Summit Racing Factory Five Mk4 Online Build

Posted on April 8, 2013 by in What's New

One of the coolest projects that we’ve done in a long time is to build a Mk4 Roadster for the President of Summit Racing. When we made this deal, we were pleased to find out that Summit wanted to post the build log online. Below are are the series of articles online.

The car debuted at the 2012 SEMA Show and got rave reviews. The car is soon to be tested by some major magazines and will be going on the Summit Racing show and event trailer for the 2013-2014 show season.

Dave Smith
President

Click here to read part 1: Front Suspension and Steering.


Rick and his boys at SKJ start work on the chassis.

Click here to read part 2: Rear Suspension.

Click here to read part 3: Engine and Drivetrain.

Click here to read part 4: Body Prep and Fitting Trim.

Click here to read part 5: Finishing the Interior and Other Details.

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