A little durtydubs and a lot of eurowise: r32 AWD-twin turbo Mk1 by Nashty Rabbit

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So.... Got peeps showing up here at the house for the UFC fights so a quick post... No details necessary, however, not these particular wheels, but get use to seeing 16's on this car.....

11/15/2010

So it’s getting closer and closer every day. Again, I can’t thank Mike enough for having the sense to agree and take on this project…. He was scared and whimpering like a 10 year old nun in a Italian brothel house once I laid down what I wanted, but after my nonstop coaching, he grew a pair, and he has made me a proud client….  You and the rest of the eurowise crew are, and will continue to be, something and someone(s) the rest of the automotive community can be proud of! So enough of my ass kissing and back to what you guys really care about…. The build….

Its not how big a shaft you have, but what you do with it that counts…..  The driveshaft was shortened then insert was machined for strength…

So, from the factory the R32 wheelbase is approximately 5 inches wider. The complete R32 rear suspension and axles has been narrowed to be exactly the same width as the mk1 rabbit to fit the body.

The rear end was then mocked into place with the r32 floor bolted to the r32 subframe.

They then checked for clearance issues, measuring, measuring and more measuring and planning, then a little more measuring….

Using the rear support brace they welded in place to keep the body straight, they squared up the rear suspension assembly and welded the square tubing to the sub-frame to hold the assembly in place.

They finished playing with the shaft and got it bolted to the rear differential.

 And some shots of the rear end from the outside. You can see where they have the trailing arms\spindle assembly mocked in place. It's home will be bolted to the R32 floor pan just like it did from the factory as well. This complete rear assembly will be removable and serviceable…





And finally, they got the parts in for the custom short runner manifold….



Again, IF ANYONE KNOW HOW TO GET A HOLD OF JAROD (AKA XKROMX). PLEASE MESSAGE ME IF SO…. THANKS SO MUCH!


11/22/2010

So was up at charlotte over the weekend and basicly got harrassed by a bunch of yahoos....

So here's some eyecandy...







And all of it together.....



We're aiming for 200 whp......

12/1/2010

Custom modified mk3 VR6 spindles, with custom machined R32 hubs, VR6 wheel bearings, machined strut brackets to accept mk1 coilovers.






The front suspension spindle bolted up and modified vr6 ball joints.

They mocked up the spindle and suspension.



As for the back in…. Since the original rabbit wasn’t designed for this setup, eurowise went through the rear, as they have the entire car, and welded 1 inch square tubing like shown here in the picture below. Obviously a good bit of weight has been added, but well worth the support this little bunny will need in the months to come…



They went back and boxed it in with 12 gauge steel.



Since the r32 is wider overall and we wanted to utilize the OEM rear floor pan to flow with the rest of the body, they had to section the floor into 3 pieces shorten it and weld them back together. Much like doing a chop top, that I’d like to call a half ass…



Doug wrapping up the rear floor, welding and grinding down to make it look like 1 seamless floor pan.



After speaking with mike, there’s a good chance I’ll probably stick with a 15â€Â wheel, but a random shot of the rear 16â€Â wheel tucking…



Thanks to Black Forest Industries for providing these beautiful complete performance engine mount replacements.

The transmission mount was machined and modified because BFI does not offer a transmission complete mount replacement at this time…





How the engine sits now completely bolted in.



And finally after 2 month we finally have an mk1 r32 AWD rolling chassis.



All I got to say is…

{singing voice}I love what you do for me…. eurowise{singing voice done}