84 jetta GLi

[etta gli]

My dads had this car since new and I figured I'd "save" it from his front yard. Plans are

-aba swap
-fix bodywork
-paint
-16v aba? maybe even a turbo way down the road.

[etta gli]

Coils in, did a really poor job lining it up so I have too much camber to lower it. I'm fairly happy with the way it sits now, but I'll do a ghetto alignment sometime soon, I like these tires.



Winter plans have changed, hoping to drop a 2L 16V with 11:1 compression in it. Have almost all my parts sourced it's just a matter of money. I'll probably have the finished engine sitting in my living room instead of the car by spring . running a aba on obd1 with a late mk2 interior harness, will get into detail once the motors built. Going to need a mk4 deezle this time next year, so this needs to be a solid daily that won't break.

[etta gli]

and so, it begins. Found out why my DS seat moved about so much. The floor has rotten away Parking half the car on grass for ten years does that.



luckily no surprises under the dash


straight from the factory, minus some dirt and the remains of a bottle of wine I broke. Whoever designed those seatbelts was a ****ing idiot.


the aba in my living room. Going to have to carry it back up two flights of stairs



and yes, those are seats being used as living room chairs. Great for storage, and they're VERY comfortable.

and only a aba for this winter. need a functional daily first.

[fwdvw]

Great story. Its amazing what these cars can put up with. I can only dream of getting lost in some small town with my VW and discovering that mint GTI.

[etta gli]

Finally got some time to work on it, now that exams are over. Engine is out and it's about ready for wiring. The PS engine mount was a total BITCH to put it kindly. The nut stripped within the box, so we destroyed the box and used vice grips, that didn't work, so we tried impacts, hammers, pry bars.

It ended with a die grinder and reciprocating saw

The damages

and the remains of the bolt
bolt dust
culprit
lazy bastard

and the mess of hoses


So here's my engine

[etta gli]

Day 2, been sleeping in late so dick all is getting done. Going to end up waiting on parts either way though.

Test fit the engine harness, debating what to do with the plug. Build a box, or pull the pins and run it through the firewall. Everyone who knew what the lack of ECU in bay meant would **** bricks, and it is the trendy choice, and there isn't a tig welder so nothing super fancy can be made.... but pin pulling is no fun. Everything fits like it should, even the coil bolts on.


So... the harness on the left is out, and the harness on the right has to replace it. Little bit bigger.

yo dawg, I heard you like insulation


bam
fuse box fits upside down, but we really dought the bottom piece of the dash will fit.


and here's that rust

[etta gli]

tailights, stereo, dome light, handbrake light, fans, spliced MK1 stocks, it's almost all in :p First time using the speakers, and I can safely say, they're pretty good for stock!

[etta gli]

tailights, stereo, dome light, handbrake light, fans, spliced MK1 stocks, it's almost all in :p First time using the speakers, and I can safely say, they're pretty good for stock!

The engine harness will be fed through the firewall the proper way.

[etta gli]

Got a set of schrick 276 cams for a 16v, HD springs and titanium retainers dirt cheap. Had to trade them for my bodywork Hopefully I'll find another set by the time I go 16v.

[etta gli]

Checked the trans code. It's 7a. Car was into the stealership under warranty for a locked diff. They swapped the 4k for a 7a. Mother ****ers. At least I'll get great highway fuel economy

[etta gli]

Bit of an update. Got the PS mount pressed in today (thanks to the guys at vantage) and put in a few hours.

Excuse the iphone pics

lines flaired and tube fitted





Walked it across the floor



in it goes, two floors jacks and a motorcycle jack later.













erm...????????




It runs

[etta gli]

painted the intake with trim paint



egr blockoff



bit of floor work






sooty action shot :lol:


and that video http://www.flickr.com/photos/7442878...n/photostream/



Not too far off finished!

[etta gli]

[the dubshow]

well then. That was a hell of a story! All that for a whim of driving?

[etta gli]

Was saving it from my dads lawn, knew something had to come of it hoping to go aba16vT after my first work term

[etta gli]

Couple of wheels mounted to see how they fit. Still cannot decide for the life of me.






coolant bottle


fixed that silly intake

[etta gli]

got an exhaust, 2.25 TT with a magnaflow and their race downpipe All stainless but the mid pipe.
Came with a short shift kit, which is greatly appreciated. Throw is so much better at 50%, much more reasonable.

