What did you do to your 80/90/Coupe/Cabrio today ?

[Ktownboostn]

Well it was a LONG boring day at work today... so i've been streaming the le mans race to keep me busy... but untill then i had my car in the shop for some little work ive been wanting to do
Ended up fixing my exhaust leak ... the metal doughnut from the DP to the Cat was broken.. put a new one in ! Also removed the air box and swiss chessed it ( mk1 trick ). Got really nice throttle response.. will be better when i put the k&n in... but damn !! does it ever sound mean !!!
Also got my Diff lock switch working !... had to clean the coffee out of it from the PO

[Booha1]

Finished pulling the old drivers side rear strut and replaced with a new one. Last week we did the front drivers side. Next come control arms, bushings, blah, blah, blah...

You would not believe the amount of rust on this car underneath. It's pathetic.

[Richard_Cranium]

over the weekend i picked up my third CQ, FREE.

but i loaded up my drag CQ to go get it certified for 8.50 second quarter mile....

[Ktownboostn]

Woah ! Free CQ ! Good stuff man !!...and 8.5 q/m time !?!?!? Thats intense !!

[REDGTIMK4]

I replaced my sway bar links to quiet the loudest creaking I have ever heard. Then spent an hour trying to get the tie rods free to do 4 wheel alignment, took FOREVER... but its all good now.

[skaterjay85]

I still miss those wheels, glad to see they are still being enjoyed.

Recently I replaced the dash lights, got the AutoCheck working, replaced two tires and worked on window regs. but now its time for her to go to a new home.

[jetta5000]

last week did my first timing belt job (w/ lots of help from my friend (and 12v.org via these forums. thanks!)) in my attempt to resurrect my cherished, damaged 90 cs. i have everything to "make it work" but the hood and serpentine belt tensioner (pulled a tensioner off a junkyard 90 and the key-knob thing was just an inch.5 out of place. even tried frankensteining my broken tensioner with the salvaged one to no avail. bollocks.).
and booha1, chances are seeing the underside of my car would probably make you feel better about your iron oxide woes ^_^

[Booha1]

If I ever think about it, I'll get some pix. Our original plan was to replace the struts only, but after seeing the condition of the control arms, we figured it'd be better to replace them too. One of the bushings on the pax side front control arms fell out when we removed it from the car.

I have never seen a rustier car underneath...from the top, she's in great shape, but judging by the underneath, I figure I'll be lucky to get a year or two out of her before I have the Flintstone option for acceleration.

[Hybrid_Hatch]

I have never seen a rustier car underneath...from the top, she's in great shape, but judging by the underneath, I figure I'll be lucky to get a year or two out of her before I have the Flintstone option for acceleration.

don't be so sure....

the bodies are fully galvanized, unless the vehicle has been in an accident, you shouldn't have any rusted out floor boards.

with that said, obviously the bolts and suspension are not galvanized and if the car lived its life in a salty area there will be headaches with regard to those parts. I consider myself fortunate since all my cars are West coast cars and even though they are 20 years old, there isn't a spot of rust on them (with exception of a few exhaust bolts).

[Booha1]

There is a hole on the passenger side under the car the entire length of the door.
Driver's side isn't nearly as bad.

We replaced over the past year ALL fuel and brake ines, as the had big rusted through sections in them, also the exhaust (not a real surprise there though).

It rained rust on us the whole time we worked on the underside.

We just trailered her out to get aligned today. We should (if everything goes well), have her back tomorrow afternoon, and then, it's all fun and games.

[jetta5000]

whoa i cede that is much worse than mine. but the willingness to tackle it earns you a big ol' 4 ringed medal! good luck!

[Booha1]

whoa i cede that is much worse than mine. but the willingness to tackle it earns you a big ol' 4 ringed medal! good luck!

Thanks!

She's a great car, evan after sitting for a year, all we had to do was charge the battery to get her started. She runs good, although not fast (10v), but she's just so reliable.

The interior looks like new, other than the tattered floor mats.

This weekend, i get to track down some sort of electrical drainage issue...if she sits for any length of time, my battery goes dead, and she's been sitting for the past week (no AC). My first thought is stereo (its aftermarket), I always remove the faceplate when I park it.

[MK1 Rabbit GTI]

i didnt like the fact that my 90 only has wood grain around the guages, climate control and ash tray, so i tinted it to blend in better with the black interior

[Ktownboostn]

very nice !
havn't done all to much to my 90 latley. Painted and brushed the lips of a set of speedlines and threw them on the car.

[JTG 1447]

Nice job! I have wood inlays in the same location, in addition to over the glove box, and on each door but they were starting to crack and look dated so just this past weekend I took them all out and wrapped them in black vinyl. I'll have before and after pictures up by the end of the week, if you're interested.

[MK1 Rabbit GTI]

Ktownboostn

very nice !
havn't done all to much to my 90 latley. Painted and brushed the lips of a set of speedlines and threw them on the car.

why do your lips look bigger than mine...?

