Everybody is free to get fun as he wants, but as owner of an AUTHENTIC VW golf (aka rabbit in USA) mk 1 GTI, I would NEVER treat this way my loved car. No man, i think this is not the way to love and respect a 40 years old car. And I keep silence about this poor car's body, still with rust, w/o finishes and w/o rear bumper...
@@mattiaruffo As the owner of numerous pieces of junk, I can tell you that car would've rusted out in someone's back yard and eventually scrapped. This is a more fitting outcome for the car.
@@dodgeplow As I wrote, everybody gets fun as it fits to him, but I rather would look for original missing parts to bring a car at pristine condition. Since I gave her constant care, my mk I is nearly perfect and reached a total of more than 300.000 km (that's a lot in my small country!) and I still drive her with full satisfaction, because I'm driving a REAL and ORIGINAL piece of history of motorization (still with the whole pack of hp's of course).
Makes me miss my silver 84’ GTI. Loved my 2005’GTI and my current 2015’ GTI. Neither compare to that Mk1. Brings back some great memories. Awesome video!
Reminds me of my old 1983 rabbit gti. She went from full interior to gutted with strut bars and neuspeed parts everywhere, lower suspension with ronal r8 and she looked hot.. Had the scricco seats that sat lower in the car. Man that thing was great times. Sucked in bay area traffic but find me and open twisty road and I'm gone. She was fun until she tried to burn me up ...hahah old gal great times.
I used to own an '84 GTI with a motor out of a VW Corrado. It was the G60 Supercharged motor. Buddy of mine had a Corrado with the VR6 motor. Zero to 60 we would pretty much tie but the g60 would pull away when it hit 65 or 70. Loved driving both of them but definitely the GTI was my favorite VW ever!
My 1978 Rabbit C and my 1984 GTI taught me how to work on cars. You had better be able to turn a wrench if you want to own one. It made owning Japanese built Toyotas seem like a dream later on in life. How many late nights I had trying to get my Volkswagens ready to drive to work the next morning.. More than I can count. Fun cars when they are running right. I can't imagine what that VR6 would be like in that car. I am guessing insanely fun to drive.
Very coool love to see these older Rabbits pulled from the potential dump, I've done many myself and they look so pathetic just crying out for new life, have done many myself, only put them on the track and they act like they've finally found their niche and second life. They still have that fantastic stance. Raced several of these in road racing and still have a standing track record here in Florida. You're not only very patient but quite skilled and creative, that nest of wires gave me a headache just looking at it, well done..
Have quite a push though does it? I had a VR6 GTI so I feel yah and it had more rear end weight, gonna upgrade the brakes? Can't imagine trying to stop that with the OEM rear drums and small front disks, you have a brake doner unless you dumped it already? I designed the only fully adjustable, on the car, rear sway bar for these back in the day and quite sure it'd make a massive difference in handling for your car since it has so much weight up front. Sadly though I only managed to sell a few, and the least amount of time picked up by any driver was still 2 seconds per lap, some much more. My wife was diagnosed with cancer, so I had to suspend my life to be her caregiver, eventually she passed away and I never really went back to it full time after that so never got the bar off the ground either, they both died so to speak. I can give you some really great tips to make it handle better if you're interested? Was told by several people (other VW drivers) that they could never hang with me through the corners.
Major props to you Sir!!!! VDub owner (MKIV 1.8T Jetta) and lover of VWs, sending you much respect and Blessings from NY! Can't wait to see what else you have in store for the old gal. I wished I had a garage large enough and the knowledge/know-how to do half of the work you did on my car.
j2thar1st thank you very much :) . Lots of research and the want to get it done :) . This was all done in my single car garage with some help from good friends
Nat covino All the time and effort definitely shows. I know just dealing with wiring harnesses are painful and tedious work as is let alone building/restoration of a vehicle from the ground up. My 1.8T doesn't see the road as much as I'd like it to these days because my list of "things to do" keeps increasing and funds are definitely not up to par to get it done. Hopefully next year I'll be able to knock out some of the major things and put another 230k on the original motor/trans/chassis. I'm subbing to keep up-to-date with this project of yours and see the additional features you plan on doing. Best of luck with everything and salute to you and your friends for a job well done!
Total respect, your all round skills as a fabricator and auto electrician are amazing. Got any threads to your build at all. Looking at putting a 2.8 24v V6 into my caddy mk1
Just seeing this for the first time. Sweet ride! I have an 80 Scirocco and was planning on a vr6 swap. Tons of work but the reward must just priceless!!
