usophunke's 1990 brilliant red 16VT build up

[USOPHUNKE]

welcome to Usophunke's 16vt build thread, to this point today it has been almost 2 years in the works. the car is almost finished. It runs and drives and just needs now small minor modifications and much good tuning and working out the bugs.

you will find here... costs of what I payed and how much I have invested.
lots of pics as I get them loaded.

some build threads on what I did and what I learned about doing it.

as always this thread will be edited for content, and eventually in a pretty long time I will have my own webpage that I can link to...






goal 400 to 450 hp i would like 350 whp, and low 13's high 12's
16vt t3/t4 syncro



what I have bought n done so far minus all the stuff I forgot....

Its a t3/t04E 57 trim compressor wheel in a .60 A/R housing. .63 stage II hotside.

Tial 40 mm ext wast gate

02a with vr6 hp clutch and heavy duty pp .....syncro 2 come

...using holley 950 stand alone ......

side exit exhaust..3''

big fmic and big piping....in and out... 3" or go home...

custom engine bay...go with little show...

exterior...mostly as is, diff wheels....single wiper....it is shaved completly.....so people will ask what year honda it is ???????? laminex headlights and all red tails shaved front bumper and painted to match vr hood




thought i'd add a bit of a $$ involved to this point..and i can keep updating it...

-800 car

-200 pick it up plus 16 hours
sold the momo steering wheel adapter +40 and the fmm for +45

bought gli for engine swap...
-400
parted it for +840 and kept engine and bunch of parts plus about 78 hours labor

bought t3/t4 exhaust man and tb intake and arp head bolts...............-290

t3/t4 turbo ....................-300

02a .............................-150 and a speeding ticket 3hrs labor

tial 40 mm wastegate -....................220shipped

dash and gauges ......................-370....

bov ..............................-46.00

t3 flanges ..........................-33.00

holley stand alone...with msd ignition............ 800 ish

oil lines ....................................30

vr6 clutch kit .............................-135

head gaskets metal x2 ..................-80

fmic ...................................-215

75lb injectors ..................-230 shipped

piping ...............-135SHIPPED

mbc -......30 for two of them.....

rocco manifold and down pipe ....150 buckaroo's

lm1 -50.. new cable -25 so .....75 total



shift knob/laminex/recaro seats/aluminum door pins/aluminum shorrty ant/ $900.00

roh sniper wheels and stretched tires with spacers.. $920.00
now bigger spacers $60 more...mmmmm

20v intake shorty $100.00.....will sell my rocco one maybe to get $$ back...maybe...

misc junkyard...$44.00 alt/ starter/turbo pipe saab....

auto tech strut bar 100.00

ss brake lines 88.00

fuel line/fuel filter/fittings/600 whp fuel pump/fuel cell 725.00

new coolant lines/fittings/passat glass roof 200

euro mk3 lip shaved bumper and laminex smoked lights in front all red in back $325

bumper support and new bolts for bumper/ crossmember... $60

new 16v steering wheel $164

hood pins $130






presently i'm @ $$$$$$ 7400.00 invested...... mad thanks to Ryan for some amazing deals and info and everyone else who has lend a hand in parts and info over the 2 past years.


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[turbosnow]

http://www.trunkmonkey.com/Scrapbook/Gallery/Trunkmonkey-Attack/monkeyweb2.sized.jpg

[lotar_6]

I love that color!!

i will get them shaved..first....I hate those rain gutters on the top....
I am lucky mine are still good and I read a little do it yourself fix thing and glued them down so they cant pop up.

Christian does have great prices on ecodes. Thats actually who I was thinking about, we had talked on ccc about me getting a set. I cant go on ccc here though.

I will check the link... did you like yours?

I'm scared to shave my gutters since I've seen so many crack after a while.

Christian is great! I've hooked up through him a couple times. The cullen side markers are good quality! The only bad part is the spring clip used to be kinda junk. I think it's since been fixed. I've never had a prb w/ mine though! My probs w/ cullen were with his almost 2 year group buy. He's got stuff in stock now, so it should come quickly.

I love CCC!! Those guys are great! :icon_tup: I'm gonna try some of their diy's to change the lighting color in the interior.

[USOPHUNKE]

ok I will try again....

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid225/p249f152853a793111f21b03d95ca3d37/e875c104.jpg
red tails

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid225/p156cd36152a639e793df5f9d75c48e07/e872499c.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid225/p51abefa1437e6c1f9d52b71365e27198/e8724986.jpg
my engine going in

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid225/pe542fbdf136c43be34b3c44c4e1ca3fa/e87248f9.jpg
with my ew wheels on

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid225/p373be82be794e09aa0b05c31d40a55ca/e872486a.jpg
a little stretch

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[USOPHUNKE]

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[Shiftn4Dubs]

Dam that looks bad ass! I am so jealous!!!!!!!!!!!

[USOPHUNKE]

old wheels.... http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid225/p8d51994af0a75f876e03cea670df89cc/e9315f0f.jpg

[USOPHUNKE]

before the shaved front bumper
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[USOPHUNKE]

present home for my baby
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[USOPHUNKE]

when I had removed the tray and no eng..

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[Shiftn4Dubs]

I wonder how removing so much weight will effect handling?


Good question! In theory the lighter the car the faster you go, the faster you go around turns the more g-force, the g-force (being Gravity force) is dis-placed, so you would think the lighter the car the better it will handle, but I think there is a limit as to when the g-forces overwhelm the car and you can have a flip over, I am not saying this will happen to you (obvioulsy it shouldnt) gravity is your friend even when you wanna drive fast around corners. But I do think there is a formula that pertains to this question.

