VW Golf 2 GTI Tuned 1/8 Build

[Yeow Yi Fan]

Honestly there are too many details to absorb. Perhaps a video at the end of this build with a montage of fast-forward play would be excellent?

[[KRAFTIG]]

It would be a 10 part series

[FraH2o]

Honestly there are too many details to absorb. Perhaps a video at the end of this build with a montage of fast-forward play would be excellent?

It’s a good idea...in the future i’ll decided if use a go pro....but Kraftig is right: to many times to film all the work. My last work is a couple of 1/8 Delta HF integrale WRC: 2 years of work

[FraH2o]

Here the flashback work

I started to work on my gti 1 1/2 years ago, but i stopped it for other project.
In the past i made the work and conversion to lower it.

I shortened the gearbox shaft and i did the chassis notching both sides.

I also made some details to inner joint and clips on cowlings

I leave the springs and shortened the dampers and i added some o-ring to imitate the bags. I also yellow repainted the dampers to simulate use of bilstein.

[FraH2o]

I started the work on brake system. The caliper and disc out of box are quite hugly.

The caliper kit are in 2 pieces, i want it monobloc like the real
The disc are correct but without personality for my project

I dediced to use the rc disc that are metal and drilled. Another postive point id that the disc is also centre hub for rim, but i need to work because rc disc is quite larger then oem kit

So i made the same work on real big brake conversion: i remade the caliper bracket using a m6 large washer.
I “welded” with cianoacrylate and bicarbonate the caliper to washer. Ase template to have right fitting i use a 6mm drill and i clamped washer to disc...than i made some “welding point”. Finally i finished the welding job.

Imho the disc brake is more good looking

Next step: putty, sanding and final painting.

[[KRAFTIG]]

Sorry, why are you moving away from the BBS style wheel?

[FraH2o]

Sorry, why are you moving away from the BBS style wheel?

Rota 2 rims was the first wheel on my hand to testing new brake system.
I have various choose of wheels...

- 1. Rota 1
- 2. BBS Gold
- 3. BBS Poliert
- 4. Remotec/Rial
- 5. Widened steel
- 6. Tramont/PLS
- 7. Rota 2

My preferite are remotec/rial; Rota 1 and tramont my preferite to show brake disc.

[[KRAFTIG]]

BBS/Rial look.

[Marcel171281]

for me a no-brainer, BBS gold.

[StratosWRC]

I like the mesh wheels. I'm a big fan of red with silver so either the BBS or the Rial

[spikyone]

I like the mesh wheels. I'm a big fan of red with silver so either the BBS or the Rial

BBS or Rial for me too. It's a shame to hide the brakes, but those wheels just look right on a tuned Golf.

[FraH2o]

Rial wheels are the first choiche with also Rota 1 (that remind also the Borbet rim).

The color of golf will be all repainted in blu like underbody. I placed the bodyshell only to show you the overall view with rims, but the GTi will be not in red color

[FraH2o]

I think to have finished the brake system and underbody.

The brake caliper are blank. I made the hole to remind like the original 1:1 caliper

The front caliper have also a strange shape, i do my best to replicate a shape quite similar

I first primer coated the calipers, second silver coat and finally the red paint.

I worked on rear brake distributor adding the joints for rear brake connection

The kit was totallu missing the handbrake cables, i did my best to made it

I placed all the system, just a final little wheatering and i think the underbody is completed

[[KRAFTIG]]

Wow, that undercarriage is amazing!

[StratosWRC]

great detail