Saving a Coupe

[getamongst-it]

This is niiice
I have a soft spot for mk2 jetta coupes, if it wasn't such a rare car in Italy I'd have gotten one as a daily driver

Thank you!

Always been my favorite MK2 although it took me owning 2 other 4dr Jettas to get to this one.

those fifteen52s look perfect on your car

Thanks! That's been the consensus from my local friends as well. I have a huge soft spot for the RHs and will probably never get rid of them unless the right buyer comes along, but these seem to suit this particular car better.

[TheTynosaur]

those fifteen52s look perfect on your car

[Fruttolo]

This is niiice
I have a soft spot for mk2 jetta coupes, if it wasn't such a rare car in Italy I'd have gotten one as a daily driver

[getamongst-it]

So the biggest changes thus far have been the new wheels and installation of the chrome transmission. The transmission had a .80 5th gear but I had a .76 in my old trans so I swapped that out for max cruising.

Here's some shots showing how the bay currently looks with the painted/completed dummy plate where the battery used to be, how the wheels are sitting on the car, and the stud conversion that went along with them to break up the silver on the white car. I went with some anodized black Mishimoto lugnuts and have been very happy with them for about $80 shipped. Per wheel they each have a 7-sided locking lugnut.

Fresh clutch disc from South Bend because the other one was murdered and Competition Clutch doesn't stock the parts to make these anymore:














Snagged a chrome starter from the guy who sold me the transmission, which shit out on me after 6 months so I need to get that rebuilt.




Stud conversion with Mishimoto lugnuts:


Next up on the list is to redo the brakes because they're pathetic vented 9.1". I'll be going with some G60 calipers and Zimmerman cross-drilled/slotted rotors. I also have a couple of other shiny bits that I'll be installing to the engine bay I got from my buddy Sam Wood before he moved back to the UK.

[getamongst-it]

Hi everyone.

My interest in the internet lately and mainly social media has been so minimal besides memes, but I am going to throw some photos up here because we should probably bring back forum activity since Instragram murdered it and I refuse to participate in that. lol.

I've made a couple small changes to the car, but I'm still driving it as often as possible and loving every minute.

[getamongst-it]

Thanks dude! I love this car and I'm certainly committed to keeping it and driving it as much as possible.

I'm sure lots of the pictures don't even work anymore, been hosting them on Tumblr for years. They're all still there but they changed some of their syntax in their older weblinks.

Here's the URL if you're curious: http://getamongst-this.tumblr.com

[alemac1]

just read the whole thread. lovely car!!! it seems like you have that affinity i think we all want with our cars. put the time in and just enjoy them.

[getamongst-it]

Wow, so I haven't posted here in 2 years. A few things have changed.

New wheels on the car, that's exciting. I'll post those when it's all finished. New transmission going in, which dictated a new clutch disc cuz of input shaft size change. Here's some less exciting nerd shit too.

Not doing a shaved bay anytime soon, but I've wanted to move the battery to the trunk for a while just to get it outta the way and still retain the huge stock battery. This little Delco positive junction from a Suburban worked nicely to securely distribute power up in the bay.
Finally, made up this dummy tray to cover where the battery sat and some wiring that I'm not looking to cut back and remove all the way thru the firewall. My buddy Dave tig'd it up nicely for me.

Well that slipped thrust plate clip somewhat explains the clutch catching at random pedal heights. I'm thinking I might tack weld the new one in place. Also the throw-out "bearing" was shot (not pictured) and fell apart when I removed it. You can see some really nice wavy grooves in pressure plate too, looks like I need a new one of those before the new trans goes in.

Note the pile of clutch material on the floor when I turned the flywheel over.

[getamongst-it]

The new coils are in, car is ready for the 17 hour drive leaving CT tonight at midnight.

If you see me down there come say hi. I'll be at the Mk2 meet Friday night 5pm at the indoor go-kart track.

[getamongst-it]

Also, see everyone at SoWo!

[getamongst-it]

you my friend are a wizard!!! so often we see people take on similar projects and never complete them, I think people don't really comprehend what kind of undertaking it really is to do a project like this! great job

thank you much! Idk how I didn't see this until now.

I don't have much of an update other than I ordered a fresh set of coilovers which I'm excited to try out the WRD Street Advantage. New product from an OG company should equal success.

I looked back into this thread just now and noticed a bunch of my picture links are broken. Such a bummer, tumblr (where I had hosted all the pictures in a blog) seems to be breaking some links.

[CBREEZ]

you my friend are a wizard!!! so often we see people take on similar projects and never complete them, I think people don't really comprehend what kind of undertaking it really is to do a project like this! great job

[getamongst-it]

I love what you have done , Simple and perfect

ah heckblende, always a nice update

This thread is so awesome

Looking good man!

Thank you guys! I appreciate it.

[12vsex]

I love what you have done , Simple and perfect

[P78]

ah heckblende, always a nice update