[turbosnow]

Well Colin Chapman the founder of Lotus would say "Simplify and add lightness".
Of course handling is such a complex issue that we would be dealing with a vast oversimplification. I like the idea of "displacing gravity" but unfortunately no car maker has yet discovered and antigravity device for cars. The basics though are if you remove weight up high and keep the center of gravity lower you will improve "handling". On the other hand if you remove a lot of weight and have really stiff springs and an overdampened suspension due to the fact that you have tuned for the higher weight you may experience some pretty scary handling. I think in the ranges you are dealing with though removing the weight can only do you good. Now widening the track using spacers and wider wheels may seem to be an easy plus but due to complexities of suspension geometry and camber curves and other things that I would need a reference book and 3d engineering software to understand, I would say that it is probably of dubious handling benefit but definitely a benefit to appearance.

[Shiftn4Dubs]

In the words of Meatwad "dude, no need to copy and paste all this technical information. WE KNOW." LOL :laugh:

Seriously good post Turbosnow!

[turbosnow]

In the words of Meatwad "dude, no need to copy and paste all this technical information. WE KNOW." LOL :laugh:

Seriously good post Turbosnow!


Let's not carry arguments across threads...seriously don't make me moderate....

[Shiftn4Dubs]

I know there is a Private forum that GTG dubbers access, but rob was the one that made that comment to me in Masons thread about his GTI and me trying to help Mason. So dont use me as an excuse to go private behind the scene posting, which I know exists. If you wanna go Private go, if you wanna boot me fine. But I dont see why.

[shortbus]

I know there is a Private forum that GTG dubbers access, but rob was the one that made that comment to me in Masons thread about his GTI and me trying to help Mason. So dont use me as an excuse to go private behind the scene posting, which I know exists. If you wanna go Private go, if you wanna boot me fine. But I dont see why.

sooo that makes it ok for you to be like that to??????? I thought we all were adults not 6 yr olds what ever :icon_mooooh:

[Milkysunshine]

well... here it is.. http://www.milkysunshine.com/G60/g60.rar 217mb

it is basically every pic I have ever taken of the car... Obviously not a necessary download if you don't care.
but, here are some previews...

Stupid Low:
http://www.milkysunshine.com/G60/IM000948.jpg

During Paint:
http://www.milkysunshine.com/G60/IM002298.jpg

During motor rebuild:
http://www.milkysunshine.com/G60/IM000860.jpg

post paint:
http://www.milkysunshine.com/G60/IM002413.jpg

[USOPHUNKE]

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid225/p6de2e0346135bb256a2a70f9732fbe4e/e8fd68ab.jpg

[BUNNYLOVE]

If you guys are messing with tonight give me a call. I have to do something early evening but should be free after that. I should be able to straighten it out pretty quickly.

[BUNNYLOVE]

I'll be around Saturday evening or night most likely. That would be better anyways.

[turbosnow]

Looks like Sat it is!

[car_whore]

With their powers combined it should add as much power as 6 stickers, an aluminum wing, a neon license plate cover and spinners:icon_tup:

[meatwad!!]

hah. i hope you get one.

[evolveVW]

stearing wheel hub got here last night I expect steering wheel today... I am home all day so maybe I will get a nice hot ups girl....haha


Only if you can get someone to act it out for you...:wink:

[meatwad!!]

can the hood pins be painted?

[WickedWabbit]

You can paint rubber.

[dubaholic92]

hey man did you do the body work and paint yourself?

[meatwad!!]

:smile:

[WickedWabbit]

I saw a red rado sat. at the N.Syracuse rec. center I thought it was you. I should have stopped to talk to him.

[Milkysunshine]

no I did not
the original owner did the paint and shaved hatch
Rob did the shaved front bumper and paint on that.

I would not say I was the ORIGINAL owner, but I was the one responsible for the bodywork and the paint. lol (minus the bumper)

[USOPHUNKE]

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today I worked on my door cards.. 3 layers of resin and they are finally smoothing out... so I sanded them all down and will do one more coat of resin each... sand and then a final wet sand for paint.

what I was told is if you take engine paint spray it on and a flat normal black and imediatly paint over it before it dries the flat black will dry first and then as the eng paint dries it will crack. repaint it when all dry and it looks just like plastic that looks like leather. I did a test piece today and omg. it is true it works. I am hoping by this time tom I can have them all painted and good to go.

[USOPHUNKE]

can a moderator delete everypost between the first onethese last two.. I want to shorten this up with pics and just explanations of pics... thanks

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/2sraid225/p249f152853a793111f21b03d95ca3d37/e875c104.jpg
my red tails

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new steering wheel

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camo paint scheam I love

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quick 16v layout...always helps

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid225/p1cf3a156d09716f551e21ac4d5699719/e875bb94.jpg
lool kinda the same... thanks to what was a cool site I was able to get a good idea how I wanted my car.

[FusLit]

I'm friends with a girl who's pretty cute (but married so don't get any ideas :smile: ) who used to deliver for Fed-X. She was the only one in the fleet. So, women actually do work in delivery of goods through ups/fed-x but she said it's not really an easy job. Trucks are big, people are not considerate w/parking, etc. AND Picture the ups girl there lifting the packages that weigh more then 50 pounds or so that people send through ...

Some interesting things I didn't know about fed-X. (not sure about ups) According to Jen (my friend)

1) They are either independent contractors who own the truck have to buy their own gas, etc or temporary workers.
2) Trucks get stuck sometimes in creepy neighborhoods and where she delivered cell coverage is very very spotty.

That's pretty much it.

But the important info, the car looks awesome man, that camo scheme is sweet, and yah the 10 pic ban kinda sucks.

You're finished with the physical build at this point and just need to tune the SDS correct? Has it turned out like you wanted and are there any changes you'd make looking back (knowing what you know now)?

[USOPHUNKE]

its turned out almost where I want it looks wise. I dont know about performance yet.

its holley pro 950 standalone, and yes it is pretty much all I have left.

what would I do diff. 1 rent a garage space right off the bat. would have bought a shortrunner in the beggining. would have deleted the power steering and abs in the beggining. would have turned the coils all the way up to make it easier to work on.

I think it would have been cheaper to just buy a full 1.8t swap with tranny and then go big turbo.

