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  • Life ain't chocolate but my car is - Crisper '81 Jetta

    Keep Calm And Focus On German Chocolate

    Hi S/W folks, bought this Jetta from a friend who also built it for me because I've not too much space, time and nerves but I helped him out as best I could.
    Now I'm gonna give it some fine tuning and focus on the details like lower it more et cetera.

    Well, I'm from Switzerland so english isn't my native language you know, so sorry for any mistakes.


    "Stock".




    Giving some paint.





    Resprayed.






    Drove 380 miles to good ol' Germany to pick up these bastards.




    Drove home at the same day and lost our way - 450 miles later we were back home like corpses.
    Eventually I felt better and gave them a polish. My fingers bled.






    A pixelated buddy while giving some paint to the bay.








    Weitec coilovers - installed to be removed because only 2 inches lowering would have been possible.




    Some wiring.




    Dusted chocolate.

    Last edited by trm-; 11-17-2015, 03:04 AM.

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    Giving some paint to the engine & mounting some stainless steel header.




    TA coilovers.




    New drums.




    Thrown in.






    Fitting. 9J. +18. But... . Well, they are for sale now. Contact me for further informations.






    3" & new brake lines which were laid very well. Not.




    In the meantime:
    Audi key with Lambo emblem.




    Strangely enough the Audi looked like a Lambo.



    I still have my license.


    Fitting#2. 7J. Cute.




    Fitting#3. 7+8J. Much better. But... .




    Searched. Watched. Bade. Won. Refinement to be executed soon.


    To the streets! How I got it:




    To be continued.
    Last edited by trm-; 11-06-2015, 02:40 AM.

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    • #3
      looks good dude!

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      • #4
        Good Job!
        I was not far from you last week (bodensee)

        @ plus!

        Chris



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        • #5
          A long, long time has passed now and slowly I`m beginning to work on the Jetta. Finally she has found her new place in my village; an oversized parking lot in an underground garage where I can work on her better.
          Through the winter months she will be lowered, the wheels will be restored and refined and some more things will happen. More about it asap.

          Last weekend I installed yellow headlights. The effect in the picture isn`t the same as in real but it comes close to it. Now it`s even more fun to drive around at night, people breaking their necks and the illumination is excellent, so I don`t had do make any compromises.


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          • #6
            Potato update


            Gave the interior some love and had a fight versus ancient dust. I think I never really cleaned it.




            Then I gifted her some aurum.






            Maybe I've the time and motivation to work on the engine bay tomorrow; update will follow. Thanks for watching.
            Last edited by trm-; 09-18-2015, 05:01 PM.

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            • #7
              Finally lowered her a bit more in the front though this isn't all. Still have to work on the fender's inner edges and the frame to deepen her more. As I have to change the wheels anyway to disassemble the RS's the back isn't lowered yet. Just was bored and exact adjustment certainly will follow at a later date.






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              • #8
                Im loving this build, by far one of my favourite mk1 jetta builds
                what other plans do you have for it ??
                Passion Garage

                http://www.voomeran.jp

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by PassionGarage View Post
                  Im loving this build, by far one of my favourite mk1 jetta builds
                  what other plans do you have for it ??
                  Thanks! Currently I've ordered camber bolts for the front, still have to buy rear camber plates, trims, tires, lips & hardware for the rims.. the mission is clear.

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                  • #10
                    Little update, the camber bolts I've ordered arrived and I got a wooden gear knob which I received as a gift from a member of another forum because he has no use for it anymore.
                    Waiting now for the rear camber plates.
                    Next week I've free and therefore enough time to work a bit on the car.


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                    • #11
                      i normally don't like a matte paint job on mk1's but yours seems to pull it off.
                      i also love how for once the rs's arent polished like a mirror. looks so good,

                      keep up the good work


                      i shouldn't be daily driving this:
                      "Volkswagen Golf mk1 build thread"

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                      • #12
                        Thank you!

                        Installed the camber bolts and lowered it all around. I'm still not happy with how it sits and the coils are almost maxed out. Camber plates should arrive here tomorrow.








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                        • #13
                          Great looking Jetta!
                          *subscribed*

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                          • #14


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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by Bert75 View Post
                              Great looking Jetta!
                              *subscribed*
                              Thank you!

                              Originally posted by MsDriftMissile View Post



                              Well, it's time for hibernation soon, weather is still splendid though. Maybe I'll go for another ride but here are the last shots of the current state:













                              Next up order trims, tires and some more stuff and give it camber and mooooar lows for MMXVI. Won't disassemble the RS because I'm going to save up for another thing and don't want to invest too much here any longer.

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