What did you do to your mk1 today?

[negativl]

finished the non-repair prep, which is to say, sanded, cleaned and primed the rest of the car except for the dent. waiting to hear back from buddy on when i get my hammer kit and gun back.

Couldn't resist the urge to drive it any longer so fired it up and drove around the neighborhood a bit, then reparked it and threw the cover over it in case anyone called the cops on me.

[boxylooks27]

im finishing sanding my front fenders for a second prime coat. I installed more lights in my garage

[Brunke_Stunkelmyer]

I put my new wheels and tire on.... 15x9 Diamond Racing wheels with toyo proxies!

[Road Boss]

Went to a BBQ and this picture was taken by a cute hottie.

[OLD-GTI]

flew to VA, and drove it 600 miles home.

[tonythayer]

Removed the front plastics and scrubbed all the moss out of the indicators and grill, then pounded out the dent in the bottom lip under the bumper and scrubbed out 30 years of dirt from the engine bay.

[tonythayer]

Bought the Mk3 flywheel, mk1 fuel pump, dipstick tube end, and serpentine belt to nearly finish my ABA project.

[the_dark_demon]

started pulling the wiring out of the rabbit will be done tomorrow also took a lot of the old insulation out and will be doing dynomat instead to try and get rid of the road noise!

[mk2dogg]

i installed a new brake drum hat + bearing and races with new grease

[negativl]

I brought my new HARDCOVER Bentley manual home (the Mk 1 Cabby/Scirocco manual just got reissued in hardbound) and bugged the buddy who has my body hammer kit and paint gun again.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0837616360

[OLD-GTI]

installed rear beam bushings
installed swaybar
installed rear coilovers

[IronTrap]

mounted headliner in the caddy that i redid to match the green EA carpet and seats. Ok fit for my first attempt at a headliner, but it's not a show vehicle, so I'm happy

still need to mount the interior light and such.

[mk1madman]

submitted yours truly,




the guy who continued on in his day only to get bit in the ass by a suburban. karma.

note the nearly flat left front too. i am truly ashamed.....

[wantacad]

****ty brittle ass plastic


Time to find a replacement..

[irishpride]

took the sheets off of it.. so i can get her ready for H20

[83mk2scirocco]

took the sheets off of it.. so i can get her ready for H20

I am going to Bonnelli but not in the bunny.

[early westy rabbit]

i don't have a press, so it cost me $40 to get both front wheel bearings pressed out.

had the bunny over a year and i've already replaced way more stuff than i even thought i could, and today i just payed a mechanic for the first time .

the kicker is he want's $40 more to press the new stuff back together.

one day i will have a press

edit: i shoped around, the other shop wanted $75 just to press um apart

[Brunke_Stunkelmyer]

i don't have a press, so it cost me $40 to get both front wheel bearings pressed out.

had the bunny over a year and i've already replaced way more stuff than i even thought i could, and today i just payed a mechanic for the first time .

the kicker is he want's $40 more to press the new stuff back together.

one day i will have a press

edit: i shoped around, the other shop wanted $75 just to press um apart

Dude... there are cheaper more resourceful ways to get that done... at home.

[A1steaksauce]

i don't have a press, so it cost me $40 to get both front wheel bearings pressed out.

had the bunny over a year and i've already replaced way more stuff than i even thought i could, and today i just payed a mechanic for the first time .

the kicker is he want's $40 more to press the new stuff back together.

one day i will have a press

edit: i shoped around, the other shop wanted $75 just to press um apart

not to be mean, but you got F'ed. i'd find a new shop.

i've taken spindles with my new bearings to shops before and they'd charge me like $30 or so to press my old bearings out and my new bearings in...hell i think even a dealer would do it for like around $40-$60 for the whole shooting match...it takes less than half an hour to knock it out.

sold minty. already found a new replacement.

[tonythayer]

Installed most of the remaining parts, then missed a step on the stairs and f*cked my ankle up. NOW I know why automatic transmissions are nice to have sometimes.

[Bowcaster]

Jumped my friends mkIV Jetta with my MK1 Jetta. Jetta love.

[Brunke_Stunkelmyer]

Got my gti running again, with cleaned out injectors, new o-rings, every gasket except head, block flush, rad flush, new water pump, regrounded all bay grounds.
I also made a sweet side exhaust, and a cool "ram air" all this past weekend.

[B5Speedo]

Popped these babies in today.

[2nd Chance]

I got rid of my euro plate, and fogs. Threw on the GTI side stripes and then backed over my neighbors cat, whoops!

[OLD-GTI]

Installed new coilovers, serviced and rebuilt strut bearings, and rolled fenders.

[ArsenicPants]

fixed a major boost leak a few days ago
broke a clamp at my friend's house (friend with a compressor for leak testing) and had to get creative with 6 small worm gear clamps strung together
it held long enough to get me home

yesterday my hard steel diesel injection line for the #3 cylinder sprung a pinhole in traffic
i decided to have to towed home, i didn't feel like putting out an engine fire
picking up a new set today

[JUS_GT_EYEZ]

fed it more monies..

[Aaron22]

bought these bad boys

[2nd Chance]

sanded down the hood for the caddy, did some of the tail gate and prep to primer them tomorrow

[wantacad]

wired up a little more of the radio and soldered up some wires/LED bulbs for the gauge panel.

[B4S]

Finished up the partial overhaul of the 010 automatic gearbox I'm swapping in .

[FOUR!]

Installed a functional ebrake, found my missing door panel

[lhcVdub]

GOT paid!

ordered new gas tank, TT borla exhaust, pads/disks from GAP...

BTW guys im looking to buy a pair of chrome flag mirrors! dont have to be in perfect condition can also trade for my new plastic flags+$$ lmk

[wantacad]

Finished up the partial overhaul of the 010 automatic gearbox I'm swapping in .

You doing anything "extra" special with it? or just a basic overhaul?

[mk1madman]

fixed it

yay!