First pieces to come in .....

 

i was lucky enough to find a rear valence near by from a member here in Pennsylvania , and lucky again to find these rims , from Germany !!

 

Are you just doing external mods or internal, engine, suspension, brakes as well? John

 

what can be done to the suspension and engine ? i have no clue besides engine retuning

 

are you going to paint it blue?

 

I used to live in the city where you bought this beautiful T'reg from.
Also, you forgot a letter in the states name. There are (2) N's

Minnesota.

 

Very cool - looking forward to watching it progress. Are you planning on keeping it or selling it?

 

John , i think i will keep the suspension and brakes stock , the front brakes are massive ,
and the air suspension is just good enough for now , however I'm planning to Tune in the Engine , to a 350 Psi ? any good recommendations would be greatly appreciated .

Ragman , i was planning on painting it White ...but my guy at the body shop said keep it as is ...what do you think ?

ArgonSr My bad ) it was nice out there , very different from the city life !

Thank You TJAY , yes i am planing to sell it by the end of the year , i just bought extended warranty ( Fidelity) through my local VW dealer , 1 year Gold 12K miles .

 

valences being painted and installed

i bought a pair of OEM side skirts , my local VW dealer found the right side in indiana and the left side in Arizona , ( from VW dealers )
delivery this wednesday
the only thing left to buy so far are the fender Flares

 

The colour is OK. Just putty those awful front bumper reflectors.

the only thing left to buy so far are the fender Flares

I think you should revise rear spoiler.

 

true ,the bumper reflectors are awful , i will darken/lighten them , well see whichever works best , whats with the real spoiler ?

 

I guess (based on the photo provided) you have standard roof spoiler or "wing" 7L6 827 991 CGRU

You have to replace it for "individual" one 7L9 827 933 CGRU
Rear Wing - R50/W12/Individual [7L9827933CGRU] - $1,545.00 : OEMplus.com, Original Equipment

 

Njord , you got me confused , i thought i had the right one !

 

You do have it already. Not sure what Njord was thinking.

 

While the blue looks the best, changing the colour is a massive job because to do it properly you need to strip it down completely in order to do all the internal stuff like door frames and under hood etc.

The colour you have is fine.

 

Horizontal (flat) and prolonged (extended).

 

Here are some items which are NOT the same between a stock V10 and an R50,

1. Front Brakes and Callipers (368 mm and 7L9615123 Calliper)
2. Sway Bars
3. Auto trans and shift points

I suggest if you wish to build a "Forgery" that you get the options list from a real R50 and then go looking in ETKA. You will find that the difference in $$$$$'s what not simply cosmetic.

Stuart..

 

Stuart , i am not sure if i cam willing to go that far , i will stick to exterior mod for now , and maybe some engine tuning , it is already getting very expensive ...

 

these pics were taken today
it is slowly coming together
little things left to order
i need a front valance Cap or Lip , i ordered one but apparently it will take 4 to 5 weeks to arrive
does anybody have one for sale ?

 

these pics were taken today
it is slowly coming together
little things left to order
i need a front valance Cap or Lip , i ordered one but apparently it will take 4 to 5 weeks to arrive
does anybody have one for sale ?

Hey do you happen to have the part number of the center cap or lip of the front valence ? I need one also... And 7L9807087EGRU comes out like if it was a part for the rear bumper. Thanks

 

No,that is not R50 grill :-(
Where are the headlights sprinklers?
Are you eyeing genuine towing lugs blanks? 7L9 853 665 GRU & 7L9 853 666 GRU
See picture below and paint those "ribs" black.
It would be of great interest to see the completed project.

 

No,that is not R50 grill :-(
Where are the headlights sprinklers?
Are you eyeing genuine towing lugs blanks? 7L9 853 665 GRU & 7L9 853 666 GRU
See picture below and paint those "ribs" black.
It would be of great interest to see the completed project.

Njord, with the T2 we no longer got the headlight washers in NA. They may have even disappeared sooner then that here. Anyone who knows Touaregs here will know it was not an R50 they never came here. That being said it looks great so far imo!

 

You may be right Yeti , I haven't seen it In person but the foreman at the Local VW dealership in fairlawn said it was an R50
I will find the picture he sent me and post it here .
I got the side skirts today , I will post some more pictures tomorrow .

NJord it is almost impossible to source R50 parts in North America , you'd have to find people in Europe that are willing to ship you stuff from there , I just lost 3000 euros I wired to someone who was supposed to ship Omanyt 21x10 rims (oem's) he's been MIA since the day I wired him the money ....
I've always waned an R50 , I will try to build this one as close as possible to one .

 

new parts came in and they are being painted
OEM R50 side skirts ( ordered from VW here in the States )
OEM front valence Cap

 

Looks great. Keep posting updates!

 

Thank you guys , got her out for a spin today
exterior work is almost complete , put on the side skirts , they look amazing
i need to install the exhaust tips , front bumper caps , and the wheels
next step is ECU remapping , any good suggestions ?

pictures to follow

 

TODAYS Pictures :

 

can't seem to post a bunch of pics together

 

why have you got towing eyes at the front?
could you not find the covers?

 

basically we ordered the wrong covers ,
then when we ordered the right ones they only the top part came in
I'm waiting for the second part , paint and plug )

 

Coming along quite nicely!

 

Thank you Tjay , the cosmetic part is almost done
looking forward to engine tuning and some suspension work , sway bars ...ect

 

Looking SHARP! My wife has a CC in that same White Gold. The color is awesome - especially with the brushed chrome front grill (instead of the shiny one)! When are you going to mount the rims?

I'd be terrified of parking that on the street in NY...

 

Thank you ! yes I'm glad i didn't change the color , i almost painted it white !
i ordered tires , which I'm still waiting for , once i get them i will take more pictures .
i just rented a parking spot two buildings away , No i will not park it on the street LOL