Wide Body Build On A VW V8 Drift MK3 Golf! | Pt 1 | Built by Mike | ECS Tuning

[@Donut]

Very good, Mr. Day

[@logan.frederick]

Oh hey donut :)

[@boijoe2411]

Mopowerrrrbaby

[@lameo5782]

Buff hrses

[@LolLol-vw6tq]

Hi Donut Media

[@LolLol-vw6tq]

I am ur biggest fan

[@dionamuh]

The production quality of the video and the craftsmanship are top notch guys. Can't wait to see how the Golf wil turn out in the end.

[@ecstuning]

Thanks!

[@arnoldkang8690]

Mmmmmm

[@lifu5238]

I love it how this video isn't split into 23 parts that would be uploaded every single week. More car channels should look up to you guys!

[@coltonowens5976]

found this as an ad, and it was exactly the type of series i was looking for

[@juvnal]

I love how he calls those flares trash even though ecs sells the same style flares on their site

[@apancher]

This thing is so ridiculous in person! I am glad I got to meet Mike, Josh, and some of others in the ECS crew at Road America in July.

[@ecstuning]

Awesome! Glad you made it out and stopped to chat with us!

[@apancher]

@@ecstuning a few of your guys were camping in the Carousel not far from us!

[@OurHumanity]

Small World, just saw the drift golf on Donut with Zach

[@alexhaugen7530]

What’s the video name

[@OurHumanity]

Alex Haugen It is “What it takes to build a RWD VW Golf”

[@EricShell]

I'm really excited to watch this series! Mike is putting so much work into this, for the love of god, PLEASE, put an appropriate set of wheels on this thing. This car deserves so much more than cast, multi-lug, fake splits.

[@GarciaJose.]

holy snap, I remember seeing the process of this Build when Mike started it a few months ago, so happy to see it come to life and get so much attention!

[@LoganFlippen]

I love this. This is basically what I’ve imagined doing to my mk3 for years! Thank you!!!!

[@George-zq2sk]

"at best a 5ft car" hahaha! Amazing Mike!!

[@charlesshamseldin9555]

This is how you widebody a car. I loathe riveted overfenders. Nice work guys. Enthusiastically subbed.

[@Markus97]

Really like the vibe from mike. The kind of carguy i could listen to all day :D Very cool build and nice production.

[@ecstuning]

He's a legend. He has a podcast with Kevin, Will and Dave called Cad to Cars on iTunes, Spotify and iHeart Radio! Check them out! New episode every Tuesday!

[@Balomis]

If Mike did videos like this, building whatever he wanted, full-time, I know I wouldn't complain 😁 Such a sick car, and I love seeing the process!

[@ecstuning]

Mike has a lot of projects in the works! Stay tuned!

[@jikjakz9144]

Hell yeah! I think it's gonna come out looking real good. Def a lot of work too. Huge props

[@thekrazycarguy]

You just answered a lot of my questions. I’m doing a golf mk3 build not for drifting but I was trying to figure out how to make a custom wide body kit. Thank you 🙏🏼

[@marquisethomas5611]

Videos about this car always find me

[@funkegerman3.097]

When the widebody is finished you could build it out of fiberglass

[@MiniMattTV]

I was thinking this too, take a mould from the steel panels then he can easily make new ones when they get trashed

[@beanburnham01]

This was great! Can’t wait to watch this build

[@ecstuning]

Glad you like it!

[@wilt778]

Not to sound like I'm sucking up, but how does this kind of content not get more likes and views?🤨 This is so cool.

[@wagztv]

This is sick. But, the dude will just rip apart all the work he did on the fronts?!!? Crazy.

[@ecstuning]

It's his dedication to making it look good.

[@collinlaque964]

I think you need to follow the contour of the mk3 body line. That one line that goes front to back, if you could incorporate that it would look much better

[@howzydrew4376]

Looking much better🙏🏻

[@theregiment6236]

Very excited to see how it turns out!

[@ecstuning]

More to come!

[@cheesepizza87]

“They gotta go, TRASH” 🤣🤣🤣 Should of added : amazing build ! Great attention to detail, great fabrication/mechanical channel, SUBBED

[@ecstuning]

Glad you liked it!

[@lyomon9981]

amazing job

[@despizedicon]

Wow you inspire.

[@garycromie4260]

My kinda body mods. 😉I've a Vauxhall nova looking very similar.

[@jmd18]

I have never done welding on car panels, but everything I have seen and heard is it is best to use a MIG welder with .030 wire. Way less heat generated when you are tacking and doing your stitch welding. Also a trick I have been told is to have a wet rag near by. As soon as you get done welding put the wet rag on the weld to cool it right away. Nice project. Any thoughts on using golf rallye fenders? I know some people might cringe hearing that you would be cutting up something like that, but it might be a better base to start at.

[@ecstuning]

MIG welding creates more distortion because there is more material being added. More importantly, MIG welds are significantly harder than a TIG weld, so its more difficult to work with later and more prone to cracking. - Mike

[@JuanMartinez-zw4tn]

I wanna be like mike when I grow up

[@d.m.channel9255]

Great video. Pretty entertaining 👍👍👍

[@Nobody-U-Want-2-Know]

A hard lesson in mocking up with cardboard instead of steel.

