Mine.

[VDub2625]

I like old stuff, what can I say







Start (bought Feb. 07):

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First wash:





New seats:


New front end:


Driveable:



Deleted AC:

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Canadian lower pockets (deep AC side, and glovebox), no more kneebar!
Before:




Temp. new look for winter 07:



Cleaner intake:


Modded center console with Audi 90 gauges and angled holder (matches dash perfectly, for an all-OEM look):


new water pump, as well as a more factory AC delete using all the brackets etc:


Drove to my sister's in SC in early 08, this was my 5th gear speed (much lower ratio then stock):

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New white gauges and reversed clock:
Stock (before):

After:


Started to work on my hidden harness. Drilled a hole in the side of the firewall and tore apart the stock harness as a guide:



Tearing down for paint (June 08)!
POR-15 engine bay:


First coat of white done with aerosol, didn't like it:


Floors done in POR-15 too:



Cleaned EVERYWHERE, even inside the doors!

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Stripped absoluely naked:




Progress!


Little bodywork:

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It's back!

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Reassembly:



(door lock covers from a Passat, i like details )

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(all the pics in this section were taken over a 3 day period... this is the temp that I was working in

Day and night... tried to get it ready for WaterFest 08, hence the blue tape:

(didn't make it due to harness issues)

nearly done! (HA! If I only knew back then...)


And through last winter it sat...


Oh also had it undercoated...



Also got all new fuel pump and fuel distributors:



New headliner:

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The day it drove for the first time! (May 09)


(there's a little gap in pic timeline here... i was having too much fun)
Some updates:


Audio install:



Oh yeah did blue gauges at some point (blue and red to match Mk4):


Waterfest 09!


Deleted Power Steering finally, due to a leaky rack:

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And then all this went in a few weeks ago! (Dec 09)




And these went in a few days ago (dual slim fans, cleaner look):


And that's my car

[gti_matt]

oh

my

god.

Beautiful GLI, but that level of detail makes my head spin. (Not your post I mean, but OMG the dedication...I don't think I could ever muster up that sort of motivation.)

Welcome!

[Wimbledon]

Epic!

Welcome to Gay Car Fans!

[Dr.Gonzo]

Epic, I'd love to do that to my bmw but I don't think I could go that long without a social life, as it is....

[scca vette]

Glad to see another auto-X guy on here. You have done a great job on the car.

[vwestlife]

Great photos! I love the "base-model-ized" look; VW's love affair with black plastic trim kinda turned into a bad '80s hangover, especially on the Jetta. They kinda forgot that the Guigiaro styling they were trying to cover up was clean and timeless to begin with!

[VDub2625]

LOL a year later it's lost a fender...

[Wimbledon]

Welcome back Vdub! Is there an interesting story behind the lost fender?

[KevRC4130]

Great work man. Where in MA are you?

[grethi]

No school like the old school!
I've gone for a ride in a GTI of that age with a "few toys"; that's a trip! I don't know what was more fun, blasting down the road or watching my squeeze into it.
Are those e-codes?

What is the story from the soot around the gas cover when you bought it?