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1987 Jetta Coupe - Pirelli Edition
you can also follow this build on Tumblr.
I'm going to apologize ahead of time for iPhone pictures, real pictures, and general lack of giving a shit about resizing anything. I write a lot so if you aren't interesting in reading, keep scrolling. :cheers:
I scored this from a buddy for $250, it's been sitting in his yard for a few years but this car has some history. He got it back after selling it to a kid who ruined it by spray bombing it and selling everything cool out of it. It was owned by 3 people I know of, and the farthest back I can tell was my friend Josh who VR swapped it in the early 00's. It used to be black and pretty sharp.
I figured I should actually start a build thread for this car, as it'll keep me motivated to work on it. I have way too many hobbies and fun often distracts me more than anything.
I've had MKIIs for years, this is my 3rd one and probably my last build of one before going on to something different. I've always loved how the later ones are just modern enough to enjoy a long drive, and just raw enough to have fun beating on tearing down some twisty back roads. That connected feeling that's missing from a lot of newer cars is what makes them so fun.
The direction of this build is going to be a driver's car. At some point I'd like to do a wire tuck just to make it a little cleaner & easier to work on under the hood but I'm not getting crazy and shaving the bay or doing any gnarly bodywork. I like being able to get in my car and comfortably go on a 4 hour+ drive, and obviously have it look good and handle well. It's not going to be a show car but it will have fresh paint, a nice set of wheels (what I have in mind at the moment is very appropriate) and of course it will be low.
Rust has taken it's toll on my 92 4dr which I've owned for about 7 years now. The floors are gone, seat rails are getting sketchy and you can hardly even jack it up safely anymore. Time to put it to bed. The chassis is ruined, but mechanically it's top notch and everything that made this car good to me is going into the coupe.
Some of you might know my old car:
you can also follow this build on Tumblr.
I'm going to apologize ahead of time for iPhone pictures, real pictures, and general lack of giving a shit about resizing anything. I write a lot so if you aren't interesting in reading, keep scrolling. :cheers:
I scored this from a buddy for $250, it's been sitting in his yard for a few years but this car has some history. He got it back after selling it to a kid who ruined it by spray bombing it and selling everything cool out of it. It was owned by 3 people I know of, and the farthest back I can tell was my friend Josh who VR swapped it in the early 00's. It used to be black and pretty sharp.
I figured I should actually start a build thread for this car, as it'll keep me motivated to work on it. I have way too many hobbies and fun often distracts me more than anything.
I've had MKIIs for years, this is my 3rd one and probably my last build of one before going on to something different. I've always loved how the later ones are just modern enough to enjoy a long drive, and just raw enough to have fun beating on tearing down some twisty back roads. That connected feeling that's missing from a lot of newer cars is what makes them so fun.
The direction of this build is going to be a driver's car. At some point I'd like to do a wire tuck just to make it a little cleaner & easier to work on under the hood but I'm not getting crazy and shaving the bay or doing any gnarly bodywork. I like being able to get in my car and comfortably go on a 4 hour+ drive, and obviously have it look good and handle well. It's not going to be a show car but it will have fresh paint, a nice set of wheels (what I have in mind at the moment is very appropriate) and of course it will be low.
Rust has taken it's toll on my 92 4dr which I've owned for about 7 years now. The floors are gone, seat rails are getting sketchy and you can hardly even jack it up safely anymore. Time to put it to bed. The chassis is ruined, but mechanically it's top notch and everything that made this car good to me is going into the coupe.
Some of you might know my old car:
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