Compared to the old system







Been on the road for awhile now, have done over 8000km and had the expected break downs. Alternator went, starter went, rear brakes needed work for inspection, and now my front brakes are going (pedal fades away badly).

One MAJOR problem that's popped up a couple of times... My rubber fuel line cannot support the pressure and heat of my engine bay. I've split the line twice, pouring gas onto the ground, through the bay, and creating a potential fire hazard. I've swapped to a heavier looking line, but I need to go stainless.

[MattP]

One MAJOR problem that's popped up a couple of times... My rubber fuel line cannot support the pressure and heat of my engine bay. I've split the line twice, pouring gas onto the ground, through the bay, and creating a potential fire hazard. I've swapped to a heavier looking line, but I need to go stainless.

They make fuel injection specific rubber hose. use that, wrap it in a heat shield sleeve from summit racing. works great for me going on 5 years. (same swap)

[etta gli]

yea I've swapped to some and the coefficient of expansion is just too damn high. It's holding up fine, I just get weary on hot days when the clamping point is 2/3 the size of the rest of the line.



The old line I ran, lasted 6000km and nearly 2 months untouched. Ran that same line wrapped and it broke in 2 days.

[JETTA 1]

Nice safe. Keep the work up.

[etta gli]

Thank ya, I'll take some pictures when I get a day off and clean it. Plans are a AEG intake, 268 TT cam, chip, and a 9a trans with 100mm axles, a .71 5th and a 3.94 final.

[etta gli]

went from this


to this






in 15 minutes. No idea what happened, since the copper melted away by the fuel lines (1100C+ temps to do that) that was likely the ignition point. Gas on the exhaust? brake fluid and antifreeze fueling it. Anyways, it's gone forever.

[Fusor2]

wow, hope everyone made it out ok... its replaceable... get another and rebuild it, we have the technology.

[veector]

Thats pretty crummy.
Why you would drive it when you knew the fuel line could burst at any moment is beyond me...

[01]

Sad

[GTIdaho]

Wow, Thats really sad. I'm glad you weren't hurt.

Ill spare the lecture and give 2 observations:
1) When cutting an existing fuel line you must NEVER be tempted to just slide a hose over it. You should use some sort of fitting and a proper barbed connection for the fuel line. That being said I have a situation similar to this in my 74 Eldorado and your pic is reminding me that I need to fix that this weekend.
2) those aftermarket "fuel injection" band clamps NEVER work. Always use worm clamps. I have had nothing but bad experiences with those type. They dont clamp tight enough. I will never use them again.

[8v-of-fury]

Do the ABA's require a high pressure fuel pump like the old CIS stuff?

If so, you were running this through a standard rubber fuel line?

You posted this, so I assume you are not dead.

Find another that clean and rebuild? Not likely.

[rabbit_rot]

Sucks to lose something you work so hard on, whether it was your fault or not does not matter, the car can be replaced.

[Road Boss]

[avw4me]

[etta gli]

I upgraded to a heavier duty line after it had previously blown. I drove the car 13000km this summer and had no problems with the fuel lines for over 8000km. The stock CIs pump works fine and is regulated. I routed my lines like everyone else, used a heavy duty line, and had no problems with it splitting. I wrapped the hose before using injector clamps on it, and there was no sign of wear AT ALL on the lines as I checked them now and again to see if the clamps were digging in.

It was dead reliable and I had no major issues until this. Had I thought that the method others used was unsafe I would've paid the $80 for steel lines. I'm the 1% that had a problem with line routing, and I recommend that anyone running modified fuel lines swap to steel and wrap the line to avoid spraying.

I had 40 liters of fuel as I just filled up, and I removed 20 liters from the tank... No gas leaks. Something royally ****ed up.

[tangerine_coupe]

Thats such a shame! Whats the plan now?

[benjaminobscene]

wow. i need to re-evaluate my fuel lines.

[etta gli]

Thats such a shame! Whats the plan now?

I picked up a 92 2 dr golf with a G60 swapped into it. Dealership did the swap as they wanted the corrado body for a track car.

[tangerine_coupe]

Pics please!