Frah2o Posted October 10, 2019 Share Posted October 10, 2019 (edited) Hi, to everybody. I’m italian and a big vw fan (i have a couple of mk3) I started 2 years ago the collection of this 1/8 golf GTI (100 issues) only for italian market and the collection is now terminated......my model not (some stop due to work on a couple of 1/8 Delta WRC) I’ve started a tuned/stanced project but i decided to remade it with extra details to add more realism to my model. I work on this model when I'll made some work pause on Mclarem Here the status (i've stated to rework in July) Edited April 16, 2020 by Frah2o 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frah2o Posted October 10, 2019 Author Share Posted October 10, 2019 The engine kit i think is a PB engine Here i started to work on block. I made hole for engine lift I scribed the head that was absent I now repainted the block in iron mica, the head will be painted in allumium block. If you want and if is it possible i want to share with you my building 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frah2o Posted October 10, 2019 Author Share Posted October 10, 2019 I repainted the head with a silfer leaf paint, and whole gearbox and differential in gloss alluminium I added the wire from distributur to ignition coil and i full remade the plug wire in with red cable. I reapinted in green the gearbox cap, in the future i'll put a vw logo waterslide decal I dediced to fill the inside wheel arch with putty to give more deep and realism. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frah2o Posted October 10, 2019 Author Share Posted October 10, 2019 I started the work on engne bay. The kit give engine bay separeted from chassis and the junction with chassis is really worst I "welded" the engine bay and i started to rebuilt the spar that was all wrong in the model (just notched the chassis) To fit the absorber, i opned the top mount sunspesion to have right access on ammo screw FInally i try a first check for the inside clearence between chassis and and engine. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richellis Posted October 10, 2019 Share Posted October 10, 2019 Very cool, I’ll be watching this. I had a mk2 a while back, I’ll try and dig a pic out. It was a nightmare as I couldn’t go over speed bumps, pot holes or even a hump back bridge by where I lived 😂 had to drive miles out of my way to get home from work 😂 and forget about multi-story carparks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frah2o Posted October 10, 2019 Author Share Posted October 10, 2019 3 minutes ago, richellis said: Very cool, I’ll be watching this. I had a mk2 a while back, I’ll try and dig a pic out. It was a nightmare as I couldn’t go over speed bumps, pot holes or even a hump back bridge by where I lived 😂 had to drive miles out of my way to get home from work 😂 and forget about multi-story carparks 😂 I'm in your same condition with my mk3 (with chassis notched)....but low is a way of life (specially on a vw) 🥰 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frah2o Posted October 10, 2019 Author Share Posted October 10, 2019 In the past week I continued the work on engine bay. With fiber bond iI filled the self made side pods I self made a new water tank bracket with alu stripe and I filled the hole on side strut With the help of Lego bricks I made the missed servobrake and i made a new fitting sistem on engine firewall I started to selfmade (just finish the final shape) a new clutch lever on gearbox to replicate the future clutch cable (totally missed in the kit) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richellis Posted October 10, 2019 Share Posted October 10, 2019 Not anymore, I’ve a MK7 estate family car, mk6 tai family car and my mk1 is going to be 100% original when finished Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frah2o Posted October 10, 2019 Author Share Posted October 10, 2019 9 minutes ago, richellis said: Not anymore, I’ve a MK7 estate family car, mk6 tai family car and my mk1 is going to be 100% original when finished These are my sisters GTI 93 and Tdi 94. The white is for treffen, the black isa dalily. I bought a Fujimi kit 1/24 to replicate my 1:1 daily....the hardest part of project will be to find the Lorinser rims. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCH Posted October 10, 2019 Share Posted October 10, 2019 (edited) Frah - Keep posting! Following with great interest. I wish I had the luxury of looking directly at the real thing. Great work both model and full scale. Edited October 10, 2019 by JCH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frah2o Posted October 11, 2019 Author Share Posted October 11, 2019 17 hours ago, JCH said: Frah - Keep posting! Following with great interest. I wish I had the luxury of looking directly at the real thing. Great work both model and full scale. 😁 Yes JCH i continued in posting.....i don't post in one shoot all progress because i s too much, but i'm very glad to share with you my work I coated in primer the engine bay to highlight the faults. I decided to eliminate the wiper tank. I'll fitted an extra engine oil cooling radiator. I remade a modified radiator and i self made a first version of cooling duct. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frah2o Posted October 11, 2019 Author Share Posted October 11, 2019 I checked the clearence between bonnet and radiator duct...It's too near. I decided to remade a new shape of duct. I added joint to radiator for future braided hose I start to modified the inside high beam projector to create a Venturi duct for cooling the extra radiator. I removed the fluted glass and i fitted a metal mesh. Before to finish this work I need to rework in the future the headlight for fit the mesh properly. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frah2o Posted October 11, 2019 Author Share Posted October 11, 2019 Before to proceed with other engine or gearbox details, i remade whole engine mount system. The kit has only 1 (the gearbox side and also is not completed) of 3 engine mount. I remade my best for my skills, the 3 engine mount. I reinforced the front struts and i used a modified lego brick to match the right angle for front mount The rear (timing belt side) was totally missing. I self made an alu bracket. The two rear engine mount are fixed on subframe to make easier the future fitting of subframe and arms. