Bay shots with a little wire tuck...

[TylerO28]

yup i'm considering the frame rail tuck... maybe i'll start the project this week... I do want to find a way to dump the fuse box somewhere... but i don't want it in a strange nearly impossible area to get at. the coolant bubble delete is still running tip-top!

i've been showing fellow car buddies and everyone is pretty stoked on the look.

this week i'm also going to attempt some oem hid leveling

[thygreyt]

wires? whats that...?

[spartanrabbit09]

DIY pics???

[thygreyt]

Lol, I was t hard... Prolly about 6 hours total... I'm not done yet, but I have done 5 hrs so far, I need to solder 7 wires and then I'm done.

Um... Routed it all on top of the fender well, properly Insulated. The hole was already there.

I did have to drain the windshield fluid to re route that hose.

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[thygreyt]

already started the car... no issues!

final pics:

so alone...


wires to the bay? oh hell no!


where wires come: on the factory hole.

[TylerO28]

i haven't gotten tapatalk back up for some reason i'm getting pissed now...

anyway i deleted the entire sai set up including the pump and valve. it's super clean in there now. and all the crap that comes out with the sai is astonishing... that thing takes up so much space in the bay...

so now i'm tucking both harnesses. and hopefully getting my fmic installed.

picking up teamzleep's r32 steering wheel this week too i think... so that should be nice

pics to come soon

[thygreyt]

i haven't gotten tapatalk back up for some reason i'm getting pissed now...

anyway i deleted the entire sai set up including the pump and valve. it's super clean in there now. and all the crap that comes out with the sai is astonishing... that thing takes up so much space in the bay...

so now i'm tucking both harnesses. and hopefully getting my fmic installed.

picking up teamzleep's r32 steering wheel this week too i think... so that should be nice

pics to come soon

Bro, why don't you just update pics to facebook, and then link em here?? That's what I have always done.

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[timmiller05]

Looks good grey

The coolant bottle connector looks odd though, maybe dremmel it down so it doesn't "protrude" so much...

[thygreyt]

I need to buy a new bottle... I'm playing with this one as practice..

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[kevin FaKiN spLits]

So where are you guys getting the extra wire from? What sizes?

[KIDVersion 1]

I need to buy a new bottle... I'm playing with this one as practice.

Grab a MkIV one...do it.

[thygreyt]

Will do so.

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[KIDVersion 1]

Will do so.

Excellent.

[thygreyt]

What's the difference between the two?

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[vwluger22]

So where are you guys getting the extra wire from? What sizes?

I got part of a mkv R32 harness I should start to striping down.

[KIDVersion 1]

What's the difference between the two?

The placement of the sensor and the lack of hooks in the rear.

[thygreyt]

So where are you guys getting the extra wire from? What sizes?

I have about 100 feet of each gauge wire, from 22 down to 4. I also bought a box with about 1000 sorted shrink wrap, and about 60 different crimps.

Then its cut, solder and fun. So far I haven't had any mishap other than damaging the fuse box plate. Everything works perfect and no codes.

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[kevin FaKiN spLits]

I have about 100 feet of each gauge wire, from 22 down to 4. I also bought a box with about 1000 sorted shrink wrap, and about 60 different crimps.

Then its cut, solder and fun. So far I haven't had any mishap other than damaging the fuse box plate. Everything works perfect and no codes.

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Hmm. Where did you order all of it? I wanna do it, but I'm not sure if its gonna be a waste, as I'm having the bay shaven with the motor swap...

[vwluger22]

Tyler update your taptalk it worked for me now I can use it with 3g and wireless. So far its much better than the old version.

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[TylerO28]

got the update and its still NOT working... screw tapatalk... i only am really pissed because thats the only way i can post while at work lol.. plus i never knew how to post pics with my laptop... but the phone can do it easily. now i actually have to go the NEWB faq and start trying to figure out how to host pics...

regardless i'll be working on the car tomorrow i'll be posting pics on my facebook for sure.

if anyone would like to add me on the fb please feel free to pm me and i'll add you.

tomorrow in plans
get piping for intercooler laid out and ready.
wiring needs some routing
battery cables have a new idea so i'll attack that
going to local vw wrecker to find odds and ends. searching for some hid leveling sensors
might... MIGHT get some lines made up at a local big rig shop. they custom build anything. i'm considering having them make me some stainless lines like the clutch line.
last but not least- going to guy try to find an wideband AFR gauge. i'm seriously considering the PODI or one of the innovate set ups.
should have some progress tomorrow.

found my new wheel set too... dont need to have the 7grand price either. so MORE cash can go into a FULL motor build. depending on what the vw wrecker in my area has for grabs i actually may end up buying another motor... that way i can just rack it and start the process of big turbo,internals,headwork and more can go down slow and steady...

this has been a HUGE work week for me so it's nice to have wed and thurs off to get a little underhood love done.

