Shaved, Tucked, Customized Engine Bays - Pics, Theory, Discussion

[americancarspoop]

I hope you have another car to drive, and winter is the best time for these types of shenanigans.

For the winter I gotta have it for school. For me summer is the best time since there are more cars than drivers at my house

[Twilliams83]

making me want to start tucking and hiding some things. Any good 24v's in here that aren't as extreme as Spitfire's?

[PoohDizzle]

making me want to start tucking and hiding some things. Any good 24v's in here that aren't as extreme as Spitfire's?

Working on it...

[Twilliams83]

Working on it...

i might join you soon

[VWunion Chad]

I will keep this thread updated as the build comes along

[das auto 96]

looking at this thread make me want to shave my bay so bad

[vdubbinn8611]

looking at this thread make me want to shave my bay so bad

Yaaaaaa Buddy!! Me 2

[Matty Much]

Whats Everybody do With there Evap Lines, Cut them Short?

[Dameon]

Disconnected them by the gas tank and capped.

[baun]

Let me see your stainless fuel lines set ups.

[Pitty]

i did more on the passenger side, rewire everything, put the evap in the cowl panel and when the trunk is ready the washer-res. and the big cable is gone to...

[RedWabbitVR]

I hope you have another car to drive, and winter is the best time for these types of shenanigans.

but it's soo cold in the winter.

I just got mine back on the road yesterday, have some small things to finish up, but the wiring is done for the driver side. next thing I think I'm gonna get rid of some of the coolant lines around the throttle body it just looks so messy.

[DuB fresh]

heres mine:

Just going to give a quick list of mods/parts that were done over the build.
-BFI Stage 2 Motor mounts
-EuroImage 1' Motor Mount spacers ( Passenger side milled down so engine cover would clear hood and motor sit more evenly)
-Mk3 non abs Brake booster/master cylinder
-Custom brake Hardlines
-Russel Twist Lok 3/8 Fuel Lines
-3/8th custom made Fuel hardlines
-Mishimoto Full aluminum Radiator
-2 12'' Mishimoto slim fans
-Yellow Top Battery
-IDF rear camber plates
-New Hubs and wheel bearings in the rear
-Swoops Intake Pipe
-Driverside Raxle
-Powdercoated firewall (yes I took it out)

Items Deleted:
-HeaterCore/AC
-Climatronic
-ABS Module/Braking system
-Auxillary radiator
-OEM Fans
-RainTray/Wipers
-PCV
-Evap
-Secondary Air
-Cooling lines to TB
-OEM Fuel Lines
-Hood hahah
-Probably other stuff I just can remember

[vdubbinn8611]

^^ This car is excellent. Bay is AMAZING. Good work. Loved seeing this at Dustoff

[namrekcad]

i agree car looks good nice job
you need to replace the strut caps with somthing aluminum and polished

[jstnGTI]

Progress pic:

So close, but yet... so far.

[FALCNT3RM1NAT0R]

^^^^awesome doing it without pulling the motor. definately alot easier wiith it out though.

btw, anybody here have a link where to buy the inline filler neck? i am yet to find one with a 1.25" diameter. thanks

[BoraRJTI]

^^^^awesome doing it without pulling the motor. definately alot easier wiith it out though.

btw, anybody here have a link where to buy the inline filler neck? i am yet to find one with a 1.25" diameter. thanks

Ebay man LOOK ON EBAY

[Brah]

btw, anybody here have a link where to buy the inline filler neck? i am yet to find one with a 1.25" diameter. thanks

Google


http://streetdreamsbyross.myshopify....nt-filler-neck

http://www.csr-performance.com/shop/...or-hose-filler

[woody89]

Can you get back with just running vaccum to the fuel pressure reg? Just wondering if you need to keep all the other vac sensors or not?

[jstnGTI]

^^^^awesome doing it without pulling the motor. definately alot easier wiith it out though.

btw, anybody here have a link where to buy the inline filler neck? i am yet to find one with a 1.25" diameter. thanks

tell me about it. This is my daily.

I picked mine up at a local parts store, but they had to order it in from their warehouse. Get the part number, call around and ask. moroso has a link on their site of stores that carry their products. good luck!

[jstnGTI]

Can you get back with just running vaccum to the fuel pressure reg? Just wondering if you need to keep all the other vac sensors or not?

yes. on 1.8t it's just a vacuum line from fpr to intake mani.

