senseless1707
Ready to race!
Seriously cannot wait to watch this build. Is the GTI interior plug n play with the sportwagen?
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Following the new build and in for pics of the new shop! :thumbsup:
Seriously cannot wait to watch this build. Is the GTI interior plug n play with the sportwagen?
Glad to hear it! Don't forget about new shop pics I've actually been working on my shop more than my car and would love to see what others are doing!Thank Tony! I've actually been stalking your build thread for some maintenance things I'll be doing while the motor is out!
Thank Tony! I've actually been stalking your build thread for some maintenance things I'll be doing while the motor is out!
Hey senseless! Glad to see you're still around.
The GTI is for the most part plug-in play. The reason for this is the Sportwagen is pretty much a perfect swap car up until the rear wheels. From the rear wheels forward, everything from the GTI fits right in. The harness has to be extended in the hatch area as the tail lights and hatch mech are different. The other area that requires some work in wiring is the doors. The panels are different, so the locks, windows, etc have to be spliced.
The rest is basically just the GTI guts in the Sportwagen. The GTI ECU has no idea that its not in a GTI, so when you move the engine, engine harness, main body harness, dash, ecu, etc, its essentially the same car, just a different body. There is a guy on this forum that did this with a Golf R swap. He has done a few since then and has been in contact with me about my preparations for this build.
Cant wait to share more in the upcoming months!
what did you use on the concrete? stain or epoxy? also how much did that race deck pad cost?
Garage is coming along well! Glad to see you have your floor properly sorted. A good finish makes cleaning up much easier. And it's hard to properly do it once things have been moved in, you've got a few spots of spilled fluids, etc.
I don't want to pull your build thread too far off topic, but I've haven't heard of the Eagle water-based finish. It's not film building? How does it compare to Silane/Siloxane sealers? Longevity? Automotive fluids bead up and wipe away?