What did u do to your Mark3 yesterday?

[cheeze you]

Got her alligned by Stewart auto in winter haven. Pretty chill dudes. Rides like a dream. But my "shakes at 60mph problem still occurs". Goes away at 70mph. I fear my struts are going or are gone.. Does kyb have a lifetime warranty?

[PKstrategy]

got the oil cooler seal changed.
drove it to work and back and later on too.

[WakusPakus]

got 1/3 the way into my new front suspension install and realized we don't have this damn hex socket...off to schnitzel bros today to get the tool and get it poppin

[Low Sugar]

Lets see

-valve cover gasket
-intake manifold gasket
-full tune up
-smoked a bowl
-oil change
-put in some beetle headrests i picked up for crazy cheap
-installed euro tub
-smoked another bowl
-slept

[NTmK3]

I finally got the ride hight on my girls jetta dialed in. At first I slammed it and it scrapped a lil bit, I didnt think twice about it but the chick wasnt so content, she thaught her 18s were going to get messed up. So after I bent the control arm and replaced it I cranked the coils wayyy up and said there ya go lol. it looked so goofy and rode like it was all locked up on hydros haha, so that convinced her to let me lowerer back down to a "reasonable" hight. As of now the arches are right at the tires and rides great and the girlfriend is happy!

[root beer]

-Installed a pair of speakers
-goofed around with crank sensors....again
-Painted a freshly junkyarded lower control arm brace, and installed

[12V_VR]

Dropped the vrt off at the shop :/ for some fixes. I wish i had the time to do them myself

[stealthcheetah]

Put my pass. door panel back on after being off for a few months. I hate auto regulators.

[root beer]

I wish i had the time to do them myself

I wish i had money to pay others!

[kushdubber]

Lets see

-valve cover gasket
-intake manifold gasket
-full tune up
-smoked a bowl
-oil change
-put in some beetle headrests i picked up for crazy cheap
-installed euro tub
-smoked another bowl
-slept

i like your consistency on the bowls although you didnt mention a bowl before you started?


What I did..

Finaly removed a stripped bolt from the oil pan but then another one at the back.. in the worst spot.. stripped.

Easy outs dont seem to work. I had to grind down a chizel and cut a slot through the bolt to remove it. I dont think my dremel will fit in the back to cut a slot in this other stupid ass bolt, i feel so set back

So im kinda pissed

[Low Sugar]

i like your consistency on the bowls although you didnt mention a bowl before you started?

Well when the bowl comes before the work I usually forget to plug stuff back in haha, but one i had everything plugged back in The bowl was calling me haha.

Forgot to mention I also started polishing my wheels which arent technically things done to my mk3 but they will be a part of it eventually

[zrace07]

Got a spare early Jetta grille, painted it black, installed. Ecodes come next.

[stealthcheetah]

Got a spare early Jetta grille, painted it black, installed. Ecodes come next.

Velly nice! I just acquired an early badgeless, primer, base sequoia, and clear coat. Taped off and ready for paint. Its going to be all sequoia though.

You doing clear or smoked ecodes?

[zrace07]

Velly nice! I just acquired and early badgeless, primer, base sequoia, and clear coat. Taped off and ready for paint. Its going to be all sequoia though.

You doing clear or smoked ecodes?

Smoked. It looks so horrible on there now. I needed a change, it had too much green going on in the front. I needed the grille and mirrors to match, I'm weird about that stuff.

[J4M3S]

trial fitted new 20mm spacers

[stealthcheetah]

Smoked. It looks so horrible on there now. I needed a change, it had too much green going on in the front. I needed the grille and mirrors to match, I'm weird about that stuff.

Rightfully so! Make sure to post a pic when you smack the ol' ecodes on. Once the weather warms up for good, my front end will consist of:

-Full sequoia early badgeless
-clear ecodes (believe it or not I do have a line on some)
-european dummy panels (no more fogs)
-amber turns

I was in a pickle between this setup and the setup you are about to have. Glad we wont be twins next season.

[swirvtheman]

Bfi mounts in only I couldnt use the hardware for the passenger side mount because they were too long. Is this normal? Trans mount Saturday and exhaust next week. Im starting to get a lil burnt out with this buy a cheap car and renovate it stuff.
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[Sycoticmynd29]

If it makes you feel better I have already spent more on maintenance parts for my car than I got the car for.

Which says something because I paid $2g for the car.

