The Third Times A Charm: 1991 Gti Build

[brandon0808]

Rushed the bay this week & got it finished. I wanted a textured finish to hide as much as I could and get my car on the road asap I miss the sound of it so much.

Anyways on to the pics, I should of taken a bit more time in a few places but if it bothers me enough it can always be done down the road.





I have to respray my subframe this weekend and finish prepping my windshield frame for paint whenever I get to that. Also want to order a few parts before I put my engine in so hopefully I can do that within a few weeks.

[kemeny03]

yoru cars gonna be done before joshs and billys lol

[Ziptied]

[vwfotos94]

yoru cars gonna be done before joshs and billys lol

yeah i doubt that..

[db3ck]

love the rs's there lookin good cars comin along pretty good

[kemeny03]

yeah i doubt that..

well may\be just joshs lol

[brandon0808]

love the rs's there lookin good cars comin along pretty good

Thanks, I still have a few things do to before the car is back on the road.

- Order new tie rods, a few exhaust gaskets and the corresponding hardware, brake lines, a windshield and seal.

- Finish the body work on the lower windshield frame and paint it.

- Clean up engine/ trans and install everything.

I'll finish up the Rs's in between everything and order tires once the car has been on the road for awhile and all the bugs are worked out. I plan on refreshing up the faces and polishing everything 100% next winter.

[L33t A2]

keep up the good work, looks nice

[db3ck]

whats left to do doesnt sound to bad

how hard is it to put the window in urself???

[brandon0808]

how hard is it to put the window in urself???

I'll let you know as I plan on doing it myself, I already have a windshield but need to pick up a new seal.

Anybody have input on a windshield seal? I'm either going to get one from NashTdi or one from MK1autohaus on ebay. Any input?

[brandon0808]

So I ordered some parts from GAP on Friday and today I finished my windshield frame. Really happy with how it turned out seeing as how I have 0 auto body/paint experience. The color seems perfect so far I just want to wet sand it tomorrow and give it a final coat.

In primer

Wet sanded

Paint

[canexrabbit]

I spy a mk1 in that first pic

[db3ck]

I'll let you know as I plan on doing it myself, I already have a windshield but need to pick up a new seal.

Anybody have input on a windshield seal? I'm either going to get one from NashTdi or one from MK1autohaus on ebay. Any input?

what kinda seal are you going with a non glue one or a glue in one

[vwfotos94]

joshbuilt*

[EsotericRR]

looking pretty good. You'll be able to tell how close the paint matches when it's all back together in the sun. It's not a very big part though so even if it's off a little it won't be very noticeable.

I just got mine resprayed as well

[brandon0808]

I spy a mk1 in that first pic

Yes you do it's a fairly clean diesel rabbit my friend is replacing a head on.

what kinda seal are you going with a non glue one or a glue in one

A non glue seal from NashTdi on the forums I believe.

joshbuilt*

looking pretty good. You'll be able to tell how close the paint matches when it's all back together in the sun. It's not a very big part though so even if it's off a little it won't be very noticeable.

I just got mine resprayed as well

Thanks! From what I can tell so far it matches pretty well. Are you happy with how yours turned out? Any pictures /progress with the car lately?

[brandon0808]

Parts came today! Installed some of them plus my brakes and cleaned up the front H&R ultralows.

New ball joints, tie rods, boots, different steering rack(looped), rack bushing, wheel bearings and hubs, strut mounts and bearings.

Still need to install all new exhaust gaskets to go along with my ported exhaust manifolds and stainless TT downpipe then finish putting together/cleaning motor and install it.


Cleaned up transmission.

[Ben from RI]

In for progress. Really interested in this build.. currently in the process of shaving my mkv bay and I'm the market to start a new mkii project.. right up my alley. Nice work thus far

[singlecammer]

nice bay

[limet]

Subbed

[Volkswageneer1990]

Very nice progress. I like how the paint turned out for the windshield frame.

[brandon0808]

Thanks for the comments everyone.

Met my goal of getting the engine in this weekend. I installed all new exhaust gaskets and hardware, TT stainless downpipe, new clutch/flywheel hardware since it had to come off to get the engine on the stand, and picked up some new rain gutter/drip rail plastic clips for re-installation. If anyone has any input on installing them it would be appreciated. On to the pics!

[vwfotos94]

looks good!
you put that in all by yourself?

[brandon0808]

looks good!
you put that in all by yourself?

Thanks for the help that front rebar was kicking my ass

[EsotericRR]

Thanks! From what I can tell so far it matches pretty well. Are you happy with how yours turned out? Any pictures /progress with the car lately?

Man, that thing is coming along! Wish I could help ya on the drip rails, but I opted to leave mine in for the respray because I couldn't find any to replace mine with. Mine are in decent condition and I didn't want to wreck them. I've patched a couple of dry rot tear sections with Permatex rubber sealant though.

As for pics I only have a couple right now here. I've got a new wheel to put in and a couple of smaller things that I haven't taken pics of yet.
http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthrea...o-Friday/page2

[vwfotos94]

Thanks for the help that front rebar was kicking my ass

anytime ! but yeah that rebar almost hit me in the head a couple times

[singlecammer]

anytime ! but yeah that rebar almost hit me in the head a couple times

right in the dome?

[brandon0808]

Few progress pics from today. New spark plugs installed. Cleaned up my intake manifolds. Valve cover. Corrado trans brace. 2 New axles installed.

Just waiting for payday so I can buy new brake lines, alternator which I broke yesterday , battery relocation stuff, few misc items from junkyard, and my windsheild seal.

Billy threw his fender on Kind of makes it feel more like a car again, the fenders have been off way too long.

[Ziptied]

Color matched stuff looks good

[db3ck]

cars lookin just sexy

[brandon0808]

cars lookin just sexy

Thank you

[brandon0808]

Color matched stuff looks good

You weren't supposed to see it yet lol I covered it up.

[vwfotos94]

looks great brandon

[mkIIBEATERheater]

[vwfotos94]

which one did i really want on there?