MK2 Volkswagen Jetta from the UK

[Havenhand]

Sorted a few niggling issues with this recently. Done a bit more cavity waxing to ease the rust paranoia. Gave the car a thorough wash, polished it and used a new wax i had bought called soft99 fusso i believe its from japan and my intial thoughts are that its probably the best wax/sealer i have ever used i just need to see how long it lasts on the car.

Anyway i went out for a good old drive earlier on this week and took a few photos whilst i was at it.








Cheers

Fraz

[Havenhand]

Hi guys

A boring kinda winter update. So the welding has been done on the jetta.painted the bare metal then Built up the floor with seam sealer in the areas that had been treated to make up the same level as the factory finish. They two coats of shultz on the floor to kids it up and some extra protection






The main reason I'd be down to the garage was to get new steering rods, Rod ends, bottom ball joints and bottom arms only snapped 1 pic as we were busy



I left for a while so obviously these tasteless modifications occurred



Last one so the posts not the most boring thing ever old pic I took abit ago



Thanks for reading

Fras

[Havenhand]

Thanks dude!

I like the rounds because the Jettas all come with the square lights here.


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Yeah most do here I. Just manged to pick up a golf front and put the hella transfers on I think it looks abit more motorsporty if I'm honest

[Rez_hoj]

Thanks man I still can't decide between the two. Funnily enough I read your build thread yesterday. The car bad turbo setup looks quality and the amount of work gone into the rest really sets it apart.

Thanks dude!

I like the rounds because the Jettas all come with the square lights here.


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[Havenhand]

Thanks man I still can't decide between the two. Funnily enough I read your build thread yesterday. The car bad turbo setup looks quality and the amount of work gone into the rest really sets it apart.

[Rez_hoj]

I like the dual rounds

[Havenhand]

Another quick update. Since i'm going for a more track focused theme with the car with it having the superchipped ABF and decent stoppers etc i decided i wanted to continue the theme and get a better wheel.

Picked this genuine OMP corsica up off Ebay for an absolute steal and got it fitted onto the Raid snapoff







Cheers

[Havenhand]

Got another update for you guys

Had the 16v in long enough without updating the brakes which was pretty stupid on my part but i got by and managed not to crash into anything when driving. however i decided the time had come to refresh the whole braking system so the car has had the following

Front

Front 288mm polo gti 1.8t Caliper and Carrier
Brembo pads
Pagid disks
Polo 1.8t brake lines
16v hubs
22mm master cylinder

Rear

Rear mk3 golf caliper and carrier
Goodridge braided rear hoses
Brembo pads
Eicher disks
Mk2 disk conversion stub axles
Two new handbrake cables

just waiting for the brakes to bed in before i can see just how much better they are. They fit quite snugly behind my 15 inch slipstreams which is a plus as i didn't want them to look lost behind the wheels.
We painted all the shit up and fitted it
Here are some crappy phone pics...

All the stuff waiting to be fitted

Fronts going on



Fronts behind the 15s. Dont think id fit anything much bigger


Rears all fitted up


Celebrated with a few coats of wax

[Havenhand]

i think the square front end looks better on the big bumpers

but i do like hella covers.... hmm decisions decisions!

Thanks man i appreciate it

[Havenhand]

Love the Jetta! Are the Seat 16v the same as VW 16V? I'm looking for a timing cover my Scirocco.

Yeah the only thing that differs are they have lighter lifters a better air intake pipe design and obviously the raised lettering on the inlet manifold says seat lol

[Mehowski]

i think the square front end looks better on the big bumpers

but i do like hella covers.... hmm decisions decisions!

[CDeez5]

Love the Jetta! Are the Seat 16v the same as VW 16V? I'm looking for a timing cover my Scirocco.

[Havenhand]

Not updated this for a while. Cars not really changed much. just been enjoying driving it and also had the majority of the welding done that needed to happen so now i can enjoy driving the car knowing there's no holes in it lol

Next mods are 280mm g60 brakes and then when i can afford it some upper and lower braces. Id also like some bucked seats but the corrado seats are fairly figure hugging so i suppose they can wait.

Just took a few photos of it







Still got both front ends so atm im switching between the two cause i cant make my mind up.

Thanks for reading

Fras

[Havenhand]

Car looks mean man, I'm all in for the race car look

Something I wouldn't mind toying about with myself now i think about it...

Where abouts in England are you?

Thanks man. Yeah i always fancied it and though the boxy jetta might suit it. Up north, I'm from Sheffield mate

[Havenhand]

Looks much better on the Slipstreams than the Whistlers!

Whats the plans from here?

Next on the list is some 280mm G60 brakes I think. The jettas got front and rear corrado in which are nice and supportive but I still wouldn't mind some proper buckets. Having already dyno'ed it and run it down a strip I'd quite like to do a track day or hill climb in it see what happens