Eurowise Project 500hp turbo awd 1984 rabbit GTI

[mo diesil]

there is just so much consistent fabrication work

[eurowise]

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correct.

Updates today on the back to front suspension.
customer wants to still maintain a pretty aggressive stance and minimize wheel gap. In order to achieve this with the new taller spindles raising the strut towers will be done. This will give us 1.75 inches in height drop without adjusting the suspension and sacrificing ride quality.

shot before raising



shot of the passenger side strut tower top cut off and this section will be extended and cap will be welded back on





half finished product, welds will be grinded down and smoothed out





side profile of suspension lowered



rear shot



tires are 205-40-16 all around used just for mock up. Yes we know they're backwards



roll cage also mocked up

[lilcraigford]

I can't believe the fabrication work in here! Seriously one of my favorite current builds...

[eurowise]

we went back thru and welded the inside of the strut towers





then grinded down smooth



drivers side

[eurowise]

completed seam welding the entire car. The rabbit should be 10x stronger than stock with all the structural bracing and welding of the panels.









also finished the drivers strut tower

before



after




started working on the dash today, shortened and modified the factory R32 dash support brace and welded\bolted it in place



with dash bolted in place





dash was shorted approx 5 inches on the side and about 4-5 inches in the front along the windshield





with the dash being almost 5 inches more narrow the steering column stuck out way too far and we wanted all the steering wheel and dash trim pieces to light up like OEM so we had to modify and shorten the entire steering shaft, u-joint, and all the attaching parts





now the steering wheel could be bolted up

[ryp93]

i.want.your.life.

[oloniccolo]

i.want.your.life.

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i have succesfully read through this thread 5 times with my mouth wide open.

[Vegas13]

its coming a long way fast.you guys know how to work.

[boboridesbmx]

damn shit is straight moving!

[Slammed Ish]

can't believe you cut up the r32 for the rabbit. major props, mate..

[CorradoMan1]

niceee. cant wait to see the finished car... and that interior is going to be awesome

[maddvw]

Wow!!!!!!!!!!

[ju_le_new]

This is the best build thread i've ever seen. Major props guys

[eurowise]

Customer was against the idea of running the r32 dash in the car, but we insisted the customer drive up and entertain the idea..... having said that, it looks 10X better in person than it does in the pics. So, basically spent an hour "discussing" wheel setups (i.e. backspacing, offsets, diameter, camber, turning radius, and everything under the sun in regards to set of wheels). We have some relatively serious issues to work out now (first of hopefully a few setbacks) but the long of the story is we're going to run a staggered 16" setup. Customers considering the build will be both a compromise of show and go.

Took the wheels off project owners corrado to help give us some relative perspective....





We also worked on the rear fender wells since the floor pan was transfered and the rabbit fender wells would be too small and more work to integrate we purchased a 14" wide motorcycle fender and cut it in half and modified it to fit into the rabbit. turned out quite nice













Oil pan clearance...



began building the eurowise r32 short runner manifold





A pic of the what it will look like when done.

[Zic]

looks dope. im wondering why hes not running dry sump.