VW Golf 2 GTI Tuned 1/8 Build

[FraH2o]

I to everybody, i sharing with you my project on a big size Golf GTI mk2 1/8 .

I've stated this porject 1 year ago, but i must leave it for another timeline project

Finally i re start the work on my gti.

Watching the staus, i'm not satisfy of the result reached

I’ve started a tuned/stanced project but i decided to remade it with extra details to add more realism to my model.

Here the status









I need your help to find some references pics to add the missing details

The engine kit i think is a PB engine

Here i started to work on block.
I made hole for engine lift
I scribed the head that was absent
I now repainted the block in iron mica, the head will be painted in allumium block.

If you want and if is it possible i want to share with you my building

[FraH2o]

I repainted the head with a silver leaf paint, and whole gearbox and differential in gloss alluminium

I added the missing wire from distributor to ignition coil and i full remade the plug wire in with red cable.

I repainted in green the gearbox cap, in the future i'll put a decal vw logo

I dediced to fill the inside wheel arch with putty to give more deep and realism.

[FraH2o]

I started the work om engne bay. The kit give engine bay separeted from chassis.

I "welded" the engine bay and i started to rebuilt the spar that was all wrong in the model (just notched the chassis)

FInally i try a first check for the inside clearence between chassis and and engine.

Hope you will enjoy with this "micro" project.

[FraH2o]

In the past week I continued the work on engine bay. With fiber bond iI filled the self made side pods

I self made a new water tank bracket with alu stripe and I filled the hole on side strut

With the help of Lego bricks I made the missed servobrake and i made a new fitting sistem on engine firewall

I started to selfmade (just finish the final shape) a new clutch lever on gearbox to replicate the future clutch cable (totally missed in the kit)

[[KRAFTIG]]

Hi, interesting, anything VW I like! What is the kit? How made 1:8th scale Golf?

[FraH2o]

Hi, interesting, anything VW I like! What is the kit? How made 1:8th scale Golf?

I kraftig, is a 100 issues collection edited by Hachette only for Italian market.

[FraH2o]

coated in primer the engine bay to highlight the faults.

I decided to eliminate the wiper tank. I'll fitted an extra engine oil cooling radiator. I remade a modified radiator and i self made a first version of cooling duct.

[FraH2o]

I checked the clearence between bonnet and radiator duct...It's too near. I decided to remade a new shape of duct.

I added joint to radiator for future braided hose

I start to modified the inside high beam projector to create a Venturi duct for cooling the extra radiator.
I removed the fluted glass and i fitted a metal mesh. Before to finish this work I need to work the headlight for fit the mesh properly.

At the moment it's all

[[KRAFTIG]]

Hi, interesting, anything VW I like! What is the kit? How made 1:8th scale Golf?

I kraftig, is a 100 issues collection edited by Hachette only for Italian market.

I have no idea what that is

[FraH2o]

Hi, interesting, anything VW I like! What is the kit? How made 1:8th scale Golf?

I kraftig, is a 100 issues collection edited by Hachette only for Italian market.

I have no idea what that is

Was this (now is terminated)

[[KRAFTIG]]

Thanks. I never knew this model existed!

[FraH2o]

Thanks. I never knew this model existed!

And it's a sin. This model should be sell in all country (specially Germany). I hear that's in programm a second edition to be sell (always only in italy)

[Yeow Yi Fan]

MAMAMIA! Looking forward to seeing the finished product!

[FraH2o]

Before to proceed with other engine or gearbox details, i remade whole engine mount system.

The kit has only 1 (the gearbox and also is not completed) of 3 engine mount.

I remade with my best for my skills, the 3 engine mount.

I reinforced the front struts and i used a modified lego brick to match the right angle for front mount

The rear (timing belt side) was totally missing.
I self made an alu bracket.

The two rear engine mount are fixed on subframe to make easier the future fitting of subframe and arms.

[FraH2o]

Before continuing with engine bay (missing some ribs on firewall to be replicated) I make some adjustment work.

The oil sump is missing of a parts of block. With styrene I did the new piece (in the next days i’ll paint with color of block)
The timing cover is missing of the rear cover.....with styrene i did also this.

My attention was to the air intake sistem.

I don’t like the oem filter, so i decided to try to replicate the CDA of bmc (that I have really fitted on my Gti mk3)

I modified the intake hose. With lego bricks i made the MAF sensor and i used the upper control unit from the 1/8 kit.

I finally made the futur carbon box of CDA.

With help of PataFix i fitted all the new system to check clearence and space.

Next step will be:

- fully moulding with putty of hoses and air bix
- repainting and use shrink tube for part of hoses
- carbon coating of filter box
- new bracket to fix the new airbox.