rocket 0 Posted October 10, 2006 Report Share Posted October 10, 2006 Been on here a bit asking a few questions so i thought it about time i posted my project up MY FIRST DUB and can not wait till it is done ....how it startedStarted with stripping the interior carpets etc.. and that horried matting which just soaks up water !!!. The next part was getting the doors off.I removed all electics and the dash.next was removing the engine and front panel. i have cleaned up the engine bay trying to rid of any little bits of rust. thought i had got most of it but the photo seems to have showed more up. I removed the wings and the subframe and dropped all the suspension , hubs and steering rack.Got my vr6 doner car so ,next step is to swap bits over to test and make sure it all fits ... Started stripping the vr6 ready for the engine to come out. The exhaust manifold was a pig to get off.the engine is out of the vr6 and the subframe dropped with the wheels so i have put it on the mk2 golf ready to test the engine.took the drive shafts off the engine to make it easier to put it in and out. Got it ready for its first test..... used a corrado vr6 crossmember cut the rear mount down on the subframe sat the engine in the car and measured were the dent on the chasis leg needs to be. here are some photos of the dent i had to make and anotherdid a bit of painitng from this to and from this to gave the manifold a lick of paintalso got these primered and painted the engine bay so i could get the engine in but had a problem with the paint .. so took it off which took ages .. so the second time i preped the rest of the car as well welded / filled the extra hole for the wipers also got rid of the holes down the side for the side trim ...then Primered and PAINTED BLACKpic of the roofsideout side in the sun backengine baystarted building the car up got the axels on ...shot from the back stuck the lights in ....got the engine in went in very slow as not to mark the paint work got my wheels back from the powder coaters !!!! cut out the corrado front panel so my mk3 golf vr6 rad can sit in better.pic with the rad in place,new dics on the back with braided lines + all new brake lines.tried one of the wheels on still waiting for the adaptors but wanted to see what they would look like.pic of the wheel from the side.pic of the wheel from the back.pic of the engine bay put back together and tried it and it runs...been sorting out the exhaust i have put some obx headders on and i got a stainless 16v system mesured it up and there was about a metre of pipe that needed adding on , instead of doing just a straight bit of pipe i decided to add a bit of flexi in the middle so it would not damage the headders or the engine , this was a bit of a job cutting it up welding it up and then putting it together but got it done and after the 50th time of putting it on and off . got it all together last night and sounds NICE ....... tiny bit of back fire at the moment Also pic of the dash bought some koingsport coilovers for the car they were a bit rutsy on the threads but they still adjusted and the shocks were finecovered the top of the shock and then shot blasted the base and the thread to get rid of all the rubbish then sprayed them with a Zinc galvanizing paint and copper slipped the threads.stuck them on the car nearly hard a heart attack wheni put the first on on the front guessed the hight and lowered it off the jack and it just kept on coming down !!!!!Just finishing the electrics and preping the rest of the car for painting I can not wait !!! Link to post Share on other sites
poultonjoe 0 Posted October 10, 2006 Report Share Posted October 10, 2006 that is fuckin' a in the words of the dude. Link to post Share on other sites
rodney 17 Posted October 10, 2006 Report Share Posted October 10, 2006 Dude....How longs that all taken???? Cant wait to see the finished Item. Looking sweet to say the least.Well done keep goin Link to post Share on other sites
rocket 0 Posted October 10, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2006 about 3 months so far but a lot has been trial and error finding going through the good and bad info on the net word of mouth etc.. but i am working on the doors / wings bonnect etc.. at the moment getting rid of the trim holes arial rear wiper then it will be primered the electrics are 99% done need to go through the vr loom and find the vag com connections (as they need this if i get it charged dont they ??) and get my clocks working thats it the rest is just donkey work ... Link to post Share on other sites
Dubsingh 0 Posted October 10, 2006 Report Share Posted October 10, 2006 fair play to you nice one ne more updates?....love the way the whople theme is dark and moody....the wheels look ace Link to post Share on other sites
