I have an addiction. numerous projects and toys involved.

[energie23]

Re: I have an addiction. numerous projects and toys involved.

Nice! Lets have a Tiguan meet!!

[firestarter]

Re: I have an addiction. numerous projects and toys involved.

I had a good evening messing around with the Tiguan. Installed the cold air intake, and installed the trailer hitch/trailer module




While I had all the junk out of the hatch to get to the trailer module wiring, I decided to ad some sound deadener I had kicking around



I will update with the lowering process when I toss the coilovers in later this week, and maybe test fit the HRE's

[firestarter]

Re: I have an addiction. numerous projects and toys involved.

Happy New years to you all!!!!!
I havent been around for a bit, But here is what is new, I got rid of the Harlequin golf and the Harleclone (VR6 auto 95 golf), I sold the 64 cadillac, Sold the Nissan hardbody on air.

Tiguan is lowered on H&R lowering springs, rolling on 20x10.5" wheels


I got a few new toys including an 89 Foxbody (Cobra clone with a GT40 motor, and painted 93 only cobra vibrant red)
a beater Caddy that needs some love (has more fiberglass in it than a fiero haha)
a 1963 Mercury Monterey with a FE V8 motor and the breezeway rear window.



and I will post pics of the 63 Mercury Monterey when I can get them to upload

Oh, The mustang is also on its way to being somewhat of a monster. But I will update you as I go.

[firestarter]

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Ok, Here are some more pics.
Sorry for the poor quality, I took them at night while I was purchasing this gem.




and here are some pics of what is in store for the foxbody



Here is the build sheet for the foxbody, If anyone knows mustangs, they will understand what the outcome will be haha.
All the parts I have collected, came on the car, or came with the grey notchback I bought for parts. There are a few things left to collect. but this will keep me busy for a little bit.

Genuine GT40 Cobra intake manifold (Sold the BBK unit) with Phenolic spacer
70mm bbk throttle body
F303 camshaft
Siemens 60lb Injectors and Promaf
Turbo setup, hot side (hellion), turbo MP70mm, 3" downpipe, tial 50mm wastegate, Hks bov, treadstone intercooler.
Meth injection
FRPP oil pan and oil return,
VDO boost gauge.
AEM Wideband AF gauge
64cc. Svo gt40x w crane 1.7 rockers and springs, Arp head bolts.
Aluminum rad Fans flexalite
255lph pump
Qa1 Front control arms/k frame/coilovers With camber and castor plates
5 lug swap with new edge calipers and cross drilled rotor Cobra master cylinder and line lock.
Torque box reinforcement
Qa1 upper rear control arms and Rear lower adjustable control arms
Wilwood brake bias valve
Battery relocation
Rad carrier (tubular)
Short shifter (hurst)
Kamei steering wheel
17x8.5" speed star fronts 255/40r17
15x10 polished 5 stars with 275/50r15 Drag radials.
High volume oil pump
Strange axles.
King cobra clutch
Aluminum drive shaft.

[cam_wmh]

Re: I have an addiction. numerous projects and toys involved.

Awesome

[netscape]

Re: I have an addiction. numerous projects and toys involved.

I love it, man. Pieces of VW history right there (even if the one harlequin is a clone..)

edit : also, the new mercury i think will be reminiscent of the current build regular car reviews is doing of their '60 vagabond falcon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlas...KQA-ZY1G2q4oCT

[Canadian Turbo]

Re: I have an addiction. numerous projects and toys involved.

I continue to support this addiction!!!

[firestarter]

Re: I have an addiction. numerous projects and toys involved.

Update!!!!! Ok, So, over the holidays, I have been in Chad, Africa working in the 40 degree heat, Didn't really feel like Christmas. BUT When I get home, I will have a very special Christmas/Bday celebration (I turned 35 on December 24).
I have been ordering all of the internet!!! Like, ALL OF THE INTERNET haha, My mom (The saint she is) has been texting me daily that packages have been arriving. I have ordered numerous storage items for my garage, and CAR PARTS!!! whoop whoop.

