After the struggle was in fact real, I got the crack pipe in. Reached out to the all mystic Facebook for help. They said I would for sure need to clean up where the water transfer pipe went into the block. A trip to Harbor Freight later I got a knock off dremel to clean …
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Heater Core Fitting is Here!
A day late, but it’s here! Heater core is now clipped in and hooked up!
Intake Manifold is off.
Went to start the Secondary Air Injection pump off for the delete and realized that the intake manifold had to come off. I’m in a different realm working on the VR6. It doesn’t help that the car was a Michigan car for what I believe was probably its entire 200k mile life! While doing the …
New Car is Headed Home
Traded the GTI for a mk5 r32! Its number 2437. It’s got 200k miles and a massive coolant leak. It’s Candy White and wrapped in Green Black Iridescent. Some mods include brembo z18 big brake upgrade, h&r cup kit, unitronic stage 1+ tune, miltek exhaust, and a solid carrier bearing. The terrible “rally mud flaps” …
On the way to get my New Car
Stay close. We are headed to Michigan to get the new car! The GTI is running right loaded and headed north! I will miss the car. But I’m super excited to see what the new one will bring!
and so it begins
The project is officially started. Drove the EOS out today so we could start pulling it apart. The donor has been pretty much scavenged for what we need and it’s time to start the disassembly process!
Hello My Kids
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