Club rally/track car build

[buggy man]

Hi everyone, just thought id start a thread for my club car.
Ive been driving this 1.6 mk4 for the past 6 months and it has been a good car although as with most cars ive owned has left room for improvement.
Ive previously competed in club based motorkhana khanacross and autocross in a gemini, excel and a meyers manx. Now its time for a golf.
So the car is overall in good nic however is at the stage of needing maintance. Modification wise it will be getting the general rally equiptment but no rollcage yet.. i know this restricts the events i can enter however it also means i can keep standard rego relitivly easy.



So far i have partially stripped the interior, no cd player, removed rear seat and belts. I have made a rear strut brace and some rear mudflaps. Its still got the standard exhaust with both mufflers taken out and a stainles genie turbo muffler. Made a stainless cover plate for the rear plastic bumper to prevent it melting... lol

Im still yet to make front mudflaps, front strut brace, fire extiguisher and saftey stickers.
Soon i want to install a pair of race seats and harnesses. I have some saas seats but i think id rather a fixed back version.

[caputo9]

Will be keen to watch this thing go! Something a little different and I like it

[buggy man]

Okay, front mudflaps are on and brackets are painted, installed some bonnet pins, mounted a fire extinguisher and mounted up some driving lights.
I'll post up a few more pictures tomorrow! First event is in two weeks.. A s1 rallysprint at Nabiac, so a few more bits and pieces to do and we will be good to go!

[Water Boy]

Keen to see action pics!

[dylan8]

1.6lt mk4s always turn into race cars
keen to see how you go

[dubster99]

Will be keeping a close eye on this one mate! Keen to see where you take this!

[buggy man]

Sorry been to busy working on it to take any new pictures lol ill try to grab some tomorrow !
Ordered a pair of sparco 4 point harness and cut up the passenger seat base today and have started mounting up the saas seats.

[blackers10]

don't the 1.6 have a notoriously weak gearbox?
would be my biggest worry,
look forward to seeing the action tho!

[Stanton]

A mk2 16v gearbox would do the trick.

[buggy man]

The gearbox is definitely on the list of major upgrades. The car is due for a new clutch soon anyway. Any suggestions? The 1.6 engine goes really well and will be doing some cam and some valvetrain upgrades soon aswell.
So a 16v mk2 gearbox is the pick? Would like somthing with closer ratios if possible and definitely somthing stronger!