Author Topic: homemade mk1 golf caddy (4motion 4wd /holset hx40 ,,turbo resto,56k warning  (Read 163089 times)

Offline adaptorman

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That looks, badboy :cool:

Need to get a video of when you start it up for all the "folks at home"  who're watching the developments :grin:




ull be in luck i just bought a 20 quid cam recorder  lol works too ,lolso ill do one  maybe next week thow pal

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what's the black bug in the garage?
u mean my other sleeper lol , its a highly modifyed (by me ) its a 1972 bug  fully de seemed  homemade rear wings , 5speed maual  front and rear discs , porshce 911 seats , alloy  door cards,  lowerd beem, runs at 1.5bar of boost , lol , its rwd drive , 300bhp and sits at 150mph if u wish to press the pedal , it also do rolling burn outs thew the gearbox , and as hydrolic line lock fited and smoothed dash with asorted vdo gauges , in the rear a expolice 20v 5clyinder 850 turbo ,, hahaha  heres a quick pick , everything done my me , lol evern added a electronic side scoop for cooling the intercooler too ,,rica 304 ecu too lol again all homemade




hasnt moved in 2years ,, bt i garnette it will fire up with a battery and drive mental lol

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You're a naughty boy!

You mean a 850 Volvo motor?  Nice choice

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You're a naughty boy!

You mean a 850 Volvo motor?  Nice choice
naughty maybe , but cool to drive , 12 sec quarter mile too lol , ull not find a t5 volvo doing that lol

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Not seen a T5 install in a bug before, nice concept, especially how you've installed it utilising the Volvo gearbox.  Most engine swaps are hooked up to the existing bug transaxle.

Looks like you've done a good smooth/de-seam job too, well impressed.

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mental :evil: :evil: :evil: :cool: :afro:
you really should be doing this for a living :wink:
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as said before your a nut case.......albeit an extremely talented one  :cool:

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V TEC KICKED IN Y'ALL!!!

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Not seen a T5 install in a bug before, nice concept, especially how you've installed it utilising the Volvo gearbox.  Most engine swaps are hooked up to the existing bug transaxle.

Looks like you've done a good smooth/de-seam job too, well impressed.
nice one nige  tbh this was my first idea resto of a vw bug , and i thought i bet no bugger else has a complete t5 volvo turbo sat in the rear lol , ive not found aything around my aread to beat it , ie v6 clio /scoobys/fords.cossi/ i carnt catch them on corners but on the straight i just floor the gas in 3rd and say bye bye lol while there still changeing gears ,,

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as said before your a nut case.......albeit an extremely talented one  :cool:
just fun all started when i saw my dad do a clutch on a car , i was at school 12year old and did my first fiat regata gearbox tuck me 2 weeks lol , but got there in the end ,,sometimes i do think why netto , (its less stress and easyer id say ,,,

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more quality work by your good self, respect!!