I wonder how much faster this rabbit GTI is with the Volkswagen corrado engine in it? I used to own a black with blue interior VW GTI 1984 model I sold it 1991 I owned it for almost 4 years the fantastic car. For some reason I always thought about getting another one but what this guy did to this car was pretty amazing. I'd like to see how fast it goes. If there's another video I'd like to see how it performs in that engine in it.
I know it’s 3 years later, amazing work bud! Seriously considering this in my caddy as I can’t see anything else pulling it around that I’d be content with. If you don’t mind in regards to the built axles. What was the final compressed and extended length with the engine semi-centered from the passenger side? Fabbing the engine brackets and such are within my skillsets however balancing the axles as you did on a lathe isn’t, yet!
Jonathan Peel thanks :) . No I'm in Edmonton and I sold the car last year but I have another project on the go that I will make a video on in a while:) and yes I'm a mechanic
Good night, how much hp increases a 12-valve vr6 engine with the turbo that you installed to your mk1, could you support with the league or publication where you bought the turbo kit installed in your mk1, I would appreciate it since I am making a vr6 sawp on my mk1. Greetings from Chiapas, Mexico.
thanks for your reply bud! im down in south africa.we have quite a few mk1 rabbits ,its just some parts that are really hard to find. what are the parts like there by you? if you willing ,then we can chat and trade maybe vw rabbit parts
Nice project.. For the last 14 years of owning my 84 GTI I have been entertain the idea of swapping out the 10 gallon gas tank for one out of the 88 or newer VW Cabriolet that is 14.5 US gallons. I know relocating the fuel sending unit by cutting on the tank, and welding. And changing out the tank straps is all the is needed. But, as far as I know. No one has ever done this GTI upgrade. If someone made these upgraded tanks as a kit. I would buy it in a heart beat. read more at: www.ultimatespecs.com/car-specs/Volkswagen/2849/Volkswagen-Golf-1-Cabriolet-Quartett.html Unfortunately I live in Corruptfornia. So doing a motor swap like this is not practical unless I move to a free state..
Just bought a galaxy with that engine. Are you saticfiet with it ? Need to know from one whos probably pusses the engine. So sorry for....boughtering - hope you understand my english
Hey I would love to get I contact with you to puck your brain. I am going to be attempting to do this same thing. Most of it I am comfortable with buy some of the fabrication I would like some insights
Hi, indeed a great car! I know you don't remember the offset... But would it be possible to check it? love how the wheels position, especially in front!! Nice job!
Nat covino caan you heelp me, i have the vr6 engine with almost everything for swap in mk1,but mounting :/ if they work properly, give me some more info about processing, if you are able to make the new ones i can buy from you for a price
Only VW lovers know the kind of work this guy did. Speechless
Everybody is free to get fun as he wants, but as owner of an AUTHENTIC VW golf (aka rabbit in USA) mk 1 GTI, I would NEVER treat this way my loved car. No man, i think this is not the way to love and respect a 40 years old car. And I keep silence about this poor car's body, still with rust, w/o finishes and w/o rear bumper...
@@mattiaruffo As the owner of numerous pieces of junk, I can tell you that car would've rusted out in someone's back yard and eventually scrapped. This is a more fitting outcome for the car.
@@dodgeplow As I wrote, everybody gets fun as it fits to him, but I rather would look for original missing parts to bring a car at pristine condition. Since I gave her constant care, my mk I is nearly perfect and reached a total of more than 300.000 km (that's a lot in my small country!) and I still drive her with full satisfaction, because I'm driving a REAL and ORIGINAL piece of history of motorization (still with the whole pack of hp's of course).
In south africa there's alot of vr6 swapped golfs
Dude, respect for all the work, passion and dedication to this amazing project!
Nice finished product, I would never have thought there would be so much custom machining involved, dedication !
Makes me miss my silver 84’ GTI. Loved my 2005’GTI and my current 2015’ GTI. Neither compare to that Mk1. Brings back some great memories. Awesome video!
Brian Craig thanks :)
Reminds me of my old 1983 rabbit gti. She went from full interior to gutted with strut bars and neuspeed parts everywhere, lower suspension with ronal r8 and she looked hot.. Had the scricco seats that sat lower in the car. Man that thing was great times. Sucked in bay area traffic but find me and open twisty road and I'm gone. She was fun until she tried to burn me up ...hahah old gal great times.
