Black and Bleu Project Thread

**detvw** · 09-10-2011 06:13 PM

Thanks for the good words! It keeps me going. Cleaning up the replacement trans today.

Violet_GTI - The radidator is a MKI Jetta radiator PN 171121253AM

**jbigs268** · 09-10-2011 06:20 PM

Wow, dont normally post in the mkII forums, but your work deserves it

looks amazing

**detvw** · 09-12-2011 10:02 AM

Thanks.

Took a little trip to help my buddy with his. MKI 1.8t beater.
Wiring mess being dealt with.

Problem solved. part of his issues came from a faulty ignition switch and having his ecu switched power run down stream of the load reduction relay. We got that straightened out and went for a cruise. This is after tightening the lugs.

**the dubshow** · 09-22-2011 04:21 PM

very very nice and well put together car.

love how you mounted the hvac box.

**Heidelberg2az** · 09-22-2011 04:30 PM

car is looking great man!!! digging that mk1 beater as well

**detvw** · 09-23-2011 01:03 PM

I call the MKI a beater, but it's actually not that bad. It's a solid shell and I'm sure once Matt gives her a little love it will be a great little car.

Wanted to share a little update on the Jetta.
I got a text from my friend and the hubs and rotors are done. Need to pick up some wheel bearings and VR CVs for that project and I finally got the trans cleaned up.
I have been using this technique for years and nothing beats it short of having parts hot tanked.
-1 part dirty ass trans(I did do some cleaning to get the majority of the grease and dirt off)

-1 part Easy Off Oven Cleaner
-Rinse off at the Quarter car wash
Voila! Clean trans

**JDMillhouse** · 09-23-2011 02:54 PM

dam the oven cleaner.....

**hd_mk2** · 09-23-2011 08:34 PM

Very nice!!!

**rawk** · 10-11-2011 06:31 PM

Really nice build man, I have a couple questions for you..

Where did you hide the ignition coil?

Did you just cap off the coolant overflow on the head, it almost looks like its routed into one of the heater hoses but hard to see?

Just to verify you got rid of the ABA headlight 'connector' and just ran directly to the fusebox?

Thanks for your help

**detvw** · 10-12-2011 12:47 AM

Let's see if I can help,
The ignition coil is mounted inside the drivers fender just behind the fuse box. Really hard to get a good pic there. You can just see the mounting points in the very top of this pic just right of the black part:

They are threaded inserts, the coil is on the inside.

The coolant ung is just capped.
There are two OBDI harnesses, one with and integrated headlight harness and one without. I had the one with, but stripped everything out. I ran new wires for the lights I was going to use.

Couple pics from a GTG this weekend

**rawk** · 10-12-2011 08:03 AM

Thanks a lot for the reply, really impressed with the car.. nice work!

**kinkerstinker** · 10-12-2011 08:26 AM

wow!! that looks awesome!

**toftii88** · 11-30-2011 04:06 AM

Aba in a shaved bay mk2 coupe project checking in. I see what you did for the extra rubber on the upper radiator hose, but what did you do with the lower hose? Hack it up or use a different application's hose than the mk3?

Great work, btw.

**JDMillhouse** · 11-30-2011 07:44 AM

, everything i would like to do to mine...hope I get to see this one day

**detvw** · 11-30-2011 11:22 PM

Originally Posted by toftii88

Aba in a shaved bay mk2 coupe project checking in. I see what you did for the extra rubber on the upper radiator hose, but what did you do with the lower hose? Hack it up or use a different application's hose than the mk3?

Great work, btw.

I think I used the stock MKII hose and altered it a bit.

Originally Posted by JDMillhouse

, everything i would like to do to mine...hope I get to see this one day

I hope to bring it down for SOWO this year, we'll get them together someday.

**mushroom_curry** · 12-01-2011 08:47 AM

Totally loving the ingenuity and detail.

**d-bot** · 01-02-2012 10:16 PM

How's the mk3 beater coming Brian? Didn't even know you were posting creeper pics of the jetturd on here!

I'm excited for what's to come on the coupe this spring!

**Rcmafia** · 01-02-2012 10:35 PM

Very impressed with this car. Nice work

**vwjetta91** · 01-02-2012 11:49 PM

Wow nice work

**detvw** · 01-03-2012 09:38 AM

Originally Posted by d-bot

How's the mk3 beater coming Brian? Didn't even know you were posting creeper pics of the jetturd on here!

I'm excited for what's to come on the coupe this spring!

Put the Jetta into hibernation yesterday. The Golf is coming along. Hope to get a bunch done this week. The floors are done, the rocker is at 90% should be done tonight. Still need to tackle the rear wheelhouse and filler area and bust out the bomb cans. Oh, I need to get the parking brake operational for winter fun! Feel free to stop by.

**TastyTates** · 01-03-2012 11:14 AM

This car is amazing. Sell me your seats

**TAG TIMER** · 04-11-2012 05:54 PM

Such an awesome build and an amazine car... love the attension to detail...

**detvw** · 04-11-2012 08:30 PM

Thanks. Should be coming out of storage in the next week. I've got a bunch of stuff waiting to go on . Stay tuned for updates.

In the off season, I built a new low budget DD and sold the A4 to free up some cash.

The thread for that is here:
http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthrea...w-MKIII-Member

**brendanlynch** · 04-11-2012 09:59 PM

dang.... great work on the coupe and golf!

**detvw** · 04-21-2012 02:36 PM

Hint of things to come

**d-bot** · 04-21-2012 03:07 PM

Been looking forward to that for a while! This summer?

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**detvw** · 04-21-2012 03:47 PM

Yep. Just went to PG today and pulled the harness from an OBDII car. Got the Chip and injectors in the mail the other day. 5 lug first need to get those wheels on. Got a set of MKIII speedlines for track day fun.

I need to get this Deezl out of the garage so I can bring her home.

**DUTCHMANia** · 04-22-2012 08:40 AM

the bay looks excellent..

What wheels are on the mk1?

**detvw** · 04-22-2012 09:20 PM

Maserati Biturbo

**L33t A2** · 04-22-2012 09:28 PM

beautiful car, great attention to detail

**remmyGLI** · 04-22-2012 10:28 PM

Awesome looking car!

**blubayou** · 04-23-2012 04:14 PM

Originally Posted by detvw

Hint of things to come

that'll give that aba some more pep

**detvw** · 05-03-2012 11:53 PM

Went and grabbed the car out of storage! Although it's back home, I have to get this MKIII carcass out of my garage before any real work can go down.

Having it home will add motivation at least.

**Nashty Rabbit** · 05-10-2012 04:28 PM

finally had a minute to start reading this the other night and just finished.... always liked your attention to detail...

car looks great by friend...

take care,
nash

**detvw** · 05-11-2012 09:45 AM

Originally Posted by Nashty Rabbit

finally had a minute to start reading this the other night and just finished.... always liked your attention to detail...

car looks great by friend...

take care,
nash

Thanks Nashypoo!

Look for updates this weekend. I made room in the garage and the car is ready for stage II and III. Need to do a little cleaning and it's time to get back to work.

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