Saving a Coupe

[getamongst-it]

not the update I wanted, but an update nonetheless

sprayed the bay with 2K urethane. just gotta wet sand, seal it tomorrow night and then shoot the paint.



While that was drying I decided to do something I could actually finish tonight. It's easy to get sick of taking things apart and painting stuff with no end in sight. Body work is so discouraging to me. So what I did was gouge some bad filler out of the trunk, touch up the paint & install the carpets. At some point I'm going to pull the side carpets again, clean them and possibly dye them so they're darker.

Eventually I plan to make a nice dark hardwood faux floor for the car. (something I always wanted to do).

[NorCalFocus]

Can't wait to see the bay finished.

[getamongst-it]

etching primer is done on the bay. 2K Urethane next and picking up the paint tomorrow. it'll be done this weekend



also got some more done on the floor

[getamongst-it]

been getting a lot done but not really anything photo-worthy.

The bay is fully prepped for primer, taped off, doing that tomorrow night. I also put the mint spare trunk and passenger door on the car tonight.

Then I spent a good amount of time with the needle scaler going at the floor of the car. Being that I literally "saved" this car from rotting at a buddies house, it had standing water in the car when I received it. The needle scaler is really the only way to chip all the shitty factory filler off the floor and liberate all the surface rust. Luckily, I'll only need to patch a small spot behind the driver seat where it rotted around a plug.

I decided to go with an "aluminum" colored rust protective paint. I feel like it's easier to see and make sure you have full coverage than the gloss black stuff. Eventually I want to dynomat the floor to make the inside of the car quieter, but after this is all coated i'm going to get some 1/2" speckle foam for now and cut it to fit under the carpet.



here's a random shot of the super mint black trunk. just gotta put the early GLI spoiler on it. I'll probably do that after paint though

[getamongst-it]

3 hours of wire wheeling later...

almost done prepping the bay. just gotta finish up the passenger side, give it a quick sanding and priming it Sunday.

[Alex@BagRiders]

me too I've always wanted one.

were you at V.A.G. Fair? I think I met you with Fuzzy

(forgive me that weekend was a blur haha)

Yeah I was, and don't worry about it... I know what you mean!

[getamongst-it]

Looking forward to this build. I absolutely love Mk2 coupes!

me too I've always wanted one.

were you at V.A.G. Fair? I think I met you with Fuzzy

(forgive me that weekend was a blur haha)

[Alex@BagRiders]

Looking forward to this build. I absolutely love Mk2 coupes!

[getamongst-it]

picked up some other small items last night:

-8v front flares to make rare big bumper quarter flare trim
-4 wheel disk brake master cylinder
-strut top caps (clean look OEM ones)
-100mm axle cups for the new tranny

also made the last big purchase for the car (besides paint) no more squeaky/slippy v-belts for this guy.

-euro 16v (ABF) serpentine/adjustable alternator conversion from INA Engineering

note: this is not my motor lol

[willis]

Looks like good progress so far, and I'm glad your saving a coupe.

Seam sealer in your ears and nose for days to come is just one of the joys of shaving a bay!

[getamongst-it]

thanks guys, gonna try and finish up wheelin the bay tonight

[EDM92]

Sweet build! Hope you run into no issues at all and everything comes out perfect!

[getamongst-it]

its gonna cut it really close but that's the plan!

[kittenpuncher]

sub'd ... hyped on old VW builds I have been considering one myself. Will this little guy make it to H20i 2012?

[getamongst-it]

going for a clean look but with a combination of some popular 90s upgrades and swaps. The twist is the fitment will be a modern look. The initial wheels going on the car won't be the final ones I have in mind either.

It kind of all started with the 16v running on Digifant 2 injection, it's kind of a forgotten swap by the VW community but literally plug and play and it's been really good to me. Acquiring a few more things like that Westy setup really made the path of this car clear in my head.