What did you do to your Quantum today?

**GRIMwagon** · 09-28-2010 02:55 PM

Originally Posted by JohnBarleyCorn

Full steam ahead on the 2.0T FSI swap!

You're a crazy dude. I can't wait to see this!!

**JohnBarleyCorn** · 09-28-2010 03:16 PM

I'm trying to get 034 in on this...I'll be buying parts from them anyway....

**JohnBarleyCorn** · 10-30-2010 02:21 PM

I bought ANOTHER one. 87 5-cyl wagon autotragik. Low miles and NO rust...MA shore and literally no rust. Thank you elderly owners with garages! I'm going to fix it up and sell it off. I didn't want it to get scrapped. Needs some brake work and an interior cleaning. Pics when I pick it up next week.

**Row1Rich** · 10-30-2010 02:37 PM

Originally Posted by JohnBarleyCorn

I bought ANOTHER one. 87 5-cyl wagon autotragik. Low miles and NO rust...MA shore and literally no rust. Thank you elderly owners with garages! I'm going to fix it up and sell it off. I didn't want it to get scrapped. Needs some brake work and an interior cleaning. Pics when I pick it up next week.

Good man!

**JohnBarleyCorn** · 10-30-2010 03:02 PM

I found the pics the guy sent me:

**JohnBarleyCorn** · 10-31-2010 02:51 PM

Removed the extremely near-mint original door cards form the QSW and swapped in the blacked-out leather cards. Looks killer. Glad the guy backed out on the deal for them.

**4doorhoor** · 10-31-2010 10:20 PM

those look really good!

**DubbinChris** · 11-04-2010 11:41 AM

Originally Posted by 4doorhoor

those look really good!

Agreed!

**JohnBarleyCorn** · 11-04-2010 12:50 PM

I'm thinking I'll dye the seats black along with the headliner and really black it out. I do have the front MK3 Trek heated seats that I'm planning on fitting in there and they're already black also...It's going to be my daily so I guess I'll make it just how I like it, rather than worry about keeping it stock. Plus a warm butt in the Cape Cod winter would be nice.

**JohnBarleyCorn** · 11-15-2010 11:33 AM

Put new rotors and pads up front on the QSW. Bedded them in on the road by my house and they're nice. Mintex red box with some German rotors, nothing special there. Bleeder screws actually turned no problem...amazing.

**JohnBarleyCorn** · 11-15-2010 02:46 PM

Bought some engine swap parts for the silver Coupe...what have I done?

**InSaNeBoY** · 11-18-2010 01:12 PM

Originally Posted by JohnBarleyCorn

I bought ANOTHER one. 87 5-cyl wagon autotragik. Low miles and NO rust...MA shore and literally no rust. Thank you elderly owners with garages! I'm going to fix it up and sell it off. I didn't want it to get scrapped. Needs some brake work and an interior cleaning. Pics when I pick it up next week.

only downside with those elderly owners with garages is, The cars are always autotragics UUGH

**jeroland** · 11-24-2010 09:12 PM

Winterized the Q today with some 10w-30, a top-off on the antifreeze, and installed the ski racks. Also installed some studded snows on some steel rims I got for $200. The rims were pretty rusty but I cleaned them up and painted them black and they look great! Just in time for a romp in some pow after the first big snow storm of the season... I can't believe how well she performed. The snow was over a foot deep in spots! Check out my pics...

**jeroland** · 11-24-2010 09:19 PM

**JohnBarleyCorn** · 11-24-2010 10:28 PM

Awesome!

**brianripp** · 11-26-2010 11:29 PM

Today I missed my Quantum. And, the above Quanto' is SICK!!!

**JohnBarleyCorn** · 11-27-2010 12:02 AM

Bought an 83 TD sedan...most likely gonna be a parts car, but we'll see...It's solid but needs some stuff.

**Row1Rich** · 11-27-2010 12:29 AM

Originally Posted by brianripp

Today I missed my Quantum. And, the above Quanto' is SICK!!!

Great to see that car doing what it was built for.

**jeroland** · 11-27-2010 02:59 AM

Originally Posted by Row1Rich

Great to see that car doing what it was built for.

You know it man! This truly, whether you knew or not at the time when you built it, is what this car was built for. The conditions that day were perfect... 8 to 12" of fresh pow on top of crust and frozen dirt that gave me just enough traction to rally... rear locker engaged the whole time! Didn't get stuck once. Went back up the next day with my gf and broke trail a ways further up the road passed where the last person had only been up on a 4-wheeler. So much fun! QSWs RULE! Love this car... hope it runs forever.

**JohnBarleyCorn** · 12-01-2010 11:59 PM

Got some sweet old school love for it!

Vintage dealer promo plate.

**JohnBarleyCorn** · 12-04-2010 08:43 PM

Towed the new TD sedan back from NH with my buddy's TDI big turbo Jetta. Awesome.

**oldsquirrel** · 12-23-2010 06:14 PM

Hi I have been trying to find the fuel injection return check valve. Anybody know where it is? Thanks

**moonstation 2000** · 01-12-2011 02:01 AM

Finally I can contribute to this thread: My QSW has been neglected for two years now, the engine is out and I have another to install but I wanted to take care of the rust in the engine bay.

Unfortunately it would take forever to get the job done correctly and I don't have that kind of time on my hands these days (too many things!!!). So I sanded the rust tonight and got it ready to paint tomorrow with some rust encapsulator from eastwood. If I can just stop the rust from spreading and get the new engine in soon I'll be a happy man. I went whole hog on my scirocco engine bay and it took a loooong time.

**flatnbagged** · 01-30-2011 10:57 PM

Been working like crazy and haven't had any time to put the quantum on the lift. So I did some clean up on the new motor. Slow progress but it's gettin there.

**JohnBarleyCorn** · 03-31-2011 02:32 PM

I cut one apart the other day...Just gotta haul it off to the scrapper now. After I get the other shell that's currently on the trailer to the scrapper first...

**mr sarcastic** · 03-31-2011 05:04 PM

hey pete, still got that blue hood kickin around?

**JohnBarleyCorn** · 03-31-2011 05:43 PM

Originally Posted by mr sarcastic

hey pete, still got that blue hood kickin around?

Of course I do! You know I can't throw away Quantum parts! You going to go to Dustoff on the 17th?

**mr sarcastic** · 03-31-2011 07:11 PM

ya, i'll be there. do you have room to bring it with you?

**JohnBarleyCorn** · 03-31-2011 07:41 PM

If you have room to bring it to NH with you, I think I can do it. Let me check this weekend if it'll work. I'm not sure I want to strap it to the roof rack as it may warp form the wind...

**mr sarcastic** · 03-31-2011 08:09 PM

we can figure something out. let me know....

**TheWolfsburg** · 05-11-2011 09:44 PM

So I didnt do it today, but over the last couple weeks:

Started rusty and tan in color
Sanded it down
Painted it flat black in bed liner
Heat gun melted the flares to re-black
Dropped it about 2inchs
Threw on some snowflakes
Smoked the front corners
Partially smoked the tails
Little tune up- plugs/wires

And back on the road as a daily... tint coming next week.

**ClassiQ_83** · 06-10-2011 01:03 PM

ugh that matte is filthy. I want to see what it looks like in partial rain

looks perfect on snowflakes.

**mr sarcastic** · 06-10-2011 04:44 PM

when i painted my mk3 bedliner a few years back, i used to armor-all it everyother week or so. it made the finish textured yet kinda shiny.

**dan-one** · 06-13-2011 09:13 AM

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**JohnBarleyCorn** · 06-13-2011 09:40 AM

NICE!

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