Righto, time to get a thread going for this..
I've had an itch to build something for a while, and after accidentally buying Chris's chipped 1.8t it has set things into motion
The goal: build a show car quality car, which is comfortable to run around in, as well as something that I can take to the track and have a good blast in
The plan:
Exterior will be a dark gun metal grey colour - similar to what's on the Mk5 and 6's but a bit darker I think, I really like the colour on the Mk6 below. Will have the Vento front end, and will be sitting low on my H&R's, with my SSR's (hopefully) rebuilt to be looking and sitting even better. Looking to fit some 312mm Mk4 brakes but I am starting to doubt if the SSR's will clear them (already had to make modifications to fit on the GTI). If 312 wont fit then I guess it will have to be 288mm. Will have another sit of rims and rubber for the track
Power plant is going to be a 1.8t obviously, chipped and has a KO3s. The goal will be to make the engine bay as clean and OEM looking as possible. I'm thinking I will paint the engine bay as well as the intercooler and associated piping black
Interior will be running a full Mk4 loom, as well as dash. Will give it a nice modern look and feel. It will have working Mk4 airbags, as well as working AC and a Mk4 heaterbox. I'm on the hunt for some Mk3 Recaro's which I will retrim in black leather with double grey stitching to match the paint, while they are being retrimmed I will also put in heater elements. Head liner and A B and C pillars will be retrimmed in black like the original GTI, need to decide if I wrap the pillars in fabric or paint them, I think a wrap will give a better finish.
Audio will be transplanted from my GTI, the flush mounted sub box, Infinity Kappa's, imprinted Alpine 9887 etc. The only thing I will be looking to do different is fit the door speakers to the actual door rather than have them attached to the door card. I will try to do this with the speaker brackets out of a Mk4. We will see how that goes..
Looking to buy this for the heated seats - full retrofit kit for Mk4
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VW-Golf-Bora-Passat-Retrofit-Heated-Seats-Kit-Looms-/370140859960?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item562e1d4e38At the moment I'm gathering all the parts, looking to start the build in like November and bang the whole thing out in a month or so
I am still need quite a few parts, but many of them are easily sourced. What I really need which hopefully someone on Vask has hiding is a set of Mk3 Recaro's. I'm also looking for a Bora Sports cluster, but I would settle for a regular cluster with FIS/MFA display, you can buy the Sports inlay anyway
Colour:
Donor shell:
Power plant:
Dash and loom:
Stay tuned
