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School me on stance (now a build thread) by Zeeuwvw

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6-10-2010

I did a really quick wash a lunch and snapped a couple.

I think it needs to be lower in the rear but that's going to involve messing with the splines. WSAC hook ups?

6/12/2010

Apparently there are forces in this world that do not want me driving this car to motorstadt.

After somehow sorting the alternator and belt situation I was all set for the trip. On a final road test around 7:00pm it started to buck and loose power. I managed to limp it home after some interesting truck dodging on the highway. From what I can tell the fuel pump is shot. It's now after 10:00pm so even Autozone is closed. It's just not gonna happen.

Do not shed a tear for me friends, oh no. I have made peace with this situation and am now looking forward to a stress free weekend of good friends and fun. The relative luxury of the GTI will be a nice treat.

See you all there.

6/15/2010

Brian J. hooked me up with a nice deal on a Walbro fuel pump. It looks much better then cheap little one that was on there. I threw it on temporarily last night and it seemed to do the trick. I'm going to mount this one under the fuel tank instead of up near the engine like that last one. Hopefully the continuous prime will extend its life.

Now that the pressure of Motorstadt is off I'm going back to grandpa stylz. I need to wet sand the new paint yet and re-mount the fenders properly. Then I've got a new canvas top, window rubber and chrome, a bitchen tach and a few other odds and ends to take care of. Then it's time to drive it.

Of course it is leaking like a stuck pig from the trans input shaft. I'll be re-building or replacing the trans this winter. Hopefully I can limp it along until then.

6/27/2010

Took care of a couple odds and ends this weekend. This is my favorite part of a project, the little finishing touches that really make it cool.

I fabricated a bracket for my tach. It's a little rough around the edges as all I had to work with was an angle grinder and and palm sander. I may go back and clean it up later on. The tach itself is a replica of a vintage VDO with modern guts. I think it works really well with the interior. Plus, now I can avoid over-revving the newer motor.

Then I finally got around to mounting the over-riders on the front bumper. If you recall they didn't fit for shit. Some liberal grinding with the dremel (which ultimately perished as a result) and we were back in business. I used some rubber trim piping to clean up the rough edge and make up for any irregularities. I think it came out pretty good and I can avoid buying a new bumper.

With that stuff handled I her up and took her out for a proper photo shoot. I'm not much of a photographer but I was pretty happy with the result.

Lots more little stuff to do. I'll be chipping away at it.

3/4/2011

Well golly. I guess I barely posted about this thing all summer. We did a bunch of stuff. Dyno, drag race, cruise.

After a bunch of fuel pump and alternator BS she was running great in time to go away for the winter. I have been chipping a way on a few things this winter. Can't wait to get it out again.

Here are some memories from last year:

6/8/2011

I've been doing a little fine tuning on the car the last few months.

I replaced the crappy ripped vinyl top with a nice canvas one. Really adds some class.

I also replaced the window rubber on all but the fronts with the correct chrome trim units. The car was rocking more of a "Cal-look" with no chrome but I'm trying to put it closer to stock. The window rubbers were a huge pain in the ass and I broke one windshield in the process but I'm happy with the look overall.