[USOPHUNKE]

slowly getting it all added back on!!!! lots of pics to come

[USOPHUNKE]

here is a pic how my money pit is sitting right now

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid225/p90d6c4b2ac993b8e0f746fe895661d4b/e871ad82.jpg

[evolveVW]

Gonna be done enough for this weekend???

[USOPHUNKE]

Yes my car will be there, If not running on a trailor forsale or to be parted =(

kidding aside the car is pretty much done. tonight I am going to finish a few last things and take it for a drive. maybe swing by the tngt if it is running up to par.

[USOPHUNKE]

fixed fuel pump/ fixed front cross member/ installed hood pins..../and my gauge cluster is done...

drove car and it was fine untill I hit boost.. read other thread.

some pics..

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid225/pc64579fcb35a36a8b522bfd36b7a4db1/e86c7dfb.jpg


http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid225/p1380aa97edbfcd8e06a691b210b7bb28/e86c7d12.jpg


http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid225/p4baed5517076c01351806af8e3e214b3/e86c7c25.jpg

[WickedWabbit]

Great pics and solid progress!

And Fuslit,

"1) They are either independent contractors who own the truck have to buy their own gas, etc or temporary workers."

IIRC, FedEX routes are outsourced, well kinda. The driver uses the company vehicle but they own the route (in a sense), I have also seen ads from people selling FedEX routes. I guess you can think of it as a bigger Paper Route deal.

[FusLit]

The hood pins turned out nice (from what I can tell.) Do they sit flush or is there a little gap? (hard to tell from the pic)


Getting the little issues finished is always a pain, but I can't wait to see this in person

-Todd

[USOPHUNKE]

there is no gap.. they sit really well..
What I dont like about them is all the cutting to the underside of the hood is really hard and messy. they seem real strong and I have no real worries about my hood leaving.

[clubfootedmidget]

Let me know if you want to get any video footage of your car. I could put together a nice video using it as a subject.

[boostin20v]

there is no gap.. they sit really well..
What I dont like about them is all the cutting to the underside of the hood is really hard and messy. they seem real strong and I have no real worries about my hood leaving.

got a picture of that?

[USOPHUNKE]

Let me know if you want to get any video footage of your car. I could put together a nice video using it as a subject.

yeah that would be fun... maybe in a couple weeks once all is done

[USOPHUNKE]

got a picture of that?

of which part the lack of gap/ the underside of hood?

I can take some tom.

[USOPHUNKE]

I will be at the garage working on the car tonight ... please come by if you wanna help.. I could use the ears and eyes on this one!!!!

[USOPHUNKE]

ok I put 67 miles on the corrado yesterday..(yeay) and did some stuff and found some more.

1. need to fix speedo and tac.
2. adjust my air fuels down in boost and up at idle and cruising.
3. fix tail light and one blinker.
4. attch dash rest of way...
5. fix power windows. they did not work for some reason... wish I had manual ones
6.clean it up alot and start finishing my interior..
7. buy a new front grill as I broke mine taking it out... just one tab..
8. serp belt conversion coming soon..

altogether the car ran good.. a bit rich...most of the time... at 5lbs of boost it went to 13.4 lean so I will be working on that. It idles ok for being so rich but it is loading up at times and my plugs prob look pretty bad from the drive.

[USOPHUNKE]

I may also purchase tis to get my t.b. away from the abs and use a mk3 one with tps which is easier to come by


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[BUNNYLOVE]

Brent I would wait and do a short runner. You can probably do the sri for the cost of that elbow. I spent around $150 on mine IIRC.

[USOPHUNKE]

ok cool.... I have the stuff already just need to get it welded up... maybe I will stop by the jimmyd's in lakeland see if he can hook me up...


this elbow cost like 160 or 170... so cheaper would be cool..plus I can sell my rocco setup

[BUNNYLOVE]

I don't think he would do it.. not sure what welding they do there. Sam works with somebody whose husband is a welder/fabricator by trade. I will ask her if he can do something like this.

[USOPHUNKE]

cool that would rock..

[evolveVW]

Brent- when I saw you stopped at snow top all of your brake lights were working.

[USOPHUNKE]

Brent- when I saw you stopped at snow top all of your brake lights were working.

:smile: :smile: :smile: nice... even the third one... if so that is killer..

its coming together slowly. h20 is my big next goal /I am out on the syracuse show its on drill weekend again.. who plans that thing gosh

[USOPHUNKE]

tonight I will be doing a little tuning and cleaning of it. yeay.

[VWTUNING]

She looked good at the GTG! Its really great to see this thing mobile :cool:

[USOPHUNKE]

thanks, its a nice feeling to accomplish something. I am really proud of that car and how it looks so far... I cant wait till it is completly done interior and everything.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid225/p1cf3a156d09716f551e21ac4d5699719/e875bb94.jpg
this was my almost original look goal, and I feel the car is very close....
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid225/p59e7f07a0b7e56f291f5cd9df76ce10e/e85e7453.jpg

I would like to lower the rear just a tad more... as I have a little rake I think its called.
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid225/pe54e037bb77c1cae8003e4763557d8d0/e85e761a.jpg

[USOPHUNKE]

today I ordered my new headlights and a power converter to run my laptop off the car battery without needing the laptop battery which holds about a 15 min charge.

I will prob pick up a laptop battery off ebay at some point also... but they are 70 bucks... kinda expensive. The converter was 35 shipped and can be used with lots of stuff. 16-20v laptop runs off 19v I guess....

going to stop by joann fab and see if I can find some nice thick black fabric.. I have an idea.. muahahahaaaaa

[blk.raddo]

You nee one of these (http://www.mini-itx.com/store/?c=11#vkmpk12) and a Solid State Disk (http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2000070000+1053122577&Tpk=SSD).

New project? :wink:

A write-up I found: http://www.stevieg.org/carpc/install/building/index.html

[clubfootedmidget]

Seriously dude, your car looks great. I can see it being right up there with the OG's like Kramer (although I think yours is considerably quicker and faster)

My first VW was a Corrado so I've always had an affinity for them... especially when they are properly sorted.


