holy damn
#1
Yea... pretty badarse sounding huh. Yea... Eastside Motorsports is in the process of completing its Mk3 Jetta Coupe project with the choice of driveline being a 24V VR6 Turbo. For those that dont know, the entire side of the car was replaced with a 2 door Golf section and made into a Coupe the way VW would have had they made a Mk3 Jetta Coupe (just like 1552 did with their Project X, Mk4 Jetta Coupe). Today, we decided to just see if the Mk4 dash would fit and you wouldnt believe how easy it went in. Nearly zero trimming of the dash is needed other than removing 2 small Mk4 slide mounts from the underside of the front lip. The crossbrace fits perfectly and the mounts for that brace basically bolt in with a slight ovaling of one of the mounting holes and a small weld to stabililize the bottom of the mount. Using the Mk4 dash with the dials for heat/AC control, we decided to see if the Mk4 heatercore/AC blower box fit in the Mk3. I literally bolted in as if it were made for the Mk3. No modifications. Defrost and center/side air ducts all line up with the transfer ducts between the dash and blower box. This is going to be awesome.Mk4 dash swaps into a Mk3 are 10x easier than any dash swap into a Mk2... physically. Unfortunately, door panel modification is going to be needed but that's nothing compared to the pleasure of having a Mk4 dash in there. I was tempted to yank out my Mk3 dash in my Mk2 and just jump into the Mk4 dash but unless I had the entire wiring harness from a Mk4 car, I wouldnt want to figure out the pinouts for taping all the switches and instrument cluster etc... Enjoy the pics.
Rich
"Dem Aliens was crazy..."
#2
holy damn
#3
ok... now i want to do it too!!
#4
DAYAM!
that's hard core man
#5
im impressed
#6
uhm...... so we are making a MKIV out of a MKIII chassis.....
cool beans
#7
thats awesome, keep us updated w/ the project
#8
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ok... now i want to do it too!!Chris, u need to do that!
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#10
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Well.. I posted these before but here ya go. Since these, the bodywork is finished and as you can tell in the pics above, the painting has begun. Porsche Arctic Silver (or Polar Silver??) I forget LOL. Engine compartment and door jambs are cut it and the rest will be completed by the end of next week. Interior goes back in Saturday and driveline and suspension is going together steadily as its prepared.
Rich
"Dem Aliens was crazy..."
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Here are a few more of Dave completing the Drivers side.
Rich
"Dem Aliens was crazy..."
#12
oh shyte that looks dope... :turns head and looks at a fellow vortexer..hmmm: damn i so want this now.
#13
I would like one of those and one of the corrados in the back. black or red
#14
i think its enough to say that, that dash is a eye popper in that car and the car itself will be very impressive
#15
Can I get a witness? That that is definately some killer boots. The MK4 dashboard is a nice choice.
#16
just back again to drool some more
#17
DAMN that ish is tight!! I kinda wish you guys woulda stayed NA, just to see how quick you could get the 24v goin. Turbo kinda ruins it for me...The dash is AWESOME news! can't wait to see who the first private owner will be to do it stateside. My guess is thorax...
Cant wait to see it finished! should be very sexy! Keep us updated, and please take TONS of pichas!
#18
holy crap tha's gonna be the shizzzzzz when it's done....make sure to keep us updated with pics
#19
HOLY SMOKES.... Someone has a lot of doe..
#20
The 2-door jetta conversion is very cool, but I'm a fan of the mk3 dash.Sumptin' about the mk4 dash just doesn't sit right with me, but I'm sure I'm in the minority there. 24v is cool,too!
#21
1337!
#22
it's looking good dave! hey rich how's the mk2 coming?
juston
#23
Very cool, biut I would like to see how the door panels meet...Sean
•1995 VW Jetta GLX •2006 Saab Aero Convertible •1970 VW Bettle •2005 Audi TT (Mrs.)
Airbags: The Padded Bra of the Automotive World.
#24
sweet!
#25
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ok... now i want to do it too!!Your doing enough stuff you!
#26
The fitment looks good, but i am not surprised that its fits so well, we all know that TT dashes fit into a MK3!
#27
4 weeks until waterfest...
#28
Snowflakes are still cool
#29
Yeah, big deal. Then we'll put a Mk3 dash in Project X!Very cool work fellas. That was one of the ideas Artie and I were discussing for the Mk3.5 car, before it got totalled, of course.
Brad
1552
#30
I was also toying with this idea this winter when I found the 1.8t donor car...I wish I had at least done the dash...
1994 Golf GL/RS 1.8t
1999 Golf GL TDI
1984 Jetta GLI
#31
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Yeah, big deal. Then we'll put a Mk3 dash in Project X!LOL, Good work guys. I cant wait to see it done.
#32
stunning. I'll take two.
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#34
Thank you. I have been measuring up, down, forward, backward, and it seemed too good to be true on fitment. I've been considering this or a TT dash for some time, but the TT dash has taken off so I leaned towards the mk4. Now I know, it will certainly be my project of choice for the upcoming winter months.
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I'm a fan of the mk3 dash.Sumptin' about the mk4 dash just doesn't sit right with me, but I'm sure I'm in the minority there. 24v is cool,too!i actually totally agree i like the mkIII dash more, but i'm pretty sure that since you need the new gauge clutser for the 24v vr6 that this is the way to go, this car should be sick
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