4 Months. That's it. 4 Months until Spring Show and Go. Until the Official Season Opener. Until 3.8.W. does shit proper all over again bishes.

So, partially to motivate myself, and partially to put things (by things I mean $$ needed to fund the projects) in perspective, I'm starting a new Season "Build Up".

Mostly in sequence:

-100,000 mile maintenance
-Re-finish wheels. Re-do the gold rivets in gold.
-Install B&Gs
-Install my Curpa R lip (depends if I end up liking it once it's on)
-Install S3 Engine Covers
-New front axels (maybe raxels for lowed cars)
-Recaro red/blak euro seats
-Black headliner
-Side mirrors, most likely stubbies
-Color-match calipers
-Front bumper, fenders and hood painted (if I really need it)

-And finally, this completely depends on all of the above plus on the result of the compression ratio of my 12v, on mine and Vic's decision to get hitched next year or the following, and $$ funds.
-Staged Turbo between 325-350 WHP. Looking into Stage 3 Kinetic. And a matching clutch and if needed tranny.

Tania it sounds all good to me, but can you please talk to Tim about a turbo kit for your car it would be best. The reason why is the Kinetic kits are build around cheap parts.

lol...i know Tim knows his shit, but I'm sure Vic can answer my questions too lol.
There is a lot more to story you heard about Kinetic. Certain parts were JDM crap, and otheres weren't , they were garret, etc etc. Vic and I spoke to Clay a few WFs ago when they introduced the 12v turbo kit and right around then shit started to hit the fan about their reputaion of the parts, he still works there part time now. It's a long story but I can understand where you're coming from. Maybe I'll just get the turbo directly from Garret. Yeah, like I said I haven't decided yet.

Just looking out that's all

cant wait to see this thing dumpppppeedd

I know Ed haha. And I appreciate it! It's jus Clay is a cool dude and he had to go through a lot of crap because Kinetic couldn't get thier shit right. If I got the stage 3, I would only be using a portion of the kinetic parts, i failed to elaborate. I just think it would be a little messed up if I went to anyone but Vic for Turbo advice since he's built his own. Sorry if I'm defensive. lol Forgive me!

It's cool Tania

hey bit T, lemmie know whats up with the cupra lip. if you dont like it ill be more then happy to buy it off ya

Stubbies are in the states. Picking them up next month sometime, when i have the time for the trip.

Next: new battery, wires and plugs, serpentine belt, flush, coils and brakes. Take off S3s and put montes back on while the wheels get refinished. All of this will be done at the same time next month.

Nice, Looks like a lot on Maintence, How many miles your car have.

it is. 112500 miles.

It's still my original battery.
Never done a flush.
never replaced air filters or fuel filter
i did my wires 3 yrs ago, plugs 2 yrs ago

I just don't feel comfortable driving the car after the winter after its sitting on this old stuff for months. I rather start it up with clean parts.

wow. I hope my car goes that long on those parts, Save me some money

I'm telling you, good gas really does make a difference. Plus, it was a lot of highway driving.

agreed on the overpriced thing. That's why i didn't pay retail, f that.

ps. finally starting to make moves for the season.

Stubbies came in. (bday present from Vic
Going in for paint along with the S3 Airbox cover this week.

Ordered all of my maintenance stuff yesterday

Air Filter
Fuel "
Pollen "
Oil "
Plugs
Wires
Battery
Gear Oil
Tranny Oil
Serp Belt
Strut Mounts

Spoke to Carmen and he's going to do the maintenance sometime later this month or beginning of next along with:

B&G coilovers
Brakes (new rotors and pads)
New axles

Put Montes back on
Then the S3's are going to Ariel's to be refinished

that's it for right now

Sound Good Tania

oh and the cupra R lip.

Can't wait to see the gti rollin' again...

A little old school timeline...


^April 27th, 2004








^washing the car for WF 11, when i found out i was going to be in vwfixx's booth. That's Amit's GTI behind me. Some of you might remember him from the early days.




