Volcano's Pimpin Muh Fuggin MKIII GTI

[volcano]

So i got a mkiii 2.0slow today.

its a 96 GTI with 98k on the clock.

has some body damage that im not really concerned about since i want it as a beater.

maybe if i get some extra green i might make it look hot.

ATM i have to check for a suspected oil leak and that is as much as i can see that is wrong with it for now.

thinking about doing some raceland coils cuz i really dislike the 4X4 mode VW come in.

maybe some euro bumpers with euro lip but this might come down the road. i want to put most of my $$ into my mkiv.

first thing i might do is some cheap intake and some HID and ebay badge less grill

might tint the windows my self since i tried it on my Geo and did not come out too bad for my first time. lol

so here are some picz from the craigslist ad






will get some more soon with the my mkiv

[Teh Chr!s]

Awww Its Cute

[volcano]

yea i know

i love it lol

now to see how much trouble its goin to give me

[Teh Chr!s]

Theres A Red Mk2 Up The Road From Me For Sale ... If I Can Get My Truck Gone Im Gona Pick That Up If It Runs Fine ... The Body Is Faded But Rust Free .... Even Better Maby I Can Trade The Nissan For It

[volcano]

good luck with that

[volcano]

there was a nice mk2 by my place too but i needed like 500 more to afford it

i want to see if i just fix this car and use it all winter and sell it by the spring. but i dont know yet i have to see how things go

[BillyBob]

Originally Posted by volcano

there was a nice mk2 by my place too but i needed like 500 more to afford it

i want to see if i just fix this car and use it all winter and sell it by the spring. but i dont know yet i have to see how things go

Pass a linke or info.
I may go for it, as we're donating the celica in my driveway later this week, so I have room for a new project.

[volcano]

well ill search for it and call the guy to fine out if it still for sell

he had a set date he wanted to sell buy or he was goin to keep it

but u never know if he would still sell i didnt go see the car but from the picz it looks really nice

[volcano]

found the link i posted on the whore thread

craigslist say is has been deleted

[volcano]

does any one know if mkiii have key less entry

[boostedJTi]

Originally Posted by volcano

does any one know if mkiii have key less entry

they do, you need to buy a keyless box off vortex, a ton of people are selling them. Them you need to get the keyless remote and program it to the keyless box.

To help with your oil problem, go to the store and get brake cleaner and spray down the engine bay (don't worry, it evaperates pretty quickly) as that will clean everything up and help spot any possible leaks left over.

[volcano]

so today was a long day for me.

started by going straight to walmart to buy oil and then to autozone for a filter.

did the oil change car had about only 2 quarts of oil in it. reason it was ticking all the way home. (thought i had bought a POS as soon as i heard it lol)

i also add some lucas oil thing to help the engine out a with the ticking.

i had some degreaser so i sprayed it down and remove 70% of the oil and gunk from the engine bay.

had a lil problem with it not wanting to start cuz i hosed it down but it was just a wet distributor cap.

dry it out and started right up

after like 2 min of running the ticking goes away.

then i has my little brother clean out all the leafs and twigs it had in the rain tray. when he was done he had a full grocery bag for leafs and twigs.

we moved on to check why the exhaust rattles. well its rusted out right after the cat and it was hitting the cross member.

so i tied it up with a metal coat hanger and problem fixed until i get $$ for an exhaust.

moving on to the e-brake. it was not holding. just need to be adjusted since all the years of use had loosen the nuts and had fallen out.

got that back on nice and tight.

then i go on to add windshield fluid and the reservoir leaked. so i removed the battery. remove the reservoir and it had a hair line crack in the bottom.

so i mixed some epoxy and smeared it all over. got to wait till tomorrow to see if it worked or not after it dries.

so i was ready to call it a day since i had only slept 3 hours the day before and worked all night

but i decided to tell my other brother which was helping with everything (lil brother was just doing some of the cleaning up) to remove the interior panel to see if we could fix the dent

so after a few minute of struggling with the panel and cracking it in a few place (was very brittle from age) we were happy to see that the was no interior wall

and that we could get to the quarter panel to pop it out.

a few kicks and some hammering the quarter panel is almost perfect.