So... let me know when we can shoot the video. I wouldn't mind getting a few of the local dubbers to put together a short film for the fast dubs website... given that there is interest in putting together a small project like this.

Someday I'd like to see this car in person.

[USOPHUNKE]

today I finished one door card and for my first time ever doing it I think it came out ok. def. not proffesional but hey its not a show car either. I will try n post a pic. in a min. then to bed I must go.

[USOPHUNKE]

def. a learning process...


http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid225/pc497cb975fb62ea13e7a125ecc4e0dd3/e83e973a.jpg



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[USOPHUNKE]

almost done my homade door card setup...

I am having some issues with my tune.. car is still rich and breaking up...

at 10lbs of boost it pulls but other issues are arising, rpms are climbing for no reason and after my last trip out the car shuts off whenever I stop. Hoping this is due to my idle air screw again as once before I had a sim issue kinda.

Ryan? If your ever free and wanna help me tune the car a little that would be great. my air fuels seem kinda wierd to me and wanna make sure I am not hurting anything under boost.

[USOPHUNKE]

this is what my door cards are looking like...gotta do a little trim piece and they are done...

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid225/p2c9658517b48a32f0e7b43b88a7d7278/e822ed28.jpg

[lotar_6]

:eek: sick!

[FusLit]

they're turning out pretty awesome man!

-Todd

[USOPHUNKE]

thanks... I think I will prob start doing them on the side at some point once I get a bit better at it. kinda fun.



today fixed my turn signal issue and my idle issue again... same fricken idle screw keeps coming out..wtf

I also did the black trim on the door cards and took one of my vents out.. cut a pice of metal to go in it covered it with sweade(sp) and will put my boost gauge in it.

I am wrapping my ebrake surround and in the black pin stripe for now and thendoing the handle and shifter boot in the grey sweade stuff too.

will be doing my passat glass on wed. did eriks with him a little and it is pretty darn easy...

overall little stuff getting done... wish the car was better tuned, but that will come with time I guess.

oh bought claybar and a new tensioner pulley as mine is making some noise and I want to be sure it is good.

ok thats all for now..

[BUNNYLOVE]

You can get a new idle screw at the dealer, I think they are $14 or so. I can help you tune it possibly this weekend. Have you tried to change the map at all?

[USOPHUNKE]

yeah I think I am making it worse... I dropped the idle down to 6 and 7 and I am still getting 10.1 afr at 900rpm, under driving a little pos pressure 1 psi 13's and heavy boost 11's n 10's, highway driving 10.1 to 10.6

I was having some issues getting the map to change.. I would change the screen numbers and save it then open it back up and it would regress back to the old numbers. I have figured that out now and it seems to be better.

I have 2 extra passat t.b's in the house so I looked at them last night and the throttle screw has a nut on it. mine is missing. I think that will solve this issue for a while.. will swap them over tonight

sometime this weekend would rock, even fri night I am free

[BUNNYLOVE]

Friday might work too..

Sounds a little over safe too me. I would shoot for mid 12s under boost. At 1-5 psi a little leaner like 13s is fine. You are way too rich on the highway, that should be easy to lean out.

[USOPHUNKE]

what is a good highway afr. 14's 15's?

I need a afr chart...lol

[BUNNYLOVE]

Yup, that would be a pretty good target at no load.

[USOPHUNKE]

well I will be working on it more friday night..hopefully I can get it in better. my plugs are constantly getting black from being so rich. think its causing a bit of a sputtering when under alot of load. plug set 3 going in soon I guess.

[VWTUNING]

those door cards look dope dude! :icon_cool:

[USOPHUNKE]

thanks.... something a bit different

[USOPHUNKE]

ok well tonight I re wrapped the b3 slider panel to the sun shade... it came out perfect imop and I am pretty picky....I am slowly getting this wrappin shizzle down



http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid225/p5d6f667da9028bd6dd0e872ce7b2d201/e81a17ed.jpg

[lotar_6]

nice work! I'm gonna have to pick your brain about this... my headliner is hella gross and I should do something about it when I swap in the moon roof.

[USOPHUNKE]

yeah I can easily show you how... I also saved my good cover I took off for a decent size layout to cut.

it was hella easy...

[USOPHUNKE]

ok today I did my rear door cards.. they were hard and look suck imop... there was no way with the drastik bends in the door card to not have huge wrinkles.. so I made fold on them and will come up with some thin later... fronts are almost complete....

rear carpet is in, and rear trim piece, one rear door card and one front door card is in... will finish the other two tonight if all goes well.

[USOPHUNKE]

more pics...??? ok a couple more
did my rears today as stated above and also kinda pieced it all back together. I also covered the ebrake cover to match and removed my new leather shift boot to make one to match also...those pics to come.. but here are a few of the ride...

opinions are welcome, I relize its not perfect or show quality, but maybe some day it will be.. put 19 miles on the rado and rain started so I returned home...




http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid225/pd7b882f11e4f046b284b82d7bc2d72b7/e81753d8.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid225/p709a08e11eeb6c375115146da5dc0f7b/e81754e3.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid225/p9fa5622a6604b7e2aa2b1d2604d0ad88/e81755e8.jpg

I will get more pics up too in a bit

[USOPHUNKE]

stuff I need to finish,

1. tune
2. exhaust bolt
3. dump tube
4. tighten alt belt again. done
5. vr hood
6. shifter boot
7. passat glass roof and new slider done
8. new mirror glass. blue
9. fix power windows
10. close up exhaust leak into car
11. replace tb tensioner...

another pic too you ask... ok here is the ebrake cover, covered...
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid225/p7b1b63ee8b9027b5504d1af07a10663c/e817443a.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid225/p9c871ec914c23eb5e6557e5696b87bb9/e817452e.jpg

[lotar_6]

:eek:

looks sick! I'm impressed with the incredible progress on the interior!!

Hey man, where you getting your blue rear views from? DDI? Have you ordered yet? I want a set and kept putting it off. I heard he stopped making them but will get some done soon. If you order, lmk and we can save some shipping.

