So took a little while of trying every adjustment I could think of for reverse...seemed like it was never going to work. Finally figured out that by hand it works, but the shifter just wouldnt make it happen. Adjusted the part that most people say you dont need to touch, and bam it went right into reverse. Basically the shifter itself wasnt pushing down far enough, so it couldnt engage reverse. Thankfully it was an easy fix. It was late friday night and windy as hell so I didnt try and drive the car at all.
Saturday morning I got up after the fiance left for work early. Checked over everything once again and backed out of the garage for the first time. Fun how it looks exactly the same lol.
IMG-0332 by minthinrich, on Flickr
Went well, so I decided to take it down the road and to the local park.
IMG-0333 by minthinrich, on Flickr
IMG-0334 by minthinrich, on Flickr
Heat wasnt working so I went back home. Ended up pulling the blower fan and swapping in my old one which was a pain but now it at least blows. I however get no air out so I think the blend door has no foam. So glad I didnt fix or look at that before I put the heater core in for the last time. I will dig into that this week.
Was browsing facebook marketplace like usual, found some 15" widened corrado steelies and went to look at them. They were perfect with new powder coat, but had 165/50 tires which are just too small for the mk3. Guy then offered another set of corrado steelies but this time in 16". They should fit perfect, they just need some paint or powder. I will prolly paint them for now so I can try out a few colors till I make a final decision. I know steel wheels are kinda lame, but I feel like they will fit the look of this car the best. Plus I can run hub caps which is fun.
151B618B-115E-4CD6-84D9-D0624A50088D by minthinrich, on Flickr
Saturday morning I got up after the fiance left for work early. Checked over everything once again and backed out of the garage for the first time. Fun how it looks exactly the same lol.
IMG-0332 by minthinrich, on Flickr
Went well, so I decided to take it down the road and to the local park.
IMG-0333 by minthinrich, on Flickr
IMG-0334 by minthinrich, on Flickr
Heat wasnt working so I went back home. Ended up pulling the blower fan and swapping in my old one which was a pain but now it at least blows. I however get no air out so I think the blend door has no foam. So glad I didnt fix or look at that before I put the heater core in for the last time. I will dig into that this week.
Was browsing facebook marketplace like usual, found some 15" widened corrado steelies and went to look at them. They were perfect with new powder coat, but had 165/50 tires which are just too small for the mk3. Guy then offered another set of corrado steelies but this time in 16". They should fit perfect, they just need some paint or powder. I will prolly paint them for now so I can try out a few colors till I make a final decision. I know steel wheels are kinda lame, but I feel like they will fit the look of this car the best. Plus I can run hub caps which is fun.
151B618B-115E-4CD6-84D9-D0624A50088D by minthinrich, on Flickr
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