My 87 20v Mk2 project

[getamongst-it]

lookin good man! taking the seam sealer off is the best thing you can do for your MK2. keep those tower from rotting from the inside out.

[WiiGoCrazy]

That is lovely mate

:-)

[cdiddydo]

lookin good man! taking the seam sealer off is the best thing you can do for your MK2. keep those tower from rotting from the inside out.

just need to hand sand a few more spots then i can hit with some etching primer

[cdiddydo]

also got the rear coils in, just need to expoxy one flare, which was cracked on the bottom hit those with some fresh paint, and put them on, then adjust coils as necessary. hoping to order some sound deadening then the interior can go in and get the front suspension back in!

[cdiddydo]

made a huge order today for the project so next weekend will be a major step forward
i am getting

ball joints
tie rods ends
control arms
strut mounts
mk3 4cyl hubs

and for the jetta
new coolant temperature sensor
new dist. cap
new clutch cable

also put the fuchs back on the jetta back to lows and bouncy

stay tuned for more progress

[cdiddydo]

got about 90% if my refreshed front subframe back together,
just waiting for new knuckles up front and new swaybar links to come
then bammo paint the bay time

[M.Doban]

Love the daily! Those wheels make it.

Cool beans on the project too. In to see more of this!

[cdiddydo]

Love the daily! Those wheels make it.

Cool beans on the project too. In to see more of this!

thanks, still trying to make it a nicer car to daily...its loud and well i drive on the highway a lot haha


and big update coming soon for the project, got my knuckles all painted up so all front suspension can now go back into the car, minus the brakes. but its back to being a full roller on coils!

[cdiddydo]

Finally got. Bunch of stuff done

Past few weeks i have

Put together a repainted subframe with:

New control arms
New tie rods
New ball joints
New sway bar bushings

I got this up and in the car


Got one coil in, but i am un happy with the fit of the mk2 mounts the top nut is only on a few threads as these cx racing coils are meant for mk3's so i will switch them out for mk3 strut mounts which dont have those metal plates on the bottom. These are re painted knuckles with newish bearings, they are mk3 knuckles so i can run either corrado g60 brakes or my DE brakes.

The bay is almost ready for primer waiting for some warmer weather to spray it, also got half the car undercoated, and just waiting to pull the tank to do the rest.
Once i get some sound deadning i will put most of the interior back in minus the dash, and hopefully we get some warm weather so i can paint the bay, then BOOM! Motor goes in

[cdiddydo]

just a quick not this update might seem like a repeat, but it isn't had to get a different subframe!

so finally a bit of an update so to speak,

finally got a strut mount that would work with my coils:

they are mk3 vr mounts with cx racing coils, mk3 10.1 hubs with mk3 DE brakes
i also got the car back on the ground which seemed to be a big hurdle for some reason.
also took out the headliner which was all broken and hooked the column back up.
going to wash the thing tomorrow after it being stored in a barn for almost 2 years.
then out comes exhaust and tank for a re-undercoating.

[cdiddydo]

managed to get the old exhaust off the other day, going hook the rear beam back up, today and wash the car, its so gross hasn't been washed in years. then maybe find some stuff to piss around with, waiting for some cashola, then the bay is getting painted

[cdiddydo]

time for another small update,

i picked up my motor that had been sitting in the shop for a while,

i will post details if you want.

i somehow broke the oil return line fitting, but other then that seems good.
going to delete the a/c and power steering aswell eventually.

and here it is!

[JoeMallett]

Looking forward to this, sub'd.

[cdiddydo]

here is a bit of an update, finally got to work on the bay, just trying to get it back to a point where i could spray it t-red again. not looking for show car like looks here, just plain simple tidied up etc...not all smooth and perfect.

so i filled a few spots

then i hit it with some etching primer

and then 3 coats of filler primer, which i will give a quick 400 grit sand before i hit it with some color,

[cdiddydo]

got the bay all sprayed, did a semi gloss black, figured black is a good choice since i will bang shit up putting the motor in etc, then once the whole car gets resprayed i am going to redo the bay, more shaving etc.

also got some other bits painted