Project: 90 Jetta Coupe and 87 Jetta Coupe VR6SC

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Ok, so I put in a ton of work over the holiday weekend

Off the top of my head, I shaved the fenders, shaved another set of fenders, installed the coilovers, replaced the thermostat & housing, replaced the water pump, painted the calipers, put the oil pan, oil filter/housing, and oil pump on, installed the lower Eurosport strut bar, installed the poly bushings on the control arm, all the wiring for my power windows is done and they work perfectly, gauge cluster is wired now and working, power mirrors wired up, installed the new aluminum radiator, correct radiator hoses, and put on my new coolant reservoir and got it wired up, got most of the dash back together and installed my driver side harness, b-pillars, Golde hande and smoked dome light, got my tails and eurotub on, battery in the trunk and correctly wired up, lower cross member installed and bumper put on the right way, uhm etc....

Shaving the fenders (banana lights, antena hole, and trim holes, and fixed the dents). It doesn't look like it from the pictures but of course I roughed up the paint before I applied the bondo..

And finally after applying the primer sealer went over it with undercoating, then after that dried I went over all of it with another layer of bondo and prime/undercoat again.

Modified by mr_allahyar at 4:25 PM 12-1-2008

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Random pictures of the other set of fenders I shaved... they will be for sale soon.
I will take more pictures for the fs add obviously, when I finish them.

[Slow8vJetta]

How long will that hold?

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Installing the coilovers (FK Streetlines just like the rest of the world is using haha).

Also painted all 4 calipers (I already had the MK3 2.0l calipers installed on all 4, just didn't paint them...)
Also installed the e-brake cables so I now have an e-brake

Modified by mr_allahyar at 4:33 PM 12-1-2008

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Pictures of the interior work I mentioned above..

Waiting on my quick release to get this installed:

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Tail lights I'm going to run for now, haven't quite made up my mind yet, I'm considering running stockers with my heckblende instead of these with the euro plate tub.

Yes that's a foam wing, and I already finished shaving the rear emblems.

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Engine work shots, I made more progress on "Shaving" the bay, this will be my first experience with that so we will see how that goes, if anyone has any pointers or things to be aware of please feel free to let me know

Battery in the trunk with a breaker, no aluminum enclosure yet...

Few shots of the lower engine work etc.

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Here are just a bunch of random shots..

meh, saving for next project...

Oh yeah, and I got my rear 2 corrado steelies put on

Modified by mr_allahyar at 4:55 PM 12-1-2008

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Well that's it for now I think, I didn't take as many pictures as I probably should have but I'm really not a fan of stopping my work to clean off my hands and take pics I also put in some work on my vrt to get it running and drive-able for a photoshoot, can't wait to see the pics

Anyways, feedback and/or suggestions are welcome and appreciated

[MetalMessiah666]

you do some good work my friend.. keep it up

[Slow8vJetta]

Diggin' the steelies

[sin bar]

lookin' sharp, dood. good work!

[Flyweight]

Lookin' Good! Give me a ring so we can work out a plan for around Christmas time.

Andrew

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Quote, originally posted by MetalMessiah666 »

you do some good work my friend.. keep it up

Thanks man. And I'll try to have that pic for you tomorrow

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Quote, originally posted by Slow8vJetta »

Diggin' the steelies

Quote, originally posted by sin bar »

lookin' sharp, dood. good work!

Thanks guys!

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Quote, originally posted by Flyweight »

Lookin' Good! Give me a ring so we can work out a plan for around Christmas time. Andrew

Thanks man, and yeah I got your message, yeah I can do the body work for you then, I'll have a set of shaved fenders waiting for you as well

[Slow8vJetta]

How long will that bondo situation hold up do you think?

[daniresch]

i like this thread

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Quote, originally posted by Slow8vJetta »

How long will that bondo situation hold up do you think?

I'm not sure, I shaved a pair of fenders about 2 years ago for my last coupe and they sat in storage until about a month ago, they were exactly how I left them with zero cracks. I've done a ton of body work on people's cars and I've never had anyone call back and complain so I'm assuming it lasts for a while...

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Quote, originally posted by daniresch »

i like this thread

[Slow8vJetta]

Quote, originally posted by mr_allahyar »

I'm not sure, I shaved a pair of fenders about 2 years ago for my last coupe and they sat in storage until about a month ago, they were exactly how I left them with zero cracks. I've done a ton of body work on people's cars and I've never had anyone call back and complain so I'm assuming it lasts for a while...

Sweet. I might just hacve to give this a try.

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Quote, originally posted by Slow8vJetta »

Sweet. I might just hacve to give this a try.

Yeah man it's pretty easy, that's kinda why I put a sort of "step by step" showing the process.. but what works better than fiberglass bondo imo is USC duraglas..check it out

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I think I got my hands on a set of harnesses for my one-touch corrado switches

[GTi2OV]

Yikes! Shoulda welded it shut. Save yourself the hassle.

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Yeah if I had a welder or had a friend with one I definitely wouldv'e gone that route, much easier and takes much less time...

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Dropped it down and kinda threw it together for a few bumper comparison pictures for MetalMessiah666. No, it's not running yet All the motor mounts are in and secure though so the engine is sitting and good to go, just need to finish up a lot of wiring...

*Note: I haven't adjusted the coils yet, there is plenty of threads to go down front & rear, and no spacers are mounted yet...Still need to get my fenders rolled

[mk2gtd]

stance will be sick once you get the fenders rolled and spacers installed. I love the lips on the steelies!!

[Criscone25]

are you going to run flares,skirts an door trim? just curious cause curious as to how it looks with small bumpers. car is coming along nicely

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Quote, originally posted by mk2gtd »

stance will be sick once you get the fenders rolled and spacers installed. I love the lips on the steelies!!

Yeah it will definitely look a lot better, and thanks man

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Quote, originally posted by Criscone25 »

are you going to run flares,skirts an door trim? just curious cause curious as to how it looks with small bumpers. car is coming along nicely

Yep, g60 flares front and rear and sideskirts, but no door trim. And yeah not too many people do it, most people I talk to either say it's impossilbe or it looks stupid. I'll prove that wrong

[WtErKeWlEdUbbEr]

What kind of door cards are those? Love the car.

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Quote, originally posted by WtErKeWlEdUbbEr »

What kind of door cards are those? Love the car.

black/chrome stripe power door cards, and I modded them slightly for my corrado one-touch switches

[WtErKeWlEdUbbEr]

I don't recognize the material. Mk2 door cards come like that?

[_a2coupe2a_]

hey man if your looking for any odds and ends i started to put together a new fs thread.. links in my sig. LMK

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Quote, originally posted by WtErKeWlEdUbbEr »

I don't recognize the material. Mk2 door cards come like that?

They are pleather, just like the red stripe door cards. And yes they are factory