Vehicle Owner

Member ID: Daniele

Location: Madrid, UN

Vehicle Info

2000 Volkswagen Golf

Bragging Rights

  • 1/4 Mile0 sec @ -1 mph
  • 0-600sec
  • Top Speed230mph
  • HP196
  • Weight1400lbs

Major Upgrades

  • turbo
  • nitrous
  • bore increase
  • port and polish
  • supercharger
  • extrude honed
  • stroke increase
  • engine swap

Modifications

Performance Parts

  • KONI Shocks 

Interior

  • Recaro Seats 

Exterior Styling

  • Falken Tires 
  • BBS Wheels 

Car Audio & Video

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Last updated: Aug 04, 2006

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Daniele’s Volkswagen Golf
“Smurf Blue GTI”

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Panel Strengthning

Damping the external shape of the car is not everything, I also used some damping and Fiber Glass to make rock-solid every internal panel of the car:

To prepare some poliester resin, better use a disposable container...
Daniele's 2000 Volkswagen Golf

It's better to have some Fiber Glass textile ready to use, in order not to loose time when the resin is ready...
Daniele's 2000 Volkswagen Golf

Before starting with the resin and Fiber Glass work, some elements of the panel were masked...
Daniele's 2000 Volkswagen Golf
Daniele's 2000 Volkswagen Golf
Daniele's 2000 Volkswagen Golf
Daniele's 2000 Volkswagen Golf
Daniele's 2000 Volkswagen Golf

And then we can extend the resin with a brush...
Daniele's 2000 Volkswagen Golf
Daniele's 2000 Volkswagen Golf
Daniele's 2000 Volkswagen Golf
Daniele's 2000 Volkswagen Golf
Daniele's 2000 Volkswagen Golf
Daniele's 2000 Volkswagen Golf

After that, all the inner panels were treated just like the external body of the car...
Daniele's 2000 Volkswagen Golf
Daniele's 2000 Volkswagen Golf
Daniele's 2000 Volkswagen Golf
Daniele's 2000 Volkswagen Golf
Daniele's 2000 Volkswagen Golf

Finally a foam panel was glued in the inner side to enshure a strong and tight adjust...
Daniele's 2000 Volkswagen Golf
Daniele's 2000 Volkswagen Golf

and I swear it is, it was hard to fix the door panel to the door itself...

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Vehicle Owner

Member ID: Daniele

Location: Madrid, UN