My gti 337 build thread

So I finally had time to install my glass lenses, while I was at it I decided to make a video explaining how I did it. The glass lenses look soooo much better than the old plastic ones. I may start making more videos, although I'm not sure yet, possibly more this winter as I am thinking of building a 1jz s13 drift car.

Here is the link!

Let me know what you think, its my very first youtube video, I'm no expert in video making lol
 
So i did a thing...
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but.... i cracked my windshield 2 days before eurokracy lol
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many people told me cutting the lip was probably going to crack the windshield, i cut the whole thing without a crack everything went flawlessly, then trying to remove a big block of plastic/metal from under the windshield where we cant see in the pic, i dont even know what its for but it looked ugly as hell. i was being careful not to pry towards the windshield while trying to take these off, i started feeling some movement so i pryed a little more than i shouldve and it snapped.. lol

honestly im not pissed at all, i need a new windshield anyways since it got damaged from all the welding and grinding in the bay.

it looks so much better without the lip, 100% would re-do. im wont post any pics of it im keeping a few little secrets for eurokracy!

Will there be any MR guys at eurokracy?
 
So i havent updated since before eurokracy, i installed my plates for the firewall and on the raintray, clay barred the whole car, and gave it a good engine bay cleaning.

pics of the car ready for eurokracy
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Here are the plates, lol.

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eurokracy was awesome! i got to meet a bunch of knew people, also got to meet Krispy, he even signed my dash!

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im now finished school, i have 3 weeks of stage, there wasnt much to do on monday i finished early so i took the shoptruck a.k.a my 2000 corolla to pick up some tubing to try building a cage for the gti.

i started with the main hoop

i made sure my calculations were correct before starting, i took a longgg time to calculate and recalculate but it turned out pretty good, it fits almost perfect on my first try to im pretty happy with that

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Sooo, i havent posted in forever and thats pretty much because i was having a few problems with the car such as the turbo, alternator and possibly a little wiring problem. I was finishing school so couldnt really afford to fix it, so it stayed in my driveway from after Beaucefest till yesterday because it went to storage!

here are a few pics from beaucefest/ Soclean show
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the trip to beaucest was a little difficult, my alternator wouldnt fully charge so the battery would always die when i shut the car off, anyways it was a sick little trip! on my way back from the 4hr drive, 10mins from my house i thought the turbo finally decided to let go so i got it towed home...

the next morning i was curious as to what the hell happened so i checked a few things, made sure there was no water in my intercooler or anywhere else, i cranked it and it started. everything seemed fine so i decided to drive down to st eustache for the Soclean show which i had been waiting for a while to go.. it wasnt the smartest idea but it was the last show of the season that i wanted to attend so i took a chance, and on the way back, same thing happpend, lol.
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it was a pretty awesome season nonetheless!

Afterwards when i started working, i needed a daily, so i spotted the perfect daily, an 86 diesel jetta. aaz swapped super clean on oz fittipaldis and coilovers, i had no choice.
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As i couldnt stand it being so high, i lowered it some more a few weeks before making the +\- 2500km trip to Ocean city for cancelled h2oi, while i was at it i thought why not throw the box on?

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that trip was a blast, it was my first time attending and i was so surprised by the fuckery that goes on down there haha.

So here are both cars in storage, alongside a ferrari and multiple other very collectible cars

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For now i have a pretty big project in mind for this winter, just have to find the right shell. Should be fun, ive always wanted to drift 😈 ill most likely be making a new thread or videos on youtube of some sort showing the progress of the build as it goes!
 
I haven’t updated in forever so here we go.

Earlier in may i got an inspection in mk2 and the fuel injection pump started leaking. The inspection was taken care of, lol. As for the pump, i opened it up and change a single seal and it no longer leaks.

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The pump with the top off, this is the seal u had to change on the governor.
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When i took the gti out i took it straight to Gab eurosport to get some help with my wiring issues, i also brought him another turbo since mine was beyond dead. I got him to weld me up a stainless intake pipe.

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I was extremely satisfied when i got my car back it ran like new without any battery/ charging issues anymore.

We finally found reason why my alternator and 2 others weren’t charging. It’s because the bracket was powder coated, i was unaware the alternator got its ground from the bracket bolted to the block, such an a easy fix for a pretty major problem.

I thought my problems we’re finally over, but then as i pulled in to Patates 2000 for the monday meet, my clutch sank to the floor, i thought the line might’ve been leaking but it wasn’t, we waited for my friend to bring a 9mm to try bleeding the clutch, no luck, brought it to Gab’s again and tried changing the clutch master and rebleeding with no luck again, we powerbled the clutch, it worked for a few minutes and sank back down, so the slave is the issue, but in an o2m the slave is inside so the tranny has to come out.
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I also put the corvette wheels back on, they’re way too wide in the back but it’ll have to do for a little bit until i find some daily wheels. Ill get some 3 piece wheels one day but not for the moment as im slowly but surely trying to save up for a house.

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Im back after a couple months, not much work has been done to the gti this summer. Once i fixed my clutch issues i spent the rest of the summer enjoying the car and actually going to shows rather than keeping it parked. I made the trip to wolfsgart and h2oi with it this summer couldn’t be more pleased with how that went.

The gti now sits on rotiform ind-t, i also picked up a new hobby, photography here are pics from the last shoot i did before storage.

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Ps. I bought my dream seats for this car.
 
Im back after a couple months, not much work has been done to the gti this summer. Once i fixed my clutch issues i spent the rest of the summer enjoying the car and actually going to shows rather than keeping it parked. I made the trip to wolfsgart and h2oi with it this summer couldn’t be more pleased with how that went.

The gti now sits on rotiform ind-t, i also picked up a new hobby, photography here are pics from the last shoot i did before storage.

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Ps. I bought my dream seats for this car.
Nice set up you have there!

Rs5 seats?
Porsche 997 stitched?

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