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August 27th 2004, 02:58
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WOW that sure is an interesting idea. :agree: A question on the rear suspension... Why not just re-drill the rear hubs to accept porsche discs to simplify the building proccess. My friend had a golf and it was a pretty narrow car, the 944 rear suspension might push the wheels too far out. I don't know if you want the whole wide body look.
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August 27th 2004, 08:38
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you've got some fun projects going on. i've been debating if and what i might do to my '84 Vanagon. it is just meant for Home Depot runs and such, but it is hard not to want to do something to it. thinking of holding off though as i want a vert again. i still love the 80's water stuff. i had a '79 Rabbit vert, '85 jetta, '88 GTI...all great cars.
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August 27th 2004, 19:21
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944t rear suspension in a golf has been done, but yes it warrents some carefull measuring, if it won't work well, I'll use a beetle irs setup (same as 944 n/a) and adapt the brakes.
as for redrilling the rear to accept porsche dics and bolt pattern, well it would be a little difficult to make it RWD like that.
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August 27th 2004, 20:24
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Duhhhh. :whoops: good point...  I forget that there are FWD cars. 
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August 31st 2004, 13:36
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Also check the www.vwvortex.com forums, they have a couple of people that have either done it or have information on what you need to due. My friend is doing a rear wheel drive conversion on his rabbit. The engine has not be decided yet.
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August 31st 2004, 14:19
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 Rob.
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August 31st 2004, 22:03
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Keep telling yourself that.... You can't resist much longer.
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November 15th 2004, 01:33
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I've located a 944 turbo chassis that is stripped of everything excep the running gear (motor is gone, but everything else is there)
so If i can score it for the right deal, I'll pick it up and begin grafting it into the Golf
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November 15th 2004, 14:07
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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 (click for larger pics) 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
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