Great job Nat, tons of hours planning and fitting and fabing custom parts. U got Mad skills man, money can't buy what you do
Ken Kreger thank you very much sir ! Good thing money can't buy the skills because I'm poor anyways :p
I used to own an '84 GTI with a motor out of a VW Corrado. It was the G60 Supercharged motor.
Buddy of mine had a Corrado with the VR6 motor. Zero to 60 we would pretty much tie but the g60 would pull away when it hit 65 or 70. Loved driving both of them but definitely the GTI was my favorite VW ever!
My 1978 Rabbit C and my 1984 GTI taught me how to work on cars. You had better be able to turn a wrench if you want to own one. It made owning Japanese built Toyotas seem like a dream later on in life. How many late nights I had trying to get my Volkswagens ready to drive to work the next morning.. More than I can count. Fun cars when they are running right. I can't imagine what that VR6 would be like in that car. I am guessing insanely fun to drive.
Very coool love to see these older Rabbits pulled from the potential dump, I've done many myself and they look so pathetic just crying out for new life, have done many myself, only put them on the track and they act like they've finally found their niche and second life. They still have that fantastic stance. Raced several of these in road racing and still have a standing track record here in Florida. You're not only very patient but quite skilled and creative, that nest of wires gave me a headache just looking at it, well done..
driverx57 thank you very much :) . I just had this out on road corse track day and it definitely can hold its own . :)
Have quite a push though does it? I had a VR6 GTI so I feel yah and it had more rear end weight, gonna upgrade the brakes? Can't imagine trying to stop that with the OEM rear drums and small front disks, you have a brake doner unless you dumped it already? I designed the only fully adjustable, on the car, rear sway bar for these back in the day and quite sure it'd make a massive difference in handling for your car since it has so much weight up front. Sadly though I only managed to sell a few, and the least amount of time picked up by any driver was still 2 seconds per lap, some much more. My wife was diagnosed with cancer, so I had to suspend my life to be her caregiver, eventually she passed away and I never really went back to it full time after that so never got the bar off the ground either, they both died so to speak. I can give you some really great tips to make it handle better if you're interested? Was told by several people (other VW drivers) that they could never hang with me through the corners.
Bigger brakes are in the plans but surprisingly it stops quit hard .. if I want to I can lock it up :)
Making your own mounts in something the people of my generation still swapping Vr’s have never experienced. Great build!
Thanks man :) !
Major props to you Sir!!!! VDub owner (MKIV 1.8T Jetta) and lover of VWs, sending you much respect and Blessings from NY! Can't wait to see what else you have in store for the old gal. I wished I had a garage large enough and the knowledge/know-how to do half of the work you did on my car.
j2thar1st thank you very much :) . Lots of research and the want to get it done :) . This was all done in my single car garage with some help from good friends
Nat covino All the time and effort definitely shows. I know just dealing with wiring harnesses are painful and tedious work as is let alone building/restoration of a vehicle from the ground up. My 1.8T doesn't see the road as much as I'd like it to these days because my list of "things to do" keeps increasing and funds are definitely not up to par to get it done. Hopefully next year I'll be able to knock out some of the major things and put another 230k on the original motor/trans/chassis. I'm subbing to keep up-to-date with this project of yours and see the additional features you plan on doing. Best of luck with everything and salute to you and your friends for a job well done!
j2thar1st Thanks again buddy :)
this guy blew this swap out of the water, excellent job
So it can be done. You save a pile of $$$. Inspiring, thanks
Craftsmanship at its best!
Very well done.
bigtreesfall thank you :)
Effing gorgeous, great job man. I really appreciate the video and the time it took to restore her to where it is.
Thanks buddy :) it was fun to build !
Very nice mk1, I miss my mk1. Great job.
C'est l une des plus belles histoire que golf que j'ai vu!!
Bravo bravo
mars eyes Haha, merci beaucoup . Je ne dirais pas que c'est le meilleur mais pas le pire: p
Total respect, your all round skills as a fabricator and auto electrician are amazing. Got any threads to your build at all. Looking at putting a 2.8 24v V6 into my caddy mk1
thank you :) . i only put updates on my Instagram have a look there is some good pictures on there that might help you :) @nuclearrabbit
Look forward to seeing this car cruising the streets around here. Almost thought for a second it might have been my old car but not it.
