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  • My Eighty Fo' Mk1 Jetta

    Alright so through what i've dubbed the "hell storm" that is known as 2012 I sold my beloved 97 328is in May( worst decision of my life). Bought a 72' 240z ,two days later, with plans for 2jz swap so i could decimate all, ended up selling it within 30 days. I was working full time at that point and my sister had just been laid off, so inevitably i began to drive her little fiat to SF and back for about 4 months. Late August, i bought a 97 Estoril m3. Great car, but i was WAY too used to the gas mileage in the fiat, $40 to fill up and it would last me 300miles of commuting to work in a week. So I sold that and gave up searching for something to entertain my speed thrills, I began to look into something more along the honda/acura side, mainly early 90's DA integras. However, being a euro guy at heart, I veered straight off into b5 a4 wagon 1.8t areas and such, until i found this little sucker. (not original picture this is with coils and fender flares off)
    It was the last day of fleet week in SF, which meant big $$$ for me, so I gave my dad 2k and the guys number to handle it, and that was that.

    first few months were a pain with this car, SOOOOOOOOOO slow and RIDICULOUSLY SCARY in the rain, however the best gas mileage i've ever encountered -_-. Clutch went out in 2 weeks of driving. Brake booster went out a week later, so i ordered a some belts, bought some oil, and a dome light bulb lol

    gorgeous isnt it?

    Immediately after, i decided it rode too smooth, so smooth that i had to buy a set of racelands

    Then crackheads broke into my car and stole my broken radio in SF's Tenderloin, while we were busy getting drunk

    drove the car like that for a couple months, looked into various wheels and prices, lost interest in it, and debated on buying another e36 and start tracking. So which meant I decided to not do that and invest my money and spend a little on vacation in hawaii. The week before we left to hawaii, found EXACTLY what i've been wanting on ebay worldwide, so i bought em lol. Slightly motivated again I pushed in the bumpers

    so 3 weeks after i bought the wheels they finally showed up today!

    So i went to work






















    2.25 inches of clearance, ill drop it more when i grow some ballz





    Das it for now! Picked up an 83 gti square front valance earlier tonight, and ordered euro headlight setup last week!

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    Looks good so far...im liking it
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    • #3
      i like it. those wheels look really good on it

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        • #5
          such a sick jetta ! love the color combo
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          • #6
            paint looks very very mint at least from that last photo great car man keep up with the restore.
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            • #7
              Who knew a district named after such a tasty meat could be so sketchy. Love the color! Can't wait to see what's next.
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              • #8
                White on burgandy looks great man keep it up
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                • #9
                  Thanks guys!!

                  Originally posted by kittenpuncher View Post
                  paint looks very very mint at least from that last photo great car man keep up with the restore.
                  It's OK, Definitely needs a good detail job to bring out the color.

                  Originally posted by drift55 View Post
                  Who knew a district named after such a tasty meat could be so sketchy. Love the color! Can't wait to see what's next.
                  Haha, seriously though!

                  UPDATE TIME!!!

                  Starting where i left off, my buddy is trying to get better with creating videos so he hit me up to use my car.
                  [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIHiDkVcIZQ"]Jamasaurusrex's Mk1 - YouTube[/ame]



                  a screen shot off the go pro haha



                  Disappointed with how gross the paint looked in the video, i proceded to wax my car and splurge on some more cool guy parts







                  And the day before i got to install my parts, the stupid alternator finally decided to crap out on my 30min drive home from work. Lol all the power was SLOOWWWLY giving out, so by the time i was around the corner from my house everything on the car was almost off.



                  So the next morning, approximately 11AM yesterday, Armed with a full battery and a brand new alternator.. we got crackin.







                  So juiced about those lights, but i still need to buy a new harness to fix this wiring nightmare. Front blinkers dont works, low beams arent bright, so im driving around with high beams( as pictured below)

                  Sorry if I end up blinding you over the next few days, i **** asshole who drive with there highbeams on too lmao.



                  DASITFORNOW
                  Last edited by Jamil; 02-25-2013, 12:35 AM.

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                  • #10
                    i was around the corner from my house everything on the car was almost off.

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                    • #11
                      I demand to see moaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrr! your car is sick

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