SO, For the Mk1 Caddy, Here is the list of items I have procured.
-3" drop plates and air shocks
-Floor pans
-turbo setup so I can get that diesel to move out of its own way haha.
-new headlights
-10" slim kicker subwoofer
and I have a hoard of parts kicking around to help with the project,
Seats, 4 round grille(Rare aftermarket item, Nothelle if I remember correctly0
Duckbill spoiler
NOS hella fogs
FK lowering springs on Bilsteins
Zimmerman cross drilled rotors and stoptech pads
shifter rebuild kit with short throw, and a shifter extender so my back wont hurt from reaching for the damn thing.
misc old school car audio.
Misc road signs to use as patch panels for the box haha.
Thats all I can think of off the top of my head for the Caddy.

And for the Fox body.
Here is the updated list for the car, It should be a riot. A crazy dude from one of the mustang forums has the same engine setup as me, I mean THE SAME, but his is an auto, and he was consistent 9.8's in the 1/4, he recently stepped up to a 76mm turbo and has now hit 9.34 and dynoed at just shy of 650whp and 690wtq. I have told myselft that I am going to stop at 10psi or 535whp and 555wtq, whichever comes first. And my car is going to be a cruiser, not solely a drag car. SO if I get kicked off the track for not having a cage, that will be fast enough for me haha.


Turbo setup,
-B&G hot side 3" downpipe,
- master power 70mm t4
-tial 44mm waste gate
-HKS BOV
- HP turbo intercooler, cold piping.
-Meth injection
-Oil pan, oil return, frpp

Fuel
-Siemens 60lb Injectors
-pro maf
-sct tuning chip
-255lph pump walbro in tank

Engine
- Svo gt40x heads w crane 1.7 rockers and high rev springs 64cc
-Arp head bolts
-Aluminum rad
-Fans flexalite
-ford racing Cobra intake w Phenolic intake spacer
-bbk 70mm bbk throttle body
-ford racing F303 camshaft
-ford racing High vol oil pump
-MSD 6al-2 with 2step,
-MSD coil

DRIVETRAIN
T5, centre force clutch.

SUSPENSION
-Qa1 front suspension control arms/kframe/coilovers/camber and castor plates
-MM Rear lower adjustable control arms with lowering springs
-Qa1 rear upper control arms.

CHASSIS
-Torque box reinforcement
-subframe connectors
-Rad carrier (tubular)
-Battery relocation
-Cobra front stress bar

BRAKES
-5 lug swap with new edge calipers and cross drilled rotors and stop tech pads
-Cobra master cylinder and line lock
-Wilwood brake bias valve

BODY
-89 lx notch chassis, 25th anniversary with black interior
-Gt body kit
-pace car spoiler
-scottrod fab bumper/support filler

INTERIOR
-Short shifter (hurst)
-Kamei steering wheel
-Recaro seats (Trophy seats, recovered in black leather with red stitching)
-Auto meter dash pod and vent pod to house 1 tach and 4 gauges (Boost, A/f, Oil temp and Oil pressure)

WHEELS
-17x8" front, 17x8.5" rear speed star EOS 6 spoke wheels, nitto 245/45r17 555's front and nitto 275/40r17 555R drag radial
-15x10 polished 5 star w 275/50r15 Mickey Thompson drag radials For the strip.

[firestarter]

Re: I have an addiction. numerous projects and toys involved.

Here is a pic my ma sent me, She looks after my cat while I am gone too. Here is my chubby cat checking out all the new car parts and garage goodies I have been recieving.


And here is the dude from the states having some fun at the track, This is on drag radials, not slicks. It hooks damn well.

[firestarter]

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I will be selling my 1.8T project when I get back to Canada, If anyone wants something to work on this winter

[firestarter]

Re: I have an addiction. numerous projects and toys involved.

