ripNdip's build thread

[ripNdip]

Well I decided to go air because all of the coils for my car dont go low enough. Huge thanks to Matt Wobbleton (wawamkvdub) and his friend Brad because they did my install and also helped out a lot.

Air Setup:
Airlift slam XL fronts
airlift slam rears
airlift shocks and no bumpstops
accuair switchspeed management
accuair vu4 manifold
dual viair 400c compressors
2 viair dual needle gauges in a newsouth console gauge pod
5 gallon skinny tank colormatched
accuair water trap
dorbritz designs sway bar brackets
ksport adjustable endlinks
frame notch

Mods:
AWE tuning exhaust
APR carbonio intake
USP Motorsports catless test pipe

Other stuff:
15% tint
LED DRL's, interior lights, trunk light, license plate lights, city lights
Nokya artic white headlight bulbs


my car and my dads FJ

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my tank while it was being painted

tank by ripNdipMKVI, on Flickr


front plate removed by ripNdipMKVI, on Flickr

took off the old tint and resprayed my tail lights this time making them a cherry red and leaving the reverse lights

awe tuning exhaust by ripNdipMKVI, on Flickr

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installed a APR Carbonio cold air intake thanks to my friend arty. just a quick rundown on what had to be done: we removed the front bumper, headlight and splash guard. then we took out the bracket holding the power steering fluid reservoir and the ecu or whatever it is called i dont remember what he said it was and then cut off the little nub thing on the right side that the bracket went into. we lowered the power steering line that comes up under the headlight. we put the ecu thing in between the battery and the box to the right of it then put the power steering fluid res. right behind the headlight infront. also we could only hook up the smaller inlet hose since there isnt a hole for the larger one but its been running fine without a cel and im going to put a mini filter on the larger one so its now just open.

here is a picture from while we were doing it. the small inlet hose is hooked up now and im going to put a small filter on the larger one so it isnt just open. also the stock airbox in front of the grill has been removed. i took this picture before we were completely done. all of the other pictures including the finished product are on my friends phone so ill post them once he puts them up.

APR Carbonio by ripNdipMKVI, on Flickr

i spent pretty much all of my money on my air ride so wheels are gonna have to wait. so i picked these up off my friend who painted my tank for 100 and hes gonna fix the curb rash and paint them.

b7 a4 17's by ripNdipMKVI, on Flickr

stay tuned for the final project...

[ripNdip]

heres whats been going on this weekend. still dont have the bagyard rears.


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floor still needs the cutout for the tank and to be wrapped. also you wont see the piece of wood in the back once the tank is in.


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i still a notch and adjustable front endlinks to get it to lay frame.


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[Chocolatejetta]

Looking forward to the final product. You'll probably get your air ride installed WAY before I even get my springs on.

[ripNdip]

Looking forward to the final product. You'll probably get your air ride installed WAY before I even get my springs on.

idk about that haha i have been waiting on my rears to come for 3 months now. the fronts are in and the trunk setup and everything else is being done this weekend. the lines are being run to the rear so i can just bolt them in as soon as they get here.

[dubsmcb]

hell yeah! Now I have to park further away from you tho, make me look to high

[pattrick02]

the doorbritz design sway bar brackets - do they still allow you to fully lower the front or does it limit the adjustment of height?

[NotLowEnough]

Looks good.

[ripNdip]

the doorbritz design sway bar brackets - do they still allow you to fully lower the front or does it limit the adjustment of height?

you can still drop the front completely. mainly not having a notch will stop you from going lower. with aftermarket adjustable endlinks and a notch it will lay frame.

Looks good.

thanks man

[pattrick02]

you can still drop the front completely. mainly not having a notch will stop you from going lower. with aftermarket adjustable endlinks and a notch it will lay frame.



thanks man

when you says adjustable endlinks, you're talking about for the sway bar, right?

yeah, my frame is currently notched right now...the car lays frame, but i have no sway bar in the front..had it removed..but i didn't know about this bracket...maybe i should give that a try..

