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    04-05-2012 08:39 PM #1
    work still being done to the car its my first build thread im only 19 so bare with me here

    so lets start from the top
    the day i got it



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    04-05-2012 08:45 PM #2
    first few mods kept telling my self im not going to go crazy with this one




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    04-05-2012 08:47 PM #3
    and then i started to get a little more into it so out cam the head liner and pillers




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    04-05-2012 08:50 PM #4
    then i cought the addiction
    gti front endand new vr lip

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    04-05-2012 08:52 PM #5
    home made boser



  6. 04-05-2012 08:52 PM #6
    What the hell did you do to the interior...

    Oh well..




  7. 04-05-2012 08:53 PM #7
    Keep.them.coming!

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    04-05-2012 08:56 PM #8
    then some new racelands when on

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    04-05-2012 09:07 PM #9
    about a week ago my clutch went out so now were at the curent state of the car
    started digging at what i thought was a nickle size rust spot tured into this

    plated it should clean up nice

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    04-05-2012 09:15 PM #10
    after i seen that i got the idea to pull the carpets and found this
    passenger side back floor

    drivers side back floor

    all fixed i know its ghetto but its never going to be seen to i just did what i had to do
    passenger side back floor

    drivers side floor

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    04-05-2012 09:23 PM #11
    now its on to the bay this is about how far i got so far
    out came the motor and trans

    the bay befor any thing was done to it


    makeing room under the dash for the wiring

    good bye rain tray

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    04-05-2012 09:48 PM #12
    hope your doing the heatercore and other preventative maint. items while your in there
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    04-05-2012 09:59 PM #13
    the blower box wont be finding its way back into the car

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    04-05-2012 10:06 PM #14
    Love it all......except for the interior.


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    04-05-2012 10:13 PM #15
    thanks and i wanted something diff and out there that no one eles would have

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    04-05-2012 10:38 PM #16
    Boser and work

  17. 04-05-2012 11:08 PM #17
    Quote Originally Posted by sk8too View Post
    hope your doing the heatercore and other preventative maint. items while your in there
    lol heatercore hole is welded the **** up
    aka rbi*04

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    04-06-2012 07:43 PM #18
    got a little more work done today on the car filled in some more holes in the fire wall and the ecu found its new home


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    04-06-2012 10:29 PM #19
    Got bored so went out and labeled all the plugs so I dont get mixed up when I send them through the fire wall

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    04-06-2012 10:45 PM #20
    Great work so far. Keep it up!

    Im going to have to do the same thing. probably have more rust than that.

    What made you decide to relocate the ECU? Not that i think its a bad thing, id think its pretty smart to get it out of the rain tray just dont see many people doing it.

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    04-06-2012 10:51 PM #21
    Just wanted to make the bay as wire free as possible and with out the blower box I have ton of room under the dash so thats we're most of it is going

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    04-06-2012 11:50 PM #22
    Going for a shaved bay look or?

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    04-07-2012 12:21 AM #23
    for the record, you're averaging about .8 spelling mistakes per post.

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    04-07-2012 12:24 AM #24
    Quote Originally Posted by Yeah Right! View Post
    for the record, you're averaging about .8 spelling mistakes per post.
    lol @ this

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    04-07-2012 02:39 AM #25
    I nominate this car for club "never run again".
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    04-07-2012 03:15 AM #26
    Quote Originally Posted by Pineapplegti ! View Post
    I nominate this car for club "never run again".

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    04-07-2012 03:37 AM #27
    turning perfect driving mk3 vr's into....well....something it isn't before. why cut out the rain tray? why the ugly headliner? oh well, i guess it's the "cool" thing now
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  28. 04-07-2012 04:19 AM #28
    Go figure, someone in here is actually doing work, and people have to try and talk sh!t.

    If the so called build isn't just bolting on coils and 9" wide wheels so it looks childish, on a rusted out faded paint beater, and then acting like its a show car, then it's not for the Vortex.



    Not my style in anyway, and that interior is just beyond gaudy, but for actually doing work.
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    Are you from New Jersey, or did you just get the paint job in New Jersey?

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    04-07-2012 09:30 AM #29
    I was waiting for the hating to start

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    04-07-2012 09:47 AM #30
    That headliner is barftastic. Golf front on a Jetta blows. Bozer hoods haven't been cool since about '05.

    But it's your car, and I think you'll definitely "finish" it. (They're never finished.) Enjoy the 'tex hate. Keep up the work.

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    04-07-2012 09:51 AM #31
    Who cares what people think anyways? just do what you do man. Its actually nice to see a young guy doing all the "real" fab work on your car. Good for you. I think you are well on your way to a fun car that YOU created. GL.

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    04-07-2012 10:00 AM #33
    Why would you start with a rusty car ?
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    04-07-2012 10:02 AM #34
    Quote Originally Posted by Pineapplegti ! View Post
    Why would you start with a rusty car ?
    If it's a mk3, that's about the only option.

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    04-07-2012 10:04 AM #35
    All i have money for and I did not have any Idea it was as bad as it turned out to be

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