Complete Restoration: VW Golf Mk1 GTI by ElGato

[@alexarmentaleal5840]

I'm Mexican and I LOVE This car, is the BEST Rabbit gti 1

[@scottyvnc]

Beautiful! I really like the conservative approach to the project. Not overdone or tacky.

[@boroz0r]

i think is the perfect golf for 2014 i ever seen

[@TheELiTeintruder]

absolutly one if not the best restoration projects ive ever seen...massive respect to this guy,,i admire you...very well done and i absolutly love your car....clearlt lots of hard work...and time and dedication...well done my friend,,,,

[@vanheemskerk1]

Nice, exept de wrong tacho. Max 180km/u must be 220km/u

[@deadbeat86]

Increible, una restauración completa, el mejor golf que he visto en mi vida, PERFECTO!

[@gh-yl6jd]

zacnem gledat posnetek in uno "ah tipicna neka predelava avta" in se sem mislu "valda spet neki americani al neki iz PM ki itak ne rabijo homologacije in dobijo kose za "dzabe" in pol nakoncu posnetka vidim tip iz slovenije !!!! res svaka ti cast avto je v nulo!!!

[@geraldmorales7955]

hey bro te quedo de pelos el mk1 quería hablar contigo y preguntarte algo ok

[@classiccarssarajevo]

svaka cast ...sve prefektno mk1 gti...pozz.iz Sarajeva

[@Eggerson16VG60]

very good & detailed work, like a real Golf 1 GTI should look!

[@slentpan8330]

Eine der Wunderschönsten Golf Neuaufbauten die ich je gesehen habe! Meinen allergrößten Respekt!

[@reolaxhe]

Trabajo de primer nivel de donde son

[@WOLFCARMOTORS]

Hola😉Tienes un gran canal, felicidades. Ya vi tu video completito y me gusto mucho, espero que me visites y nos mantengamos en contacto🤗😉💲🚙Gracias por todo y sigue subiendo videos🙏🏻🤗😉💲💲💲🚙🚙🚙💚

[@Keepandippit]

Nice job! Everything well documented and those rims are really sweet. Who cares about those VR6 turbo "i don´t get the power on the street" - conversions? This thing will surely get all the looks if you park it in front of an ice-dealer and no one cares about it´s hp for sure :) (y)

[@andrecarreiro6471]

now that is how you are suppose to restore a vehicle. truly amazing job

[@martinishot]

What websites are good to order parts for the restoration of US version mk 1 and mk1 Pickup? Orig interior not necessary as the SA/Euro parts look great. Also fenders, bonnet, bumpers in addition to the entire interior. I am trying to avoid individual shipping a hundred or more parts.

[@DuanDao]

stunning, great job on the restoration by ElGato customz

[@michaelbormann2944]

based on Golf II GTI, correct?

[@DuanDao]

Michael Bormann this is the 1 gen golf Michael, MkI

[@DuanDao]

***** bite you tongue sir!

[@michaelbormann2944]

thats more common to me than MK1, thx!

[@MitcyDupres]

a lot of work and €s gone into that

[@Diamond_Hanz]

dang, that is nice!

[@Bistocracy]

This is the best restoration I'have ever seen! EPIC!

[@siyabongamashinini4005]

Bistocracy facts

[@micellooo]

Ich habe 3 weisse GTI besessen: 1978er (4 Gang)/ 1979er / 1980er (breite Heckleuchten) Gruß aus 25524 Itzehoe

[@burns985]

I know how much dedication it requires to make FULL restoration. Respect! Perfect job.

[@mariussoiful]

Amazing Golf mk1!!! Awesome! A lot off work but the result is wow!!! More videos please. Check my channel to see two vw golf gri;)

[@matthstronda]

Perfeito, estou triste por não ter Golf MK1 aqui no brasil !

[@clio2rsminicup]

1a) More than you sure noob youngman just out of your videogames :-) I'm 45 years old & an old fan and owner of "GTi" I knew this Golf 1 GTi in a direct live in the end of the 70's, I was a kid but 1 of my big brothers had one of the Gof 1 GTi 1.6L in 1977 After I had myself yes several "GTi" and I continue nowadays to liev my old passion even if "GTi" is not in the name of the car

[@StefanGShep]

Awesome work, love your Golf! :) Gonna give my 76 MKI Golf LS the same white GTI look, but with an MKIII GTI engine and track spec setup all over... ;)

[@jonnatv]

Hermanito tu nave te quedo de huevo exelente y felicidades, aunque yo se que no vas a entender lo que te escribo te felicito por tu carro

[@MUNDL46]

extrem nice, good job, respect!!!

