PROJECT CAR: Vento Coupe

Started by Filx, April 19, 2008, 08:20:26 PM

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80 Vert

Cam, Yes that is the roof off the VR6. Came in quite handy really and is being put to good use.

Steve, I actually considered this today but I just don't think it will do the car justice and may look a bit rough.
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rambo_005

Is this going to wear a Golf or Vento front end?

80 Vert

Golf front end of sorts. Filx wants the Vento front for his wagon which he's welcome to.
No decisions yet about lights, grilles etc still looking for suggestions ideas really.
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rambo_005

Cool... I like the Golf front on Ventos :)

80 Vert

Yeah funny that, people with Golf's want Vento fronts and people with Vento's seem to want Golf fronts  ??? Whats up with that?
We have some good ideas on what we want it to look like but it won't be anything OTT.
Basically going to be full respray to white, completely debadged and the rest is up in the air and will probably change 1000x before all is done.
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2003 Jetta Coupe soon to be R36TT
1991 Golf GTI 2.0 TSI swapped
1963 Type 34 Karmann Ghia, turbo 2.0
1990 Porsche 964 911 Carrera 4
1980 1303 Beetle vert, under restoration

DubMan

smoked lights all round will go good with the white i think!
simple grill maybe a abt item or similar?.....nice work so far guys!

80 Vert

I quite like the look of this from the back (without the gay looking cloth top) and yeah smoked lights would work better.
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2003 Jetta Coupe soon to be R36TT
1991 Golf GTI 2.0 TSI swapped
1963 Type 34 Karmann Ghia, turbo 2.0
1990 Porsche 964 911 Carrera 4
1980 1303 Beetle vert, under restoration

rambo_005

Hope you are going to fit the rear euro plate recess too ;)

Will look good in white.

Filx

Quote from: vert1 on August 05, 2008, 10:01:02 PM
Golf front end of sorts. Filx wants the Vento front for his wagon which he's welcome to.
No decisions yet about lights, grilles etc still looking for suggestions ideas really.

For the record I only like the pre facelift Vento front   :P ;D I think the squared off face suits the wagons more. But yeah I think the Golf face on the Vento will be the business!  :-*
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rambo_005

Quote from: Filx on August 05, 2008, 10:52:00 PM
For the record I only like the pre facelift Vento front

I agree, there is something about the facelift grille that is ugly im my opinion ;)

80 Vert

More playtime today resulting in no more rear badge, front side indicators and the roof is trimmed, flanged and ready to weld back on.
Went and had a chat to Race FX this morning about a 6 point cage which all looks very promising, wish I had formers that large for our pneumatic bender as I'd have a go making my own. The largest formers I have is for 28mm pipe which isn't going to cut the mustard.
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1991 Golf GTI 2.0 TSI swapped
1963 Type 34 Karmann Ghia, turbo 2.0
1990 Porsche 964 911 Carrera 4
1980 1303 Beetle vert, under restoration

qta4

I had my cage built , just do it ;D
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Angle

Quote from: vert1 on August 06, 2008, 08:37:55 PM
More playtime today resulting in no more rear badge, front side indicators and the roof is trimmed, flanged and ready to weld back on.
Went and had a chat to Race FX this morning about a 6 point cage which all looks very promising, wish I had formers that large for our pneumatic bender as I'd have a go making my own. The largest formers I have is for 28mm pipe which isn't going to cut the mustard.

Bent cage elements should run you somewhere around $700 FYI.

80 Vert

To have full cage done fitted and finished the estimate was $2500 so thats why I'm considering looking at doing it myself.
May look at putting in some lathe time machining formers for our bender.
From what I have seen its perfectly doable myself.
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2003 Jetta Coupe soon to be R36TT
1991 Golf GTI 2.0 TSI swapped
1963 Type 34 Karmann Ghia, turbo 2.0
1990 Porsche 964 911 Carrera 4
1980 1303 Beetle vert, under restoration

RS ZWEI

Quote from: vert1 on August 06, 2008, 10:03:10 PM
To have full cage done fitted and finished the estimate was $2500 so thats why I'm considering looking at doing it myself.
May look at putting in some lathe time machining formers for our bender.
From what I have seen its perfectly doable myself.

How serious is the cage design? What metal did they say they would use for 2.5k?
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80 Vert

Didn't say what metal but looking at an E30 they had it looks pretty serious, probably way more than we need.
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2003 Jetta Coupe soon to be R36TT
1991 Golf GTI 2.0 TSI swapped
1963 Type 34 Karmann Ghia, turbo 2.0
1990 Porsche 964 911 Carrera 4
1980 1303 Beetle vert, under restoration

RS ZWEI

Quote from: vert1 on August 07, 2008, 07:51:31 AM
Didn't say what metal but looking at an E30 they had it looks pretty serious, probably way more than we need.

There is aways my mate down here that did Nick's, my brothers and my cage if you could be bothered bringing your car down to Napier?
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80 Vert

Pobably a bit far Nik but thanks anyway.
Will do some more phoning around before we do anything else, there's plenty of outfits up here that can build a cage and I haven't given up on doing it in house yet either.
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2003 Jetta Coupe soon to be R36TT
1991 Golf GTI 2.0 TSI swapped
1963 Type 34 Karmann Ghia, turbo 2.0
1990 Porsche 964 911 Carrera 4
1980 1303 Beetle vert, under restoration

80 Vert

Looks like this may yet take another turn, Filx and I have been discussing a rear drive option for this thing (so we can do decent skids! ;D). Its in the early stages but if it is to be done then now is the time.
I'm figuring an E30-E36 independent set up- or for ease of availability heaven forbid something of japanese origin, Skyline perhaps?
Would like to stay with VAG engine so either the engine we have or one from a Passat will do with a supra box. Filx wants 1.8T and box in the back but i'm not sold on this idea.
Obviously a 4M would be cool but too much power loss driving 4 wheels = less fun.
What do you think Noel? More power needed?
Ideas guys?
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2003 Jetta Coupe soon to be R36TT
1991 Golf GTI 2.0 TSI swapped
1963 Type 34 Karmann Ghia, turbo 2.0
1990 Porsche 964 911 Carrera 4
1980 1303 Beetle vert, under restoration

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