So I've had my GTI for a little over 7 years, and it's time for a change. I love the car, but with around 300whp it has a bit of trouble putting the power to the front wheels. Instead of selling it for something else, I decided to step up my game and fix my drivetrain "issue". The swap will retain the current engine with a W58 Toyota transmission and E30 rear trailing arm. I will try to document everything as well as I can, but I tend to forget to take pictures once I get working. Anyways, I have the motor mounts done and the trans crossmember 90% there. I didn't take many pictures, but here's what I got.
Passenger mount drying:
In the car, don't mind all the welding slag, I got lazy and never cleaned it off:
Mounts in the car:
Bottom of the crossmember:
A couple of other pictures of the crossmember....I'm using 2x1.5 1/8 tubing to run to the bottom mount, with a boxing plate at the rocker and another across the floor support rail.
I should have the crossmember finished tomorrow night and then move on to the steering.
Passenger mount drying:
In the car, don't mind all the welding slag, I got lazy and never cleaned it off:
Mounts in the car:
Bottom of the crossmember:
A couple of other pictures of the crossmember....I'm using 2x1.5 1/8 tubing to run to the bottom mount, with a boxing plate at the rocker and another across the floor support rail.
I should have the crossmember finished tomorrow night and then move on to the steering.
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