Worthersee Pic Dump
Here are a few more photos from Worthersee that didn’t really fit in the main post. There were some really neat cars there, to be sure
This is a B4-generation VW Passat Wagon. It originally came out of the factory with an ABA 2.0L 16v. Now it has a 12v VR6, it’s been slammed beyond belief on some coilovers and is sporting BBS RXII’s from a Jetta Wolfsburg. I really like the way this car was done - clean, tasteful and most unique. B4 Passats are not a common sight, even at VW meets.
Notice the license plate? “K04 S4.” This was one sweet car. On the surface it just looks like a stock S4. That’s all lies and deceit. This car has been upgraded to the larger K04-20 turbochargers than came on the european-market RS4, and makes somewhere close to 400 wheel horsepower. It’s also got a Stoptech front brake upgrade, a 3″ AWE exhaust, coil-over suspension, and more goodies than I can really remember. Plus, it’s a 2000 model sport package, meaning it has matching Nogaro Blue alcantara and door inserts inside, which is damn cool.
This GTI is remarkable simply because it’s so damned low. This was stashed in the upper parking lot, which had a small smooth curb leading up into it. It required some 2×4’s to get up there. You know a car is low when you need 2×4’s to get into a parking lot.
this MKII Jetta GLI had a serious amount of turbocharging going on under the hood. I’ve never seen so much chrome in a VW engine bay in my life.
Gotta love some old aircooled action. Now i’m no expert on aircooled VW’s, but I’d peg this one as an early seventies model. It’s a squareback, one of the two models (along with the slantback) that bridged the gap between the last of the Beetles in the US and the Rabbit. You can see the pump and actuators under the hood for the air suspension. This car was really well done.
I suppose I just still don’t “get” the whole Hoodride trend. Nicely done cars, mechanically speaking, but they just look like crap. It’s unique, to be sure.
A couple of non-VW’s showed up and were politely escorted into the side parking lot, outside of the show. A brace of Honda S2000’s showed up, and this one caught my attention. That’s a Comptech Supercharger kit. I like these because they use air-to-water intercoolers rather than the standard air-to-air deal. I would think a supercharger would fix the S2000’s main problem - a complete and utter lack of low-end torque. Kinda want.
This is one of 1200 Fahrenheit Edition Golf GTI’s made last year. The interesting thing about it is the color. VW calls it Fahrenheit Orange, of course, but it’s a direct copy of Lamborghini’s Arancio Atlas Mica (Metallic Orange) which is available on the Gallardo and the Murcielago. It’s interesting to see it on a Golf.
I love this picture. I’m glad to see that the MKIII-chassis VW’s are still getting some love. These two GTI’s (both modified VR6’s) were extremely well done. I love the BBS mesh wheels and the clean bodies. It’s a GTI done right. The black one actually had a Schrick Motorsports racing intake manifold, which is a trick piece of equipment.
Just to put this show into perspective, this row of cars was just two lines in the short parking lot. There were four lots and quite a bit of overflow. This show is quickly outgrowing it’s own pants.
and now for some gratuitous engine shots! Drool away.
Someone spent a long time making the engine on this Passat 1.8T really pretty. I was impressed. the 1.8T just looks more at home in the B5 chassis than the A4 (Jetta/Golf etc) chassis.
TT 3.2 VR6 with a nifty intake setup
This is BFI’s (Black Forest Industries) MkIII demo car. It’s based on a 2.0L 8v, but now has a T3/T4 turbo setup with a really neat air-to-water intercooler. It’s impressive they got all this hardware to fit under the hood.
This is an aftermarket G60 conversion on an 8v. You can tell from the bay-mounted intercooler. If memory serves me right, this was stuffed in a MkII Golf. I believe that’s a Kompressors Kanada blower, too. Probably quite a fun little machine.
Another nice setup here. Car is a MkII Golf GTi but the engine is unique. It started life as a G60 but was converted to a 16-valve head, with custom engine management (Megasquirt? Not sure.) With a slightly worked-over blower this car puts down 258 wheel horsepower from 2.0L. Impressive. Why didn’t VW make a 16v G60 from the factory?
This is an underhood view of that purple MKII Jetta GLI 16v. You need sunglasses to look in this engine bay, but I bet the thing has some power. Or at least I’d hope so. That’s a lot of chrome. Pretty, though.
This looks like a fun little number. It’s a B5-chassis A4 1.8T Quattro with what looks like some form of Garrett GT30 ball-bearing turbocharger. A lot easier to run this sort of setup on a 1.8T in this chassis than in one with a transverse engine, to be sure.
I’ll leave you with this: A 1.8T from a MKIV stuffed into a MKI. How fun do you suppose this car is to drive? Holy crap.
However, I can’t say the entire trip went well. They say a picture is worth a thousand words… how many is this one worth?
Despite a few troubles along the way (to put it nicely), Worthersee was simply a blast. We’ll be back next year for sure.