably do differ to usdm ones. That said yours is earlier too, I know they changed a few things over the years Keep it up man 👍
26:21 I can’t tell if it’s misfiring but on my vr6 when it misfired the whole car shaked and felt and sounded bad . For me it was the coil pack it cracks sometimes over use and the moisture messes stuff up, but usually that happens randomly
I do get a lot of NVH coming through the cabin, but I was putting that down to the stiff engine mounts. It resonates right around 2500rpm. But then my neighbour asked if it was misfiring, and then I heard the audio, and it got me curious.
@@wobjobsmaybe it’s the exhaust but for me when the car misfired it was almost unmistakable. But hearing it again I think it is, usually the cause is the coil pack
Be careful with that track rod end flip. I think you’re supposed to change the track rods for longer ones if doing the flip (hence the different nut supplied. The nut you put on didn’t look like the thread reached the pinch part of the nut so could easily come loose while driving.
It definitely reached, they’re on there tight. And the tie rod still had plenty of adjustment. The whole steering rack needs replaced which I’ll do when it gets torn apart for paint
Also, for the bigger nut to work it would mean a bigger bolt size on the tie rod, which would mean a bigger bushing, bigger hole to drill, weaker spindle, etc. The nut is for like an M14 vs an M12. No way anything that fits through the bushing takes a nut that big. I guess that’s what you get with eBay parts!
nice video dude, this event was lots of fun! i was driving car #49/149, the green bmw wagon. next vid you should definitely try to include some kinda on screen timer or gps speedo if you can. keep it up!
Thank you! Yeah absolutely. For some reason the GPS footage from the GoPro wasn’t very accurate so when I tried to overlay speed and map it was wrong. I’ll have to fix it for next time.
one the biggest thing to help in track/autocross, is to get locking lap belt(Full harness is generally ok in parking lot autocross, but frowned upon for something with roll over risk with no rollbar/cage like this track/autocross hybrid) Basically keep in yourself inplace while driving can make your movements more accurate. If your flying around the car from G force it hard to really push a car. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-_gPyBUWjsr8.html sadly the old go to CG lock was discontinued like 5 years ago. You can also get a harness and just install the lap belt. Basically once you can stop bracing you can start doing stuff like LFB, and have more accurate steering inputs. Yes the driver could improve, but it hard to improve when you have slop to your car, its like having slop in a ski boot. BTW that Z looks like it was moving.
@@luxerl8825 it was so long ago but my guess would be to connect the blue wire on the body side to the brown wire on the tail light side if you want it to be a fog light. And blue to white for a reverse light. This is also depending on how the lighting module is programmed. N. America has 2 reverse lights, whereas ROW has 1 fog and 1 reverse light, and which side they’re on depends if it’s LHD or RHD.
Anything 16" and bigger should fit, anything smaller and you can run into problems with the backspacing of the wheel. On my 15" Enkei's, I have to run a 3mm spacer to clear the back of the wheel, and on some BBS splits the bolts hit the calliper.
Looks awesome, I'm planning on doing this in my 84 GTI. Can you move the seats much further forward than they are in the video without the inner side of the seat hitting the trans tunnel, or hitting the max travel of the rails? I'm definitely looking forward to some shots of how the seats move and how close they are to parts of the car.
I didn’t see any clearance issues between the inside rail and tunnel, I think the seat will have its full range of travel on the sliders
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@@wobjobs Thanks for the reply. Good to hear, I just found a set from a 2016 GTI in my local auto wrecker's inventory and bought them on their website. Can you measure how long one of the back legs on the S&P bracket is? From the bottom of the plate to the center of the mounting hole. Thanks.
You can make the original key barrel fit the new handles so you have one key for the whole car. It will also fix the jamming issue you had in the old handle if that’s the ignition key.
Another great vid! Keep them coming. There is a lot of tips and procedures which everyone can learn from. Is the bodywork scheduled for an upgrade yet?
Bodywork will be the very last thing. The body is in great shape and the patina is kinda neat! The plan is to fully build the car, then strip it all down for paint before a final rebuild to show car status!
just got these lights and I want to ask which side of the connector you used the removal tool on? the wire side of the connector or the pin side. never rewired a connector before
Hello, I'd like to build my OEM RS2 803 to 3peice, but I cannot find on the internet any dimensions about the spokes and the bolts PCD etc. I don't want to disassemble the wheels, to measure. Is there any website where these datas are available? Or I have to measure it by myself? Thanks in advance.
Awesome build bro! I'm planning to run 18x8.5 +35 rims. Should I be getting a 235/40 or can I go wider for a 245/40 tyre? I'm on BCBR coilovers. Will there be a need for any bodywork to be done? Current camber front @ - 2.5.
I used to run 18x8.5 ET35 with a Michelin 215/40R18 and I needed my front fenders rolled and pulled with about -1.7* camber. Michelins run a little wider than other tires, I would say anything wider than a 225 is going to rub. And, if you’re going wider than that, look at 35 profile tires as a 40 profile in a 235 or 245 will start to get too tall.
@@wobjobs I'm currently on 235/40/18 Bridgestone Re71rs. Occasionally Ive been to the track with the car as well. So I was wondering if it's wise for me to go with the et35 and 225/40 instead? Taking into account that I've had the fenders rolled and pulled. Will that be good in your opinion?
