a little timeline.

[dehate.]

i was going through some old pictures today and thought i'd post them up.

i bought this car last may, so its been almost a year and a half. been through a lot with it, and theres way more to come. i've had a ton of problems with the car and i'm a broke 19 yr old, which doesnt help at all. anyways, here's some pictures from the last year and half.

a few weeks after i purchased the car.




got into an accident after owning the car for a month, so i decided to do a jetta front.


one the way to the junkyard to cop a jetta hood.


got the front end back together, didnt have money for real paint of course, and i live in florida, so we all know what that means...











then i picked up some leathers and got rid of those hideous grey cloth seats. and if you couldnt tell, the red spray bomb looked liked ****, so i had to switch it up. the nutmeg came out a little better but it still looked like ****, but i rocked it for a while.





after a few months of enjoying the car, this **** happens.




put the steelies on :-/


more **** broke.


and then the work began, fixing the rear quarter, shaving the hatch, and painting the car hot rod flatz vintage burgandy pearl.




sanding down 2 layers of spraypaint and half a layer of primer was not fun...


primered.






before i could finish painting the car, i had to swap in a new aba.




and all back together...


then the car got sprayed.


and right after that i picked up a set of shooters for $80 and spent $120 on getting them powdercoated super gloss white.





this was like christmas...


and then i finally got the car put back together, and got the wheels on.




went lower and pushed the camber in. bad idea.




put a scirocco 16 valve axle in there and that solved the problem. got an alignment.


and this is where it sits now...




now that you've wasted a few minutes lookin through all these stupid pics of this busted ass car, you're pissed off. i apologize.

[jbigs268]

Damn that looks good

[ridersna]

pretty cool,i can dig it

[Maceman]

nice little timeline, seems like you enjoy the car despite the headaches.

[Matthew ink inc]

the love and hate relationship <3

[PKstrategy]

[papo98jetta]

this was like christmas...

I see they are four lug, I was told it could not be done. More info?

[Dyelon]

Almost every Dub I have owned has resulted in a love/hate relationship. Nice timeline

[CSIavarone]

Daily Driven, Daily Broken, Daily Fixed

[dceola]

i loved the paint color choices except for the first red. think i actually liked the color it started out with the most.

nice ride dude

[JonathansBlackVR6]

where in florida are you in and nice car

[nap83]

great turn around. i love this car. any plans for the dented rocker panels.

[Chips Ahoy!]

i loved the paint color choices except for the first red. think i actually liked the color it started out with the most.

nice ride dude

i always liked this car but i agree the first color was my favorite, nutmeg 2nd

[VolksAddict]

Great write up
I like it

[Mk3vr97]

nice timeline i diggs it breh

[Minor_Threat]

good **** dehate

[VvirginW]

Color is legit dude!

Now, Jump on dubchetnik ABT rep skirts, hide those rockers!

is that a 205 912 on a 9.5?

[jazzcat2001]

im a fan

[GTIkid92]

For a budget the car looks amazing i give this one a

Good stuff man keep it up

[sin bar]

not gonna lie,
d90s look better

[root beer]

Definitely looks like fun. And the latest is on the money.

[I haz cheezeburgerz]

current paint looks pretty good
I can't believe you actually stretched 912s LOL

[nativebackup1]

looks good and its a four door

[MK3DUB951]

and then the work began, fixing the rear quarter, shaving the hatch, and painting the car hot rod flatz vintage burgandy pearl.

reminds me of a jawbreaker. pretty sweet though like the end result.

[photodude13]

you should do a DIY on painting and sanding. that would be helpful to me. thanks bro.

[X37]

I like your car a lot, looks like you had a lot of fun with it and thats what i like to see. Sh*ts to serious now days.

[2quick]

not gonna lie,
d90s look better

X2

[FRESH WHITE TEE]

you got alottt of patience bud. but it turned out great and i gotta agree, i like the d90's better but the vette wheels aint too bad

[dehate.]

thanks to everyone that has responded. i appreciate it.

nice little timeline, seems like you enjoy the car despite the headaches.

definitely have had a lot of those, but i can honestly say i wouldnt be happy driving anything else.

I see they are four lug, I was told it could not be done. More info?

fifteen52 sells adaptec speedware stuff. talk to them. matt is an awesome guy and helped me out big time. http://www.facebook.com/fifteen52

where in florida are you in and nice car

in ocala right now. hopefulyl orlando within the next year.

great turn around. i love this car. any plans for the dented rocker panels.

eventually. its definitely on the list, but theres a few things on the list before that. whoever owned the car before me apparently thought you could jack the car up wherever the **** they wanted.

is that a 205 912 on a 9.5?

I can't believe you actually stretched 912s LOL

haha, yeah, when i got the wheels, the 512's were out of stock, so i used two 912's i had off the 9" d90's and then had to buy two more 912's for the fronts. eventually, and soon enough, i'll have 512's all the way around.

not gonna lie, d90s look better

i love the d90's. especially since they're 8's and 9's, which not many people have. buttttt, when i had the blowout, that wheel got bent. i got a quote on fixing it so whenever i have some extra money, trust me when i say that it will be fixed. and eventually, they will be back on the car, somewhere down the road.

you should do a DIY on painting and sanding. that would be helpful to me. thanks bro.

my friend luke mainly did all the paint work as far as this last stage of the car. i sanded a ****ing lot, but he did the body work and sprayed everything. all i can tell you is that you should never ever ****ing ever primer your car, spray paint over that, and then spray paint over that. it's all fun and games when youre spray bombing the car, but when you're ready and need that **** to come off, it sucks, trust me. haha.

I like your car a lot, looks like you had a lot of fun with it and thats what i like to see. Sh*ts to serious now days.

that's exactly what i do, is have fun. i hate this car sometimes, but i love it too. it's the farthest thing from a show car, and i couldnt care less. one day, i want it to have actual paint and look presentable, but if im not having fun, then there no point.

[rlsib16]

Those d90s were 8s and 9s? Damn good combo. ****ty that one got bent, 9s aren't easy to find

[dehate.]

yeah 8s and 9s. i found a shop that is gonna fix the bent one. i just gotta come up with some money first.

[willardsteeze]

This was awesome. I love projects like this, and I really, really like how it all turned out

[heartagram]

Really like this car. The new colour combo and rims look spot on.

[j.fopps]

awesome job

[oloniccolo]

everything looks dope.. love all four colors