Wow increible trabajo hermano..simplemente una obra de arte
Incredible work! I wish I had this much 'know-how' to build a ride the way I want it. Hope you post more videos with paint, body work and bumpers.
Amazing job and amazing that you did all of this in a matter of months! Beautiful car!
rmuckluck thank you very much :)
Just seeing this for the first time. Sweet ride! I have an 80 Scirocco and was planning on a vr6 swap. Tons of work but the reward must just priceless!!
Have a look at my Instagram . I have a 1981 Scirocco vr6 turbo now 👌
Awesome brother 👏 my 81 LS needs this formula. I’ve got a healthy & strong 8v in it now but in due time she’ll get a 12v or 24v with all the fixings 😁
About to hop in my golf mk3 vr6 rn. Absolutely love the thing and she will be around for a long long time
Awesome song for a little power hose car come on man
great work for a winter project man
lol that one reverse light that every late Westy is missing.
Wearing headphones saw the caption pop up, in my head I kept saying don't you wish that evil on me Ricky bobby
Man, I miss my MK1! Props,This thing is rad.
Beautiful workmanship!
MikeJ F thank you very much :)
Nat covino you're welcome.
What a beast, this is beyond epic!
The car looks awesome...😎
Nice job great lil build. Would of liked to see more action of car driving.
I hope that the company make just 5000 mk1 rabbit new cars for the mk1 lovers
Love to see a Canadian build. Good job.
Beautiful job ..!! Awesome..!!!
Abraham Alvarado thank you :)
You are a heroic craftsman!
Clarence Calkins thanks haha
I wonder how much faster this rabbit GTI is with the Volkswagen corrado engine in it? I used to own a black with blue interior VW GTI 1984 model I sold it 1991 I owned it for almost 4 years the fantastic car. For some reason I always thought about getting another one but what this guy did to this car was pretty amazing. I'd like to see how fast it goes. If there's another video I'd like to see how it performs in that engine in it.
3:10 builds awesome vr6 mk1 from scratch....
FUCK YEAH GIMME THOSE HIGH REVS AT THE FIRST START
Wow what a beautiful build good job man hope to see it around at some meets lol
proartsrider thank you :) I'll be going to as much of them as I can :)
Truly amazing work man!!!
I love to watch more like billionaire custom built VW golf RABBIT, so please do needfull to up load more VW golf RABBIT.
Mad props, came out great! 👍
Good job I have one but I dont have enough money to fix it 😞
Rabbits are good cars
amazing!! i hope someday my rabbit could sound like that!!
Luis Vallejos thank you :)
Nice work man u have a beautiful mk1 I do have a mk3 in rio de Janeiro Brazil take care brother.
ricky rock thank you very much:)
Custom rear bumper next?!? Great job bud
Amazing Work.Greetings from Berlin Germany
Specializedfabu thank you 😊
Nice car
wow this is awesome I wish I have them metal fab skills lol
Wow!!! I saw it; a 3 piece Zender wing. WOW!!!!
Amazing work! Want to make me some mounts for my rabbit?
I know it’s 3 years later, amazing work bud! Seriously considering this in my caddy as I can’t see anything else pulling it around that I’d be content with. If you don’t mind in regards to the built axles. What was the final compressed and extended length with the engine semi-centered from the passenger side? Fabbing the engine brackets and such are within my skillsets however balancing the axles as you did on a lathe isn’t, yet!
Gregory Pass hey buddy unfortunately I don’t have her anymore and I don’t recall the length sorry about that ☹️
Nice man 👍 . Good find
Beautiful car!
Great video!
John Pirie thank you :)
hey dude i have a 1984 rabbit this gives me a lot of hope for it but i cant weld for my life im going to swap a supercharged cobalt ss motor
Rye XgTz that should be cool :)
Awesome 👍🏻
Brandon A. Thanks man :)
Great work ! Are you in Calgary? I would like to see it in person. Are you a VW Mechanic? Wicked patience with wiring harness!
Jonathan Peel thanks :) . No I'm in Edmonton and I sold the car last year but I have another project on the go that I will make a video on in a while:) and yes I'm a mechanic
Hey buddy loved the work and the wheel choice. Was thinking of the same wheels. Any issues with the fit and rubbing? Thanks
Moi je dit bravo joli boulot
Seriously? Never saw it run. Just parked in various places except for pulling out of ur driveway. It would be cool to see what that thing could do
Great job dude , but from witch car are the front lights you r using ? I want the same
Beautiful.
