Yeah holy crap that was amazingly well extracted, organised and even the packaging is waaay better than you usually see from parted out cars, especially coming from overseas like this
To my knowledge, Amazon did it first 9 years ago with a partnership through Nissan. It was a very short lived publicity stunt. Motorcycle and ATV vendors have been doing this though for ages, as that's just how they ship them overseas, in parts, and then the dealerships assemble them.
3:15 THIS is one of the reasons I've always loved you guys. You've always stayed true to your roots and your fans, and I have MASSIVE respect for you guys because of that 💪🏻
This episode takes me back to the late 90's when I was reading magazines about the US market frothing for JDM conversions - particularly building EK Civic hatchbacks into EK9 Civic Type-Rs. Shipping the EK9 engine, body kit, interior and what ever else they could get and applying it on a US spec model, really the true definition - and birth of 'JDM spec' in the car community.
OH MY GOD you do not know how much i have wanted one of these specific cars since finding out about their existence! ive thought this car would be PERFECT for you guys for years now and i am sooooo fkn excited to see what you can do with it!
I think a video on the general process you guys go through when making a purchase like this would be very interesting! Even if you dumped it on the secondary channel. Some of your engine swaps are obviously simple eBay listings but this one definitely seems like it might have been a bit more involved.
Nice job guys! To be honest i secretly hoped it would be some kind of kit car, like a Caterham, that you guys would build up completely yourself! Looking forward to the rest of the series
Mad respect. It's rare to see a car youtube channel that is so self sufficient. I live you both and wish nothing but success I am ordering some melon scented air fresheners for my wagon and some t shirts. Mad respect from Cali
Best unboxing video ever guys! You are living the dream my 11 year ood self was, every time my parents bought me another AMT model kit. Always loved those kits for one reason. You could build it one, or a mix of 2 to 4 ways. Stock, custom, vehicle specific packages, factory optio type, era soecific, or custom style type, and flat out, no limitations mad mods. They even included aftermarket oarts, as well as factory parts. Same with their motorcycle kits. And now, you're doing the kind of swap I dream of. Would love to get my mitts on a Barra and a 6 speed, and cut up my 65 Mercury Comet shell, and make a nice little, not quite sedste looking sleeper out of her. Sonething that's, " only got a little six banger in her." And hit the local race night at the track. Road course, but tunable for no prep and bracket races at the strip. With street manners. Love the new project mates. Can't wait for the next installment!
I can only imagine the amount of work that went into dissasembling and packing this car + shipment logistics. Awesome video and glad you guys are in my feed again
Sweeeeeet! We have this engine in Brazil, but no GTi (tsi only, 105hp).. Fun fact: the brazilian Up is 10cm longer and the hatch is metal, not all-glass. Some say the 1.4tsi turbine fits plug and play.. Cheers!
Cant wait for this! These are amazing little cars. Fyi, still 4 stud, rear disk brake conversion kits are available, there are examples with 180hp here in the uk, some great coilovers are available for them, audi s1 shift knob is a nice Upgrade to add a bit of weight to the shift, look out for the rear wiper seal as they perish and let water in but easy to replace.
I am watching from America, and I absolutely LOVE this channel.... how excited that Blair is about this build! After watching your other channel, I have so much more respect for what you 2 do, and I'm a bit jealous to be honest. Not over your successes, you 2 deserve it! I'm jealous of the connection and relationship you 2 have a mates!! Cheers boys! Can't wait to see this build!
Up gti. 1.6 3cyl turbo .. epic hot hatch.. agree with power to from wheel ref weight too.. 16years like a fine wine gents.. Thanks for sharing .. bring the build..
Oh boy oh boy. Once you've tuned it and done all the usual upgrades you're going to have SO much fun. Had one for 5 years over here in the UK and still as fun as the day I got it.
