Mark 4 VW 1.8T GTi Build - RallyCross - MF Class

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paperpaper
The dog ears on the Kass and the friction plates in the Grippa are identical looking to old bmw and porsche stuff. They manage 25% locker with just two.

Now if only I could unlock my 3 plate setup...

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DanielSL
Great link. Lots of good information. Thanks.

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DanielSL
I know I've asked... nicely, not so nicely, and angrily; to stay off of My build thread unless you have positive, informational, or constructive posts. Every one of your useless efforts only wastes space in the end, when members are perusing for the actual information which hopefully will be located within once finished.

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Mk. 4 BBK from the Jetta GLi/20thAE/337 cars. Actually uses the same caliper, but has a larger caliper bracket that allows for bigger rotors, and is strengthend over the standard piece. This gives me 1.2" bigger rotors, and also allows me to keep my stock calipers as spares.

Set of four Ronal 17" x 7.5" wheels from an Audi TT. Needed to clear the bigger brakes.

Smoked Mk. 4 tail light housings (Stocks had been stripped prior to sale).

Mk. 4 Upper rear interior stress bar, between shock towers.

Momo Millennium steering wheel, with quick release hub.

Kamei badgeless grill (needed replacement from the initial accident).

I was also able to work a deal for the already mounted EuroJet FMIC, which the shop was going to remove and sell on their eBay site. $150.00 for an $800 retail kit,

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so I could get a reliable 250-275 Hp to my wheels without modifying the engine to a point where I would lose reliability. I also get a quick ratio rack, a 6 speed tranny, aluminum lower control arms, larger, vented rear brakes, a better subframe, and other great upgrades

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I've built almost a half dozen IT cars for myself and my teammates over the course of the 90's. All of those cars with the exception of one, started with Autopower competition roll bars, and then progressed using their weld in cage kits, designed to work with their bars. Those were all VW Rabbit GTI's. Mark II Golf GTi's, and BMW 2002's.

Also in the 90's, at the Porsche performance shop I worked at,

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EVERYBODY here is saying the same thing which sum total is: Everything you have planned out is wrong and wrong headed... We have done this stuff..
Thomas is no transitioning from a couple of years of playing grass-o-cross to rally,
Pete has done this grass-o-cross stuff for decades and allegedly good at the driving part and his record at being thoughtful and smart at mechanical things is excellent..


This place was founded to be a place to DISCUSS like ADULTS......car builds and driving ideas, it was founded by 5-6 guys who all are very good analytical minds--not just about jerking off or onto cars...we founders were none of us by any strectch materialists or consumer types, nor were/are any hipsters or trustafarians, just clear thinking guys who have feet on the ground and a good backbone....and who can argue their points without tantrums and screaming.


It was not started as a place merely to be a place for guys to show off what they think is their cool shit... Plenty of places elsewhere for that. (Edit: you obviously think this is Facebook. Maybe you would be happier bullshitting and posting "look at me cool shit" there?)

So maybe I was or we were wrong with what we envisaged, but discussion is not some tame OOOOoooo . Ahhhhhh at a series of photos or words.

Let me help you with what discussion means in the best sense

discussion (n.) Look up discussion at Dictionary.com
mid-14c., "examination, investigation, judicial trial," from Old French discussion
"discussion, examination, investigation, legal trial," from Late Latin
discussionem (nominative discussio) "examination, discussion," in classical Latin, "a shaking," from discussus, past participle of discutere "strike asunder, break up," from dis- "apart" (see dis-) + quatere "to shake" (see quash). Meaning "a talking over, debating" in English first recorded mid-15c. Sense evolution in Latin appears to have been from "smash apart" to "scatter, disperse," then in post-classical times (via the mental process involved) to "investigate, examine," then to "debate."



How about "discuss"?

discuss (v.) Look up discuss at Dictionary.com
mid-14c., "to examine, investigate," from Latin discuss-, past participle stem of discutere "to dash to pieces, agitate," in Late Latin and Vulgar Latin also "to discuss, investigate" (see discussion). Meaning "examine by argument, debate" is from mid-15c. Related: Discussed; discussing.

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DanielSL

Moderator(s):

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DanielSL
Moderator(s): Please remove any post from this thread by John which does not actually contain constructive criticism, or useful information which will lead to the forward momentum of this build.

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Admin
And by proper, I mean highly improper. Most things that will get censored on other Forums is fair game here. Proceed at your own risk. Note that the webmaster is not responsible for the views or opinions posted on this Forum, in a very real and legally binding sense.

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DanielSL
Every one of your useless efforts only wastes space in the end, when members are perusing for the actual information which hopefully will be located within once finished.

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Admin
Proceed at your own risk.

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danster
CHILLAX Dan!!

If you check below your incomplete real name you will see we are all moderators...

I just don't comprehend how people can ask for advice, then when advice is given by knowledgeable people with real experience it can provoke such a reaction.

I only posted the diff info link because I could see earlier in the thread the mention of a potentially turbo powered 275bhp FWD car with an open diff on grass. That's plain crazy talk.

Regarding safety and a cage for grassocross use, a standard Mk4 platform vehicle is a seriously strong and safe shell to be sitting in when compared to earlier Mk1,2 and 3 vehicles.
An un-caged mk4 shell is probably safer than a caged Mk1 as it has properly designed crush zones to absorb and dissipate impacts.