Jetta Update

[SoCal_Cabby]

[SoCal_Cabby]

got my tie rods....just waiting for the rest of the parts i ordered....but i think i forgot to order the steering rack boots

[Calimus]

It never ends man, trust me. I'm not working on getting a 2nd complete Digi-1 setup just so I have spares. I also need tie-rod ends and 1 complete tie-rod. Oh, and a Job, one of those would be pretty helpful here in the near future.

[SoCal_Cabby]

parts will be here in a few hours

[SoCal_Cabby]

got some driprails at the JY and the rear window trim piece, so interior is complete minus the trim piece around the sunroof.
drip rails are installed so exterior is complete minus the grille and headlights

[SoCal_Cabby]

my pile of parts will be a little smaller tomorrow...and hopefully gone saturday....work like a madman is about to commence

[SoCal_Cabby]

got the radiator hoses figured out, i installed the brake booster/master cylinder....do have a little problem though, the metal line has an extra spot for a hose that i wont be using because of the deleted overflow bottle...what to do what to do???

[sixsracing]

Block it off with a small hose and a plug, or braze it up.
Or you can cut that section of the pipe out and use a rubber hose
to join them back together, may be the neatest solution.

[SoCal_Cabby]

well its really close to running now...just waiting for a few more parts....but the engine is all plugged in for the most part, i need to order exhaust gaskets and find some of my parts i know i have somewhere to fisish it up, lets just say it should be alive before the end of this month but most likely sometime next month

[SoCal_Cabby]

[gull]

Damn, that looks mean.

[SoCal_Cabby]

that pic signifies the exterior is complete....sort of...im replacing that grille, cause supposedly the new mattig grilles dont warp anymore.

i am just waiting for my brake calipers to get here, and new alternator then the wiring will be finished up and i will start on the steering rack swap and replace the brake components...then its a matter of filling it with fluids getting a battery and cranking it over till the oil pump catches...my best guesstimate is it will be running and driving in two weeks

[SoCal_Cabby]

i will post fotage of it running/driving...hell since i have alot of go-pro cameras with a shit ton of mounts im sure i'll post a canyon run too

[Briano1234]

This thread kind remind me of:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lROEpVhZGJg


Glad your build is so close to a finish..................................

[SoCal_Cabby]

removing the old steering rack is really kicking my ass...i have been trying to get it out for about the last 3 hours, its hanging up on something, and just dont see what, im tempted to just pull the engine to get the rack out...lol.

brakes are done other than bleeding though