Hi all. My aussie friend Seb Peek convinced me to join here a while back and I am just now getting around to it. I figured I would post up my extremely slow build of my GTI, reason being... Life and it's a daily driver right now.
Let's start with a bit of history.
I bought this car from a friend in Dec 2014 for a moderately decent price. I knew it needed some work but I had no idea what I was in for... The main reason I bought the GTI was because the body needed almost nothing at all (driver door has some imperfections and the front lip is destroyed), has no major rust issues which is rare for a MK4.
That being said, I started to get to work on it right away and in typical VW fashion, I fixed one or two things and 3 more cropped up.
To date, the repair list is as follows:
Yeah. My wallet hurts...
Anyway, the plan for it is to do a rebuild of the motor with IE forged rods and grabbing the GT3071R kit from CTS Turbo by next summer. Then I will be renting a storage unit with enough room to park the car and do work on it when next fall comes here in the states, so I can focus on doing an air ride setup.
Now, onto the pictures!
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I will post more as I go along. Thanks for reading!
Let's start with a bit of history.
I bought this car from a friend in Dec 2014 for a moderately decent price. I knew it needed some work but I had no idea what I was in for... The main reason I bought the GTI was because the body needed almost nothing at all (driver door has some imperfections and the front lip is destroyed), has no major rust issues which is rare for a MK4.
That being said, I started to get to work on it right away and in typical VW fashion, I fixed one or two things and 3 more cropped up.
To date, the repair list is as follows:
4x Poly control arm bushings
BFI Stage 2 Dogbone
Retimed + new cam sensor
New O2 sensor harness installed + new O2 sensors
New MAF
New coolant sensor
New thermostat
Brake Booster Vac Line
2x OEM axels
2x OEM wheel bearings
4x brake pads + rotors
2x rear brake calipers
New eBrake cables + guides
CTS Turbo 450HP rated FMIC
Radiator + Coolant hoses
3" turbo back straight pipe
VC gaskets
Cam Tensioner Seal
Intake Manifold gasket
Replaced various vac lines (FPR, diverter valve, etc)
Fuel Pressure Regulator replaced
IE VTA Catch Can
Delete Kit
Valve Seals
2x Clutch Switches
Replaced K03s w/ k03s w/ 80K + good seals
New Battery
New Relays
ECU w/ stage 2 k03s tune/Immo Defeat/Emissions Deletes/2step+NLS
BFI Stage 2 Dogbone
Retimed + new cam sensor
New O2 sensor harness installed + new O2 sensors
New MAF
New coolant sensor
New thermostat
Brake Booster Vac Line
2x OEM axels
2x OEM wheel bearings
4x brake pads + rotors
2x rear brake calipers
New eBrake cables + guides
CTS Turbo 450HP rated FMIC
Radiator + Coolant hoses
3" turbo back straight pipe
VC gaskets
Cam Tensioner Seal
Intake Manifold gasket
Replaced various vac lines (FPR, diverter valve, etc)
Fuel Pressure Regulator replaced
IE VTA Catch Can
Delete Kit
Valve Seals
2x Clutch Switches
Replaced K03s w/ k03s w/ 80K + good seals
New Battery
New Relays
ECU w/ stage 2 k03s tune/Immo Defeat/Emissions Deletes/2step+NLS
Anyway, the plan for it is to do a rebuild of the motor with IE forged rods and grabbing the GT3071R kit from CTS Turbo by next summer. Then I will be renting a storage unit with enough room to park the car and do work on it when next fall comes here in the states, so I can focus on doing an air ride setup.
Now, onto the pictures!
R32 base cluster
Passat W8 tach face (to remove R32 emblem)
CC Blue Needles
Inverted Time + Mileage displays
Lit Needle Programming (Needles always lit)
White LED's for Tach/Temp/Fuel/Speedo backlights
Blue LED's for needles
Cruise Control light only on when a speed is set
Passat W8 tach face (to remove R32 emblem)
CC Blue Needles
Inverted Time + Mileage displays
Lit Needle Programming (Needles always lit)
White LED's for Tach/Temp/Fuel/Speedo backlights
Blue LED's for needles
Cruise Control light only on when a speed is set
Upgraded to Jetta layflats.
Installed an IE MBC.
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I will post more as I go along. Thanks for reading!
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