Decided to post a condenced version of my build progress, with the new name for the project "Projekt Violent Blue"
well I've been working on my golf for about 2 months now and have made some progress
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some pics from when I first picked it up
rims I got from a friends burn up MR2
beadblasted and ready for powdercoat.
body on the rotissiare, seam welding and bodywork begin
I cut out the rain tray and began welding the strut towers, I'm still in the process of cleaning up the engine compartment, won't be quite the minimalist look of some of the cars you see, but will be much cleaner than stock
I'm also installing a half cage, just to give a little more protection and stiffen up the chassis a bit.
and for some performance upgrades, engine will be a G60 turbo, the turbo is from a friends Toyota Supra, low miliage and decent shape, good for 20+psi so I think it'll do nicely. Paired with a Volvo intercooler, should be good for a few HP
and my intention is to adapt these RX7 Turbo brakes on corrado rotors (if I can fit them inside the 15" rims) for a little extra stopping power. they will be powdercoated Wagon Red
powdercoating
mirror chrome base with a heavy coat of translucent blue applied while hot (doing it hot makes a big diggerence to final finish on translucents)
I was thinking of doing translucent over solid blue for a candy effect, done it before with good effect, but I like this finish, also did the oilpan and some other miscelaneous parts, we'll have to see how they hold up to the heat.
I have begun assembling my engine
some of the other things on my list of to-do's
removal of hood louvers
shave roof mouldings
tinted plexi hatch and rear quarter windows
big window doors
big bumpers
2 chambered fuel cell (1 race, 1 street gas)
Megasquirt FI + EDIS ignition (assembled and waiting)
rebuilt and powdercoated suspension with poly bushing kit.
ts getting a corrado dash too,
I'm still working a deal on the 944 chassis, so we'll see if I'm able to go that route