During lockdown a friend of mine got a vw lupo 1.0 auto 😂😂🤣 but a few mnths later it emerged from his shed with a 1.8 20v turbo BAM 225bhp engine from an audi and a 6spd transmition 😮 it was epic 👏👏👏👏 to him for creating this car 😊
Ive been watching you guys for .....at least ten years from the driveway episodes. Just finished watching Moogs journey which was very good.inspirational! Keep it up and thank you for all you've done. ✌🏽😁👍🏽
Love me some good nugget content, especially when it's disrespected style. Keep up the fun projects guys! I like how attainable this type of project can be for the average person, at least cost wise
That front panel with the radiator and condenser and intercooler is sold as a "pack" for crash repair which is why its so handy for swapping stuff around. VW have done it for years, I had to do it with my 2006 B6 Passat after a bit of a shunt. Just bought a full front end pack and undid a few bolts and hoses and bolted the new one on. Was maybe an hour and half to get the whole thing done, hoses back on and coolant filled. This is definitely gonna be a great series for me, I've always been a VAG fan and have owned various Audi and VW cars for over a decade. Cant wait.
I'm actually so effing excited about this build. Don't like the UP specifically, but taking a little nugget and converting it to a turbo build for maximum ponies just awakes something on a very primal level within me.
MATEEEE! I am so HAPPY right now! I have the same shitbox, not the Gti of course, the MPI lol! And I was so sad when the Up project stopped, and now THISSS! I can’t believe there’s been 10 plus years of watching u guys, and u all are still as awesome as u we’re back then! ✌🏻✌🏻✌🏻
I’m from the uk You can fit enkei rfp1 alloys on them 16-7j +35 fit perfectly with 195/45/16r tyres. And miltek do exhausts for them Thank me later haha and the intercooler is on top
Oh, I am so exited for this! I've been driving my Seat Mii - same car, essentially - for over three years now and couldn't be happier with any other car (except maybe the electric drive version). It is fantastically fuel efficient the way I drive it and costs me basically nothing to maintain and operate. Really easy to work on and expectedly good V AG design quality. Can't wait for the next video!
From what I know, the Up! GTI was sold in the UK, Germany, Japan at least. Here in Ireland VW snubbed us but people have since improved them over. Pricey but a blast to drive I imagine.
As a Canadian, we never got the Up! but I love little cars like this, and only found out last month while in Germany that the Up! GTI exits and have since fallen in love with them, so I am super excited for this build!
Possibly a Hyundai i20N but sourced from around the world and assembled. That will take 27 boxes of stuff and 12 months. No challenge just buying a new one. If they're available.
@@David_Johnson_ as much as I’d love to see that, the i20n is a different weight class to the up, its closer to a fiesta st in performance, whereas Hyundai were meant to be bringing an i10n out to compete with this
Even with how many times you meantioned there being Up! videos coming, I somehow still didn't expect this. Really looking forward to this series, bet it'll come out great.
My mechanic did a 1.8L swap from a polo gti in an up! He tuned and did everything himself and even brought it round the track. The thing absolutely ripped!
14:26 I absolutely agree with Marty on the "FWD sucks past 260 hp" idea. I drive a stock first gen Mazdaspeed Axela (Mazdaspeed 3) and the factory 263 HP is already too intense for most normal tires, I plan to keep stock power and focus on the suspension and tire setup to get faster lap times
you gonna have a lot of fun! i owned an up gti for four years and drove it as a daily. i lowered it, throw in some bucket seats, did a remap to around 150bhp and absolutely loved it. looking forward to this series! best regards from germany ✌🏻
I used to work at a place in a small business park and there was an Up! GTI in the building opposite me - our car parking spaces were maybe opposite each other by 1.5-2 car lengths and I used to have an RX8 back then. This was a throwback to my rotary days hearing you talk about Up GTIs and I can't believe you didn't get them!
As soon as I heard Up! GTI, I had to like the video. I just love these little cars. It really is the spiritual successor to the first Golf GTI. With 115 hp, a little over a ton in curb weight and about the same outside dimensions, it's about as close to a modern day Golf 1 GTI as you can probably get. Anyway, can't wait for the build of this little gem ! Now Marty needs to get himself a competitor to this (modern, small, quick, nimble) and race on !
