Jetta Update

[SoCal_Cabby]

since that pic was taken i have trimmed all the palm trees with the coolest tool i have ever bought...a chainsaw on the end of a pole...it rocks

[SoCal_Cabby]

front doors are now assembled along with the trunk latch

[SoCal_Cabby]

[Calimus]

Those wheels look horrible. Box them up and send them to me so I can properly dispose of them would ya

Looks great man. I hope to have some progess pics of my own coming in a few short weeks.

[SoCal_Cabby]

i need to replace the rear wheel bearings and remove the stub axle spacer and install some regular spacers so i can get my spikes installed on the rear

[SoCal_Cabby]

and the engine has been apart for so long i dont remember where any of the wires go....not gonna be fun, but it doesnt really matter the ecu i have is from a cali car and my car isnt a cali car, so i dont think it will work right

[SoCal_Cabby]

i got all the crap i need to finish the exterior....i pick it up tuesday....after the exterior is done its time to start on the motor...i still have to pull the motor and swap out the manual rack along with some other things

[sixsracing]

I wouldn't sweat the California ECU much. The Mark II's are before OBDI or II and may only be looking for a signal from a second O2 sensor or a different temp. sender signal. The car will run fine if not better without the O2 sensor monitoring the converter and I really don't believe they used a differentt temp. sender. The Mark III's using the OBD II system are slower than the OBD I cars. I may also have an ECU that will work in that vehicle. Do you maybe have the original ECU? If not you may be able to call a dealer and get numbers for me to check.

[SoCal_Cabby]

the problem is the shop that did my motor lost my ecu, so i have a cali one i bought off the vortex....etka isnt much help and checking if its the right part number either

[sixsracing]

The VW dealer can do it by VIN. I had them do it for a Mark III just the other day.

[SoCal_Cabby]

The VW dealer can do it by VIN. I had them do it for a Mark III just the other day.

i'll talk to them friday and see if they can lead me in the right direction

[SoCal_Cabby]

[SoCal_Cabby]

all exterior moldings are riveted...now time to finish the interior...picking up the headliner, raer tray and rains trays this weekend...once i have all of that i will start on getting the motor up and running

[SoCal_Cabby]

need to get an starter, injectors, fuel lines, pulleys, install the manual rack, install brake booster/master cylinder, get a MkI radiator, battery. install wiper assembly, and all the little odds and ends in the engine bay...the goal is to get it on the road by mid June

[Calimus]

awesome man. An it looks like I might beat ya to the happy hunting grounds of running fun car. I'm not 100% certain though. Finally have engine/trans in the car and getting some of the other stuff in this week. Also have all new rotors to put on and then I have to get all the fuel stuff figured out for the digi-1 conversion. Once thats done though, I hope she fires up.