The Punisher 0 Posted October 11, 2006 Report Share Posted October 11, 2006 awsome seen this on Mk2 vr6 something to be proud of there mate Joel Link to post Share on other sites
spanky 0 Posted October 11, 2006 Report Share Posted October 11, 2006 Nice one! I love the powder coated wheels!!!!!!!! Link to post Share on other sites
bigpol 0 Posted October 11, 2006 Report Share Posted October 11, 2006 hat off to ya mate cant wait to see it tearin up some of the queens highway! Link to post Share on other sites
rocket 0 Posted October 11, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2006 i can not wait either off to the unit to night to rub and rub and rub some more Link to post Share on other sites
bigleem 0 Posted October 21, 2006 Report Share Posted October 21, 2006 respect to you having the balls to go that far with it. top job, wish i had the space and time to strip mine down to the bare shell! well done keep up the good work. Link to post Share on other sites
sparkz 0 Posted October 21, 2006 Report Share Posted October 21, 2006 Are you keeping your 'new addition' a secret james???? Link to post Share on other sites
lee060 3 Posted October 23, 2006 Report Share Posted October 23, 2006 amazing job , looks stunning , cant wait to see it in metal :-) Link to post Share on other sites
rocket 0 Posted October 31, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2006 been a long time on the update front , this is due to welding filling and rubbing like an idiot , also having a really crap couple of weeks van cambelt going etc..got rid of all the trim holes in the doors , wings got rid of the arial hole , the washer jet and wiper on the boot ..and preped every thing left for priming , bumpers , fuel cap cover etc...also installed a temp airfilter ....and this is the reason it is temp , now were did that come from i wonder one of the doors in primerand the bonnet not to sure on the look but it is fibre glass and i can pick it up with my little finger COOOLand my new daily drive since the Van died... loving it ..... Link to post Share on other sites
rocket 0 Posted November 3, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2006 Right been painting (ok Kris has) wing other wing bonnet doorbootbumpers sunrooflet the paint harden over night then put them on the car so they did not get knocked or scratched hmm bit to low but looks cool pic form the back exhaust is a bit out i think Link to post Share on other sites
spindat45 0 Posted November 3, 2006 Report Share Posted November 3, 2006 Hmm, I wonder where that charger came from...... Link to post Share on other sites
rocket 0 Posted November 4, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2006 I wonder !!!!unfortunately it was a secret location which i am not at liberty to disclose Link to post Share on other sites
rocket 0 Posted November 4, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2006 stuck the bumpers on wheeled it out of the unit for some photosAlso polished all the locks , bolts and catches will get some photos of them next time Link to post Share on other sites
rodney 17 Posted November 5, 2006 Report Share Posted November 5, 2006 Looking good............ are you gonna change the grill to singles and or put cross hairs / Angels on it??? Or leave it looking standard??? Link to post Share on other sites
rocket 0 Posted November 6, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2006 i think standard to start with Link to post Share on other sites
Dubsingh 0 Posted November 8, 2006 Report Share Posted November 8, 2006 street sleepr it .....but a bit hard when u got that bonnet that suggest sumin array under it lol lukin good Link to post Share on other sites
rocket 0 Posted November 22, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2006 got the windows in and the sun roof is all built back up again have done a few other bits and bobs got some seats for the car just need to do the base's for them ...car needs a good wash then buffing up will try and get some better pics at the weekend Link to post Share on other sites
petervr6 0 Posted November 22, 2006 Report Share Posted November 22, 2006 rover seats? or am i wrong? Link to post Share on other sites
rocket 0 Posted November 23, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2006 yep rover seats got some better pics today Link to post Share on other sites
lee060 3 Posted January 6, 2007 Report Share Posted January 6, 2007 *drools* . looking awesome mate , i cant wait to see it up close , liking everything about it Link to post Share on other sites
thebluebus 0 Posted January 6, 2007 Report Share Posted January 6, 2007 coming along well rocket Link to post Share on other sites
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