Andy's mk4 votex 1.8 Turbo

[andyj775]

the fun is never ending      managed to get the intercooler mounted this weekend, LOTS of cutting behind the bumper. bumpers been on and off countless times, had to lose the centre grill, drivers side grill is going to have to be 'shaved' as the cooler has both outlets that end, the lower outlet sticks out of the vent so ive trimmed it and a mate is going to weld a kick-back bend (which also has to get under the towing point). lots of faffing around up to now but seem to be making progress. will throw some pics up soon, but the moral of the story is ..... if you have £600 burning a hole in your pocket, BUY THE FORGE!!!!!

[golf-sib]

It's not that bad 



Thats mine with bumper still looking standard and all grills on.

[andyj775]

lol mine will end up nothing like that! its huge! but just been out for a blast and touching the front mount it was ice cold! compared to the sidemount which was warmer so not all bad 

[andyj775]

firstly id just like to say, the above pic is going to show up my attempt so much! got to a point now where im happy the way everything fits, (minus the brace that holds the cooler, which needs work and also crash bar which needs serious work to go back on) and now can push on with the pipework and actually use it!!

p.s. my bodywork skills are not the best, but ive took my time and had a go, and now the bumper is ready to go into the bodyshop and get prepped and sprayed by a pro! ive primed my work and put one coat of black magic over it for now to stop it standing out so much!!

the cooler (600 x 300 x 76) ebay special



the mock up and start of the 



a hopeful attempt at 'trying' to get my bumper to fit



one of many issues



a quick steel brace knocked up by my mate to help with mounting



admitting defeat that most of my bumper and splitter can fit as they should, i did this:



believe me, i was as reluctant to do this as anyone will say, and i know im gonna get abuse! ive got a discreet exhaust etc and wanted the fmic discreet too, but this was the only option for this cooler to fit.

mock up number 2,349!!



finishing my prep:



and finally on the car with its 1 layer of spray until bodyshop can fit me in:





there you have it, the reason you should buy forge/THS! half way through i was going to rip everything off and buy a proper kit, but lack of funds/nagging by my mate kept me going with this idea. i was going to bring the top of the cooler out to try and follow the line of the bumper a bit better, but this will reduce efficiency of it and now its on show i want to get the maximum out of it as i can. i am happy with it, not 100% happy but i will be once the other issues have been sorted. plus im going to give the intercooler a dusting of either black or gunmetal grey (and side grills) to blend it into the bumper a bit more.

cue the hate !! 

[Wayne]

Loks good, paint the intercooler black to finish it off.

[SoundillusioN]

Awesome work.. very tidy.

Due to the syle of your car with everything being very dark I would say the same as Wayne, maybe with some kind of writing on it in red or white maybe?

[andyj775]

thanks for the comments, and yes the cooler is definitely going black. my sister suggested some red writing of some sort too, but what would i get? ebay? toyosport? time attack? made in china? haha

[SoundillusioN]

thanks for the comments, and yes the cooler is definitely going black. my sister suggested some red writing of some sort too, but what would i get? ebay? toyosport? time attack? made in china? haha

Your initials?

[Wayne]

thanks for the comments, and yes the cooler is definitely going black. my sister suggested some red writing of some sort too, but what would i get? ebay? toyosport? time attack? made in china? haha

Your initials?

Or move over written in reverse. (so in a mirror it reads correct)

[golf-sib]

"Princess on board" in pink on black IC.

I'd usually put credit to tuners like R-Tech, AMD... etc Or do something to make it stand out, forum name, "GTI" written on it, or get a smurf painted on... Whatever floats your boat.

Good job on IC now all you need is more power