^this is really funny. This was on my way to show and go 2005. one of the club soda doofuses was in the pass seat. The best part is that i had i heart cops on the car.....I DO heart my COP! lol


^On the way back from Dustoff in Mass in 2005 i believe


^new headlights....and lookin' getto fabulous!


^First show with the phatt stoppers. Look so good with the open montes....


^The first time out with Vic as my BF. june 2006.


^First award too. Vic brought me good luck lol.


^awww


^"Two Dubs and a Basket" - by Kevin lol


H20 2006


New bodywork, spring/summer of 2007


WF 12....what a huge improvement from WF 11! And 1st place.


^wow, i'll never forget this pic. Vic and I were in my car about to go to the hospital...Vic started feeling dizzy and almost passed out from heat exhaustion. I pulled out my spot to take Vic (i was right next to the number plate 39, and pulled into the spot you see, because i blasted the AC, Vic started to seel better), and that's when Bernie took the pic....weird moment in time.


^2007 trip to a friends cabin for the weekend with Vic.


Q-tip cleaning! lol


WF 13. 2nd place


Poww!




H2o coverage on eurotuner


WF 14, 1st place


yeahhhhh boiiiiiii.

trade in for a MKVI!!!! lol jk, i know you love the IV. cant wait to see wat u do next sis, u been keepin it clean for too long, so get that GTI dirty and slam it already! :vortex quote: LOWER IT!!!

trade it? nevah! Maybe get another toy in a year or so....either a TT, or Boxter S.
I just saw my gti yesterday. Battery is dead as a door knob....I miss driving it!

I ordered all of the maintenance parts from my job and have the new battery sitting in Vic's garage.

Engine covers and stubby mirrors are finally heading to 6stars for paint.

Other than that it's just getting the car to jersey for the work.

Well, thanks to Ruben and Gen, (they let me borrow their charger) and my GTI was on the road again!! Boy...what a feeling. I took it for a nice long drive up the Sprain and back. I was planning to take it to work today but I got back to the car and the battery was dead again so I definitely need a new one. I ended up not charging it again since it was kind of ugly outside anyway...I took the supah-saturn. I'll try and bring the GTI on Wed night

Nice

what do you guys think? this is where I'd be happy with my stance and wheels 100%.

after is on top.

The Red Brakes and Red bolts look amazing together do it. The whole parckage at that height looks top notch

Thanks Steve. I like it too. It was my brother's idea to do the red rivets

I cant stop looking at it. Its HOTT

lol..^^^^..ok Paris!

haha

you should get the front bumper strip w/o the euro plate recess. i think that would clean out the front alot.

also, i think its more my style then urs, but u ever considered doing textured rub strips all around to break up all that red?

T, you need new piktars! bring the gti by yer job and lets give her a shoot

and get them coils on already lol

cant wait to get the coils on. one more week!
def no textured rubs...ugh. would look ugly on my car, i could never pull it off right with my red.

woohoo coils soon! and ill agree i dont see the matchstick flowing too well with the textured rubs

i like textured, breaks up the car. what about like this, color matched with no euro plate recess. ur recess really fucks with me lol i hate it :P

^ you're crazy! you need to be schooled in the euro topic Bruno lol psshhhhh.

i LOVE the euro recess. For a varitey of reasons. is does break up the front so it's no so plain. and it BELONGS there. That's a true euro front end. in my opinion anyway.

i like textured strips on certain paint colors. DEF not mine. mine tends to look dirty when alot of black is near it. Very few have been able to pull it off.

Anyway, here are a few pics of progress. sorry for the bad quality pics:

First, thanks to Tim for doing the work, and also Greg too!
Good ol'Driversport


saw a familiar comrad there


before:


during:


out with the old


in with the new


while the coils were getting installed, i got busy putting these puppies on


good wax job?


and this was the back...


shredding tire anyone?


and this is the only after pic i have.

looks good T, if this was vortex it would read..

"LOWER IT!"