I ordered my second lot of Merch from you guys last month and its due to be delivered tomorrow. I am honestly so excited 😂😂 Right in time for my new car to arrive Friday.
Just bought my first Cheryl's big box! Happy to support the channel. My forester would probably be in the bin by now if not for you guys so i figure i owe ya's anyway. Cheers boys!
Stoked for this one guys! I'm in the UK and keep catching myself looking through Up GTI classifieds! About as close as you can get to a modern interpretation of an original Golf GTI I reckon.
I am a huge fan of the up! I hired one a few years ago and fell in love! I’m 196 cms tall and have plenty of room in it. My German father told me the three rules of buying cars. German,German and German. I’m in the Uk and want to balance speed with the environment. This is the answer. So excited for this build. I really want to know how it turns out. I was thinking of buying a 60 BHP version and mapping it,but this might convert me to the GTI. Good call on this. The most underrated car of the last 20 years.
The level of disrespect in this video is STAGGERING... I am so stoked for this build, thank you guys for the great content! Much love from Washington State in the US!
Really loving these vids of upgrading cars with factory stuff but keeping them factory looking and still being a ground up build. Especially making NA cars turbo so they make all the good noises. Would be nice to see a big NA 4 cylinder build with ITBs and mad induction noise though. cant wait for this one
~300-310HP in a small FWD car is a ton of fun if it has proper hardware for handling and grip. I think that's about where Marty is talking about at 230kw, I dunno, I use freedom units still for power on cars. I have a Nismo RS Juke (traded for two awful condition Nissans and an engine) that was mint, but I still ended up building it up to around 300hp with new suspension and the works for the best handling I could get. It zooms around like a gokart, insane fun for fairly cheap. On the other end, I also had a Caliber SRT4 that the previous owner had...well, way over-tuned without paying much attention to handling. Even stock those cars try to put you into a wall or ditch with torque steer, with the 370hp or so it had, you couldn't really floor it without letting up to stay straight. I've done my fair share of RWD and AWD conversions over the years. I've always avoided FWD until the Juke. My next project is a 4G Eclipse GT to mess around with V6 FWD. I also have a nice 94 2nd gen Probe GT that will be another V6 FWD project.
Really excited for this as I owned a UP GTI for a few years. Unfortunately, I wasn’t in a position to keep the car and for the rest of my life I will regret selling it. They are proper little hatchbacks and can make 190hp with a exhaust, intake, downpipe and a hybrid turbo. The one downside is there is no option to turn off TC. There is a company in the UK called JBS who managed to crack the ECU and fit a TC button from a golf and that transforms the car
UP GTI SWAP ADVICE!! Hey, I am most of the way through a GTI conversion from a non turbo Up! back in the UK. Let me know if you need any reference photos or advice on routing and pitfalls you’ll find. Love the show.
My little sister bought a gti up and they are a lovely little car to drive. She bought a milltek cat back exhaust and put a raceline highflow turbo inlet pipe with raceline induction kit on it and a remap taking it from 112bhp to 148bhp from the little 3 banger. Bare in mind she had a lupo gti for her first car and the up is only her second lol.
I LOVE this, I tried to clear out my garage last year for new stuff, I sold my E39 M5 (massive regrets) and my ropey 855R (massive regrets there aswell) couldn't and still can't part with the Up GTI, love that little thing. Can't wait for more episodes :D You're gonna love the car, they are endearing to say the least. I think they sold all over Europe, mine is 1 of 46 sold in Sweden, I've had mine 2,5 years and I've only seen another one once.
Please look into Picanto GTs. Very similar to polo GTis, being a turbo 3 cylinder manual nugget, but Australian delivered. I own one and it's simply one of the best cars I've owned and driven purely because of how torque-y, light, and fun it is to drive. Best 100 HP. Sick project though, guys 🤙
this is amazing, the 1.0 tsi motors are really popular here in brazil, they are in everything, UPs, Polos, T-Cross, its in everything here. Its great to finally see something relatable to the average person, as a owner of polo tsi, i am stoked to see what is going to be done with this rocket of a motor
I've been watching you guys for years, love the channel! I absolutely can't wait to see how this goes. I have an Up! GTi myself, owned it brand new since 2019.
