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Super exciting! Can't believe I missed this, but Charlotte and I share a birthday, just separated by multiple decades. :)

Congrats!!

Yup, no issues with it shifting at all! I have run into an issue where I end up stalling at red lights and have to restart the car, but I think that has more to due with me messing up my tune rather than anything with the auto transmission. With the battery, I got a battery tender and set up a...

No, never played around with reprograming the TCM, really left the TCM alone all this time. I've done a bunch with tuning the MAF and VE tables in the ECU.

Exciting! I’m sure it’s going to be a blast with both of you driving around in your own Goblins!

Hp tuners is great, it lets you disable the check engine light for some of these items. I’ve turned it off for the evap, and the missing o2 sensor. So if the light comes on now, I know there’s a new issue.

no jump to the v2 platform?

Any check engine light? Do you have an OBD2 scanner already or just waiting on HP Tuners?

The wrap looks great on the headlights! And you added a floor to the rear under the engine? Does it help with downforce?

I had done a bunch of research into this back in the day, never actually did the conversion. Tl;dr it is possible. Here’s a post with the research: http://dfkitcar.com/forum/index.php?threads/auto-to-manual-conversion.1644/post-29700

Before building v1 I had no mechanical experience whatsoever. It was a great experience building it and the community here is super helpful when you need help. I’m not concerned at all with an early frame number. It’s going to be a great time building it!

Thanks, I’ll have to see what colors are available for the v2. There’s no reasonable powder coating option near me.

I put my deposit down on Dec 5th and I’m frame #5!

Super excited to see a v2 build! I’m looking for the right donor for my v2 build as well. Hoping to snag one from an insurance sale in the next month.

For my original built, I had a ton of rust on my car and was only able to sell the wheels/tires off it. I'm not budgeting to be able to sell any parts from my new build. It'll be a nice bonus for an upgrade if it happens.

Alright, some updates to the initial post. The later year MK7.5 facelift GTIs are compatible, but the 1.4 base doesn't seem to be a good match HP Tuners is not the tuning software of choice for this platform. It appears to be fairly limited and there are a bunch of other options out there...

Yup, v2 donors need to be 2015 - 2021. Now if a tree would fall on one of those cars :)

I've got to do a little more research into the immobilizer and what that would be needed for. But FB groups have pointed me the direction of: Cobb access port loaded with EQT https://mabotech.net/ - custom tuner Simos Tools - which seems to be the most similar in capabilities to HP Tuners In...

My deposit is down, and I've got frame number 005 assigned to me! Super excited to build the v2 Goblin this year. I've started searching for a good donor, there are several options that I'm seeing on IAAI, but waiting to confirm if the later model years of the GTI (2018-2021) with the MK7.5...

I’ve got copart and USA open as well on my phone. I’ve found a couple of great options, but I really need to firm up my plans