Project: Cheerio..Yum Yum by joezeeuw

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We took it for it's first drive tonight. Still allot to sort through. Only problems were the shifter needing alignment, and a leaking E-bay rebuilt distributor. Oh and the exhaust is insanity loud. There's no way I'm going to make it to the east side with my eardrums intact. Something will have to be done. No more side-exit exhaust I'm afaraid. Here are the only pictures I took all weekend. Sorry for the crappy update.

6/6

So I added another glasspack to the exhaust and did a lil side dump. It's more quiet at idle but as soon as you get on the gas it a loud, raspy bitch. I'll probably have to go to some sort of chambered muffler but this will have to do for now.

Spent all day Sunday on the wheels. Polishing the center caps and torquing down all 120 bolts. Somehow I misplaced 3 of the nuts but the BBS whore himself came through and helped me out, thanks Matt. Then today Ed mounted and balanced the tires on Betten's sweet new tire equipment, thanks Ed. And finally, they are on the car.

Motorstadt is still a big question mark at this point. I plan to give it a good shakedown in the next couple days here. Hopefully all goes well.

9/8

The car has been performing well over the summer. I've been having fun working out the small bugs as I go. 

A fresh interior is now in the works. Pictured below is the original back seat of the car. The seats will be retrimmed with the large swatch in the centers and brown vinyl on the sides/bolsters. I tried to match up the original material and that is as close as I could get. They just don't make patterns that cool anymore.

The work is being done by Buckskinz here in GR.

10/19

So I got an uplifting PM from a Texer today. The guys name is Jeff Bynum. He and his dad have built some of the nicest dubs out there and he has had two PVW features that I'm aware of. At H2O he unveild his new creation, a mk1 jetta coupe.

Anyhoo, I ran into him at the show and shook his hand. I thoght that was cool, didn't think anything of it. Here's the message he sent:

12:52 AM 10-19-2006) Jeffrey B: Joe,

Just wanted to drop you a line and let you know that your car was one of the primary inspirations for building my Jetta Coupe, and I have really admired it. I also wanted to apoligize for being preoccupied (rude) on Saturday at H20. I didn't even realize who you were until after I got home and saw a picture of you driving your car (in C2motorsports vortex thread about A1 Jettas). I feel like such an ass. I wish I had shot the breeze with you about your car.... I think your engine bay is *t*i*t*s! Kinda like your taste in wheels too 

Anyway, just wanted to say you have a mad nice car, and hopefuly I'll see you at another show, and can makeup for me being rude....

Jeff Bynum

As for the car the seats are done and in and they look great. It's also got a new drop in the form of some H&R ultra-ultra low coilovers. Finally, the stance I wanted. Oh, and I got a new sticker +5hp!

No pictures yet, you'll have to come and see it at Chilifest.