As a long term vw tech and big fan of small nuggets we have had many conversation dreaming of up gti’s in Australia 🥳🥳 this will be so sick! Mad jealous! Should honestly be like vw Lego to swap over as well!
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Its all ready been done by a youtuber named frosty built
I would like to see you guys do a kit car . Something like a Pontiac Ferrero
This build has Levorg vibes. I'm digging it. 😎
My nose was itching so badly
You need to shout out the wrecker. They did a fantastic job from what we can see so far. I am pumped for this itty bitty fröthbox
Yeah holy crap that was amazingly well extracted, organised and even the packaging is waaay better than you usually see from parted out cars, especially coming from overseas like this
I have a feeling that this wrecker knew who was buying it and why.
Swelling with British pride 🇬🇧
A fair contrast to hitting the roof with coolant...
Yes they were awesome. Steve from Statller in the UK. Details in description!
Mad props to those wreckers over in the UK. That's some real care and pride in their work.
Yeah, I promise, this wrecker is 1 in a hundred!
Most of our wreckers are awful.
i agree man, impressive how good of a job they did for it
@ceirwan I'd agree. As a mechanic, I've seen some incredibly dumb shit done by wreckers before
16 years and still coming up with new exciting fresh ideas
Legit man, these guys are the best
Hells yeah!
I was sure they purchased one of those tiny Chinese electric cars
It's not really a fresh idea, someone else is already doing one with a proper GTI engine, @FrostyBuilt
kinda stole the idea though let’s be honest
5:59 putting an ad break RIGHT as you throw the lid aside, FULL DISRESPECTED 😂
Unboxing a car is definitely a interesting concept
To my knowledge, Amazon did it first 9 years ago with a partnership through Nissan. It was a very short lived publicity stunt. Motorcycle and ATV vendors have been doing this though for ages, as that's just how they ship them overseas, in parts, and then the dealerships assemble them.
James May done it first 😂
3:15 THIS is one of the reasons I've always loved you guys. You've always stayed true to your roots and your fans, and I have MASSIVE respect for you guys because of that 💪🏻
This episode takes me back to the late 90's when I was reading magazines about the US market frothing for JDM conversions - particularly building EK Civic hatchbacks into EK9 Civic Type-Rs. Shipping the EK9 engine, body kit, interior and what ever else they could get and applying it on a US spec model, really the true definition - and birth of 'JDM spec' in the car community.
I was half hoping this was going to be a Lotus/Caterham 7. None the less the boys did not disappoint, can’t wait to see the rest of the build.
Me too
Me three
Me too, too
I was hoping for an Ariel Atom but yeah along those lines. Love that the UP is getting love again
And another hoping for a Caterham...
Kudos to that wrecker for doing a stellar job. You guys should name drop them simply for doing a good job.
As opposed to the ones that didn’t
@@theairstig9164 Wreckers are notorious for promising you the moon and sending you cat vomit...
Their details are in the description
Statller Wreckers in the UK
OH MY GOD you do not know how much i have wanted one of these specific cars since finding out about their existence! ive thought this car would be PERFECT for you guys for years now and i am sooooo fkn excited to see what you can do with it!
I think a video on the general process you guys go through when making a purchase like this would be very interesting! Even if you dumped it on the secondary channel. Some of your engine swaps are obviously simple eBay listings but this one definitely seems like it might have been a bit more involved.
I’m excited because you’re excited! I love that you boys continue to do what excites you instead of pumping out content for the sake of it.
I think it's wondeful that you guys grew the channel organically and the merch money goes right back into your hobbies
Guys are rich AF.
@kraenk12 well I would think anyone that works hard ought to be well off. I'm not, but perhaps they work harder than me
Nice job guys! To be honest i secretly hoped it would be some kind of kit car, like a Caterham, that you guys would build up completely yourself! Looking forward to the rest of the series
Guys the up gti was a ton of great upgrades available in Brazil! There are tons of those running with 200hp plus at the wheels in Brazil!
