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Engine Specific Info and Questions => IDI Engine => Topic started by: lovinthedeez on March 27, 2010, 05:09:38 pm

Title: One more hack fixed right......
Post by: lovinthedeez on March 27, 2010, 05:09:38 pm
addressing one of the few remaining issues of my newly acquired 81; the glow plug fuse.   remember
(http://img191.imageshack.us/img191/7393/img8064q.jpg)

well, now it looks like this...
(http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/1228/dscn0207d.jpg)
thanks maxfax ;D

and I got a new wheel
(http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/5030/dscn0206.jpg)

its now 98 percent hack free.  couple other little minor ones, and it'll be back to oem ;D.  
hoping for new viton lines next week from greaseworks in salem (for 100, all of the lines needed ;D)
(http://img42.imageshack.us/img42/1924/dscn0208p.jpg)
its starting to look a little better for the summer :)
(http://img641.imageshack.us/img641/6594/dscn0041l.jpg)
Title: Re: One more hack fixed right......
Post by: GEE-BEE on March 27, 2010, 09:13:20 pm
I picked up a original owner 81 jetta with 115 k , gas, 5 speed

Gold ext / brown int perfect except for carpet

One dent on the rh rocker panel

300.00 with fresh Calif tag's

GB
Title: Re: One more hack fixed right......
Post by: maxfax on March 27, 2010, 10:46:23 pm
Lookin good!!!     Spiffy taillight too!  ;D
Title: Re: One more hack fixed right......
Post by: stewardc on March 28, 2010, 12:55:19 pm
Nice car. I've always loved Mk 1 Jettas. My first new Jetta was a 1984 GL diesel with leather (naugaleather ;))
Title: Re: One more hack fixed right......
Post by: RabbitJockey on March 28, 2010, 02:26:15 pm
i am always most proud when i fix all the previous owners hacks.  a lot of the time it looks like they spent more time on the hack than it would have taken to fix it the right way
Title: Re: One more hack fixed right......
Post by: lovinthedeez on March 28, 2010, 05:11:07 pm
i am always most proud when i fix all the previous owners hacks.  a lot of the time it looks like they spent more time on the hack than it would have taken to fix it the right way


i have a bad habit of rescuing mk1's from idiots.  this is the last one i picked up for 280 bucks.  had some hacks.  fixed it up real quick for nine bucks, and tripled up in just over a week.  best part, the new owner had a perfectly running 78 rabbit that needed nothing.  For less than a grand ;D
http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=4597241 (http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=4597241)
http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=4620921 (http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=4620921)