of course it has it dents which need to be filled and a about 2 dent that need to be pulled with the slide hammer but its good.

i think i did a pretty good job with the quarter panel. i guess the 6 months working with a body shop came in handy lol.

well then i had my lil brother give it a good wash. and my other brother cleaned the wheels which looked my they had not been cleaned in years.




so thing i need to fix are

wheel bearings
struts (raceland coils seem to be what i might get)
valve cover gasket
exhaust
2 tires
have to check the timing belt but the guy said her had not done it and he put 50k mile on the car so it need it soon.

i think that all for now, at least what i found to be wrong today.

pictures to come soon to lazy to go get the camera while im working

[boostedJTi]

valve cover gasket is 10.99 at advance auto, bought one today. even comes with the intake manifold to intake manifold gasket (uim to lim)

[losingquickly]

Originally Posted by volcano

does any one know if mkiii have key less entry

Yes, Mine does. Car looks good man.

[volcano]

yea im getting the valve cover gasket next weekend when i do the work.

yea i kinda think my car had keyless entry since it has power lock and when i installed the battery the alarm went off. lol

might order the banjo remote soon and test it out.

also kinda want to get a remote start since winter can get very cold up here in CT.

[volcano]

so i did a little research and found out where the computer was for the central locking system to find out if i have keyless entry

well i dont i just got alarm. but all i have to do is get the keyless computer and swap it with the 1 in my car.

then i need to get some banjo remotes and it should all work.

[volcano]

got the mk3 on the road today.

already put 88 mile on it lol

now that i have driven it. it need a full suspension rebuild, but it drives fine for now lol

also need some motor mounts.

[volcano]

just spent a good hour searching how to disable the DRL and how to keep the low beam and fogs on with the high beam.

so it tells me to go look for a 173 relay so i can disable the DRL but i cant find it. its not there unless it got replaced with 1 without the number on it.

i need to jump some wires for the low beams and fog.

so i did more searching and found a different way to disable the DRL, which is the same as the mkiv. just tape up the TFL pin. lol



well i also found during my searching of the 173 relay that there is no relay in the ECU RELAY location and no relay in the A/C RELAY location

now i wounder how the hell is the ECU getting power when there is no relay in its location

and y (altho the A/C is not cold) does the compressor turn on. it will just stay on if i hit the A/C button up will not cycle on and off like it supposed to.

[07GTIMYFAST]

I got no clue about this newfangled ECU junk. Carby FTW!

[volcano]

thinking about a borla muffler

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCKtQyXquhE

or flowmaster

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOMcYTvA8a4

[volcano]

so i ordered a borla muffler

would of been installed already if my poor grandma was not half def and could hear the door bell ring.

well i did some plasti-dipping today

did the side molding and the wheels, looks good.

i took some picture today finally but i left the camera cable at home so if i member they will be posted tom

[07GTIMYFAST]

Nice, UPS left a package with the shoes I ordered for the GF on my front door friday. I was there but I guess was out back or something and didn't even know they came untill my rommate came home. The neighborhood I live in I wish they wouldn't leave that on my doorstep, especially as it says "online shoes" on the box............

[volcano]

yea i live in a ghetto place to say the least so i would not want them to leave my package outside either.

wish jegs would of gave me a tracking number so that i would of stayed up and waited for it to come, like i did when i ordered my PS3

[07GTIMYFAST]

I usually just have everything delivered to the post office at my school and they hold it for me. Easier for me just to pick it up. Like my airbag stuff is there waiting on me
right now

[volcano]

cool so did you fix the problem with the things not being in stock?

yea but my grandma is home just that she dont pay attention to the bell or has the tv so f-ing load she cant hear anything else.