[BarryV]

If it makes you feel better I have already spent more on maintenance parts for my car than I got the car for.

Which says something because I paid $2g for the car.

and its a 2.0L

[zrace07]

Rightfully so! Make sure to post a pic when you smack the ol' ecodes on. Once the weather warms up for good, my front end will consist of:

-Full sequoia early badgeless
-clear ecodes (believe it or not I do have a line on some)
-european dummy panels (no more fogs)
-amber turns

I was in a pickle between this setup and the setup you are about to have. Glad we wont be twins next season.

Hell yeah. I have some clear ecodes sitting at home! I was going to install them but decided against it.

[swirvtheman]

If it makes you feel better I have already spent more on maintenance parts for my car than I got the car for.

Which says something because I paid $2g for the car.

Im well on my way also, but I'm not even half way done yet and spent mega chips on the vr6 and I've done all the work myself to keep it cheap. Jus not working out the way I planned. Im addicted. Maybe I should spend the money on rehab instead???



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[Sky-Fi]

If it makes you feel better I have already spent more on maintenance parts for my car than I got the car for.

Which says something because I paid $2g for the car.

Same here. Bought mine for 3k and I've put more than that into maintenance and repairs over the past 5 years. Almost everything that can break/wear has been replaced though. Just 3-5 more things and it'll be pretty solid for another 10 years.

[JohnStamos]

Shaved the drivers side of the bay for now. Fixing a 1cm rust spot turned into "well I'll weld up this." And it always snowballs from there. I'll get around to the pass side sometime in 2015.

Hid the power steering reservoir.

Started making a triangulated strut bar.

[Sycoticmynd29]

I've had the car for almost a year and very soon the only things that will still be under the hood from the day I bought it will be the block, the alternator, the oil pump and pan, PS pump, and the evap system


Replacing the entire coolant system
Replacing all sensors
doing a 16v head swap
replacing engine internals
getting a custom harness made

Then once my motor is tolerable, I will start on body work. I do the work myself, unless its something I can't do, than I have a friend who's pricing scheme is "What ever a shop will charge you I'll cut in half"

[root beer]

Shaved the drivers side of the bay for now. Fixing a 1cm rust spot turned into "well I'll weld up this." And it always snowballs from there. I'll get around to the pass side sometime in 2015.

Hid the power steering reservoir.
.

It ends in the car being ruined, haha. Stop if you can.

Ask this guy!

[YooFatBoy]

-Got the jetta inspected...finally after 8 months of un-inspected driving.
-Raised it up 2 in all around for my trip to Long Island NY tommrow.
-New strut mounts and hardware.

-oh! and a new drain oil plug just to be safe.

[BooglesMcGee]

Checked my mailbox hoping to find a present, but not today. I'm sick of waiting for my euro switch from TMT. Ordered it way back in mid January, and it was supposed to be here by the 20th.

[JohnStamos]

It ends in the car being ruined, haha. Stop if you can.

Ask this guy!

I already stopped caring about getting it to 100%, cause as I was looking for my DA, I finally found my flutted carbides I have been searching for.

Priorities changed right back to getting this head finished and on the car. I'll just rock a half shaved bay for a few monthes.

[PKstrategy]

^ feel like i'm gonna be in the same boat soon
****ing tired of not driving it and dealing with an unwanted headache.

[zrace07]

Checked my mailbox hoping to find a present, but not today. I'm sick of waiting for my euro switch from TMT. Ordered it way back in mid January, and it was supposed to be here by the 20th.

Classifieds dude.

[ZACHER3tuning]

trial fitted new 20mm spacers

sell me your solitudes

[LBundy]

stripped wheel 2/4. started polishing wheel #1. will get pics tomorrow of the progress

note to self: aircraft stripper burns like a motherf*****

also received some benz valve stem caps to set the wheels off just right

[PKstrategy]

swapped on glx tails
not sure if i like them
need both outer as the ones i got are broken in some way.
drove it to the meet and back
saw spiller's car (i always forget your name) and got motivated to work on the GTI

[Sky-Fi]

Took pops to the airport. Halfway through my seafoamed tank. Sitting at 6-minute red lights was fine, but the 30 seconds stopped at the door to the airport.. CEL came on. Can almost guarantee it's that evap leak again.

[MrMook]

Struggled with what to do.
Just put a lot of work into it, but the shell is clearly rotting away. Fix it, and carry on? Start fresh?
I hate getting attached to my cars