My Jetta Build...Low

[DCJodon]

I love the amount of work put into this build.. What is your project image? Minitruckin, stance or show style?

It's looking like a minitruck inspired showcar at this point, considering he just wants to lay skirts and tuck.

[244Brick]

I love the amount of work put into this build.. What is your project image? Minitruckin, stance or show style?

[Bystrov]

Love the welded tails so hard!

[staticekcoupe]

omgg i cant wait to see this done

[homebuilthotrods]

Yay for progress! It doesn't look like Ill be able to drive the Jetta at sowo. I will how ever still be there and so will the Jetta. The only way it will get there is by a trailer. So many outside influences have slowed down progress from one reason to another. If there is one thing I can say no matter how well laid out the plan you cannot account for everything. Its been interesting to say the least the last few weeks. So here is a few pictures to keeps things interesting until the puzzle can be completed.

Here is a pic of the driver side trailing arm built with one 3/4 and two 5/8 heim joints and 1.25 inch dom tubing. Its my first attempt and try on building anything of the kind (ie control arm). I made two and the second one I messed up and don't know what I did wrong yet. Ill have to wait to make the second arm till I can get to the race shop to get the rest of the parts.



I got the tail light temp let welded in. A big thanks goes out to my brother Matt for his attention to detail in helping me get these set just right. They are far from finished but you get the point.



Another large mess made by the infamous Ian K. I cant thank this man enough. Ian has been a great help in more ways then one.
The harness is about 60-70% finished and all of it has been by him.
If not for help from my friends I wouldn't have been near as complete as now.

[SCHEI3E]

19s looked proper.

[rsingh3g]

Holy shit this is going to be epic

[Hotrun_bb]

awesome build! Mad props on the fab work and ingenuity of it all...

[Lewis]

Awesome work fella.

Going to be such a winner when it's done, you've stepped up the game.

[homebuilthotrods]

been working on the compressor mounts. It wasn't supposed to be anything extravagant and you wont see them any way. The idea is to make it seem like the compressors are floating. I will try to make it bolt in some way. Here is some progress. I figured I needed a picture update since Im not showing the tie rod idea just yet. I wanted to get all the theory's tested first. The rest of my time has been spent getting parts to and fro, ordering, and chasing down last minute parts.

pic of the compressor mounts separate.


mounts on the compressors


To give you an idea of them being invisible. This compressor has a mount attached and you cant see it.



almost finished. I now have to finish the mount that's going into the car and see how I want them to fit.



tomorrow Ill be dropping parts off to fab shops to do the work I cant due to lack of tooling.
nothing exciting just modifying the header and radiator.

[homebuilthotrods]

I just spent 3 hours searching through summit for parts needed to finish the Jetta enough to drive FML!

I could use a hand from any one who may know. Im looking for fittings that clip on to the oem fuel lines or pump to use with braided line or an fittings. If some one knows or may know please post.

So happy to see someone actually take a volkswagen and REALLY cutting it up to get it low. The mini truck scene (as you know) makes the normal cutting most vw people do to "lay frame" look like a joke. More people like you are needed around here Keep up the good work.

couldn't agree more! Thank you.

awesome awesome work man ... dont mind people complaining about the tail lights, Just do YOU! screw what everyone else thinks! the work you do is amazing, awesome welding bro! id love to see this thing in real time ... im some what local! i hope you come to "Mystery Meat" april 8th!

I think I will make it even though I should be working on the car. I wont be driving it but I should be tagging along with some one.

Awesome work, dude!

thank you.

[Shepherd]

Awesome work, dude!

[Bystrov]

awesome awesome work man ... dont mind people complaining about the tail lights, Just do YOU! screw what everyone else thinks! the work you do is amazing, awesome welding bro! id love to see this thing in real time ... im some what local! i hope you come to "Mystery Meat" april 8th!

[no vtec 4me]

So happy to see someone actually take a volkswagen and REALLY cutting it up to get it low. The mini truck scene (as you know) makes the normal cutting most vw people do to "lay frame" look like a joke. More people like you are needed around here Keep up the good work.

[homebuilthotrods]

Unreal, some serious work being put into this thing. Interested to see the final product. I really liked it at the coils stage with the chrome AMG wheels though!

I really enjoyed it at that stage as well. I just cant leave well enough alone. I wanted to do air ride since the start and should have saved my money and just done it from the start.

(48 days left)

I don't have picture worthy progress today. I had an enormous amount of help from Ian-K! thank you again for helping/doing the harness.
I was able to fit the rear bumper and learned the amount of pressure in the rear bumper supports.They were like a shock inside of the mount. They were cut,welded, and the bumper on in the factory mounting holes etc. I was able to finish capping the passenger side end of the frame rail (nothing fancy just closing the box tubing). The rest of the fuel door brackets, inside fender, and misc metal that still needed to be removed before fitting the tubs is out. The compressor mounts were started and the frame section cubby hole was started. Ill take some shots of that when completed. I have a tremendous amount of work left stay tuned.......