Mad respect. It's rare to see a car youtube channel that is so self sufficient. I live you both and wish nothing but success I am ordering some melon scented air fresheners for my wagon and some t shirts. Mad respect from Cali
Finally opening Cheryl's box.
Best unboxing video ever guys! You are living the dream my 11 year ood self was, every time my parents bought me another AMT model kit. Always loved those kits for one reason.
You could build it one, or a mix of 2 to 4 ways. Stock, custom, vehicle specific packages, factory optio type, era soecific, or custom style type, and flat out, no limitations mad mods. They even included aftermarket oarts, as well as factory parts. Same with their motorcycle kits.
And now, you're doing the kind of swap I dream of. Would love to get my mitts on a Barra and a 6 speed, and cut up my 65 Mercury Comet shell, and make a nice little, not quite sedste looking sleeper out of her. Sonething that's, " only got a little six banger in her."
And hit the local race night at the track. Road course, but tunable for no prep and bracket races at the strip.
With street manners.
Love the new project mates. Can't wait for the next installment!
Love these oem+ swaps,
you have a brilliant chemistry + recipe with this one
I can only imagine the amount of work that went into dissasembling and packing this car + shipment logistics. Awesome video and glad you guys are in my feed again
Awesome. Kinda hoping it was a Caterham for a second. 😅 But this is really sweet.
I to thought it was gonna be a Caterham 7.
Same here...😅
Sweeeeeet! We have this engine in Brazil, but no GTi (tsi only, 105hp).. Fun fact: the brazilian Up is 10cm longer and the hatch is metal, not all-glass. Some say the 1.4tsi turbine fits plug and play.. Cheers!
Whoever packed those crates is a legend
Cant wait for this! These are amazing little cars. Fyi, still 4 stud, rear disk brake conversion kits are available, there are examples with 180hp here in the uk, some great coilovers are available for them, audi s1 shift knob is a nice Upgrade to add a bit of weight to the shift, look out for the rear wiper seal as they perish and let water in but easy to replace.
I am watching from America, and I absolutely LOVE this channel.... how excited that Blair is about this build! After watching your other channel, I have so much more respect for what you 2 do, and I'm a bit jealous to be honest. Not over your successes, you 2 deserve it! I'm jealous of the connection and relationship you 2 have a mates!! Cheers boys! Can't wait to see this build!
yes i even cried cause i also need a friend to share my passion
@@motaboi5397 i think we all could use a good friend who shares our passions
There is a turbo gti up in Brisbane already built by frostys mechanical
I remember when James May did this as a joke. Now it's really happening
Instantly what I thought of lol.
James May is an absolute legend. 🫶
Same. So fukin funny.
@@jollygoodsmashingWOW that’s what it is!!
@@jollygoodsmashing They didn't really leave, the show had enough of the bbc and left.
Up gti. 1.6 3cyl turbo .. epic hot hatch.. agree with power to from wheel ref weight too..
16years like a fine wine gents..
Thanks for sharing .. bring the build..
Theres nothing quite like being edged by Moog on my way to work 👌
ayo🤨🤨🤨🤨
Moog could do whatever he likes to me & I'd let him,
Oh boy oh boy. Once you've tuned it and done all the usual upgrades you're going to have SO much fun. Had one for 5 years over here in the UK and still as fun as the day I got it.
That is awesome been wanting more UP content, currently have a little nugget of my own I’m slowly modifying 🤙🏻
During lockdown a friend of mine got a vw lupo 1.0 auto 😂😂🤣 but a few mnths later it emerged from his shed with a 1.8 20v turbo BAM 225bhp engine from an audi and a 6spd transmition 😮 it was epic 👏👏👏👏 to him for creating this car 😊
They're common ish in the UK but I still love seeing them since they're small and quick (ish). Can't wait for this series!