[Ktownboostn]

why do your lips look bigger than mine...?
[/INDENT]

Well... umm... i really wanted to make them look like a 2 piece wheel so i got right down into the lip when i was brushing ( not polished... i dig the dull RS look ) the lips. It was a huge pain in the ass but i think they turned out pretty good.... although i kind of want to repaint them in black like they used to be... here is the first one i finished before repainting the centers






Didn't do anything to my car latley.... i love this thing ! But i did work on a friends B5 1.8T today doing some suspension work... and i snapped some bad cell phone pics !

[tecknoquatt]

youre gonna need to build a bigger garage my friend =)

over the weekend i picked up my third CQ, FREE.

but i loaded up my drag CQ to go get it certified for 8.50 second quarter mile....

[Ktownboostn]

Did nothing...damn this thing is reliable !
Oh... took it sideways in the damp/dry leaving work today... not a smoke show... but put a nice smile on my face

[tecknoquatt]

I put a Southbend stage 3+ clutch kit in with a balanced 7A flywheel and put the AAN back in the B4 90Q.
thanks Boomdaddymack for the cherry picker etc help.

[Hybrid_Hatch]

Brought my coupe back to my garage to start tearing it down for a new head gasket.

[03VRgli]

Removed some dead weight from the front end

[Ktownboostn]

Damn.. im suprised i havnt pulled mine from the 90 already ! Thanks for the reminder !

[Richard_Cranium]

forgot about this thread.

today, i did the parachute.

but last sunday i blew it up. misshifted 1-2-1 and hit 11,495 rpm. put a window in the block. but still made multiple 10 second 1/4 mile passes before then











sunday before took first in class @ WaterWerks show. (first out of one LOL)

its cool, new motor already being built now. will be running in two weeks. complete 2.0L stroker motor.

chute is mounted. legal for >150 mph.... cage good to 8.50 seconds.

tested and works

[skaterjay85]

I sold my coupe no more workbeing done on it by me now but the new owner is working away at it was a fun 5 years with her

[Ktownboostn]

damn... i know the feeling... it was a sad day when i sold my coupe...im sure youll get into abother b3/b4 soon enough. i knew i wanted another one

[skaterjay85]

Just heard the old girl spun a bearing or threw a rod on the new owner Luckily he'sgonna rebuild it. I'll be sticking to my C4 platform for now. More room for the family plus the 20vt is fun

[Ktownboostn]

haha wow... good timing ! Ya c4 is good choice ! Always wanted an Urs4/s6

[Booha1]

Finished replacing my altenator today.

This should have been a one day only job, but some genious broke one of the bolts off in the bracket, so we had to drill it out. Not fun.

I think this would have been the same genious that re-routed a hose from the small secondary radiator to have a really nice kink in it.

Gotta love those previous owners.

[Phil Salvatore]

Went to replace the rear brake rotors and pads only to discover Auto Parts Warehouse sent Quattro rear rotors instead of the one's I need for my front driver. Replaced the right breather hose (v-6), friggen expensive piece of plastic at $86.95! Replaced the blower motor resistor so now all the speeds on the ventilation fan work. Right now the instrument cluster in on the bench for new light bulbs, something that should have been easy except the local auto parts stores do not have any of the correct bulbs, arrrggghhh. Had the local muffler shop replace a rusted section of the exhaust.

[Phil Salvatore]

over the weekend i picked up my third CQ, FREE.

but i loaded up my drag CQ to go get it certified for 8.50 second quarter mile....

Geez, I thought I had a sickness for these 90's!

[Richard_Cranium]

Geez, I thought I had a sickness for these 90's!

these are all 1990 model year if thats what you meant. but these are all Coupe Quattro model car

[skaterjay85]

Right now the instrument cluster in on the bench for new light bulbs, something that should have been easy except the local auto parts stores do not have any of the correct bulbs, arrrggghhh.

The easiest thing I found was to use the tiny bulbs for third brake lights. You just need to pull the old glass out of the original bulbs/holder that these things have. I used a small pick to break the connection at the back of the glass part of the bulbs, carefully pulled the glass out with pliers, then bent the contacts of the new bulbs so they touched the metal of the factory holders and the bulbs slide right in snuggly.

[loxxrider]

I guess I should post in here about my 90 progress now...

what did I do today (well Sunday really)?

I picked up an ABZ of course!

[Phil Salvatore]

The easiest thing I found was to use the tiny bulbs for third brake lights. You just need to pull the old glass out of the original bulbs/holder that these things have. I used a small pick to break the connection at the back of the glass part of the bulbs, carefully pulled the glass out with pliers, then bent the contacts of the new bulbs so they touched the metal of the factory holders and the bulbs slide right in snuggly.

Very interesting. Here I am sweating getting exactly the correct wattage bulb to replace what is in there now, LOL.
I found one of the bulbs I need, the 12v 1.1w instrument light bulb with the orange socket at a shop owned by someone I call "Mr. Congeniality" (NOT!) and have a box of two other styles used on warning lamps (1.2w black socket and 2w green socket) sitting at the NAPA store waiting for me to pick up. The bulbs used for the turn signal indicators and high beam indicator are still be found. One more place to try. Why is the Osram Slyvania catalog so useless?