Saving a Coupe

[LLEBYDOC]

Loving this!! Any ideas on wheels yet?

[getamongst-it]

The devil is in the details. Clearly, you get that.

Keep it up!

thanks man.

I finished shaving the back of the passenger side then ran outta gas, so I'll have to finish the last couple things this weekend. After that I tucked the passenger side of the harness up in the rain tray and out into the fender. I'll be running the stock inner fenders so it'll never even be close to a tire. Started figuring out a mount for the AFM. The thing is absolutely hideous and too damn heavy to hang on its own, so I think I settled on trying to make the mount support it from underneath.

[MommysLittleMonster]

The devil is in the details. Clearly, you get that.

Keep it up!

[getamongst-it]

spent Valentines day with my one true love, which is this car.

I cleaned up the fan shroud. This fan setup is from a MK3 VR6 car, single motor with a tiny belt that drives the secondary fan. It moves a serious amount of air which is nice for fighting heat soak on those sweltering summer days sitting.

Also spent some time on the trunk pan. I also installed a couple new hoses, took out the driver window to fix a ding in the door, and figured out how I'm going to mount the AFM so it's not banging against the fresh paint in the bay. Gotta shave a few more things and I'm almost ready for primer!

[getamongst-it]

thanks sir! I really can't wait to get this thing painted but I'm having fun with all the little details in between.


Finished plumbing up the lines, just gotta get a couple new rad hoses, my inline filler, and this bitch can run! I'm excited knowing that I can dial in the fuel pressure that this thing has always needed since the swap and it should have a little more sack actually. It should be making somewhere close to what a 12v VR6 makes with the things I have done to it. Also having the rail setup "returnless" just looks so much better and makes me happy. I have a few ideas to clean up the ISV (Idle stabilizer valve) system also that will involve removing that ugly ass plastic pipe runnin across the top of the fuel rail.

[MommysLittleMonster]

Car is coming along quite nicely, keep up the great work.

[getamongst-it]

Fabbed up a mount for the FPR that bolts to the original alternator adjuster location on the head. Should work out mint. This is my first experience with braided lines & AN fittings and I’m lovin it.

The only thing is the Summit hose isn’t super tight in the Russel fittings. Might have to bite the bullet and get some Russel hose.

[getamongst-it]

got some of my goodies today! Christmas for me.


Finished up my C-Hutch inspired homemade catch can. Total cost of build $30. Figured out a good spot for it slightly higher than my 2nd choice, easy to drain, and I dont have to drill any holes to mount it. Just have to finalize the mount and hose routing.

Also got my German Auto Parts order in, threw in the manual-adjusted clutch cable. Mounted up the horns inside the fender. Just waiting on my AN fittings from Bahnbrenner and this bitch will be running this weekend!



When the inner fender goes back in, these won't be seen.

[Vwdubluvin]

sub'd! love me an mk2!

[getamongst-it]

Time for a shave.

The top hole on the rear arch is the only one visible that had to be filled. The other two were just for good measure. It was previously filled by some moron, never sealed properly, and was rusting from the inside-out, hence all the pitting. Originally this car had "thin" 1/4 flares and now will sport "fat" ones with the matching trim.

There were 2 little dings in the corner to pop out, and the little seams under the rear tail lights have always also bothered me. They had to go as well as the holes for the emblems. The other side will get the matching treatment Thursday night.

[getamongst-it]

big pretties comin next week. really excited about the fuel system coming together.

[getamongst-it]

I finally got the motivation to finish the wiring under the hood. I could have simply plugged everything in and ran it but I couldn't leave it all alone. The stock loom stiff/dry/cracking, extra wire, etc will drive you nuts when you're trying to work on something.

Believe it or not this is the wiring cleaned up immensely. The way the harness is split up from the factory is absolutely stupid. Half of it comes from the tray on the battery side and the other half comes from above the heater core hoses next to the coil. I probably removed 2 feet of unneeded length in 4 or 5 connections. New ground, positive & alt cables as well. Just need to fiddle with coolant hose on the side there a bit so it doesn't rest against the dizzy.

Turned the key, everything comes on as it should. Which means my MK3 VR6 fuel tank/ump setup is good. It puked some gas out the uncapped hoses in the bay, which surprisingly didn't even smell bad somehow even though this car has been sitting since 2010. What's sweet is since that is a VR tank its 14.53 gallons. Can you say extended range?

[getamongst-it]

Ughhh what I wouldn't do for that steering wheel! Sweet build man, I'm about done with my 16v project as well but I'm trying to swap the diff rivets for bolts but I can't pull the input shaft off, did you ever get yours fully apart? On brokevw.com it says I need to make a really long puller, happen to have one?

What kind of undersealer is on your coupe? How are you reinstalling the windsheild? Just sealant and the outer trim?

Thanks!

I never fully disassembled my transmission. I don't have a long puller unfortunately, I was gonna look into renting a nice set from somewhere if possible. The bearings and everything inside felt great, synchros looked good, so I left it alone. The bolt swap is a good idea, someday I'd like a limited slip so I left it alone for now.

I have no idea what's on there but its borderline greasy/soft... I think it may have been done somewhere professionally? Any spots that need touch-up I plan on hitting with 3M Professional undercoating when I get the car on a lift, runs around $9/can the stuff is wonderful.

As far as reinstalling the windshield, I need a new one entirely since it was cracked badly. A friend of mine does glass for a living so he's going to get me a new 1pc rubber Windshield gasket as well. The OEM trim never seems to hold up when it's removed so I've given up on finding a set of that.

[Unit01]

Ughhh what I wouldn't do for that steering wheel! Sweet build man, I'm about done with my 16v project as well but I'm trying to swap the diff rivets for bolts but I can't pull the input shaft off without pulling the inner most gear off, did you ever get yours fully apart? On brokevw.com it says I need to make a really long puller, happen to have one?

What kind of undersealer is on your coupe? How are you reinstalling the windsheild? Just sealant and the outer trim?

[cdiddydo]

ya i just tried to look them up to haha, maybe they will have one giant sale