1991 Volkswagen Golf GL

The body was refinished in orange under previous ownership, and it was repainted white in 2013. In 2017 the car was disassembled, the mirrors, door handles, rear wiper, and trim were removed, and a carbon-fiber roof panel was installed before it was repainted again by Straightline Autowerks in Mullica Hill, New Jersey. European-specification bumpers, smoked Hella taillights, a Bonrath badgeless grille, a Voomeran front spoiler, crosshair H4 headlights, smoked front turn signals, a rear tow strap, and carbon-fiber mirror blanks were then installed. The car does not have a hood or windshield wipers.Custom-made 17 7.5" Rotiform wheels with machined faces and polished lips are mounted with 195/40 Achilles ATR-K Economist tires. HR Ultra Low coilovers have been installed, and tubular control arms were fabricated for the car. Stopping power is provided by four-wheel disc brakes sourced from a MkIII Volkswagen.The cabin was stripped, the pillars and rear floor section were shaved, and a textured coating was applied to the floor. Recaro seats trimmed in brown vinyl were installed, and the dashboard and door panels were recovered to match and fitted with carbon-fiber trim. Carbon-fiber sill trim was also installed along with a Wilwood pedal box, Schroth harnesses, and a CAE shifter mounted on an 02J shift tower. A gold Porsche crest has been installed on the glove box door, and custom mats with grommets line the floors. There is no climate control system or radio, the ECU is mounted behind the glove box door, and the lower dashboard section and center console have been removed.A SwoopsBUILT roll bar was fabricated, and a rear strut brace has been installed. The rear seats have been removed and the area covered by a black panel, and the hydraulic handbrake has a CompBrake aluminum handle.The custom-wrapped MOMO steering wheel has a carbon-fiber centering stripe and a brushed metal horn button. A carbon-fiber steering column clamshell and directional stalk have also been installed.A Digifiz 8000 instrument cluster has been installed and now shows 2k kilometers (~1,200 miles), which is said to represent the mileage on the build. Total chassis mileage is unknown.The engine bay and cowl were smoothed, and a custom fan, fan shroud, coolant overflow tank, and lines were installed along with an aluminum radiator. The 2.8-liter 12-valve VR6 was rebuilt in 2017 with Schrick 268 camshafts, DG Motorsport individual throttle bodies, and billet pulleys, and it runs on an MS3Pro stand-alone engine management system. An oil change was performed in July 2023.The six-into-one stainless-steel header is mated to a custom exhaust system. Power is sent to the front wheels through a five-speed 02A manual transaxle with a limited-slip differential, and the housing has been painted white.Additional photos of the underside are provided in the gallery below.Photos of the car in the rotisserie stage are shown at the end of the gallery.