Ive been watching you guys for .....at least ten years from the driveway episodes. Just finished watching Moogs journey which was very good.inspirational! Keep it up and thank you for all you've done. ✌🏽😁👍🏽
Love me some good nugget content, especially when it's disrespected style. Keep up the fun projects guys! I like how attainable this type of project can be for the average person, at least cost wise
That front panel with the radiator and condenser and intercooler is sold as a "pack" for crash repair which is why its so handy for swapping stuff around. VW have done it for years, I had to do it with my 2006 B6 Passat after a bit of a shunt. Just bought a full front end pack and undid a few bolts and hoses and bolted the new one on. Was maybe an hour and half to get the whole thing done, hoses back on and coolant filled. This is definitely gonna be a great series for me, I've always been a VAG fan and have owned various Audi and VW cars for over a decade. Cant wait.
I'm actually so effing excited about this build. Don't like the UP specifically, but taking a little nugget and converting it to a turbo build for maximum ponies just awakes something on a very primal level within me.
I am so stoked for this series. This is my favorite kind of MCM content!
Love the purity, and a in house project. Perfect!
Looking forward to this build , love your work, thanks to 2 awesome guys.
What a lovely Project! I love small cars so much. Exciting news! have fun with it guys!
love the vids guys, always get a good laugh and learn something new! keep up the good work mates and keep it chopped ❤️🤟🤙
MATEEEE! I am so HAPPY right now! I have the same shitbox, not the Gti of course, the MPI lol! And I was so sad when the Up project stopped, and now THISSS! I can’t believe there’s been 10 plus years of watching u guys, and u all are still as awesome as u we’re back then! ✌🏻✌🏻✌🏻
Glad to see some uk stuff helping you guys, top scrap yard doing that for you guys. Also it's gonna be mint!
Just recently started watching yall again. I'm glad yall got back to yalls roots.
I’m from the uk You can fit enkei rfp1 alloys on them 16-7j +35 fit perfectly with 195/45/16r tyres. And miltek do exhausts for them Thank me later haha and the intercooler is on top
Oh, I am so exited for this!
I've been driving my Seat Mii - same car, essentially - for over three years now and couldn't be happier with any other car (except maybe the electric drive version). It is fantastically fuel efficient the way I drive it and costs me basically nothing to maintain and operate. Really easy to work on and expectedly good V AG design quality.
Can't wait for the next video!
I have been looking forward to a disrespected nose. It feels like it has been a long time.
Nasal transplant time
👃
When it comes to noses, its best to pick your own..... 😮
From what I know, the Up! GTI was sold in the UK, Germany, Japan at least. Here in Ireland VW snubbed us but people have since improved them over. Pricey but a blast to drive I imagine.
The best unboxing channel on UA-cam!
At 2:35 I thought it was a Caterham 7 kit car. Let's find out if I'm right. (nope)
Me to till I spotted a white car in the back ground
As a Canadian, we never got the Up! but I love little cars like this, and only found out last month while in Germany that the Up! GTI exits and have since fallen in love with them, so I am super excited for this build!
I was not expecting this, should be interesting. Now... what is Marty getting to race it?
Possibly a Hyundai i20N but sourced from around the world and assembled. That will take 27 boxes of stuff and 12 months.
No challenge just buying a new one. If they're available.
@@David_Johnson_ as much as I’d love to see that, the i20n is a different weight class to the up, its closer to a fiesta st in performance, whereas Hyundai were meant to be bringing an i10n out to compete with this
His Mira
OR he can buy it from the dealership. BUT they won't even touch Korean cars. @@David_Johnson_
Even with how many times you meantioned there being Up! videos coming, I somehow still didn't expect this. Really looking forward to this series, bet it'll come out great.
I HAVE AUSTRALIAS FIRST GTI UP.
We used a proper GTI engine.
Catch up MCM 😂❤
My mechanic did a 1.8L swap from a polo gti in an up! He tuned and did everything himself and even brought it round the track. The thing absolutely ripped!