[@MrPalencia_]

rifado amigo rifado la verdad felicidades

[@Degens-n-regenes]

Tire and wheel specs? I'm looking to do the same to my 87 cabriolet and don't know what to do size and offset wise. I daily drive it and want it to still be functional but look lower and meatier.

[@Desmodromic916]

You guys in Slovenia are allowed to import vehicles from anywhere no matter what first registration is?

[@j4cko56]

If you reply to me directly I will see the reply, well yes same sort of thing, either way they are not actually made from carbon fiber...

[@lupo0144]

That's about as good as a Mk1 gets!

[@georgeBMXER]

Holy Fuuuuck! I see you replaced all the panels with original VW. Wish we had more OEM stuff here is Oz

[@evanfebruary7037]

Howzit im from south africa where can i get both those stabilizing bars that was used in this vid we here is SA are battling to get those

[@clio2rsminicup]

There are 2 Legends in the GTi : The VW Golf GTi mk1 like this of course and until the mk2 phase 1 (I had one, afte rit is not by far a GTi but just a GT car made for highways and family) and the PEUGEOT 205 GTi 1.6L and 1.9L 130cv (I was one 1.9L 130hp) I'am a lucky guy because I was the owner of 2 on 4 of GTi Legends!! ^_^

[@DA-sb8tl]

I am interested in starting my own but I am not really to sure what to look for when I buy an mk1 rabbit gti?

[@acinkanal]

Very nice car but why you changed back lights adn geuges.??? I think that biger lights and those geuges are coolest than that you put after..sory for bad Engilsh

[@4gunner]

I have 1965 VW Bug and I am desperately wanting one of these babies as a daily driver. How much would a build like yours cost. Just an estimate.

[@rafaelz-vlog]

good design , just curious you know how much and for how long did this project to rebuild the whole car ? Here in Brazil I imagine that to rebuild this car is more expensive than buying a new car.

[@Patoulouse1969]

Perfect ! that will be beter if you restore it in original model... but you do a realy great job on this nice Golf ^^

[@beendoneagain]

Wow very nice........this vid is making me miss my old Mk1

[@dorafilipaj6832]

kolko je trebalo dugo da se auto kompletno promjeni ? i dali je ulozeno puno novaca u njega? :D

[@StagittariusBavaria]

Grat Bro, VERY NICE Golfy!!!

[@zachwilliams7106]

After all that... and you left it as an 8v motor... damned shame. Drop a 2,0 into that thing!

[@wookievr641]

How was the car supported on its side while using the mattress pad?

[@johna.4334]

The wheels are incorrect; please replace them with the original Pirellis.

[@fossil-bit8439]

That upholstery is spot freakin on! Although the carbon fiber oil filter is a bit overboard. Haha!

[@ElGatoCustomz]

Hello, no, we are allowed to import only oldtimers (more than 25 years old) and new cars (I think till 3 or 5 years old)... Greetings, Andrej

[@esevw001]

The car came out awesome, super clean. Where did you get the carbon fiber pieces or did you wrap them with the carbon fiber, if yes were did you buy it?

[@edolugo150267]

nunca la midieron,,, muy mal trabajo....

[@bakerv311]

About how much did it or would it cost to do all those modifications? Please answer

[@NoDautMK1]

omg!!!! f*cking nice!!! good job

[@gabels540]

what is that caulking like stuff at 1:22??? i need some.

[@zbmxcon]

how long did it take cause i have a 79 rabbit and tryn to get it done when im 16

[@j4cko56]

Dude they aren't carbon, its just print over the top :L

[@ElGatoCustomz]

Hy, I bought red plaid seat fabric on ebay from Eurowagens... I bought 3m of red and 2m of black. Nice... ;) You welcome... Greetings

[@psy06]

awesome car and massive amount of work on it. but whats with the exhaust tip ?

[@GooSe763]

when is this model coming out? 2015?

[@TheDrunkardHu]

NOICE! Complete overhaul! Doing it the PROPER way.

[@GermanMassa]

0:37 > 4:04 Never seen anything like this before. Beautiful down to the last detail!!

[@EDUCARPUEBLA]

Wooow. I have a question. The black parts. Is Carbon fiber? How did they do that?

