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

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I haven't moved from my bed since noon today... I LOVE slow days

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Here is a shot of the frame rail on the drivers side from r32 where it ends on the floor pan. They used 2.5 inch .125 steel square tubing and built on to the floor to meet mk1 front subframe. Then went back and reinforced it with 12 gauge sheet metal. There'll be more support on this car than Dolly Parton's bra

picture of the passenger side 50% built boxed in and reinforced

its starting to look not only more functionaly but a little prettier....

and for you wiring guru's... a pic of mike holding some of the wiring that will not be used on the swap... Mike said that ronnie's removed about 10 lbs of wiring... AND EVEN MORE AMAZING IS A PIC OF MIKE WITHOUT A CELLPHONE IN HIS HAND TEXTING....

10/19/2010

This will take a second so grab a cup of joe and kick back...floors completely welded in today and reinforced with 12 gauge steel along the door frame on the inside of the car

Then doug welded to the steel plates were horizontal 2.5 in .125 square tubing running underneath the car across the front where it meets the tunnel.

Here is a shot of the drivers side where the foot pedal rest area would be

A shot of the 1.25 square tubing running through the insides of the rabbit frame rails before being all boxed in and covered up on the passenger side.

They braced the front lower windshield panel underneath with 12 gauge steel. We will also be using it to build the new bulkhead. 

The passenger side shot of the floor where the r32 floor meets the mk1 strut tower and frame rail where it is exposed. Eurowise will be bracing and sealing that up like factory. What i like to call OEM + ...

Doug building templates for the floor pan. Child's play for him at this point....

The drivers floor pan finished up and braced and sealed up from top

A shot from the engine bay.

Passenger side.

And a view from the pan welded in from the inside.... Wonder if TMI makes a carpet kit for this application...

10/20/2010

So the eurowise guys got the modified r32 subframe built, and mounted in place

They also bolted in the r32 power steering rack, and bolted the r32 modular bulk head in place. fits just like stock! Kinda...  Close up pic

The passenger side control arm shot

The driver's side shot

The money shots... Look at those dimes... 

And one last shot from the top....

And speaking of dimes.... I think the guys have earned an extra 10 cents/hour for the amazing work... thanks fellas

10/27/2010

So got most of the bulkhead in place and welded in.... going to need to add some detail one way or another to make this work (aesthetically that is....)

Almost all in place... In the pic, the welded in bulkhead metal looks to be a huge piece for is only a few inches so not as hideous looking as the pic shows....

Had a gap between the two pieces of metal that was filled in...

10/28/2010

So my first ordered part of many to come  came in yesterday

Motor is MOCKED UP into place. Oil pan sits higher than i expected... Whoo-Pee.. But basicly how it will sit...

A few details... Courtesy of the control arm they had to modify the oil pan. Not sure how this will affect the baffleing capabilities of the pan

Keeping to the OEM + theme, they used the r32 engine mounting plates. I know the two different blues don't match.... 

And from the r32

And what got my chub going..... The diff is looking spot on.... Looking good fellas

11/1/2010

Random stuff and updates....

Everything had been pushed back about 3 inches from the firewall back so the motor could be positioned further back... 

A pic of where did firewall use to sit in comparison to the new wall... 

driveshaft is in... we decided to use reinforced zipties to keep it in place and will be running the shaft under the beam.....

Drive shaft clearance for the tunnel

the rabbit got boned finally.... dogboned that is...

the electical guru himself Ronnie showing off how little the original harness is now...

And finally, doug, the only man i'd have sex with for his services!!!! Insane skills with all the metal fabricating..... Oh yeah, if you didn't notice, the motor is in now