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frah2o Posted October 21, 2019 Author Share Posted October 21, 2019 Before continuing with engine bay (missing some ribs on firewall to be replicated) I make some adjustment work. The oil sump is missing of a parts of block. With styrene I did the new piece (in the next days i’ll paint with color of block) The timing cover is missing of the rear cover.....with styrene i did also this. My attention was to the air intake sistem. I don’t like the oem filter, so i decided to try to replicate the CDA of bmc (that I have really fitted on my Gti mk3) I modified the intake hose. With lego bricks i made the MAF sensor and i used the upper control unit from the 1/8 kit. I finally made the futur carbon box of CDA. With help of PataFix i fitted all the new system to check clearence and space. Next step will be: - fully moulding with putty of hoses and air bix - repainting and use shrink tube for part of hoses - carbon coating of filter box - new bracket to fix the new airbox. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frah2o Posted October 21, 2019 Author Share Posted October 21, 2019 i did my best to give more deep to firewall. With self made paper template i draw the mouldings. After cheking the size, i’ll made with styrene and then i fixxed A fast primer coat to check....i think is quite good and look like the real firewall Finally i check clearence with engine an bodyshell....at the moment is good 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frah2o Posted October 22, 2019 Author Share Posted October 22, 2019 I continued the extra add on engine. The engine (particularly the gearbox) kit is missing of some detail. I add the check hole for timing on flywheel...then i painted it in green I replicate a single gear linkage (as like a Delta hf integrale that i build few months ago) I finished extra detail on clutch leverage I started to fix timing cover, alternator (which i added a cable) and water pump. I need fitted these elements to adjust the mistake of the kit for cooling and wiring. I covered with bare metak foil the spark plugs to imitate the original. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frah2o Posted October 22, 2019 Author Share Posted October 22, 2019 I did my personal best to replicate the clutch cable. With metal wire i did the first visible section. With a drinking straw, shrink and rubber wire i replicated the clutch cable. The oil level is orrible from the kit, i remade by myself I remade the hydraulic joint on the head (i added 2 slot for sensor and future wiring) Finally i started the work on pulley, i separated them from the printed belt. I’ll made a belt from shrink or elastic. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 Well, that is big and now has lots of accurate detail. Very impressive. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frah2o Posted October 23, 2019 Author Share Posted October 23, 2019 11 hours ago, Pete in Lincs said: Well, that is big and now has lots of accurate detail. Very impressive. Thnaks Pete for apprecciation. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frah2o Posted October 23, 2019 Author Share Posted October 23, 2019 I continued the work on engine. I remade the support/radiator of oil filter. I also add 2 extra joint for extra custom radiator. The injectors-fuel rail is very poor from the kit. I added a lego brick to simulate the fuel pressure regulator and 2 joint for fuel lines. I also added 4 tube that want remember the 4 injectors. Finally i painted the rail in metallic red and titanium gold the regulator. To match the 4 injectors to right size i filled the gap between the duct. I selfmade the vapors oil caniters with lego brick, i coated it with bare metal foil; i added the hose level and joint to connect to other joint on rocker cover. I also fitting the nee metal coolant pipes adding the missing hose to waterpump. I fitted the engine starter and finally I fitted the inlet manifold. Just some pics in the engine bay to control the fitting and clearence. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frah2o Posted October 23, 2019 Author Share Posted October 23, 2019 I continued with inlet system. I added the idle bypass adj screw to the throttle body. Next step (i missed will be to add the hose to fuel pressure regulator for preheat valve) I painted the throttle in flat alluminium and i fix it to intake hose with a hidden screw. Finally i add shrink tube and alu tie. I remade the hose from the idle air stabilizer to inlet duct. I made with a new pond wire coated with shrink tube. I added real m 1.4 bolt on alternator bracket than i fixxed it on engine Finally i start an hard work on exhaust manifold. The kit give a curious manifold with only a duct. I added the missing 3 duct and i “solded” them with Ciano and bicarbonate. Nex step i’ll moulded the new manifold and I’ll try to made the flange to head (very hard for space) 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeroenS Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 I agree with Pete, very impressive work. That will be a serious looking engine when you're done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frah2o Posted October 23, 2019 Author Share Posted October 23, 2019 50 minutes ago, JeroenS said: I agree with Pete, very impressive work. That will be a serious looking engine when you're done. Many Thanks Jeron. 😊 This big scaled models are very impressive size but very poor of details. I'll try do to my best to add all missing. My fortune is that i love, own and quite know 80' - 90' golf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 I'm waiting until you turn the key! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frah2o Posted October 24, 2019 Author Share Posted October 24, 2019 11 hours ago, Pete in Lincs said: I'm waiting until you turn the key! 😁...A final check to level and I'll try to start 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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