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  • Alonso

    Dec. 5, 2008 2:39 a.m. Alonso New Reader

    Epic build

    http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=3277830&page=1

  • EricM

    Dec. 5, 2008 9:06 a.m. EricM Reader

    all that work, so little horsepower :shakes head:

  • Rangeball

    Dec. 5, 2008 9:24 a.m. Rangeball New Reader

    That is an amazing build!! The guy definitely has some skills!

  • Keith

    Dec. 5, 2008 12:24 p.m. Keith UltraDork

    Here's the 56 (!) page thread summed up.

    http://forums.forzamotorsport.net/blogs/turn_10s_forza_motorsport_blog/archive/200...

    Astounding. This picture almost made me cry with happiness.

  • Salanis

    Dec. 5, 2008 12:37 p.m. Salanis SuperDork

    It's... [sniff]... beautiful.

  • RussellH

    Dec. 5, 2008 1:36 p.m. RussellH New Reader

    wow

  • Cone_Junky

    Dec. 5, 2008 1:36 p.m. Cone_Junky New Reader

    I've been watching that build for years. The owner appears to be a highly skilled fabricator. As for little HP, I think a 16V-T is capable of putting down good numbers (we have a local putting over 500HP to the wheels with a 16V-T).

    I can't even imagine taking on such a project. Of course I don't have the time, money, or skills to even consider it either...

  • amaff

    Dec. 5, 2008 2:14 p.m. amaff HalfDork

    That's some serious fab skills, I'm impressed

  • Keith

    Dec. 5, 2008 2:34 p.m. Keith UltraDork

    You get skills like that from doing and paying attention to detail. He's only 21 (22 now, I guess), so there's still time for any of us to develop them.

    Makes my little MG project seem like something that should be banged out in a weekend.

  • jwc38

    Dec. 5, 2008 3:05 p.m. jwc38 New Reader

    Thats the first time my mouth went dry from scrolling through pictures.

  • Ryan9118

    Dec. 5, 2008 7:27 p.m. Ryan9118 HalfDork

    Oh man, I remember that car. I looked at that thing probably.... 1.5 years ago? Obviously wasn't finished back then. Glad to see he's still working on it. That car is awesome, and he's got some serious talent and dedication.

  • Alonso

    Dec. 5, 2008 8:38 p.m. Alonso New Reader

    i think the turbo he's using is capable of 350 HP. Thats the disco patatoe

  • Kendall_Jones

    Dec. 6, 2008 9:00 a.m. Kendall_Jones New Reader

    I wish there was a way to filter these "epic" build threads to cut out all the atta boy / hater / circle jerking. Damn near 50 pages, and most of the project could be summarized in in 5.

    Its a great project, glad to see he's still plugging along (most 21 YO's that I know would have abandoned this after the initial teardown)

    Kendall

  • PeterAK

    Dec. 6, 2008 10:33 a.m. PeterAK Dork

    Wow.

  • Keith

    Dec. 6, 2008 10:53 a.m. Keith UltraDork

    Kendall_Jones wrote:

    I wish there was a way to filter these "epic" build threads to cut out all the atta boy / hater / circle jerking. Damn near 50 pages, and most of the project could be summarized in in 5.

    Its a great project, glad to see he's still plugging along (most 21 YO's that I know would have abandoned this after the initial teardown)

    Kendall

    In this case, there is. I posted the link to the summary earlier.

  • DILYSI Dave

    Dec. 6, 2008 11:30 a.m. DILYSI Dave PowerDork

    Pretty damned amazing.

 

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