What did you do to your Mk2 do today?

**URIN 2ND** · 10-01-2010 01:57 AM

Before:

After:

-Big Bumpers installed
-Oil change
-Compression check (190, 180, 175, 180)
-New tires on the BBS' (BFG G-force Sport, 205/40/16 on BBS RK 16x7, 32.5 lbs wheel + tire)
-New O2 sensor
-Installed Zender deck spoiler

**cbs88gti** · 10-01-2010 08:38 AM

Completed bottom end of the 9A and sent the head of to be resurfaced and checked. Only thing I'm waiting for now is the head. I need cams!

**renngolf** · 10-01-2010 06:35 PM

Got some more stuff for it

Threw in the pedal cluster along with the column. regreased + new ignition switch

**URIN 2ND** · 10-02-2010 12:19 AM

Went from this:

To this:

Also...

- Removed A/C condenser, compressor, lines, and chopped a few lbs. worth of bracket off. For those wondering, (1) you don't need any extra or special parts to delete the A/C in a PL or 9A, and (2) all parts together were 35.3 lbs.

**TBerk** · 10-02-2010 02:07 AM

I helped the nephew get some more of his stuff out of it so i could get it running again.

**farvy87** · 10-02-2010 05:02 AM

put the dash back in, swapped wheels, lowered it more, put the small bumpers back on, and a few other small things..
its almost ready for dubdash tomorrow !

**85vwgolfer** · 10-02-2010 06:00 PM

Coils, new rotors, pads and brake lines... overall a good day

Yes needs moar low however i have gigantic speed bumps i have to drive over inorder to park at work everyday

**dieselanything** · 10-02-2010 06:14 PM

put a new oil pressure sensor, and linkage bushings for the shifter. shifts alot better and i can tell r and 1st apart now

**ImSpecialerThanU** · 10-02-2010 06:29 PM

cap,rotor,plugs,plug wires, oil filter,oil and a damn starter. got every thing elese done first no problems. go to get in and start her up nothing. . . . starter failed at some point to no supprise an oddly long thin crack exposing the guts of the starter. Adjusted front coils up axle had rubbed a little on the frame due to no notch yet so had to go up.

**bilac...** · 10-02-2010 07:33 PM

Originally Posted by Fizzo20

Pchopped my plans onto it

Before:

After:

nice photoshop lol
almost looks real

**rconn14** · 10-02-2010 09:27 PM

Spent the first significant time with it in years. It's been dead in the garage since last year. Had a fellow texer come help out and we determined fuel pump was bad. Ordered a new one tonight.

Also put in new spark plugs and fuel pump relay, and have a new fuel filter, injector seals, and some injector cleaner waiting for the pump to show up. Also picked up a cleaner-than-mine fuel dizzy at H20 last weekend, and if I can get the rusty ass bolts off the current one it'll go in as well.

Hopefully it'll run for the first time in 2010 in the next week or two.

Also grabbed the spare teardrop from the trunk, gonna take the tire off and have my first go at refinishing a wheel.

Piece o' junk:

**BlkMaGiC 3526** · 10-02-2010 11:06 PM

My Mk2 has been dead and has been sitting for a couple of months so I removed the battery to get it recharged. I thought it would crank right up after the recharge, but no dice. Need to do further diagnosis.

Also, I had to kill and remove the wasps and wasp nest that was being built in between my door jam.

**BUC43** · 10-02-2010 11:25 PM

The Helios got new:
Rotors
Pads
SS brake lines
ball joints
tie rods and ends
cap
rotor
plugs
plug wires

Hope to have some more time tomorrow for a few other things.

**F3t1sh** · 10-02-2010 11:28 PM

Modernized my old girl

joke, not my car

**URIN 2ND** · 10-02-2010 11:37 PM

Originally Posted by 85vwgolfer

Coils, new rotors, pads and brake lines... overall a good day

Yes needs moar low however i have gigantic speed bumps i have to drive over inorder to park at work everyday

No, it does not need moar low. Any moar low and you'll be thuggin' it like the icy hot stuntaz. Don't be a sheeple...it looks great as-is!

