Cali the Jetta

So I had Al @ CPT order me up my short block. There was a little confusion on the price in the catalog, but it is looking like $1,400 shipped for the short block, assembled, with a warranty (of some kind). Still a better decision then me doing the work myself. I could have done the work myself and saved about $300, but I am not sure that I am a good candidate for that quite yet. Dylan and I were thinking perhaps we would tear down the motor that was in Cali before as a learned exercise. I would rather screw up that motor than my daily driver motor. And then I can honestly reset the odometer to ‘0′ and smile, knowing it should last a while. So that is ordered and should be here soon.

I also began cleaning the engine bay out and it is actually come along quite nicely. I have found VERY little rust, and the dirt and oil actually appeared to have kept the paint in decent shape. For some reason, VW put wax on the paint in a number of places. This wax, after 20 years, has begun to deteriorate, so I am removing it. It was under the areas that held the airbox and the battery. Since those won’t be there really, (battery in the trunk and the airbox replaced with a cone filter for now and eventually the individual throttle bodies) I don’t feel I need the wax.

So I hope to get a bunch more cleaned next wednesday, and I will hopefully remember to grab some pictures too.

I am excited to get the motor in. That will be a big step.

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So my old roommate Nate called me up the other week and said he was at a junk yard and there was a GLI with the Recaro interior, did I want it? Of course! So he pulled them out and brought them into town for me, dropped them off tonight…

For $75 I got a set of VERY nice Trophy Recaros. Sure there are 2 minor cigarette burns in the cushions, but the bolsters are in pretty good shape and the stitching is intact nearly everywhere…

I need to grab some pics of them. But I was very happy. Combined with my Trophy door cards, all I need is a back seat and I have a complete interior. I am stoked.

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So someone stole my miata rims. Frustrating, but ok. They weren’t my favorite rims, although they were super lightweight and would have made for great track rims, but whatever, no use crying over spilt milk.

I DID get some throttle bodies though:

Up for auction off of a 2001 gsxr 600 is  throttle body assembly with injectors. . IN excellent shape.  .          Email any ?? and thanks for looking.

Wasn’t an english major I bet. But it was $50 + shipping.

Should be a nice little addition to cali.

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