madmikeismad
So mad
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I haven't said anything to anyone about this yet because it takes me forever to finish anything, and my threads kinda die off after a while. But now the ball has really started rolling so I figured its as good a time as ever.
I bought 4bt40's gti shell to start an alh swap into. He has pretty much done all the hard work with the car as far as stiffening and lightening goes. It has a cage that needs installed, and I need a couple little parts that he sold off before I got the idea to buy it. I'll be using the immobilizer chip, ecu, cluster and harness from an 03 jetta.
The engine is a stock crank alh block with rods, pistons, and a full gone through head that I got off a guy back in NY for a deal I couldn't pass up. It's getting an ebay t3 manifold off an 8v VW gas block with an hx35 for now, and a stock 2nd gen IC. I'm working on getting a "mechanical" pump for it, that will hopefully give me enough for 500hp. I'll be using the gti's factory efi fuel pump as a lift pump, but limited to about 10psi. All the accessories are being swapped off the beetle's block.
For now the trans will be the stock 5spd, with a southbend endurance clutch, just to get it running and to play with until I can find a full AWD setup to swap in.
It might get to the track once to see what it will trap, but it is mostly going to be autocross/street/curvy road fun car. Weight will hopefully be around 2800 with me in it
Only picture I have right now.
I bought 4bt40's gti shell to start an alh swap into. He has pretty much done all the hard work with the car as far as stiffening and lightening goes. It has a cage that needs installed, and I need a couple little parts that he sold off before I got the idea to buy it. I'll be using the immobilizer chip, ecu, cluster and harness from an 03 jetta.
The engine is a stock crank alh block with rods, pistons, and a full gone through head that I got off a guy back in NY for a deal I couldn't pass up. It's getting an ebay t3 manifold off an 8v VW gas block with an hx35 for now, and a stock 2nd gen IC. I'm working on getting a "mechanical" pump for it, that will hopefully give me enough for 500hp. I'll be using the gti's factory efi fuel pump as a lift pump, but limited to about 10psi. All the accessories are being swapped off the beetle's block.
For now the trans will be the stock 5spd, with a southbend endurance clutch, just to get it running and to play with until I can find a full AWD setup to swap in.
It might get to the track once to see what it will trap, but it is mostly going to be autocross/street/curvy road fun car. Weight will hopefully be around 2800 with me in it
Only picture I have right now.
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