@frostybuilt has been building a gti swapped up for the past few months and it’s running and driving already in aus
So excited to see this GTI conversion. Drove a polo in Italy with the same engine, should be super fun when you are done.
This is interesting, I’ll love to see this swap UP and running, pun intended
We’ve already done it. We used a real GTI engine.
14:26 I absolutely agree with Marty on the "FWD sucks past 260 hp" idea. I drive a stock first gen Mazdaspeed Axela (Mazdaspeed 3) and the factory 263 HP is already too intense for most normal tires, I plan to keep stock power and focus on the suspension and tire setup to get faster lap times
Could have gotten a TFSI unit and made a modern euro super turbo 😉 Maybe a future idea.
unfortunately the 1.4 twin charged engine is a hand grenade at the best of times, VW completely replaced the engine for a good reason.
you gonna have a lot of fun! i owned an up gti for four years and drove it as a daily. i lowered it, throw in some bucket seats, did a remap to around 150bhp and absolutely loved it.
looking forward to this series!
best regards from germany ✌🏻
Man yall full on got me so bad expecting some crazy micro car to come outta one box 😂
I used to work at a place in a small business park and there was an Up! GTI in the building opposite me - our car parking spaces were maybe opposite each other by 1.5-2 car lengths and I used to have an RX8 back then. This was a throwback to my rotary days hearing you talk about Up GTIs and I can't believe you didn't get them!
this isn’t the first gti up in australia though?
@FrostyBuilt
I recently bought a 2009 polo GTI, 1.8l turbo with 110kw. For a FF it's pretty well put together and I only have understeer issues in the wet.
@fknsnd with the first GTI swapped UP! these two just look silly now
As soon as I heard Up! GTI, I had to like the video. I just love these little cars. It really is the spiritual successor to the first Golf GTI. With 115 hp, a little over a ton in curb weight and about the same outside dimensions, it's about as close to a modern day Golf 1 GTI as you can probably get.
Anyway, can't wait for the build of this little gem !
Now Marty needs to get himself a competitor to this (modern, small, quick, nimble) and race on !
I ordered my second lot of Merch from you guys last month and its due to be delivered tomorrow. I am honestly so excited 😂😂 Right in time for my new car to arrive Friday.
Just bought my first Cheryl's big box! Happy to support the channel. My forester would probably be in the bin by now if not for you guys so i figure i owe ya's anyway. Cheers boys!
Love the fact the boys still do capable light fun and affordable cars like hot hatches etc mixed in with the RS3 and built 240z etc never gets boring.
Thanks guys looking forward to seeing this one😊😊😊😊
This gotta be one of the most mighty cars mods shit ever. Fucking love it can’t wait for more of this series
My favorite series was the conversion of the 4WD Mira and this seems like more of that. Stoked!
Stoked for this one guys! I'm in the UK and keep catching myself looking through Up GTI classifieds! About as close as you can get to a modern interpretation of an original Golf GTI I reckon.
I am a huge fan of the up!
I hired one a few years ago and fell in love!
I’m 196 cms tall and have plenty of room in it.
My German father told me the three rules of buying cars. German,German and German.
I’m in the Uk and want to balance speed with the environment. This is the answer.
So excited for this build. I really want to know how it turns out.
I was thinking of buying a 60 BHP version and mapping it,but this might convert me to the GTI.
Good call on this.
The most underrated car of the last 20 years.
The level of disrespect in this video is STAGGERING... I am so stoked for this build, thank you guys for the great content! Much love from Washington State in the US!
So keen! As soon as I heard “equivalent of a Mira but the size up” and that it wasn’t from Japan I immediately said Up! Gonna be a mad little car!
Really loving these vids of upgrading cars with factory stuff but keeping them factory looking and still being a ground up build. Especially making NA cars turbo so they make all the good noises. Would be nice to see a big NA 4 cylinder build with ITBs and mad induction noise though. cant wait for this one
I've always liked a unique or "different" car build over the ideal car idk 🤷♂️ and you guys never let me down.