Ed Hall thank you :)
Great job like a good movie 2 questions size of tires and rim type?
I wish i had this car
Don't they make already axles for that car for that conversion
Beautiful car but it's in a new home would you buy it back
I would buy it back for sure :)
Damn, that's beautiful. Are you getting or did you get the Euro bumpers?
Bawla187 I have them but there not installed yet :)
Can Cabriolet 91 bumpers fit rabbit
On my old 83 I had the chrome bumper and just drilled into the shocks looked way better closer to the body.
Good night, how much hp increases a 12-valve vr6 engine with the turbo that you installed to your mk1, could you support with the league or publication where you bought the turbo kit installed in your mk1, I would appreciate it since I am making a vr6 sawp on my mk1. Greetings from Chiapas, Mexico.
Do you still have it ? Congrats
And do you do this type of swaps conversions for work ?
Great video, and beautiful car! I’m using your video as inspiration for my mk1 caddy. What wheels and tires are you running? Love the look.
Andrew Skinner thanks man :) there xxr 531 15x8 . I don't recall the off set . The tires are 195 50 r15 :)
good shit, you wanna do mine now!!
Friend you can give me the exact size of the engine mounts you built
great car buddy, where can i get a rear spoiler like you have?
Yusuf Van der fort I'm not to sure on that one as it came with the car
thanks for your reply bud! im down in south africa.we have quite a few mk1 rabbits ,its just some parts that are really hard to find. what are the parts like there by you? if you willing ,then we can chat and trade maybe vw rabbit parts
Yusuf Van der fort im in alberta canada parts out here are very scarce.
I don't know if you answered this yet, but where can I get one of those front bumpers. They look amazing.
Kody Knebel hey sorry . I never seen you comment the car is bumperless and has the stock usa rabbit gti front lip
Step 1 un bolt bumpers from frame legs.... Step 2 throw bumpers in scrap bin... step 3 enjoy
in love
Beauty. I want to buy it.
Where can I get that front spoiler you've got on there?
Brandt Kiesel the front spoiler on this car is stock 83-84 USA GTI :)
What is the model of those rims? Very nice.
Hey man what wheels are those and what's the specs on them? Looking for something similar for my mk2
How do I open the hood? I can't find the lever
How did u get past the security system using original ignition and key ??
The AAA prefix in the Mk3 does not require a coded key .
Nice project..
For the last 14 years of owning my 84 GTI I have been entertain the idea of swapping out the 10 gallon gas tank for one out of the 88 or newer VW Cabriolet that is 14.5 US gallons. I know relocating the fuel sending unit by cutting on the tank, and welding. And changing out the tank straps is all the is needed.
But, as far as I know. No one has ever done this GTI upgrade. If someone made these upgraded tanks as a kit. I would buy it in a heart beat.
read more at: www.ultimatespecs.com/car-specs/Volkswagen/2849/Volkswagen-Golf-1-Cabriolet-Quartett.html
Unfortunately I live in Corruptfornia. So doing a motor swap like this is not practical unless I move to a free state..
Wheels size please !
u r missing round lights and u r pimpin
hey what alloys are those ?
pipesmokerable xxr 531 15x8 . I don’t recall the offset though :)
Do you still own the car?
R:E:S:P:E:C:T
Just bought a galaxy with that engine. Are you saticfiet with it ? Need to know from one whos probably pusses the engine. So sorry for....boughtering - hope you understand my english
How much you want
are you using coilovers?
Hey I would love to get I contact with you to puck your brain. I am going to be attempting to do this same thing. Most of it I am comfortable with buy some of the fabrication I would like some insights
Timmothy Melcher you can DM me on Instagram :)
Music?
I got an '83 GTI VR6 swap project for sale if interested. I got everything to do the swap.
What wheel combo are you using?
Rezblade Xxr 531 15x8 with 195 50 r15 tires I don't recall the offset though 🤔
Nat covino thank you sir ,that helps a lot I’m on it
Rezblade you are very welcome
Hi, indeed a great car! I know you don't remember the offset... But would it be possible to check it? love how the wheels position, especially in front!! Nice job!
What the engine mounts you use? great job guys :)
Nikaal I made them from scratch:) there my own
Nat covino caan you heelp me, i have the vr6 engine with almost everything for swap in mk1,but mounting :/ if they work properly, give me some more info about processing, if you are able to make the new ones i can buy from you for a price
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Yeeeeeaaaa
what front lip is that??
Stock USA GTI 83-84 :)