Looks like a nice clean car. I have only seen one of those on CL in about the last year, nice find on a rare version.
TomK
TomK
project 04.5 1.8t 5-speed 4-motion daily
found this rare gem 15 minutes from my house on Craigslist. after a quick spin and some negotiation it was on the trailer and heading home. it was finally time to dig in and get this thing suited for daily duties. wanted to give it lots of love so i wont have to touch it maintenance wise for a long time
the victim on the operating table
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massive pile of parts.
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quick run down, timing belt, engine/tranny mounts, new bigger brakes, control arms, cooling system parts, belts, sensors, filters, dipstick, just about everything that leaks, cracks, or makes noise is getting replaced.
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more disassembly and cleaning of the firewall and other various oil and dirty spots
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aluminum coolant flange and new sensor
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upgraded DV
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silicone turbo inlet
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external oil cooler to rid myself of the stocker, already had the cooler so might as well use it.
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and back together, waiting on a breather hose i broke to come in should be tomorrow then i can finish assembly, fill it with fluids and see how she runs. this was all engine work this time, brakes and control arms will be next week
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then it needs to be registered, go through emissions, then i can move onto the fun stuff to make it a more enjoyable daily.
the victim on the operating table
massive pile of parts.
quick run down, timing belt, engine/tranny mounts, new bigger brakes, control arms, cooling system parts, belts, sensors, filters, dipstick, just about everything that leaks, cracks, or makes noise is getting replaced.
more disassembly and cleaning of the firewall and other various oil and dirty spots
aluminum coolant flange and new sensor
upgraded DV
silicone turbo inlet
external oil cooler to rid myself of the stocker, already had the cooler so might as well use it.
and back together, waiting on a breather hose i broke to come in should be tomorrow then i can finish assembly, fill it with fluids and see how she runs. this was all engine work this time, brakes and control arms will be next week
then it needs to be registered, go through emissions, then i can move onto the fun stuff to make it a more enjoyable daily.
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Get some Adel or other clamps for those oil cooler lines. I ran a 10-row Serck cooler on the AEB 5 yrs back and had to pull it back off due to the rubber lines getting abraded through due to movement. Not to mention the additional work required to change all the oil (at O/Cs) when running a true oil cooler versus the stock oil/coolant heat exchanger.
Kinda blows that you can't delete SAI, but CT emissions inspections are what they are...
Nice antique fire hydrant, btw.
Looks good so far.
Kinda blows that you can't delete SAI, but CT emissions inspections are what they are...
Nice antique fire hydrant, btw.
Looks good so far.
i have other clamps for the lines, but its been on 3 different cars like it is now and doesn't have any signs of chaffing but i will keep an eye on them. As for changing all the oil its not that hard to do i usually mount the cooler up high beind the grill and then you just have to undo the lines by the filter and most of the oil comes out.Get some Adel or other clamps for those oil cooler lines. I ran a 10-row Serck cooler on the AEB 5 yrs back and had to pull it back off due to the rubber lines getting abraded through due to movement. Not to mention the additional work required to change all the oil (at O/Cs) when running a true oil cooler versus the stock oil/coolant heat exchanger.
Kinda blows that you can't delete SAI, but CT emissions inspections are what they are...
Nice antique fire hydrant, btw.
Looks good so far.
you can have 1 not ready in CT, i only left the SAIP on for now since i need to hit emissions before i register it so i wanna make sure i pass with ease since i will be bringing it on a trailer cause i dont wanna pay for temp plates and go to the ungodly CT DMV twice.
all done with the engine work, and doesnt look half bad.
front end back on, it fires and runs nice no issues. just need to put some coolant in it and make sure there are no leaks build a mount for the oil cooler and this phase it done. next is build an exhaust, control arms, brakes, suspension, wheels, tires, and wash the pig and its ready for daily duties.
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all done and driving.
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drives decent for a stock suspension car, but that will change soon.
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added a thor plate as well since it was laying around the parts bin.
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also added some extra horsies to it, launch control on stock suspension and shot stock tires is hilarious.
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drained the tranny fluid and rear end to swap those out with fresh stuff.
and that pretty much wraps up the first stage of this project, waiting on one more item to start on the next phase.
drives decent for a stock suspension car, but that will change soon.
added a thor plate as well since it was laying around the parts bin.
also added some extra horsies to it, launch control on stock suspension and shot stock tires is hilarious.
drained the tranny fluid and rear end to swap those out with fresh stuff.
and that pretty much wraps up the first stage of this project, waiting on one more item to start on the next phase.
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Take a look at the small rectangular grid area, for intake air flow, to the left (in photo below) of the hood release lever. On my Sept. 03 build Passat, that entire grid area is ****ing closed off! As in molded blind...as in no intake air is gettin' through here. :grrr:
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Damn month-to-month VW parts variation... :banghead: Thanks for posting close up shots of your daily.
:beer:
Damn month-to-month VW parts variation... :banghead: Thanks for posting close up shots of your daily.
:beer:
grill has been changed out to a badgeless style one so it is different than the stocker. the stock one was blocked off like yours is.Take a look at the small rectangular grid area, for intake air flow, to the left (in photo below) of the hood release lever. On my Sept. 03 build Passat, that entire grid area is ****ing closed off! As in molded blind...as in no intake air is gettin' through here. :grrr:
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Damn month-to-month VW parts variation... :banghead: Thanks for posting close up shots of your daily.
:beer:
started working on the suspension and brakes, had a few issues but nothing a BFH and a sawzall couldnt handle
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just noticed the broken coil in the background, that's from the rear spring
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also broke a bolt, hopefully i can drill it out if not i think i have spare hats just have to find them.
i went into it knowing the pinch bolt wasnt budging and i hate dealing with them also the stock knuckles were horribly rusted and just looked awful, so found a really good set for cheap on ebay from a cali junkyard.
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just noticed the broken coil in the background, that's from the rear spring
also broke a bolt, hopefully i can drill it out if not i think i have spare hats just have to find them.
i went into it knowing the pinch bolt wasnt budging and i hate dealing with them also the stock knuckles were horribly rusted and just looked awful, so found a really good set for cheap on ebay from a cali junkyard.
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