mark smith
Well-known member
As the owner of www.factoryfive.com I wanted a kit car that would appeal to my daily driver buddies and others who already own one or more of our high performance kits.
I am on twitter at www.twitter.com/factoryfive if you are into these projects and I am trying to do this live with the help of the various online communities that support the vw's(the factory five community connects on www.ffcars.com)
the thread that reviews our progress to date is called "mark smith...time to talk) and I figured it was time to get the input of the die hard tdi community.
I am just at the point where we are choosing the body shape and top configuration so any advice is welcomed. Here is the concept for those that have not heard of it:
Gen iv golf or jetta tdi
cut rear off the car
cut the front off the car just forward of the front suspension mounts
cut roof off the car
lower dash 6" and lower seats 6"
move the tdi fwd engine and gearbox to the rear for a mid engine sports layout.
modify the front upper suspension to accom a no strut shock system
add front and rear subframes to hld engine/fuel tank batt etc
we call it the G3f (go green go fast) and the new company I started to launch it is separate from factory five and is called Smyth performance, inc.
have fun.
mark smith
fact5 at comcast dot net
twitter "factoryfive"
www.twitter.com/factoryfive
www.ffcars.com(factory five discussion site)
I am on twitter at www.twitter.com/factoryfive if you are into these projects and I am trying to do this live with the help of the various online communities that support the vw's(the factory five community connects on www.ffcars.com)
the thread that reviews our progress to date is called "mark smith...time to talk) and I figured it was time to get the input of the die hard tdi community.
I am just at the point where we are choosing the body shape and top configuration so any advice is welcomed. Here is the concept for those that have not heard of it:
Gen iv golf or jetta tdi
cut rear off the car
cut the front off the car just forward of the front suspension mounts
cut roof off the car
lower dash 6" and lower seats 6"
move the tdi fwd engine and gearbox to the rear for a mid engine sports layout.
modify the front upper suspension to accom a no strut shock system
add front and rear subframes to hld engine/fuel tank batt etc
we call it the G3f (go green go fast) and the new company I started to launch it is separate from factory five and is called Smyth performance, inc.
have fun.
mark smith
fact5 at comcast dot net
twitter "factoryfive"
www.twitter.com/factoryfive
www.ffcars.com(factory five discussion site)
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