[USOPHUNKE]

no I havent gotten them but heard a rumor that there would be more soon.. yep we can do that

[USOPHUNKE]

Ok well I started to make my own shifter boot. It should be done tom, I also plan to have my passat glass roof in tom if all goes well. ebrake handle surround is done and will make my ebrake boot tom too..cutting that out tonight....I kinda gotta guess on the size of that as I do not have one to go by....

more pics to come...


http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid225/p45a5b0368844f13430909893b815f368/e80fcc5d.jpg

[USOPHUNKE]

ok my passat glass roof is in and adjusted. total time 1.5 hours....

kept a few parts out to re wrap this week... pics pics pics I know nobody even reads what I type....
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid225/p9379da0275a2e6cf9a6fe3cb5e765be6/e80b093e.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid225/p8faea76a473f57f749a0132a0be7fc24/e80b0a74.jpg

[WickedWabbit]

pics pics pics I know nobody even reads what I type....

Wrong. :laugh:

ok my passat glass roof is in and adjusted. total time 1.5 hours....

Did you pre-test it for leaks with a hose? I did a glass install and thought I was ok but I fooked it up and never knew till it rained.

[USOPHUNKE]

its good, the seal is almost perfect and rain tray is in and drain lines are hooked up... bring on the rain

[USOPHUNKE]

I am hoping tonight to get the headliner done... if I get out of work before 9 that is... I have to stop and get headliner glue...

fyi locktite glue seams to be the best.. I actually like it over the 3m stuff. it is a bit messy so ya gots to be careful. will post pics tonight if its done... skipping another tngt, but the car comes first before I can chill at this point. h20 is 36 days away till I leave.....

[USOPHUNKE]

glad I skipped!!!!

[USOPHUNKE]

few pics!!!


http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid225/pa6f5a07a6a4ff7fac685b1a38e92e794/e80706bf.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid225/p81ac78215439444a73baf7692b49110d/e8070795.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid225/p49a61ede385053f0485f67ce43d3b10a/e807087a.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid225/p9a769391a4f6cd9241a0c2a152f32833/e80709ab.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid225/p9395d2f5cd96ac1055d7c3484c0cea30/e8070acd.jpg

[Nuksucow]

Looks awesome Brent, you do good work. What spray adhesive are you using?

[USOPHUNKE]

a mix between 3m and locktite... 3m for small easy stuff and locktite for stuff I really want to never come off...

if i really want it to stick I spray both pieces wait 5 min spray both again then aply them together... seems to be working so far

[FusLit]

Looking amazing man!

-Todd

[turbosnow]

Wow B that looks great! How is she running anyway? I wanna go for a ride before I leave>

[USOPHUNKE]

thanks, it actually looks like a real car again... if I through some sebrings and a few mufflers on it I could have a hell of a sleeper.

boost at 16lbs... still really rich on most the fields.. slightly rich under boost..

still have the one wierd lean spot I have not figured out when it goes fom neg pressure to positive pressure for a split second... but nothing major.

If I did not have bella tonight I would drive it into the heart of copland.

you are welcome to drive it anytime MR Dadam anytime at all....

[turbosnow]

Cool at 16lbs it should RIP!, Hopefully I'll get a chance to check it out what are you doin thurs night?

[USOPHUNKE]

I should be home installing my headliner... and doing some tuning... thats my plan for sat and sunday also tuning..... and nothing but.

I have had one issue as when I hit full boost I have blown my t.b. coupler off/ I tightened the f out of it so I am hoping this time it stays...

I have also yet to order my new driverside axle...need to do that and replace before h20...

its still a project for a bit longer..... but I am looking for my next one..rwd I think

[USOPHUNKE]

:cool: now black on the visors..pics later gotta go to work....
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid225/pd5c26c5e8e7ecf1b57954d060b65a414/e8023b8c.jpg
I will be installing it all tonight if I have time.... wanna get it done so I can start driving it again...

[blk.raddo]

Looks nice. I wish mine was black...did you take the old material off first?

[USOPHUNKE]

nope!!! fallowed another persons lead. light coats of flat black paint. soaks right into the material... looks stunning.

[VWTUNING]

those interior bits look dope :icon_cool:

[USOPHUNKE]

thanks

[RichB]

nope!!! fallowed another persons lead. light coats of flat black paint. soaks right into the material... looks stunning.


Wow... neat idea. it looks awesome!

[USOPHUNKE]

yeah I honestly was surprised how well it came out and if I didnt have a spare set I prob wouldnt have risked it.

[blk.raddo]

nice, i never would have thought that...awesome!

[USOPHUNKE]

now I just need time to put them back in....haha

[USOPHUNKE]

today I started doing my interior back in but was side tracked by beer and a storm.. then I washed the car cuz it was already wet...

figured out my stalling issue... its been the same screw on the t.b. backing out. I put the nut that belonged on it on and it still did it... si I decided to pull the screw right out and put another one in... well go and behold it was stripped so every time I would let off the throttle it was just pushing back flat with the t.b.

I am swapping another t.b. in right now... it is in the carb cleaner for a bath as we speak... going to go adjust my belt now....see if I can get the squeakn to go the f away

[USOPHUNKE]

I gotta go to a bbq now almost forgot... darn beer...

to darn hot for a bbq imop wtf

[USOPHUNKE]

belt adjusted and t.b. almost done.... I will have to get with ryan and find out if I need to reset anything for my tps....

pepboys- sucks.. ever hear that before.. I bought a timing belt tensioner from them for a 16v... they gave me one for a tdi... idiots... I should have known better....

gap order today I guess.....

[USOPHUNKE]

just turned thew boost up.. mmmmmmm sickness.... I have some steering issues

I will post picks up later... 17lbs full boost air fuel is 10 flat... turning it up a little more... no detination...everything seems good...


oh... whats a good spark plug gap I was thinking 26 but heard some are using 23-24.. seems kinda tight for when I am rich...

[WickedWabbit]

pepboys- sucks..

