VW Golf 2 GTI Tuned 1/8 Build

[FraH2o]

One day I'm gonna sit down and thoroughly look through this

I hope to enjoy you and don’t waste your time

I'm just going to put this out there. To me, there are far too many colours happening in the engine bay right now. If it were me I would lean on less is more.

It’s wanted. I like too much harlequin polo and harlequin mk3.
This harli color will be only in the engine bay. Outside full blue paint. Inside only the yellow front seat shell.

[[KRAFTIG]]

I see, and I understand being a HUGE Volkswagen fan. I personally have only owned Volkswagen and Audi 1:1 cars my entire life. Long live VW

[FraH2o]

I see, and I understand being a HUGE Volkswagen fan. I personally have only owned Volkswagen and Audi 1:1 cars my entire life. Long live VW

Also big fan me 41 years old. 18 license driving and first was 93’ 16v abf (the black with mini bike)

Before continuing the model i share with you my (1 of 2 ) real 1:1 gti (only for meeting



And this one is my daily freshly with new rims



The first one was my never forgotten gti 16v

[FraH2o]

Engine 90% completed: just to finish carbon coating of bmc cda airbox, carbon fairing of extra oil cooler and some waterslide decal for engine.

I lifted the battery to permit the housing of coolant pipe and wiring of fan and water temp radiator bulb.

I full remade the throttle cable bracket and new cable with adjusting nut.

Remade the vacuum hose for servobrake.

I connected with braided hose the extra oil cooler radiator

I added the heatshield for all exhaust system (the exhaust is only to show the line....will be total remade)

Finally my PB vs the “out of box”

[[KRAFTIG]]

I see, and I understand being a HUGE Volkswagen fan. I personally have only owned Volkswagen and Audi 1:1 cars my entire life. Long live VW

Also big fan me 41 years old. 18 license driving and first was 93’ 16v abf (the black with mini bike)

Before continuing the model i share with you my (1 of 2 ) real 1:1 gti (only for meeting



And this one is my daily freshly with new rims



The first one was my never forgotten gti 16v

LOL, licenced at 18, first car 1995 Golf MKIII GTI

[Marcel171281]

When is the first start-up?

[FraH2o]

Really thanks for yours words mates! I’m very pleased that you’re enjoying watching and following my build.

I carbon decal the CDA filter airbox and the oil cooler fairing. Also i add the oil filter decal. Other engine decals will come later

[[KRAFTIG]]

Sorry, we moved to a new server, some posts got missed during the transition, carry on

[FraH2o]

Finished the engine, my attention swing to one of my preferite parts of car: the exhaust system

Like on my real gti i deleted central an middle silincer to obtain a direct flow exhaust

I also deleted the oem twin tailpipes and added a big bore tailpipe like sport inox exhaust N group (like Bastuck sport auspuff)

I used the chassis as template to finf correct shape of my new exhaust system

I coated it with a first primer coat to check anything to rework. Then putty and a new paper sanding. Then i reprimered, i coated with white aluminium paint and a final smoke TS71 coat (specially in the first section of the system)

While I'm waiting the drying of exhaust paint, i redid all the brake lines fitted on underbody. I fitted the chassis grommet and i uses 1 mm metal wire for new brake lines. I self made new hydraulic joint for brake lines and i jointed them on new rear braking distributor.


I also added new selfmade alu clamps with bolts on exhaust, i added some weld lines.
I finished the work on manifold with thermal banding.
To reach the right color i painted it with a first coat of titanium gold and finally a smoke coat

Suddendly i used the tamiya powdwers to light the exhaust point (blu and red burn effect). I also lighted the tailpipe to simulate the heating due backfires.

I also wheatered the chassis heatshield and finally i fitted my full illegal exhaust system..[lol]

[[KRAFTIG]]

That looks authentic!

[Yeow Yi Fan]

You should have a proper build sheet in folders detailing every sequence of build like those rotisserie restorations.

[FraH2o]

That looks authentic!

You should have a proper build sheet in folders detailing every sequence of build like those rotisserie restorations.

Thanks mates. More the diagram parts or building sequence are in my mind. Golf 2 and golf 3 are very similar and identical in more parts.
I also use etka (the electronic spare parts catalog) and Elsa (the workshop manual) specially for wiring.

[FraH2o]

I full remade the fuel pump and filter. I added new top studio joint and i repainted all fuel pump and filter

I differently painted the joint for inlet and return in red and blu metallic

I added some photo etched bolt to head of fuel pump

I also changed all hoses with braided hoses.

I self made new hose from fuel pump to engine.

Finally i revisited the fuel tank working on stripes in bare metal and adding some fixing bolts

[FraH2o]

I full repainted in matt black (2 final clear coat matt) the subframe, arms, rear axle and front engine bar

I detailed some bolts and added fixing nuts for the arms

In the past months i mistakenly painted in gun metal the bracket for rear axle. In the real gti this piece is part of the chassis....so i repainted in new blu color like frame.

[FraH2o]

I finished the job with front and rear axle. To fit properly the new rims i machined a rc 1/10 hub adapter from 4,5 to 6 mm. With this new size now the rc center adapter fit on hub (disc are only dry fitted for have right size and clearence)

In the nexts post i’ll write a “flashback post” to show the previous work do on absorber fully reworked and converted in airride system.

The extra engine mount bracket works properly with right wheel shaft. Also the shafts can work good with chassis notching

I fitted the stabilizer bar and finally i painted the chassis rubber grommets

I fitted the bodyshell to check if all is good and for have test with new N group tailpipe.