Volkswagen Golf III, door(s) issue... any advice welcome!

[JeroenS]

I'll still be doing the coversion, my friend didn't want to spend what's basically another kit's worth. The Fujimi body is pretty well shaped, so no problem.

[Neddy]

I'm a bit late to the party here but can I make a suggestion before the conversion goes too far?

 

I don't know about the Golf III but I can tell you that the Audi A3 (which shares a lot of parts and design with the Golf) produced both three and five-door variants and the wheelbases were significantly different.  There was nearly 300mm difference which if repeated in the Golf would throw your measurements out significantly.  Can I suggest you check the wheelbase measurements of both the three and five door variants and if different re-measure accordingly?

 

[JeroenS]

6 minutes ago, Neddy said:

I'm a bit late to the party here but can I make a suggestion before the conversion goes too far?

 

I don't know about the Golf III but I can tell you that the Audi A3 (which shares a lot of parts and design with the Golf) produced both three and five-door variants and the wheelbases were significantly different.  There was nearly 300mm difference which if repeated in the Golf would throw your measurements out significantly.  Can I suggest you check the wheelbase measurements of both the three and five door variants and if different re-measure accordingly?

 

A good suggestion, and something I was planning on doing when measuring the real 3-door car. 

[PattheCat]

Knowing you, I'm convinced you'll find a solution.

 

Good luck.

[richellis]

18 hours ago, Neddy said:

I'm a bit late to the party here but can I make a suggestion before the conversion goes too far?

 

I don't know about the Golf III but I can tell you that the Audi A3 (which shares a lot of parts and design with the Golf) produced both three and five-door variants and the wheelbases were significantly different.  There was nearly 300mm difference which if repeated in the Golf would throw your measurements out significantly.  Can I suggest you check the wheelbase measurements of both the three and five door variants and if different re-measure accordingly?

 

That’s a MQB platform, the old Mk3  chassis is exactly the same.