Werd!!!!!!!!!!!!

[WickedWabbit]

oh... whats a good spark plug gap I was thinking 26 but heard some are using 23-24.. seems kinda tight for when I am rich...

I would think you want a larger gap (hotter spark= better fuel burn) for more performance but you will go thru plugs faster, the tighter you gap the colder the plug ( colder spark, less burn, less efficient). This is just the facts on plugs. Some people use a hotter plug (gap, if they have internal oil leaks).

I'll explain further, not sure what the gap limit is for your car, but the bigger the gap the better burn you get and with boost, you want more gap to supply a better burn for the added air. More air needs more burn, from what I have seen and read most people limit the boost available by running cold gapped plugs (or stock, factory gapped). There is not a plug pre-gapped for boost AFAIK. Trial and error, but remember if your A/F ratio is off under boost, running a hotter plug can be bad.

[USOPHUNKE]

I will be putting my new plugs in tom I hope... 30 gap...

ryan and I just took the whip out for a spin... at 20 psi I am running a little safe and all seems well

we did come accross a new problem at 20lbs... my boost tubes are popping off... happened 3 times....

car seems to be great when the tubes are on though so I am hoping to get this issue resolved by sunday for the dyno.. if not I will be turning the boost down...

another new problem is the stupid pedal covers on the clutch stick to the carpet some times.... not good.... will try and get them removed...
I am going to fab up some aluminum ones at work and rivit them on....

[WickedWabbit]

another new problem is the stupid pedal covers on the clutch stick to the carpet some times.... not good.... will try and get them removed...
I am going to fab up some aluminum ones at work and rivit them on....

If you dont get them off by Sunday, you can just wrap the back side with some Duct Tape or Electrical Tape to cover the Screws on the back side.

[VWTUNING]

If you dont get them off by Sunday, you can just wrap the back side with some Duct Tape or Electrical Tape to cover the Screws on the back side.



good idea.



my momo pedals used to occasionally do the same thing. and the accelerator would stick under the floor mat some times, that was always fun!

[evolveVW]

you need to find a way to keep the tubes from moving, especially the one that keeps popping off. wrie, use clamps to hold them to something sturdy nearby etc.

[USOPHUNKE]

I think I have the tube issue solved..

I was thinking tape already when it happened... I will fix that with some other things while we are at the dyno

[USOPHUNKE]

well my tube issue sucked up my dyno day.. first one of the tubes blew off, then my manual boost controller broke and one of my couplers has a 1.5 inch rip right down the seam in it.

my car set at 20lbs made about 6 lbs on the way home.... needless to say I am getting new better parts and would never buy couplers off ebay again.... lesson learned I guess...

[USOPHUNKE]

well my parts have started showing up which is nice...

more so... I recieved a award at work which shows itself in $$$ superior performer award. It is enough money to pay for my meth injection and new seat belts which I want badly....

[wolfs99]

Nice dude that is great!:smile:

[BUNNYLOVE]

Seatbelts are good :)

[USOPHUNKE]

Seatbelts are good :)

esp for you!!!

[USOPHUNKE]

my new gauges


http://i18.ebayimg.com/01/i/000/b4/0e/da0e_1.JPG

[evolveVW]

guages are good too! I assume that those are mounted where the cluster used to be?

[USOPHUNKE]

they will be....

[evolveVW]

shouldn't that be a coolant temp guage, not a trans temp guage?

[USOPHUNKE]

yeah I bought it as a set off ebay... I will get rid of the coolant temp, my present tach and my air fuel.

I am going to build a dash inlay for them all

[USOPHUNKE]

http://i9.ebayimg.com/02/i/000/b4/11/aa9e_1.JPG

[USOPHUNKE]

http://i15.ebayimg.com/02/i/000/b0/6d/8bad_1.JPG
http://i23.ebayimg.com/05/i/000/a8/2b/78a6_1.JPG
http://i18.ebayimg.com/06/i/000/b3/cb/ecb6_1.JPG

few things I picked up this week

[evolveVW]

Is that a 2.0 serp setup I see?

[USOPHUNKE]

why yes it is... I plan on swapping over to serp.. in the near future

[B4passatglx]

wow I like the look of those gauges! Nice!

Besides being neater, is there any small gains from running a serp. belt setup? Aren't they a little quieter too?

[USOPHUNKE]

they look better and are stronger. quiter doesnt matter much on my ride... its too loud to hear them anyways

[USOPHUNKE]

I bought this today(used) for a temp fix... so I can clear my abs till I have time to get my short runner welded up.

http://www.bahnbrenner.com/vw_audi/product_images/phpk74hDU.full.jpg

[lotar_6]

it looks like an expensive "temp fix"... but it sure is shiny, though!! :smile:

[USOPHUNKE]

it wasnt expensive and def will be resellable when I sell my entire rocco setup.

[USOPHUNKE]

bad news good news day
bad news.
1.
my friend Jim Docksteaded died of an anarysm this past week. He was the man who helped me work on the display military aircraft for restoration. We are going to try and get him to be the first person put into the new sampson park cemetary.
2.
my 500 dollar or so bunus check I got from work is being taken back due to it was suppose to go to Scott Forbes(bastid) who works at niagra falls. good for scott.

good news.
1. the mistake for the 500 buck check was cuz scott got my 1500 buck check which they are taking back from him and giving to me. So I will be 1000 a head of where I was.
2. my parts are all coming in very quickly.. I should have the rado up and running proper like by the end of the week..
I love getting boxes in the mail!!!!!!!

no good news to wash out Jim's death except he lived a good life and fought for this country in 3 wars and spent the rest of his life helping people remember what he and all his friends were fighting for.

[RichB]

Sorry to hear about the death of your friend... sounded like he lived a long, honorable and fruitfull life.

Good new on those bonus checks though!

[USOPHUNKE]

I got my bbm 90 degree mk2 to mk3 t.b adapter in. It is now in the machine shop being re cut and welded as it was 2 inches too long. Glad I emailed bbm and asked them specifically if it would fit...

all my parts are in and if I can get the piece welded I think I am good to go ... I may try and make esta test n tune sat. I have no other real plans.