**85vwgolfer** · 10-03-2010 11:08 AM

Originally Posted by URIN 2ND

No, it does not need moar low. Any moar low and you'll be thuggin' it like the icy hot stuntaz. Don't be a sheeple...it looks great as-is!

Haha thanks... ya the moar low was a preemptive strike against the tex's moar low crowd

**Fizzo20** · 10-03-2010 12:11 PM

Originally Posted by 85vwgolfer

Coils, new rotors, pads and brake lines... overall a good day

Yes needs moar low however i have gigantic speed bumps i have to drive over inorder to park at work everyday

Looks great as is, but I still say moar lower and bring long sheets of plywood to those speed bumps

**rconn14** · 10-03-2010 02:31 PM

Originally Posted by 85vwgolfer

NO MOAR LOW! That's perfect like that. Some people are insane scraping their car around town

**Cherry_Bomber_SA** · 10-03-2010 03:23 PM

Fitted my 16v's wheels on my daily..gave her a wash and took a few pics..need better tires..

**yeayeayea** · 10-04-2010 12:20 AM

started a build thread for it

http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthrea...gh-compression

**steveo27** · 10-04-2010 12:27 AM

bout damned time wes! ive been interested into see what all went into the ITBs

i didnt do a damned thing, H2O is over, i wont touch the car for the next 5 months

**yeayeayea** · 10-04-2010 12:36 AM

I recently got this ac/dc tig welder, so the real building is yet to come

**iskr33m** · 10-04-2010 03:47 AM

Resprayed my front VW badge silver, as the chrome was faded 3/4 of the way. Will post pics tomorow as it's dark now.

**vwjn311** · 10-04-2010 01:47 PM

bought it a new exhaust hanger so it doesn't have to scrape as much ha

**choochoo** · 10-04-2010 06:00 PM

unintentionally drove it in the rain today. no pools of water yet.

**BlaktOut02** · 10-04-2010 07:26 PM

got stranded on the way to school at 6:30am. bought a new battery, alternator and all new cables for her, getting installed tomorrow. maybe now i can go a week without an issue

**iskr33m** · 10-04-2010 11:46 PM

Originally Posted by iskr33m

Resprayed my front VW badge silver, as the chrome was faded 3/4 of the way. Will post pics tomorow as it's dark now.

Took photos today:
Before badge respray:

After:

**Slowroller** · 10-05-2010 12:19 AM

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I did some cleaning yesterday. today, I researched parts. I need fuel pump banjo bolts, and fuel lines on both sides of the filter. Will trade for beer!

**farvy87** · 10-05-2010 01:06 AM

gotta love mk2's

**choochoo** · 10-05-2010 06:21 PM

Originally Posted by choochoo

unintentionally drove it in the rain today. no pools of water yet.

spoke too soon. rained hard today. water gushing in behind the heater box and air blower

water coming in through the doors too

damn this weather. Last week it was 110..... this week, it's pouring rain

**NummerEins** · 10-05-2010 08:19 PM

Found a tranny for $400. Hope to have it completed in a week. Replacing tie rods, clutch kit, rotors/pads. Excuse my junky ass garage.

Before:

After:

**BimmerTim** · 10-05-2010 11:41 PM

Buffed the **** out of it.

**popejames** · 10-06-2010 07:20 PM

bought a mk2 jetta coupe for $350, took 2 hours to remove a oil filter. Runs great!, no reverse

**thepurpledinosaur** · 10-06-2010 08:02 PM

nothing with a complete build and 1.5 mos before i move from fla to ND...

**cbs88gti** · 10-07-2010 10:33 AM

de-oxidized all of my trim, painted all of my accesories brackets, and started installing valves!

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