[ripNdip]

when you says adjustable endlinks, you're talking about for the sway bar, right?

yeah, my frame is currently notched right now...the car lays frame, but i have no sway bar in the front..had it removed..but i didn't know about this bracket...maybe i should give that a try..

yup. i know the ksports and powergrids are short enough to still let it lay, not sure about any others though.

[dubsmcb]

yup. i know the ksports and powergrids are short enough to still let it lay, not sure about any others though.

dylan, link to these adjustables?!

[joe.a.michael]

where did you get the color matched plugs to fill the license plate holder holes?

[ripNdip]

dylan, link to these adjustables?!

ksport: http://www.horsepowerfreaks.com/part...justable/15896

powergrid:http://www.ebay.com/itm/06-11-Volksw...#ht_500wt_1287

where did you get the color matched plugs to fill the license plate holder holes?

i went to Lowes and got some 5/16 plugs and then just sprayed them with some duplicolor candy white spray paint then some clear that i got from advance auto parts

[ripNdip]

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[kilo7285]

not a huge fan of the red in the trunk but the rest of the install looks clean. good work man.

[ripNdip]

not a huge fan of the red in the trunk but the rest of the install looks clean. good work man.

thanks. the red looked darker when i got it but i like it for now. im probably gonna rewrap it later on because the fabric i got is kind of thin so ill change it up then.

[SinlessVillainy]

Dylan, so good to see this thread! I'm enjoying seeing more people in the MK6 world join the bagged club.

[pattrick02]

looking good...can't wait to see the finished product

[xHoldenMcNeilx]

looks good man
thats like 3 mkvi builds in nova
glad to see the vw headquarters move did something haha

[dubsmcb]

looks good man
thats like 3 mkvi builds in nova
glad to see the vw headquarters move did something haha

we're going to break necks at chicfila this summer! hahaha

[xHoldenMcNeilx]

haha no doubt i heard they are blocking off a whole section for us

[lowpassat]

sweet!!! that's damn low!

makes me want to bag mine! lol

[ripNdip]

sweet!!! that's damn low!

makes me want to bag mine! lol

do it! i still dont have a notch yet so thats why i took pictures of the drivers side haha

[ripNdip]

[NotLowEnough]

[xHoldenMcNeilx]

looks great i would go park that where you bought it and see if anyone tries to buy it

[ripNdip]

Gangsta lean by ripNdipMKVI, on Flickr

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[xHoldenMcNeilx]

haha saw that on facebook
love the look man now get those wheels on and the rears

[ripNdip]

wheels should be done this week. also might paint my engine cover candy white. im trying to get more details on the rears but atleast they have been shipped out.

[ripNdip]

today some lady pulled out infront of me and i couldnt stop in time so i hit her... not that bad but my bumper needs to be repainted. unfortunately im broke right now so its not getting painted yet but the good thing is that it gives me time to save up some more money to get my trunk shaved and repainted. also now i can get the license plate holes filled.



if i can find a badgeless grill before it goes to paint i will have the notch in the bumper filled and the hood notch filled then repainted too.
heres some photoshops i found



good news is my wheels are almost done

[pattrick02]

wheels are looking pretty dope

[ripNdip]

wheels are looking pretty dope

Thanks man. I just wish I had some true ballet wheels like your haha

[xHoldenMcNeilx]

white on white thats f**kin ross

[pattrick02]

Thanks man. I just wish I had some true ballet wheels like your haha

hahaha, nahhh, i'm sure it's going to look sick man...can't wait to see them mounted..

[DangerZone]

Great work and progress pictures.

I think once I pass my 36k miles I will go this route. Im too scared to do it before the warrenty is up though. I tend to drive 30k miles a year so it wont be long haha. Im already at 2500.



My only question on air set-ups. How are they for winter driving? Any reliability issues: Lines freeze, ride get stiff being so cold, etc.? I know Semi trucks have air brakes and they seem to last forever so I would assume there are messures they take for reliablity.

Ive never done an air ride before but all these pics on here really have me sold on Air setups.