[07GTIMYFAST]

Originally Posted by volcano

cool so did you fix the problem with the things not being in stock?

yea but my grandma is home just that she dont pay attention to the bell or has the tv so f-ing load she cant hear anything else.

kinda, but the solution they offered is more $ which is out of my budget right now so I'll just be waiting, they offered to give me custom built shocks for the front BUT I know their is no way they can make them because the strut and the hub/spindle are 1 peice on that car, hence the custom work I already have to do. cutting the old struts and welding the air shocks in.

nice guy tho, hate to be a d-bag but that was ridicuolous IMO

"I have plenty in stock yet the items you ordered are not manufactured by
us here in house. The tank by all means is something I normally do not
run out of and I get my shipment of the bulk load (which should last
another 6 months) next week. The air shocks are a brand new item and we
list those received dates from what our manufacturers give us.
Unfortunately when I rely on an outside source to insure delivery time
it doesn't always work out they way we hoped it would. This reflects
poorly on our company and the people who suffer most are our customers
and for that I sincerely apologize, you should not have to endure that
burden. I can fix your shock issue easily by offering you a set of the
air shocks I build here in house for a discounted rate. I have listed
the link below so you can see what we have to offer and I will charge
you 375.00 for the set rather than 499.00 as listed. I know it is a bit
more for you but I think it is a much better idea for you to go with
them as it will give you a much better ride than the one you have on
order. I think I remember you telling me that you were installing them
on the front of your vehicle right? I can make these as small as 5" in
diameter but recommend the 6.5" for the smoother ride. Either one will
give you a much better than the ones you have on order. Call me here
with any questions at all and I will be sure you are taken care of. Once
again I apologize for the inconvenience, have a great day."

[volcano]

so my exhaust is installed

sh1t is mad loud lol

might need to get a resonator

was getting a mild headache on the way home.

[volcano]

so i need help with coils on a budget

i want to get these but dont know how they would ride when you ride hoopy style

http://www.ecstuning.com/Volkswagen-...Overs/ES10583/

they are non-adjustable so i would imagine the would be pretty stiff and bouncy.

or should i just save some more green and go with the street-line version

http://www.ecstuning.com/Volkswagen-...vers/ES250776/

[boostedJTi]

Go with the street-lines. I'm at the same crossroad with my mk3 and honestly, I'd like to be able to drag my oil pan across the road for shows but really don't want to daily that low...

[volcano]

yea but both say that the can drop up to 85mm

i think both will get you the same lowness

but im more concern about ride quality and performance.

im like you i want to be really low for the shows and since it is my DD now, i dont want to be bouncing around all over the place like a honda on cut springs.

i just wanted to know if the regular coils would ride nicely with like a 1 finger gap.




plus the car is my DD so its goin to see some snow so its not goin to be real low until spring.

[boostedJTi]

If I can come up with the coin I'll probably buy the cheaper ones. Only because I know I'll be upgrading them eventually, I just feel that being able to control the ride comfort is something vital to me...

[volcano]

Originally Posted by boostedJTi

If I can come up with the coin I'll probably buy the cheaper ones. Only because I know I'll be upgrading them eventually, I just feel that being able to control the ride comfort is something vital to me...

think i might do the same

cuz my car is in desperate need for new struts

[volcano]

so the CEL came on today

im guessing its cuz of my exhaust (running cat-less)

so would a angle block remove the CEL like on the mkiv

[07GTIMYFAST]

Originally Posted by volcano

so the CEL came on today

im guessing its cuz of my exhaust (running cat-less)

so would a angle block remove the CEL like on the mkiv

It should. May have to clear it first tho.

[boostedJTi]

Ground the 02 sensor.

Go with the cheaper Fk's and when you wanna upgrade lemme know, I'll buy yours.

[volcano]

Originally Posted by boostedJTi

Ground the 02 sensor.

Go with the cheaper Fk's and when you wanna upgrade lemme know, I'll buy yours.

so if i ground the o2 sensor the light goes off? which wire if there is multiple wires. im not sure if it does have multiple wires

sounds like a good deal lol.

i think im goin to get them in the next 3-4 weeks if i can ill get them sooner.

[boostedJTi]

That's cool, just keep me posted. If you run into more than one wire, ground the colourful one lol. If it's just one wire, ground it off. With it grounded it gets no reading so it has no reason to trigger a CEL

[volcano]

ok ill try that this weekend

and ill let you know about the coils

[boostedJTi]

If ya need help with the 02 sensor lemme know, I do work nearly all weekend but can give ya my number and attempt to help ya out via text lol

[volcano]

no problem will do