1989 mk 2 jetta....1.6tx. march update.

just got ma hands on this old bus..

picked it up from barnsley , south yorkshire..

has had one driver since new...

only 20k miles , and condition wise its as if its just left the factory...

havnt got any plans yet, ( alyhough i have just secured some bbs ra's 14" )

we will wait and see on this though...!!!

heres some pics for now...

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the photos dont do it any justice..

will post up progess as we move along..

thanks for looking..

nice white one
looking very smooth

looks great owen,timewarp

wee update...


plans now are...lower it 30 - 35 mm on coilovers

some period wheels

have managed to track some genuine original vw parts...

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it turns out the car is well known on this site, as the previous owner had a thread once he inherited the car

can be found here..

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also someone had picked up on its condition when it was up for sale..

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so not much done yet...but xmas is coming and im off for two weeks...

will update as i move on..

thanks.

looks really good. you on any other forums? as this one is pretty much dead sadly

vee-dub90 wrote:looks really good. you on any other forums? as this one is pretty much dead sadly

dead..?

whats happened ..?

on a couple of local vw forums..

well, not completely, just that theres hardly any ever posts on here.

well its about time for an update.......

had a weird few months there with not to much happening, mainly having the knee done, and then recovery

also xmas in between, so lazy big fat boy was in town....( thats what the missus calls me )

this update contains boring things like engine service parts, and other un-inportant items so if your easly bored look

away now......

i have taken the pics with my phone and what a goddame nightmare its been getting them onto photobucket and then here...

21/2 hours....the missus is spitting at me now, :scared: :scared:

anyhoo this is where it all begins for me, ( i will also use these pics as some sort of proof of work incase i need to sell )

first port of call was to dig the auld girl out........ :thumbs:

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then had to move the stored up parts ( might have been oot a action but im like a wee squirrel )

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after what seemed like hours she was out and ready for some juice... :nahnah:

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then i had to remove the wheels, so i had to have a pic of what it may look like.....

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the jurys out still...!!!!

next was to fit the centre caps..

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and then the rear vw badge that the previous owner had polished over...

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well onto under the bonnet....

really impressed with the condition under here, so a couple of pics of the inner wings etc

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some random shots of how original the car is ..( alternator ...)

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now we move on to the serviced bits......( boring i know, but ive wasted this much time now you have to see em ) :lmao:

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cant understand why previous owner didnt use genuine parts.. :scared: :scared: anyhoo sorted now.. :ok:

off with the thermostat for radiator flushing,

the pic of the two bolts are from the thermostat housing, look how new they look.....im really taken with how rot free

this wee car is ..

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and then the plugs.......summit not right here.. :yep:

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not burning correctly......not right mix me thinks.. :blurb: :blurb:

well thats it for noo...........sorry about the pics ( taken with my phone )

i will update as i move on,

mind throw yer two bobs worth in.. :thumbs:

only a wee update for this week..


carb off,


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certain parts stripped , and cleaned..

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mounts stripped and cleaned...

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new gear stick gaitor..

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window rubbers on 3 windows changed..

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scuttle area cleaned... :ok: :thumbs:

car driven round the block....and what a driver... :scared: :scared:

sorry its a p ish update, but theres quite a bit of mechanicals to do before i get to the pretty bits.. :thumbs:

as the car had sat for 7 / 8 years not moving, but were getting ther slowly but surely...



mind throw some comment in.. :rolleyes:

well we are nearly finished wae the oily bits........


today it was the timing belt, water pump , and one or two other wee bits...


have to get this out the way before we start making it a little prettier...


before the change over..

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during ..

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after...

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the old belts

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i had the inner wheel arch liner off to get good access under there...


and feck me .............this is how clean the wee car is...


these panels are like new, i havnt cleaned them for the pics,

also a pic of the inner wing from underneath......

im blown away with this wee car, every time i work on it i come away with a big daft smile...

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sorry for the pi shy engine shot updates, but there is an auld saying " you have to get through the mince to get to the

spaghetti "

some making handsome work will be done next weekend..

thanks


mind through some comment in.. :thumbs:

now be gentle with me.....


i know they are a bit different........and they are not bbs of any kind...


and mind also that im an auld yin...



so here go's.......



new shoes for etta...



before....


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after.....


now be kind......................as said before they wont be to eveyones taste.. :scared: :scared:

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now richie .....you behave yerself noo...!!!!





i like them , whats your thoughts..?


bearing in mind it will be getting lowered 30 - 40 mm on some bilstein shocks and eibach springs..


