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Hi my name is Andrej and in this thread I plan on documenting everything I do to keep track of my golfs build. I saw some people do this and thought wow what a good idea, so here we go. Late is better then never. Some of it will be posted at once since I'm already into it. Starting off was a...

Hey guys! Looking for a shop to help me build my MK1 Caddy. I have a 24v VR being built right now and I still have the 03 gti shell. I’m looking for a shop to help with the rust replacement, shaving the bag, swapping to caddy round, etc. it’ll be a lot of work but I’m just looking for someone...

Hello Everyone! I am trying to figure out how to install a LED light strip on the grille of my 2022 Jetta GLI. Very similar to how you see the LED light strips on the new Golfs! Does anyone have any suggestions or similar builds they could send my way. I am very happy with the newest generation...

Hi guys, Seem to be struggling to find the torque specs for the head, rod bearings, main caps crank CDL engine if anyone knows let me no please Thanks

I'm interested in ordering a 2022 Jetta SE or SEL. I'd like to have Sirius XM, but noticed it's only available on the SEL trim. I'm fine purchasing an SEL, however I don't like the standard alloy wheels. I prefer the simplistic look of the wheels that are standard on the SE or Sport. I played...

I just got done fully building my MK5 from the bottom up- and been having trouble with an oil leak that I could not find well after taking the front seal cover off for the third time I finally found it but I’m not sure how to fix it. It’s these two caps under the water pump. Thanks in advance...

Not sure where to place a build thread, but I wanted to document the restoration and further customization of this Mk4 I saved from being scrapped. This is my 2003 Volkswagen Jetta GLS, equipped with a 2.0 and a 5 speed. I purchased it in rough shape, but running and driving. 209k miles on the...

Hello, with the arrival of next winter I plan to tune my 1.8T for higher power (currently it has ~ 225 crank HP @ 310nm on dyno, with my own map, catless 3 '' DP, FMIC, CAI ... the engine has a mileage of 130k km) . The engine code is AUQ. My goal is to get to some ~ 400 crank HP (300-350whp)...

Sorry for odd title but I wanted to specify that it wouldn't be a ttrs engine. Ok so I'm finally about to the point where I have my mk4 gti kind of where I want it and am planning on buying another 1.8t to build to drop in. I've seen several 2.5l cars in my area going for cheap but I know they...

We did it: we once again reached the end of another week. As a reward for surviving these turbulent times, we've scoured our forums for an interesting member's car to highlight. This week we have a MK3 Jetta 2.0. Now that might not be the most exciting car Volkswagen offered, but there's more a...

Honestly, there’s very little of this car that remains Volkswagen. The body panels are carbon fiber, the engine comes from some Honda, and just about everything else has been cobbled together from parts sourced from around the automotive globe. The car started as a 1983 Rabbit. Well, actually...

Although the Golf is damn near a perfect car, there are one or two things that its driveline makes difficult. Namely, drifting. But if you have a spare V8 lying around and a little (read: a whole hell of a lot) of mechanical knowhow, you can make something like this V8-swapped Mk3. Posted to...

Happy Friday everyone! This week, one of our members is taking you back to school. It's MK7 GTI Mods 101, and nicholam77 will be your instructor. So if you currently own, or are thinking about picking up Volkswagen's latest GTI, here's the thread you want to read. So yeah, there are member...

We’ve all seen the posts titled “Finally: A Supercar you Can Afford” above a picture of a burnt-out husk of a car and shared a laugh. But YouTube’s B is for Build is trying to make it work. The car is a Lamborghini Huracan LP 610 whose engine apparently caught fire, tearing through the rear end...

We'll let you make your own decision on this one, but today's Build or Buy seems pretty obvious to us. Check out these two Vanagon campers to see if you should customize your own, or pick one off the shelf (hint: you want to build one). We're sure by now you've seen how Vanagon Westfalia values...

Prepare yourself for today's Forum Friday feature: the thread is nearly 15 years old and has 50 pages. What makes this one so special? A couple of things. One, it's a restoration of a 1978 Volkswagen Golf and not a GTI or a Scirocco or something a little more "special." Two, the attention to...

Just trying to get a project car from broken to back on the road is hard enough, but for some, that’s not enough. For some, it’s not enough to make a car just work again, some people choose to combine two cars to make something weird and wonderful and completely new. Ben Gilman is one such...

With almost 2,000 shares on Facebook, it looks like you liked (pun intended) this week's Find Of The Day . That 1990 GTI had a torquey VR6 engine, a manual transmission, and all-wheel-drive tucked inside a beautifully restored body. We're betting that car won't be available for long. So if...

For this Forum Friday, we're looking at a build posted by user edconline on VWvortex.com . The build is for a 2018 Volkswagen Golf R MK7.5 in indium grey metallic with DSG with DAP and Pretorias. He called his thread Ed's MK7.5 "Lots of Wires" Build since he loves adding electronics to his...

Volkswagens are great cars, whether you're using them as a daily driver or modding them into something entirely yours. That's why when forum user BoomGTI83 wanted a new car to work on, he ended up choosing a VW Golf SportWagen 4Motion — and the work he's done on it is just short of amazing...