Here is the kamei wheel for the Mustang



and The wheels on the left are going on the mustang, they are speed star (SSR) 3 piece 17" staggered, the fronts are 8" wide and weigh 17.4 pounds the rears are 8.5" wide and weigh 18 pounds each. They are are wheel works, my buddy Darren runs the place and he is machining the lips and I will media blast and spray the centres, not sure what colour yet. And the Volk Meshie wheels or the Schmidt Reps will make their way onto the caddy. Depending on which suit it better when it is all done.

[dbaler]

Re: I have an addiction. numerous projects and toys involved.

Wow that tiguan looks amazing.

[firestarter]

Re: I have an addiction. numerous projects and toys involved.

On my last rotation home, I succeeded in re arranging my garage so all of my tools fit, have a place, and there is room to work on cars now too. Thank sweet baby jesus. So as soon as that was done, I got some time to work on the caddy.

-First thing I did was retorque the head bolts on the turbo diesel, I was worried that I would eventually run into problems once I put a 3" downpipe on and turned up the boost a bit. I also did the maintenance items and retimed the poor thing, it was way out. Did the good ol hole saw the filter housing trick!! yup, apparently I'm still 16 at heart and wanted to hear the induction/turbo noise haha.

-Next up, I realigned the front end, whomever did the front end swap didnt do a bad job, they just didnt finish it up completely and left large gaps and panels loose. I took this time to also replace the clear angel eyes, (I loath them) and installed some fluted, smoked cross hairs. I added a vinyl stripe to the euro bumper, installed a duckbill spoiler and a pretty damn sweet Germany grille plaque. I drove it around for day like this and loved it.


-Next was to get it sitting a bit prettier, I had some FK lowering springs kicking around, and some other mk1 front struts, I snagged some lowering caps to add a bit more low and tossed them in the front, Inspected the steering and braking components while I was there, overall, not too bad. I do have some crossdrilled rotors and EBC pads to toss in when the right time comes. I installed the 3" lowering plates in the rear and re greased the bearings, adjusted the brakes and the Ebrake works great now. I tossed on the MK1 GTI arches and rolled the fenders since I new that I was going to put a different set of wheels on it sooner than later. I was impatient, so I put the rear back together and went to a wing night with some other VW nerds.



-last little bit I accomplished was really just planning. The interior is ugly, So many different colours and materials, missing door card, etc. SO I rumaged around and found a steering wheel in my collection, tossed that on, I had some NIB freedom design shift knobs, I installed it but didnt like were it sat, SO I made a shifter extension from a 1/2' extension I drilled and tapped to allow a securing bolt to do its thing!. Found a Mini cooper Ebrake and shifter boot set for my ladies old mini, I trimmed them up and stitched them all pretty to fit. I wrote on the dash to ensure I do something with it.




-Oh, Yeah, I got rear air shocks to fit a beetle, tossed those in but I had to trim the sleeve down a bit on each side. Then I test fit some wheels that I found for a reasonable deal



-I had some 185/55R15's from the Mini kicking around too and utilized them on the mystery wheels (Rota, Drag, Knockoff of a knockoff??). I know the Caddy isn't hella stanced or what ever the **** its called now adays. But I'm stoked on the ride height and look of the caddy as it sits. Hella Fog lamp was installed but I was lazy and havent wired it in yet, Then I flew back overseas for this rotation of work and I am scheming on a paint scheme for it and some interior ideas. When I get home, I will do up a 3" turbo back exhaust for kicks, figure out a solid scheme for the interior, install a stereo including components and a subwoofer, and some sound dampening. I do also need to do a 1/4" toe in alignment sooner than later. But for now, I am uber happy with this runabout.

[Canadian Turbo]

Re: I have an addiction. numerous projects and toys involved.

Looks pretty badass now!!!

[Geobmx4life]

Re: I have an addiction. numerous projects and toys involved.

Love the Caddy....which diesel is in it?