[@ElGatoCustomz]

Hey. Yes, correct. The black parts are from carbon fibre... I dressed the parts in carbon fibre - the process is called lamination...

[@EDUCARPUEBLA]

@@ElGatoCustomz oh okay thanks

[@kristijanvlastelica]

nema se šta reć čista 5,ako bude ikad na prodaju javite se,pozz

[@alex4695]

You are one talented dude!! I could only dream about being that good with cars, cleeeaaannn! Volkswagen super clean job!!

[@radeonfreak]

Shit how much did it cost to do an overhaul like that?

[@livadica321]

Best job i ever seen.Bravo momci svaka cast.

[@wongoneblud]

You sure know a lot of things about the 'Legends in the GTi'. LOL

[@FlyHighDirtJumper]

what was the total cost of the project? id like to do one my self

[@daniellucasr]

nice. face tem uma matéria sua no Brasil. /ClasseBaixa

[@HedleySuckow]

Great build bud... I did one back in the nineties.. In South Afroica we had the Mk1 in production till 2010. The fenders and bumpers were different, making the car look a bit more modern. I did the conversion to modern spec. I did as you did here. Complete stripdown. Car went on to be developed to a 2.0 litre 8 valve with it's injection.. K-Jet. Did a 14.7 1/4 mile..

[@Lambert0000]

0:50 and 2:47 Why everybody removes that sheet of metal where the VIN of any Golf is? Don't they look at it when you do the yearly check? In all the countries I have lived in so far, no VIN=no car.

[@MechF29]

Do you have guys have any branch in Mexico?

[@ssalo005]

Como en cuanto sale hacer un coche así???

[@ElGatoCustomz]

j4cko56: I made them by myself... fighttrider187: Parts are not printed! They are laminated in real carbon...

[@5433tanys]

very nice man..great build...must have cost a small fortune

[@everyayo]

Esta ConMadres este proyecto. Perfeccion es su mas alto nivel.

[@secludedcakebatter]

That looks amazing!! How much does something like that cost?

[@Atrixwaffleiron]

Where did you get your parts from? I recently bought a 77 Vw rabbit and i need a good rliable place to get parts from. Thanks. Sweet Mk1 by the way!

[@ElGatoCustomz]

Hello. Most of parts from e-bay and some from Croatia, Slovenia. You welcome. Tnx

[@mazza411]

just out of curiosity, how much did you spend in total?

[@27makom]

This mk1 is perfect. Is this pepper white color? wondering which color code it is ?

[@Pete_YT]

Looks like Alpine White which was the colour of the limited edition campaign version of Golf GTI

[@gtiracer]

Beautiful Work. I would have love to see and engine transplant for more power to go with the looks but its awesome to look at.

[@davidstarski]

Pretty great job guys from el gato customs, the car looks so good, oem plus style, a little bit of details and some nice touches like carbon fiber recovers, I respect that, Congrats and ¡¡Saludos desde Mexico!!

[@jazzyfizzle687]

Beautiful example well done 👍😊

[@PorterUSArmy]

The question we are all waiting to ask is......will it blend? Great Job! Going to buy me a GTI real soon. MK3

[@amyasseektruth8246]

can anyone say... PERFECTION?

[@HostmorkeCZ]

This is one of the highest rated cars. My dad had one and he raced it near stock and it was one of the best on the track.

[@Srpskimafijas]

Where did you get those carbon fiber pieces plzzz

[@fightrider187]

OH MY GOD!!! where did you get all the carbon parts from??? i definately want that on my mk2 too !

[@cossifreak99]

the best gti i ever seen so clean!! really good job

[@ElGatoCustomz]

I made them myself...

[@ben8090]

Very Nice job. What engine did you put in

[@JuanDiaz-fv3ww]

Perfect work but in black is moreeee perfect hahaha

[@007lars]

sauber ! sehr schöne arbeit! gruß aus Deutschland!

[@robrieddo]

better original, and these front lights... no !

[@Bigcheese2321]

that thing is a true inspiration. great build on a great car. cant wait to get started on my project.

[@Mackr_5]

Great vid, how much did this project cost?

[@Sandeeno007]

Good work, boy !!! :-)

[@polocupp]

Belle restauration

[@andrewcosgrovemac]

So sick. You did an amazing job. Does your motor run a bit hotter since it is painted?

[@mariog7213]

Nice car man. W engine and suspension mods did you use?