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Member ID: mcchaffy

Location: US

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1999 Volkswagen GTI

Bragging Rights

  • 1/4 Mile0 sec @ -1 mph
  • 0-600sec
  • Top Speed-1mph
  • HP-1
  • Weight-1lbs

Major Upgrades

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

Modifications

Performance Parts

  • APR Brakes 
  • Eibach Springs 
  • Eibach Shocks 

Interior

  • Recaro Seats 

Exterior Styling

  • Pirelli Tires 

Car Audio & Video

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Right then lets get these drivers in!

after making the baffles with a router...

Next mount the ring at the angle required with some dowel and hot glue. mcchaffy's 1999 Volkswagen GTI

Stretch a cloth (in this case grille cloth) and tack into place to get the right shape mcchaffy's 1999 Volkswagen GTI

Next resin and strengthen the shape with fibreglass mat.mcchaffy's 1999 Volkswagen GTI

Then on to filling and sanding and filling and sanding etc etc mcchaffy's 1999 Volkswagen GTI

Finally to cover the panels!

mcchaffy's 1999 Volkswagen GTI

Next onto the tweeters. These are going ijn the A pillars firing across the screen.

Strip the tweets down
mcchaffy's 1999 Volkswagen GTI

Then painted to match the interior
mcchaffy's 1999 Volkswagen GTI

Then get the MDF rings for mounting them aligned on the A pillar and marked and held in place.
mcchaffy's 1999 Volkswagen GTI

Stretch the cloth over to get the shape, then the resin fill sand part.
mcchaffy's 1999 Volkswagen GTI
mcchaffy's 1999 Volkswagen GTI

Then finally trimmed to match the car.

mcchaffy's 1999 Volkswagen GTI

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Member ID: mcchaffy

Location: US