Crouching gti, hidden dragon

[abreut]

Well after a 4-5 month hiatus up on axle stands, my gti is back on the road. I managed to snap a shot of it with all 4 wheels on the ground AND external to the garage. Such a momentous occasion, I just had to share. And its about time I started a thread anyway..

So far it seems the hard work has paid off with all mods working well. These include a rebuilt ABF bottom end with Wossener forged 9:1 pistons (the original reason it was taken off the road), a reco-ed 02A\02J hybrid box with peloquin diff and mkv shifter and cables, a custom hydraulic clutch setup, a couple more gauges, a few exhaust mods so I can get out of the driveway without scraping like mad. The clutch kit I bought came with a 30% lightened flywheel, that's probably the only mod I'm not liking that much. But all things considered, I'm pretty damn happy with how its going.

Behold my ABF turbo mk1 gti!







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[SpeciP3]

Great mix of old and new mate, and she looks so clean! A white GTi is always a winner IMO, hope you have some fun with it

[gldgti]

Great to see a few pics of your lovely gti mate - I was sure surprised at the nats track day to find not 1 but 2 turbo mk1's there on the day - awesome! (I guess I'm not counting my turbo diesel in that mix )

Looking at your engine bay shot, really does a good job of convincing me to move the battery in the cabby.... mk1 + turbo + FMIC = not much room for anything else

Would love to hear more about your clutch setup - I'm considering an 02a setup for the cabby.

[gecko2k]

Sweeeeeet

[alex g]

Great to see it back on the tarmac bro.
What the inital thoughts on the new engine, looks awesome.

[Jarred]

looks great!

What management are you running?

[abreut]

Would love to hear more about your clutch setup - I'm considering an 02a setup for the cabby.

Hey mate, I was surprised to see so many mk1's at the track day let alone 3 turbo-ed ones! Here's the clutch setup, that's a T4 master. Let me know when you're ready to tackle it, it works really well. I made sure all of the pivot points, ratios and the spring match a mk4 golf setup and it feels pretty much the same.

Whats the inital thoughts on the new engine

Its off its head I just have to get it idling a bit better with the ISV, but other than that its going really well. I really should investigate fitting wider wheels, it can be quite a handful!

What management are you running?

Its running a haltech E6X ECU for now. I might get something newer eventually.

[Satanstoenail]

That looks insane.

[Stan]

very slick looking car mate - retro cool

[gldgti]

Here's the clutch setup, that's a T4 master. Let me know when you're ready to tackle it, it works really well. I made sure all of the pivot points, ratios and the spring match a mk4 golf setup and it feels pretty much the same.

Thanks! Looks very neat. I had wondered about getting the helper spring in there, looks the goods.

Might have to come visit some time and take a closer look, be keen to see what you've done with the mkV shifter aswell

[Jarred]

Cool work with the hydro clutch setup.

IIRC, a T4 clutch MC is what canberra Pete (and Gareth) have in thier 20VT caddy/mk 1's.

[dubmc]

was fortunate to get a spin in this on the weekend! the car is an absolute screamer and very well put together, a lot of thought has gone into it! nice one arno!

[abreut]

was fortunate to get a spin in this on the weekend! the car is an absolute screamer and very well put together, a lot of thought has gone into it! nice one arno!

Thanks mate. Now to get your 16v going! It should be an interesting mk1 turnout at the Wakefield supersprint next year by the sounds of it. This years turnout was already great.

These are the Wossner 9:1 pistons I am using. I always heard forged pistons were a little rattly when cold, but I can't hear anything. So far so good!

[EwenHayton]

Nice and shiny!!!!

[Bora Sport]

Sweeeeeet

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