mk2 jetta coupe...the irish one.

[vinnie]

so heres a few more pics of where this is going now
















trial fit to see what has to go where..

[vinnie]

did a bit of a refurb on the block and the rockercover













just mocking things up before the final fit.just gave everything a bit of a freshen up with all new gaskets and seals,water pump and all that poop.

[vinnie]

So this is where i am at as of today,3/8/2012 out of its rest place and a bit of a wash and into its new home for a bit more room for work.







full boot carpet which is due a good clean


i originally got a washer bottle from an opel combo van as its small and can mount it almost anywhere


but in the meantime i found an early 85 golf with one of these.

ive been trying to find one for ages!!
rear screen washer bottle B-) ,with motor,you can see the motor on the opel bottle

and whats better is its a direct fit into the jetta boot!


i also have a mk5 battery box going into the boot on the other side.
i will be taking out the front subframe now during the week and other various bits and pieces to get powder coated,including all the motor mounts,rad support and the modified alt and powersteering brackets and mk4 powersteering pump.
lookslike its going to start to look like a car again very soon.

sorry bout the poop pic,the lense on my camera is cracked,also got a rear spoiler.....which im in two minds about now?

[vinnie]

started again at this today,removing the subframe,wishbones,rack etc..



a few more bits to get powdercoated.


pulled off the wing to get the rest of the welding done in the battery tray












got these a while ago to fill a few holes





and give these a freshen up also






its also getting new bushings all round for the whole front end.
thats how it sits tonight,8/8/2012gona try keep at this now that i have a bit of room to mess about with.

[vinnie]

so here we are bang up to date as of tonight,9/8/2012


drilled out the rest of the old one.
hopefully have this welded up over the weekend.










also gona stick in a powersteering res from a mk4 into the inner wing somewhere here and just have the cap sticking through the battery tray.just have to make the hole a little bit wider.





and going to take off the clamp for the battery while im at it.

you can see here that the copy part isnt an exact match but its going to work out though




once the tray is in,im going to start to remove all the sealer in the bay,not really looking foreward to that but its gota be done!



so any comments,good or bad please feel free to add em,i would be interested in youre input as im going along to give me some ideas!

more pics over the weekend!!

[vinnie]

picked up a few other bits for this










brand new rear hella tails!





and miltec 4 to 1 manifold.


im sure you all seen an engine been stripped before, il not bore ya..
im going to lower the altenator because the carbs will hit.


so im using a mk3 2.o 8v alt and an abf bracket for it,along with the auto adjust spring setup and ribbed belt




a seat inca 1.9 1y crank pulley and waterpump pulley.i just have to get another powersteering pulley fitted,i have a few here with different offsets

its all just trial fit at the monent,the abf bracket has to be modified a bit ,has to be shaved in a few spots but its going in the right direction.

[GoLfMan]

you aren't mucking around are ya mate! Keep the updates coming

[Water Boy]

so heres a few more pics of where this is going now

Any links to where this manifold came from? Or home built?

[moostin]

awesome full steam ahead

[vinnie]

you aren't mucking around are ya mate! Keep the updates coming

Any links to where this manifold came from? Or home built?

awesome full steam ahead

cheers for the positive words lads!!!

@ waterboy..

heres a link to the site,i had it custom made by these lads,it cost about 350 euro from what i can remember
and about a 4 week waiting time but its well worh the money and the headache to make my own.

heres another pic of mine!



Bogg Brothers fabrication

[vinnie]

Still trying to get the panel to fit, just about there now, also started stripping the bay.

[vinnie]

just stripping more off the inner wing,removing brackets and filling up holes and removing some tabs for clips which i hope i wont need.




all removed


all welded up.still have to weld in the battery tray,its on the cards tommorrow!



bit of grinding





bit of primer to keep it fresh enough for the paint and a bit of filler here and there.



just have to fill up the few holes in the tray and weld it in....turn the key and head off for a spin,..if only it was that easy!

[moostin]

Looking good, what level are you taking this to?

[vinnie]

Looking good, what level are you taking this to?

just going to remove all the sealer for the moment,i was going to remove the rain tray but decided against it in the end,and fill as many of the holes in the bulkhead i can.




you can see here where i had to heat up the inner wing to get it to meet the tray.












it took a fair bit of time and hammering and fettling and heating up the inner arch but got the fitment spot on in the end.






nice day for it!


bear in mind that when all the welding is done,im going to go over the whole lot with a skim of filler to fill up some of the inperfections in welds,like the ones in the tray,as they were welded from underneath.




it just got a quick coat of primer to stop the rust until its painted...so all in all a good evenings work done,it was always letting down the car,well i always thought so anyway,so plenty more to be done during the week again.

[GoLfMan]

looking good mate