[@la_flo23]

Cool Stuff!

[@expressfax5420]

I allways wanted to see wider mk3 it looks brutal like arnold shweiceneger

[@expressfax5420]

Thnx for like sir . I apreciated it

[@ThePoliceftw]

buenas la verdad re lindo video lo disfrute bastante espero el nuevo grabación los dejo les envio besitos agradecido

[@martinsorg8815]

Great Stuff!

[@DataRew]

That fender already looks sick as fuck, I really enjoyed watching your process, and the cinematography was excellent!

[@ecstuning]

Hell yea!

[@gabrielaviles7410]

Greetings. Love the build, Awesome wide body. I have a question four you guys, the GTI can compete in Drift formula???? I have been thinking for along time about making a drift car and I have an idea in another VW car to use it to make a drift car. But I can not find details of What Things can change in a FWD Car to be legal to compete in drifting.

[@manuelcamacho1290]

Excelente amigo🔝🔝👌👌💪💪💪💪💪😉

[@NCNTT]

Dude, that atmospheric hummm in the background (your climate or heating?) makes it sound like the Nostromo from Alien... and it catches me so hard :)

[@ecstuning]

HA! It's either the welder or the shop ventilation.

[@kevinkev1530]

I agree do the back!!!!

[@ecstuning]

Rear Fender episode: bit.ly/3iMNxxa

[@samvhell9104]

Cool !

[@alfonsfofo]

Cool

[@johnjacob688]

I would have made the fenders out of fiberglass or carbon fender. But props for doing it with metal.

[@luisgl9750]

will it be possible for me to install a V8 hellcat to my mk1?

[@Colopathe]

Just start from the top of the fender, and bring it all the way out. It will look like a stock fender, brought out a few inches.

[@supdus]

I think leave the back of the fender open and support it with round bar.

[@jamiebaker2806]

What about getting some inspiration from the rieger wide body mk2 golfs they pretty much have the front guards that you’re trying to make minus the open rear

[@lesterdasilva8910]

Respect

[@lesterdasilva8910]

Add some louvers to that fenders

[@joeyleonard3571]

First saw this build breakdown on Donut Media. As a mk3 owner myself I fucks with this👌

[@emanh4keem_san420]

Take an inspiration from skyline Z tune front fender it looks sick for me

[@ashishpotluri]

Vvvvvvvvvvvvv

[@guyelliott8656]

Hi just stumbled a cross your channel. Would you consider knocking up some arches/ fenders and selling them I really like that style for the mk3 great car by the way Guy 👍👍

[@ecstuning]

It’s a one and done. No chance of selling these! Thanks for checking out the video!

[@josealegria3615]

that came out sexy bro

[@Ivo0123]

top top

[@a914freak]

Like what you are doing, but man you gotta invest in an air nibbler if you want to make good clean undistorted cuts on those body panels. Cut off wheels produce heat.

[@robertkennedy2726]

The widening of the front makes the drift geometry even worse. It is essentially making the wheelbase seem even shorter and that is no bueno on an already short MK3.

[@mjz187]

y'all think you could make one of these engines 717whp for 5k? LS7 LS9 LT4 or the LSX

[@JafardaLT]

Then Mike will be done with doing widebody he should make fiberglass replicas to make his life a lot easier in a long run

[@SoyYoshi91b]

Sit here watching thinking “f*ck, this is gonna be f*ckin sweet!!”

[@ecstuning]

Bruh, check out the other 2 build videos!

[@SoyYoshi91b]

ECS Tuning yes was phenomenal

[@yamondakawazuki8941]

I wouldnt change those fenders, maybe make them a different way when theyre fubar

[@Alex-mi9wq]

NE OH boys fuckin represent.

[@ecstuning]

Hell yes!

[@jzst6951]

When your friend says he has a mk3 but its not a supra

[@alysekunze3078]

Third!

[@DaKRUSH]

Did someone force you to do this?

[@jason6759]

looks like a s1 quattro

[@ferdi.b93]

He is doing a great job, only thing is he has a bmw engine in it lol. I know why he chose that but it would been better if he had the v8 4.2 audi

[@Devilacme]

If I remember correctly, he had the bmw v8 already laying around so it was a obvious choice. Of course the Audi v8 is great but after all the amount of work needed for the swap would have propably been the same. Neither of those engines does exactly fit easily in to the golf.

[@finnice]

PuRiTy

[@justinrrizzo]

My #1 thing I hate, lowered VWs.

[@paulino4722]

Fuck Mike, i think i love you, what a great car!!

[@kdoran709]

Please do not cut them back up hahah

[@mickeedin8025]

Put a Audi rs2 bumper on it

[@vladajevtovic7649]

If u drove this in the balkans it would be like driving a lamborghini or ferrari

[@olsmokey5256]

I'm more interested in the V8 power train n shit

[@LolLol-vw6tq]

100th

[@danysanchez4420]

wow is that ugly...

[@fhfg8090]

It sucks....