~300-310HP in a small FWD car is a ton of fun if it has proper hardware for handling and grip. I think that's about where Marty is talking about at 230kw, I dunno, I use freedom units still for power on cars. I have a Nismo RS Juke (traded for two awful condition Nissans and an engine) that was mint, but I still ended up building it up to around 300hp with new suspension and the works for the best handling I could get. It zooms around like a gokart, insane fun for fairly cheap. On the other end, I also had a Caliber SRT4 that the previous owner had...well, way over-tuned without paying much attention to handling. Even stock those cars try to put you into a wall or ditch with torque steer, with the 370hp or so it had, you couldn't really floor it without letting up to stay straight.
I've done my fair share of RWD and AWD conversions over the years. I've always avoided FWD until the Juke. My next project is a 4G Eclipse GT to mess around with V6 FWD. I also have a nice 94 2nd gen Probe GT that will be another V6 FWD project.
Really excited for this as I owned a UP GTI for a few years. Unfortunately, I wasn’t in a position to keep the car and for the rest of my life I will regret selling it.
They are proper little hatchbacks and can make 190hp with a exhaust, intake, downpipe and a hybrid turbo.
The one downside is there is no option to turn off TC. There is a company in the UK called JBS who managed to crack the ECU and fit a TC button from a golf and that transforms the car
So looking forward to this build! Just mad guys...
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Hey, I am most of the way through a GTI conversion from a non turbo Up! back in the UK.
Let me know if you need any reference photos or advice on routing and pitfalls you’ll find.
Love the show.
I was hoping for a Lotus 7 clone, like a Brunton Stalker XL. I got a ride in one, it was a life changing experience ❤
Watching this as I look out the window on my own Up and the neighbors Up GTI. Awesome little car
AMERICAN here. Never heard of an UP GTI til your video. Sound fun tho now that I looked it up! Cant wait!
Always asking with "Martin", so funny. 😆
My little sister bought a gti up and they are a lovely little car to drive. She bought a milltek cat back exhaust and put a raceline highflow turbo inlet pipe with raceline induction kit on it and a remap taking it from 112bhp to 148bhp from the little 3 banger. Bare in mind she had a lupo gti for her first car and the up is only her second lol.
I LOVE this, I tried to clear out my garage last year for new stuff, I sold my E39 M5 (massive regrets) and my ropey 855R (massive regrets there aswell) couldn't and still can't part with the Up GTI, love that little thing. Can't wait for more episodes :D You're gonna love the car, they are endearing to say the least. I think they sold all over Europe, mine is 1 of 46 sold in Sweden, I've had mine 2,5 years and I've only seen another one once.
Please look into Picanto GTs. Very similar to polo GTis, being a turbo 3 cylinder manual nugget, but Australian delivered. I own one and it's simply one of the best cars I've owned and driven purely because of how torque-y, light, and fun it is to drive. Best 100 HP.
Sick project though, guys 🤙
this is amazing, the 1.0 tsi motors are really popular here in brazil, they are in everything, UPs, Polos, T-Cross, its in everything here. Its great to finally see something relatable to the average person, as a owner of polo tsi, i am stoked to see what is going to be done with this rocket of a motor
I've been watching you guys for years, love the channel! I absolutely can't wait to see how this goes. I have an Up! GTi myself, owned it brand new since 2019.
very keen for this build! I recently bought a 2010 golf r stat writeoff to swap all the fun bits into my gti
I drive a 2023 up Gti, it’s a brilliant car. I’m so excited to see this build!!
Very excited for this one! Turbo Up then page up!! 🎉🎉
I bought an Up! GTI like 6 weeks ago, you guys are gonna have so much fun once yours is done! Hilarious little cars!
Awesome project cant wait to see it done! But next up you guys should consider getting a mk1 Audi tt 1.8t and modding it.
As a long term vw tech and big fan of small nuggets we have had many conversation dreaming of up gti’s in Australia 🥳🥳 this will be so sick! Mad jealous! Should honestly be like vw Lego to swap over as well!
Go check out the UP GTI swap I’m doing currently mate you’ll love it!