[thygreyt]

Just post pics on facebook and il share em here.

On another note, i have an innovate afr gauge and it works wonderful. Perfect correlation to vag com.

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[vwluger22]

Clean.

[thygreyt]

it looks very good!

it has a very nice flow to it. the black of the valve cover looks good with the battery cover and fuse box.

and the lack of apparent wires makes it look cleaner.

very nice OEM+

[vwluger22]

Thanks lol. There are a few other little things I would like tackle. But step two was to clean it after a long dirty winter.

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[pennsydubbin]

Well I was home this weekend so I got to play around with my car a little. All I got to do was delete the windshield filler bottle and I shaved the tabs off the coolant bottle, paint it, and tuck the wiring underneath. Not much, but there will be a lot of work done to the bay in 2 weeks from now





I used a dremel to cut the tabs off and it seemed pretty smooth but once I painted it you could really see the imperfections



Also, when screwing it back in my thumb pulled the paint off in too spots so I have to repaint it when I'm back

[TylerO28]

so i bought some new wheels.... just gotta throw that out there. so the rest of the tucking has been put on hold. it's going to be pretty cool i think.

18x8 et around 37 so get ready! plus they are Exactly what i had been looking for style wise. just NOT the cost of custom wheels and/or waiting for a company to release them in the U.S.

just ordered the spacers, and tires. so it'll be nice to be running new wheels that i actually am happy with!

regardless jimmy!!!

LOOKS GOOD!!! just cut that plug off. i dont mind sending you my old coolant bubble that is shaved already.... just let me know!

[nothing-leaves-stock]

ordering new clutch and flywheel...soon every bit on my car will be brand freaking new........anyone want a streetable built turbo R track car!?

[Bennett@C2Motorsports]

ordering new clutch and flywheel...soon every bit on my car will be brand freaking new........anyone want a streetable built turbo R track car!?

This is the 2.5L forums, Josh.... you haz 6 cylinders, AWD, and 500+ hp. It would be like racing a kid on a tricycle

[mldouthi]

ordering new clutch and flywheel...soon every bit on my car will be brand freaking new........anyone want a streetable built turbo R track car!?

I love how a bay looks "with a little wire tuck"............ and clutch and flywheel haha

[thygreyt]

ordering new clutch and flywheel...soon every bit on my car will be brand freaking new........anyone want a streetable built turbo R track car!?

um.. awesome, but this is for the 2.5 with wire tuck... lol.

[nothing-leaves-stock]

nothing...dang it! haha. i had too many windows open and posted in the wrong thread! sorry! carry on! hahaha

[pennsydubbin]

Here are a couple of cell phone pics I just took for you.



Here is the "plug" I used should of went with 1" the one I got is a little big.

I went and bought these leg tips too, but like you said, the 1 1/4" was too big but the 1 1/8" is too small So I wasted money on both of those (like $5 ) so I ended up buying a threaded 3/4" brass plug that seems to work so far. Just had to grind down the treads to make it fit snug.

[pennsydubbin]

so i bought some new wheels.... just gotta throw that out there. so the rest of the tucking has been put on hold. it's going to be pretty cool i think.

18x8 et around 37 so get ready! plus they are Exactly what i had been looking for style wise. just NOT the cost of custom wheels and/or waiting for a company to release them in the U.S.

just ordered the spacers, and tires. so it'll be nice to be running new wheels that i actually am happy with!

regardless jimmy!!!

LOOKS GOOD!!! just cut that plug off. i dont mind sending you my old coolant bubble that is shaved already.... just let me know!

Thanks man. Yea it def would look a lot better with the plug gone. I'm thinking about buying a coolant bottle like the one on the BW rabbit from HEP. I'll still keep your offer in mind and let you know once I'm back home!

[vwluger22]

I went and bought these leg tips too, but like you said, the 1 1/4" was too big but the 1 1/8" is too small So I wasted money on both of those (like $5 ) so I ended up buying a threaded 3/4" brass plug that seems to work so far. Just had to grind down the treads to make it fit snug.

The bigger one I used I just warapped a little bit of tape on the end of the tank it and made it snug enough for the plug.

[pennsydubbin]

The bigger one I used I just warapped a little bit of tape on the end of the tank it and made it snug enough for the plug.

should have thought about doing something like that