Well the car is finally on the dyno so it should be done very shortly. No WOT pulls done yesterday but its definately close.

https://www.dropcam.com/p/L0swEe

 

Nice man I cant wait to see that thing

 

Just ordered a TWM Short Throw Shifter today. I might order ZZP Stage 1 Axels later this week. Not sure yet.

 

^ good dude get that bitch back!

and i'm gonna mess around with the stock set of lights i have today, clean them up and maybe put them on the car so i can get started on the retro's as soon as they get here. i'm throwing around the idea of color matching the housings too!

edit: bryan why do you want to order those axles? when i was looking at getting them i was told not to because stockers can hold just fine, only reason i was looking was because i had a tear in the 1 boot but thanks to some RTV silicone i havent had an issue since

 

I get wheel hop now because of the clutch but I'm not sure if its because the clutch is still breaking in yet or not. That's why I wasn't going to order them right away. It was just advised and rather be safe then sorry lol. If the stickers can handle what I'm putting down then I'm not going to change them.

 

axles wont get rid of wheel hop, just get rotated trans mounts and you'll be able to call it a day. no more wheel hop for you!

 

I was going to get axels first then the mounts. Thanks for the advice though man! I gotta figure out why I can't get my clutch to go into reverse. The ball keeps popping out of the bracket. I'm pretty sure it's cracked. It's causing shifting into 5th gear to not be as easy and smooth gliding like the other gears.

 

yea aren't they just plastic shifter connectors anyway?

and i been cleaning up the other headlights i have so i can put them in, my buddy had red eyelids painted on them...........

 

Yeah I believe so. The ball pops out of the connector.

 

got a 1500$ check from allstate to fix my bumper.. its only gonna be 250 to fix it..hehehehee.. gonna pay off debt and rest is for turbooo!

 

-_- Why can't I be that lucky.

 

have someone back into you lol

 

i did about 3.5 years ago but since it was a week before i had to leave for PSU i just took it to a shop and had them deal with the other guys insurance because i just wanted it fixed, i think it ended up being like 1500 worth total.

 

mine has a big crack and 2 smaller ones. im waiting till spring when the car gets repainted ill just save the money from this check for it. pay my mom the 900 i owe her then save the rest for my new turbo setup lol. im pretty sure thats what im gonna do anyways.

 

Well I gotta take loans out for next semester, hopefully they give me more than my tuition....

 

I did it to my dad's truck in my old vehicle on accident and he got like 2k back and used it to buy a bike. It definitely works lol.

 

But doesn't your insurance go up/ dont you pay for it?

 

yea brian just get trans mounts, if you don't want to spend the $$ on rotated trans mounts then at least get the poly inserts for 50$, they work well, you would just have to get motor mounts then to be completed rid of wheel hop. i have trans mounts (poly inserts) and haven't had wheel hop until i put the coilovers on. motor mounts help too. its up to you, although those rotated trans mounts seem like a lot of $$

 

in the end it always goes up, plus it goes on your driving record, unless you have accident forgiveness like some of the insurance carriers have, but typically your premium will always go up after ANY accident, even deer accidents and such now are causing premiums to go up even though they are uncontrollable.

 

So I'm thinking I'm going to get a set of nice 17's after I get my coilovers

18's won't provide me with the slammed look as well

 

yo just throw Gloria@powellraceshop.com an email and tell her what model your car is and that you want a price on rotated trans mounts, probably the best price you'll get and he's the originator

and as long as you don't take any of my ideas toby

and ok so i just went through the official retrofit thread and grabbed some pics...
stick with chrome housings...
or go with this look...
or go with the full color match like this...

 

go with switchbacks, get rid of the amber reflector and color match the housings.. IMO

 

lambo my insurance wont go up i think.. we didnt have to pay 00.01. if my calculations are right ill have $400 to play with which meens i could order the turbo this week lol. but gonna save untill i can buy the wastegate and down pipe.

 

Your ideas? Pfft.

My plan is to get a giant sticker across the side of my car that says I'M SLOW in lime green

Then get fake BBS wheels, probably called BBZ or something.

Then get a torch, and heat my springs until my fenders scrape my rim while putting pieces of wood or carbboard between the wheel and axle, to act as a spacer of course.

and then probably just take out the rear shock and bend my axle ends so my wheels are then sideways at a 75 degree angle to the ground.

Stance Nation.

 

Hahahahaha, Toby. You've been hanging around to many VolkSWAGen's

I'll look into rotated mounts. Thanks guys.