( no coillies ) gave up on that idea... :yep: :yep:

back to the auld bus... :thumbs:

previously when i had the carb off i noticed a few hairline cracks in the mount,

but after checking it i decided to leave it on as it didnt look as if it was perished right through...

big mistake really, as there was a flat spot when accelerating...

so a wee present from the vw santa, and it was off with the carb again..

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and heres the damaged flange....

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im sorry i put that back on really ( twicw the bloody work ) but i guess its done now..

also ............................. another few pressies

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i know , i know, i know i said i was gonni do the coilover thingy, bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbut i just couldnt..

so springs and shocks again...

this is the height before the bad boys are fitted.... :nahnah: :nahnah:


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now down to business....

the fronts being changed..

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now for the rears..........

but a wee helper came to visit... :scared: :scared: :scared:

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having never taken a back seat from a jetta i didnt know what i was letting myself in for...

2 hours of mayhem, banging , and a lot of swearing later......and a visit to another forum to find out how to remove..


this is how tight it is in there,,

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got there in the end... afew scratches and some bent metal later... :scared: :scared: :scared:

and all that for this..

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now at this point i would show the end result....( the dropped pictures )

but it took so long it was pitch black................................so pics to follow in the morn...

a few crappy pics taken on my mobile..........

settling in nice....

before and afters...

before

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and after

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before

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after

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full side..

before

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after...

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the pic quality is mince.....

whats yer thoughts guys..?????

now to get the plastic wing guards off,( for cleaning under ) and the interior valeted...

outside valeted, and under bonnet done....



if there is any professional valeters out there that need an auld vw for advertising, and want to do a half price job,

please feel free to pm me...

Nice work mate its all those little jobs that keep these things going, I can't believe how clean it is underneath will look even better once its been valeted, what about these for the summer would look amazing after a good polish
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Keep up the good work

a wee update for today.........


if you dont like blue ...look away now...

interior time.

not too much to do in here.. :ok: just a clean up really as its minted...

seats out and un hoovered..

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all cleaned up..

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seats out.......foam applied and rubbed in...

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looking a lot better in there now...........


mind throw some comment in..

cheers




well it passed its mot.........no probs





and a wee update..

the only visible problem with old etta was the near side mirror, had a little bit missing..

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i knew i had some mirrors in a box in the garage, but i wasnt sure if i had a near side..

so a quick hunt around and i found this bad boy..

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so quick wash and a polish..

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door stripped ready for action...

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and all done..

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another little job out the way.... :biggrin:

sweet buddy thts lookin klean

Reaver 'Ant' wrote:sweet buddy thts lookin klean

thanks

yes its very clean, its hardly been used if truth be told....

plan to add a few miles this year...

heres a wee update also.....


well....what can i say..?

i have done all i can now

it starts great,

stops great,

runs well,

looks ok,

all mot'd, and road taxed for the first time in 10 years..

i can do no more....its done ..!!

well apart from the tracking which is being done on saturday...


i cleaned the interior the other week, that left the outside to be done...

so washed, dryed, polished with auto glym resin polish, also done with a maguires product whos name escapes me at the moment...step 3 in the maguires range, makes the paint shine lovely after waxing..

alll windows done, bumpers and plastics done with ritchies yellow product ( cheers ritchie )

wheels buffed and polished, and all hoovered....

this is the finished product...........( thank christ .. :surprised: )

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whats yer thoughts..?

goin on ma track record it will be up for sale soon.. :biggrin:

Jetta looks cool, period wheels look good, so pleased its being cared for! Non standard service parts weren't used for many services as far as I know, still can't find service history but still looking, will let u know.

Camperman wrote:Jetta looks cool, period wheels look good, so pleased its being cared for! Non standard service parts weren't used for many services as far as I know, still can't find service history but still looking, will let u know.

cheers...


it was a great base to start with...


thanks again..

Jetta is looking great buddy don't sell her for Christ sake not after uve done all that work that's the sort of thing i do then regret it for weeks after lol but yeah shes lookin sweet

Yeh dont sell it you will never find another in that original condition again. Keep them simple and clean (job done).

a couple of pics richie ( david baillie ) took, from vw crow road launch day ...

i think he has captured the auld bus well........

think the splitty looks the nuts...

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the ribbons and balloons added to the look....

and for a few auldys the didnt seem out of place.... :v:

bootiful

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cheers mate.....

awesome car mate looks like it supposed to. Read the whole thread and very impressed, well done