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Offline iamwills

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rwd conversion
« on: 22 April 2010, 18:16 »
can this be done on my mk 3 . or am i dreaming, or could some one give me a price .,.,., :wink:

Offline Adam

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Re: rwd conversion
« Reply #1 on: 22 April 2010, 19:57 »
can this be done on my mk 3 . or am i dreaming, or could some one give me a price .,.,., :wink:

You can get a Syncro MK3 but thats only 4wd......It's a bad idea unless your running stupidly high BHP and you want to spend a lot of money.

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Offline bmw156

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Re: rwd conversion
« Reply #2 on: 22 April 2010, 20:06 »
lol. thats a crazy idea,

you would probably have to chop the whole floor out, custom mount a RWD subframe of something. and weld it all back it.

as said, is pointless unless your running huge power and the golf weighs loads anyway.

p.s 10k plus IMO

Offline Wayne

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Re: rwd conversion
« Reply #3 on: 22 April 2010, 21:34 »
Daft idea

Offline VR6-Joe

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Re: rwd conversion
« Reply #4 on: 22 April 2010, 22:32 »
My Golf is a Supercharged 3.2 V6 RWD running approx 380bhp

It's pretty awesome when you kick the arse end out !

and then I woke up
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Offline zdebx

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Re: rwd conversion
« Reply #5 on: 22 April 2010, 22:37 »
Definitely a lot of money and not worth it, unless you're really in love with your car and not planning to sell it for long time...

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Offline Matty-MK3

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Re: rwd conversion
« Reply #6 on: 22 April 2010, 22:43 »
Could buy a Syncro....
Golf MK3 1.8 auto and I didn't pay a grand for the "priveledge" :grin:, auto windows all round and a AC. Oh and I've got a luggage net you pricks!

Does that make my willy look bigger?

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Offline Ess_Three

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Re: rwd conversion
« Reply #7 on: 22 April 2010, 22:44 »
My Golf is a Supercharged 3.2 V6 RWD running approx 380bhp

It's pretty awesome when you kick the arse end out !

and then I woke up

You don't need RWD to kick the arse out under power...Haldex equipped cars will do it with enough torque - torque more so than power.
My S3 would do it easily...
But it's still not RWD....so you couldn't keep it there vert easily.

A Synchro Golf would do it too - but they are a bit fragile.
You are likely to break the transfer box or rear diff housing.

It's possible to make a Haldex Golf RWD by removing the front driveshafts. VW did it in a Mk5 for one of the Fast And furious films. It's in Evo mag this month.

But for a Mk3?
Maybe a Mk3 synchro floorpan, with an uprated synchro or Haldex back end on it, and the front driveshafts removed, would do it...I suspect you'd need to mess with the diffs though. But it could be done.



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Offline thai-wronghorse

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Re: rwd conversion
« Reply #8 on: 22 April 2010, 22:47 »
That thing is bloody ridiculous, i want one. :laugh:

Offline sportsman

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Re: rwd conversion
« Reply #9 on: 18 May 2011, 13:24 »
My Golf is a Supercharged 3.2 V6 RWD running approx 380bhp

It's pretty awesome when you kick the arse end out !

and then I woke up

Hey Joe, I'd like to ask you some questions bout how you did your mod for the rwd vr6, send me your email or something