Project: Try Harder

[db3ck]

Lets hope u found a painter who will get it done when they say it will be done, seems like alot of threads on here have been on standby while ppl wait for there car to be painted and was told a week or 2 then turns in 2 a month or 2

[BMP_3918]

Ready for h2o?

[pDUBc]

Lets hope u found a painter who will get it done when they say it will be done, seems like alot of threads on here have been on standby while ppl wait for there car to be painted and was told a week or 2 then turns in 2 a month or 2

Yeah the guy I found has done a great job, anyone in the NoVa area hit me up for his contact info. His name is Richard Lucas for any of you locals. Anyways, yeah the whole car is mostly painted now. Just needs small things like wet sanding and buffing. Unfortunatly one of the main reasons the car isn't farther along then what it is now is that I was getting the runaround from another painter for months.

[VORISMO]

Do you have a instagram with the progress pics

[db3ck]

Im glad u found a good painter, whats the plan for when u get the car back??

[pDUBc]

Do you have a instagram with the progress pics

Yep. Follow me at, sloweuroll

Im glad u found a good painter, whats the plan for when u get the car back??

Just put it all back together and wire it. Hopefully get it running and driving before h2oi

If anyone has any good MegaSquirt wiring advice for a 1.8t feel free to send it my way

[pDUBc]

The trek home!

[pDUBc]

ill post a pic with the trans on in a bit.

[azki69]

really nice men keep uo the good work its looking really nice=)

[euro-sudaka]

good progress man . IM cleaning the interior, stripping it like you did, sound deadning and all that dirty stuff, and i found 3 holes on the floor that i have to fix, where the drain caps are did you have to change any of those?? if you did where did you get them ?

[pDUBc]

good progress man . IM cleaning the interior, stripping it like you did, sound deadning and all that dirty stuff, and i found 3 holes on the floor that i have to fix, where the drain caps are did you have to change any of those?? if you did where did you get them ?

i actually didnt have to replace any of those in mine. they were all covered in seam sealer and sound deadening so it did take me a while to clean them up.

[riceslayer]

dont know how i missed this so far. good work! this car should be bas a$$.
where did you obtain that rollcage hoop? i wanted to build one in my car and can fabricate the rest but the hoop would be nice to buy pre-made.

[DMehalko(DM)]

Lookin sick! Great inspiration! Im really trying to find a 1988 GTI with no luck, but when i do i will come to this threat for motivation

[pDUBc]

dont know how i missed this so far. good work! this car should be bas a$$.
where did you obtain that rollcage hoop? i wanted to build one in my car and can fabricate the rest but the hoop would be nice to buy pre-made.

thanks man. i got the cage from http://www.swracecars.com. it all fit pretty well, had to do a little trimming here and there but for the most part it was good. I dont know if they will sell you just the main hoop though. you could always give them a call and ask though. the hoop fit great

Lookin sick! Great inspiration! Im really trying to find a 1988 GTI with no luck, but when i do i will come to this threat for motivation

just keep looking man. it takes a bit of work to find the car you really want. but worth it in the end.

[riceslayer]

thanks man. i got the cage from http://www.swracecars.com. it all fit pretty well, had to do a little trimming here and there but for the most part it was good. I dont know if they will sell you just the main hoop though. you could always give them a call and ask though. the hoop fit great

with the price of these things ill just buy the whole 4pt and add what i need. thanks for the help and a good link! now get this thing together!

[pDUBc]

with the price of these things ill just buy the whole 4pt and add what i need. thanks for the help and a good link! now get this thing together!

Anytime man. S&W was a great deal for what you get. Tonight I got the motor in, steering column, pedals and rear bumper on.

[odj]

Engine and bay looks faaaaaaaaaantastic

[pDUBc]

Engine and bay looks faaaaaaaaaantastic

Thank you

[pDUBc]

What a mess

[riceslayer]

no updates???

[DMehalko(DM)]

no updates???

I agree we need updates! and to the OP i found my 88

[db3ck]

That engine looks right at home, cant wait to see this thing done

[pDUBc]

Sorry guys. Plenty of updates. Just haven't really remembered to post on here. As some of you know I really wanted this to be done for H2o, but that obviously didn't happen so my new goal is imports vs domestics at the beginning if next month. Most of the wiring is done minus a few things like the coil packs, lights, gauges, and switches. Today I mocked up/mounted the IC, Rad, and some of the IC piping.


The interior is a bit more along and tidy'd up then in this picture. The picture is a few days old.

[db3ck]

Ur doin great man keep up the good work

[pDUBc]

Ur doin great man keep up the good work

[powdub]

Damn chris, nice job.

[pDUBc]

Damn chris, nice job.

thanks ian

[pDUBc]

How I decided to go about mounting the rad:

[WolfzGangVR6]

this build is coming along nicely. looking for inspiration to get my coupe running again. unfortunatly i don't have a big wood build budget. i'm looking at doing a rebuilt 8v on 40mm dellorto's. have all the major bits, just need to get the block work done and rip out the old 2L 16v.

keep up the progress man!!

[pDUBc]

Just finished up making the other seat bracket/slider.
Thank god I have a garage to keep it out of this hurricane.

[DMehalko(DM)]

Looking sweet! What did you spend on the paint job? Did you do all the prep?

[Ziptied]

[pDUBc]

Looking sweet! What did you spend on the paint job? Did you do all the prep?

yes i did all the prep work, and lets just say a paid a little too much for the work done if you are looking for an exact number, you can PM me

[pDUBc]

My brake setup:
Zimmerman cross drilled rotors all around with Hawk HPS pads, SS ECS tuning brake lines, MK4 aluminum calipers, all powdercoated to color match the car.

[Ghost']

oh my god!
this is fkin outstanding