Well Im on VW Vortex soo much I almost forgot about this site, seems a shame so I thought I would re-register and throw up some pictures etc. and say hi.
This is my 2002 Bug, it started life as a 2.0 5spd, then went on to have about 4k $ in Neuspeed parts and a built motor, closely followed by a broken motor. So in my hatred of the 2.0 I chucked it for a 2003 24v VR6 from a GTI, along with the 6spd trans. Took 2 1/2 weeks in my garage, cost me about 3 grand.
Mods are:
3" polished custom CAI
GIAC direct port flash
Eurosport 2.5" cat back
Lineage grounding kit
Unorthodox Racing 9lb Flywheel
Optima yellow top battery relocated to the trunk
HPA short throw shifter
Eurojet v 1.0 Coilovers
Chrome ABD strut brace
R32 front brakes
Eurospec 11" X drilled/slotted rear brake upgrade
19" Mille Miglia Evo 5 wheels
OEM European rear valance
Freedom design rear spoiler
Hand laid fiberglass lower grille, made it myself
polished valve cover, engine mount, trans mount/ bracket, SS, tensioner, soon to do the alternator and Trans too.
GTI cluster swap
Another custom fiberglass center dual gauge console
All black headliner, GLI trim etc.
Alpine HU Pioneer speakers, kenwood 700w amp for the RF 12" HX sub
and my own custom fiberglass sub enclosure
E code headlights, smokes signals, tail lights, stubby antennae
lots of little stuff....
Im here in Arizona, Im a full time Ford technician, and I work for Eurojet Racing, thats it I guess....
Nice ride! As a full time Ford technician, you work on some nice rides too (Mustangs, Saleen & Roush Mustangs or trucks). Must be a pretty hard life to live.
Welcome back. Very Sweet NB! You are very talented. I wish I was half as knowlegdable as you are. Which one was your favorite trophy? the hardware or the girl? lol
Yes, the "friendly" bunch was deffinitely the reason i decided to pop back in here.... sometimes Vortex gives me headaches, but i do alot of business through there so i have to cope.
Anyone who is willing to get their car to tempe Arizona, and drop some $$ I'd be glad to drop an engine in there.
Only see a handfull of Roush or Saleen come through, the Cobras are nice cars too. But from my standpoint I dread working on them, everything is so cramped in there and as soon as an aftermarket co. gets their hands on it EVERYTHING changes so it makes tracking parts or diag-ing alot harder. Guess its bitter sweet, besides my car will walk alot of GTs anyways
I know we're on a NB site so I'll keep it short. I also have a 91 Mustang GT, but I know what you mean about space in the newer Stangs. A buddy of mine has an 03 Cobra, and I have more interior space than he does! Now getting back to your ride.....How does it handle with the added weight up front? I also had an 01 Jetta VR6, but didn't care for it too much. The engine was fine, but the quality of the rest of the car wasn't all that great. I'd love to see the look on the face of anyone in a GT as you fly past them! :eyecrazy:
I meant engine compartment space, any serious repairs involving pulling an engine etc. or the notorious manifold leak on the left side sucks to do especially when dealing with afterm,arket compionenets that are not as second nature to me to remove
By relocating the battery to the rear and some other unnecessary components as well as removing the spare and rear seat etc. the balance is alot better, the height/dampening adj coilovers from Eurojet, the co. i work for made a huge difference too, its been fine tuned to my liking and i like it just fine.
The looks on gti drivers faces is good, but the look on mustang owners faces is better
Yeah, I know you meant the engine bay. What I meant is all of that space taken up in the engine compartment has taken residence in the interior. Can't remember if I made a mistake and talked about the look on the face of a gti driver, but I meant a GT driver. At any rate, love the way the car looks and glad that you pass out a spanking every now and then.
If you keep the blue trophy, in one or 2 years time it will be stowed under something, on th eother hand the other trophy (the woman) can give you a lifetime of memories!!!
AWESOME RIDE !!!
BTW what the heck is that duck tape doing in your antenna in the 2 pic?
I remember reading your build-up thread on Vortex. I knew you must have been a highly skilled person to have accomplished this in your garage. RIGHT ON!
Have you ever dynoed this thing? Oh, and your car reminds me of...
In your write up on the vortex :thumbsdn: (to them, not you) did you hit something when you took it for your first test ride? If that's you, I had a picture of your car on my screen saver at my old job. :bigthumb:
Just baught my first car. 2000vw beetle. Manual. 140k miles on it . Love it so far had some repairs to stop it from over heating but no check engine lights or anything is on. Runs well now. Learning how to drive a manual is scary but fun feels like I'm actually learning how to drive for real...
18x8 TSW Jarama Wheels, 225/40 Michelin Pilot A/S plus tires,Eibach pro-kit lowering springs, Audi TT pedals. Soon will be big brake kit, HID headlight conversion anti-roll bar, performance chip, and cold-air intake.:cool:
We're working on building a Baja Bug to take to the Detroit Gambler 500 in May. Since we've utilized this forum for some research purposes, I figured I would share some information and photos from our build.
We utilized the Stage 3 Lift Kit from VWLiftKits.com. It includes better springs...