[evolveVW]

YEAH! drag it!

[USOPHUNKE]

ok part back from machine shop... looks awsome they did a great job tig welding it. 2'' removed and looking smooth.

now I just need a 3'' to 2.75 reducer and I should be golden.

I plan to have it all back together by sat....


anyone know if a vr t.b. bolt patern obd1 is the same as a 2.0l t.b. bolt pattern?

[B4passatglx]

get on robs case to check, I am pretty sure he has both spare OBDI throttle bodies for an ABA and a VR6

[USOPHUNKE]

ok well the new modded 90 fits great.. I have everything but the coupler to have it running.. ordered one off line and 1 day mailed it... hoping for it by sat.

[USOPHUNKE]

coupler just arrived hope to have it all back together by end of today... and driving tom.

[boostin20v]

Did you run AN hose from the cell to the engine bay under the car? if so do you know about what the length was? what size did you run too.

[USOPHUNKE]

I ran the blue push lock line 1/2 both directions.. I think all said and done it was 30 feet total I have that ran from cell to rail, rail to fpr. one from cell to filter to pump to feed side of rail

I used a mix and match of an style fittings.. from 45 degree to 90 to 0 degree... vasaline and very little heat was the best way to get the push locks on.

[USOPHUNKE]

Well the warm weather has me thinking corrado and what I would like to do next with it...
I have a few things to finish before I start any other projects.

1. put my new gauges in,
2. put my momo seatbelts in.
3. put my front and rear strut bars in
4. replace my driverside axle as I kinda whooped it doing some end of summer tuning
5. redo my door cards again..... all black I think....and leave the rest of the pistripe interior
6. do my manual steering swap...
7. rent out the dyno for the day and really get into the maps and tuning it....

the good news is it runs and is drivable and it didnt blow the boost tubes off at 20psi like before so I should be able to get alot of driving out of it. although I dont see me driving it on any long trips as I averaged about 13mpg. of course that wasnt on the highway. but with running half race gas and half reg gas it get pricey quick.

other good news is I already bought all the parts min the driveshaft so...it just needs time not much more money... of course I prob should stop by vine st and get my rear strut bar from there....its been like 2 months I think........

my other corrado project is building its home so its out of the weather......

[lotar_6]

sweet... very managable list! The strut bars are very easy, as is the axle (now that I've done it a bazillion times). I can't wait to see it's home progress!! when do you think it will get started?

[USOPHUNKE]

When I get my taxes I will prob start it.

I am still sticking to my plan and building my car port first which is connected to the house.. then I will do my garage down the road. I am also doing my driveway and redoing my front porch this summer to close it in. Luckily my brother ows me alot of $$ and I should just have to pay for materials. My carport and driveway are 5800.00 which is pretty fair imop. and then I can store two cars covered and have parking for 5.


I have done the axles they are not a big deal.... the manual steering will be the hardest one to get done and as it is bypassed right now back into itself I wont rush to do it. I am also considering meth injection this summer depending on $$. I also would like to find a corrado parts car to strip down.

[USOPHUNKE]

picked up my rear strut bar at petes tonight. thanks for holding so long. I did a quick fit and looks to be good with fuel cell easily... removing yellow eurospot stickers tonight and will make some red ones on the machine at work in the morning....

dont know what it will say yet... maybe "add fuel dumbass before you run out again"

[USOPHUNKE]

http://imgcash2.imageshack.us/Himg184/scaled.php?server=184&filename=0827071854atp2.jpg&xsize=640&ysize=480

[turbosnow]

Dude it looks awesome...coming back in march...can I drive it?:smile:

[FusLit]

That does look pretty awesome... Although, it must be warm where you took that pic, are you sure there's not some sort of global warming happening . . . :icon_biggrin:

-Todd

[USOPHUNKE]

in march... no I wish... there is still salt on the roads in march but anytime in the summer, you and ryan and vin are welcome to drive it.

I was just testing a pic to figure out how to post image shack pics...haha guess I did it in a post not a edit like I was thinking... plus it didnt work and it gave me a link...

[FlyBy]

Nice to hear that the bar clears the fuel cell!

[USOPHUNKE]

yeah but now its going on the vr rado where it will be more use full..

[USOPHUNKE]

so bump for new drivers axle ordered...

[lotar_6]

so bump for new drivers axle ordered...

sweet... who / what did you order?

[USOPHUNKE]

just the stocker from gap.... I dont do alot of high rev clutch dropping so I am pretty confident it will hold for a while. I also plan to turn the boost back down to about 12psi for more drivability too.

[BUNNYLOVE]

If you are going to back off on the boost you might want to go smaller with your injectors. That would help your idle mixture out a ton. Re-tuning is easy, you just adjust your values by the % you decrease in injector size.
Atleast at lower boost you won't need race gas anymore.

[USOPHUNKE]

I had thought about that but dont want to swap injectors everytime I want to turn up the boost again. I guess I could try and stay off the pedal so much too.....

my 20v short runner is all done so I may do that this spring... really hoping it all fits together nicely

[BUNNYLOVE]

No, I def. wouldn't do that.

[USOPHUNKE]

??? do what swap injectors? or go easy on the pedal?? prob both with you....

[BUNNYLOVE]

I meant swapping the injectors but staying off the go pedal is not good either. :)

[USOPHUNKE]

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid225/pe3523c84776614ba81438f333aca3320/e7f68a4a.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid225/p9a1b2f098484993b45ceea30ba5d524e/e7f68bbb.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid225/p1dad423b8f72caa2845e242b0c8f9fb1/e7f68cd7.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid225/pacc419b4e6d30905780a248a1637d445/e7f68dfd.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid225/p872d9e60639dd97d78bc62fb906b7d16/e7f68ef2.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid225/p324644beebe41c18259233d1a954dcac/e7f68fea.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid225/p915a4ead51d923599875d91a7d271386/e7f690fb.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid225/p6ec33784fe0e74df1b2d23208362cbce/e7f69211.jpg

[USOPHUNKE]

just testing something

[turbosnow]

just testing something

What, how many pics of your car it takes to give you wood? :laugh:

P.S>

3 worked for me...