[BoraRJTI]

yes. on 1.8t it's just a vacuum line from fpr to intake mani.

pic that he posted appears to be a VR6!

[dk5_gti]

Let me see your stainless fuel lines set ups.

realy wanna see what people do with this too

[blackasnight]

[americancarspoop]

heres mine:

Just going to give a quick list of mods/parts that were done over the build.
-BFI Stage 2 Motor mounts
-EuroImage 1' Motor Mount spacers ( Passenger side milled down so engine cover would clear hood and motor sit more evenly)
-Mk3 non abs Brake booster/master cylinder
-Custom brake Hardlines
-Russel Twist Lok 3/8 Fuel Lines
-3/8th custom made Fuel hardlines
-Mishimoto Full aluminum Radiator
-2 12'' Mishimoto slim fans
-Yellow Top Battery
-IDF rear camber plates
-New Hubs and wheel bearings in the rear
-Swoops Intake Pipe
-Driverside Raxle
-Powdercoated firewall (yes I took it out)

Items Deleted:
-HeaterCore/AC
-Climatronic
-ABS Module/Braking system
-Auxillary radiator
-OEM Fans
-RainTray/Wipers
-PCV
-Evap
-Secondary Air
-Cooling lines to TB
-OEM Fuel Lines
-Hood hahah
-Probably other stuff I just can remember

I hate you

[jstnGTI]

pic that he posted appears to be a VR6!

right. same principle. how the fpr operates shouldn't vary from motor to motor.

edit: it looks like you have a lot of different vacuum lines t'd off from your fpr. you could run individual lines for less clutter as long as you have open ports under the manifold. as for the sensors, vr6 guys chime in!

[DuB fresh]

I hate you

whatdidido?

[americancarspoop]

whatdidido?

That bay... It makes me so angry that I don't have the time for that. And you tempting me and making me all jelly.

[woody89]

right. same principle. how the fpr operates shouldn't vary from motor to motor.

edit: it looks like you have a lot of different vacuum lines t'd off from your fpr. you could run individual lines for less clutter as long as you have open ports under the manifold. as for the sensors, vr6 guys chime in!

yeah it kinda is cluttered, you do not see it, but sometimes makes it hard to keep the lines off the block and hidden so they do not get burned up.

[arved]

I have some question for the welding gurus, what i use to weld thin metal? i have a mig and a torsch, but sometimes with the mig i make holes when put 2 thin sheets side by side, how i dont do this? some technics or something??

some parts go ok, others became ****, how to fill the holes and dont make new ones?

[Brah]

I have some question for the welding gurus, what i use to weld thin metal? i have a mig and a torsch, but sometimes with the mig i make holes when put 2 thin sheets side by side, how i dont do this? some technics or something??

some parts go ok, others became ****, how to fill the holes and dont make new ones?

Your heat is too high. The metal gets hotter the longer your welding on it, so what may be good heat when you start quickly becomes too hot and you end up chasing the puddle. Try turning your heat down.

By torch do u mean a Tig torch?

[arved]

Your heat is too high. The metal gets hotter the longer your welding on it, so what may be good heat when you start quickly becomes too hot and you end up chasing the puddle. Try turning your heat down.

By torch do u mean a Tig torch?

i`m using mig now, but i have a torch not a tig....

but still doing some holes. i hate this because a lost alot of time trying to fix this and not building.

how i dont make holes with mig?

i have a cig 200 mig welder...

maybe use in low power? like 1 of power and 1 of wire? or something?

thanks for helping

[Brah]

i`m using mig now, but i have a torch not a tig....

but still doing some holes. i hate this because a lost alot of time trying to fix this and not building.

how i dont make holes with mig?

i have a cig 200 mig welder...

maybe use in low power? like 1 of power and 1 of wire? or something?

thanks for helping

Yeah, I mean it's something your going to have to play with. But like I said, low heat (power), and play with your wire speed. You want a constant arc, but don't want the wire to push your torch back.

[arved]

Yeah, I mean it's something your going to have to play with. But like I said, low heat (power), and play with your wire speed. You want a constant arc, but don't want the wire to push your torch back.

thanks brah, i`ll trie....

thanks alot for helping.

by the way, love you car and build. :d