[USOPHUNKE]

haha,,,, something like that. and thanks thats a compliment, when riding in it you can get off...

[lotar_6]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2310/2282411365_b20ee3f20e.jpg

i'm having fun!

[boostin20v]

thats a sweet pic

[USOPHUNKE]

wow thats great!!!!

[lotar_6]

I'm luv'n this vector thing! They caught on, tho... they are watermaking the downloads on the bottom... just have to crop it off.

Brent - we're gonna have to get out to this location in the summer for sum photoz!! I like the location, but closer shots & keeping the trees out of them would look hawt!

[USOPHUNKE]

def. maybe we can do a run to it for the corrado gtg... there is a ice cream shop like a block away from it. I will get with the firehouse and ask.

[VWTUNING]

got that vector image bigger? I would like a new background for my laptop :icon_cool:

[USOPHUNKE]

I would like it bigger too if possible

[lotar_6]

unfortunately, no. I took one of your posted images and used it... and the original was a very small file! I could do a similar one with a larger file as a starting point... but I still haven't figured out how to blow the image up (after cropping) anyway!! I'm still learning the tools I have available, and I think they are pretty limited.

e-mail me a higher res of the original shot I used and I'll try it again.

btw... my fav part of the pic is how the building is at an angle!

[USOPHUNKE]

http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/8782/vectorizedlowib2.png
hmmm think I will add this here

[USOPHUNKE]

pm me your email sir!

[USOPHUNKE]

sent!!!!

[BUNNYLOVE]

That is awesome!

[lotar_6]

round 2...

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2290/2283647705_cf3a1366cd.jpg

and...

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3230/2283647737_0821eed7b6.jpg


:wink:

[turbosnow]

unfortunately, no. I took one of your posted images and used it... and the original was a very small file! I could do a similar one with a larger file as a starting point... but I still haven't figured out how to blow the image up (after cropping) anyway!! I'm still learning the tools I have available, and I think they are pretty limited.

e-mail me a higher res of the original shot I used and I'll try it again.

btw... my fav part of the pic is how the building is at an angle!

Kyle you may need a vector image program....the whole point with vector images is that they do not lose resolution as you scale them up....but in order to use them as a desktop they get converted back to a raster image that your OS can read...I have a turtorial on this stuff somewhere...

[lotar_6]

Kyle you may need a vector image program....the whole point with vector images is that they do not lose resolution as you scale them up....but in order to use them as a desktop they get converted back to a raster image that your OS can read...I have a turtorial on this stuff somewhere...

lol...

all I hear is: :icon_bla:

:way_over_my_head_smiley:


:laugh:

[USOPHUNKE]

lol!!!

[turbosnow]

Tuorial is here:
archives.syr.edu/cnyarma/ARMAil0306.pdf

sorry it should be on the web but SU messed with my account...

[USOPHUNKE]

today I worked on the rado some down at the dub spot.
accomplished
1. g. chip and ecu
2. all new vacume lines
3. removed window glue that looked like poo
4. started to polish intake manifold
5. cleaned interior some more..
6. removed r.m. tuning stickers and added dubspot sticker (-5 hp)
7. added fideli custums sticker (plus 5 hp)
8. fitted bbs rs and liked the look...
9. started to do tranny mount and quit.. pita
10 found my small coolant leak.. easy fix top of rad at neck(of course)


was a fun night and good to see so many friends!!!

[USOPHUNKE]

haha 4am and posted under wronge corrado.... wow

[turbosnow]

you got bbs rs's for the blue car?
Sweet!
Or were you just borrowing them?

[USOPHUNKE]

just used brents to check them out

[USOPHUNKE]

Well today I started getting back in the red car mind set, took the cover off and started making some mental notes.

I am going to try and get the car ack in kieths garage for the sping....

to do's
dash gauges, seatbelts, meth inj. find a vr hood. hope my tuning from last fall is still good to go... ad all my new tubes hold at 20 psi for a bit. I will get some pics up soon of the eng as nobody has seen it in its current state....

[lotar_6]

well, work decided my computer needed the adobe suite, so I have p-shop now. I started practicing using a couple of your photos. I wanted to learn how to make fake miniature pics and this is what I came up with on my first 2 tries...

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3220/2441980318_13d5a1c8ab_b.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2215/2441974374_177afa82af_b.jpg

I like the first best. It helps to have a pic from farther away and elevated. I'm gonna try some other cool stuff I've seen and read about and see what fun things I can make!

[RichB]

Those are awesome Kyle!

I gotta learn how to do ish like that!

[USOPHUNKE]

Wow i have a matchbox rado pic. dude that is seriously very cool....

[USOPHUNKE]

I almost forgot i own a rado too!!!

well I gave the rado some needed love tonight

1. driverside cv boot replaced, cleaned wheel inside that was gunked
2. pass side axle replaced in whole.... makes it easy when it falls apart on ya...
3. replaced the throttle body again as I think I fried the tps on the last one.

4. killed 3 huge spiders!!! two of which were humping each other.. i think

5. fixed boost line so the hood doesnt hit it anymore. and readjusted hood pins..(need to lithium grease)


I need the pin color layout for the mk3 t.b. if anyone has it.... I would like to not mess up aother one if possible.


new axles + c-16 + 23psi + dragday should = smile's on brent (of course if I cant trailor it..I will be couping it.

[clubfootedmidget]

When can I get a ride in this car? A properly sorted C is on my shortlist of most coveted VW's.

[USOPHUNKE]

never!

[clubfootedmidget]

ok :rolleyes:

[USOPHUNKE]

no pass seat belts... =)

[USOPHUNKE]

I have an offer of 1200 for my recaro seats so I ecepted it, see if he comes through with $$$ or just a talker like all the other texters////....