Jacko's Mk2 Jetta TX Project

Time for a build thread.......

I have a Mk2 Jetta TX that my parents bought as a runabout for a while.
When they bought it, it was a 1 previous, old guy owner with bugger all mileage on it (can't remember how many) and pretty much mint.

The only pic I can find of the day it arrived.
The parents ran it for a year or so and decided to get something more modern again so I had a choice - keep the Mk3 Polo I was running at the time or have the Jetta. The Jetta won! I had a load of spares from an 8v GTi Jetta that I had been running until the tinworm caught up with it.
First job was to sort the brakes out (the master cylinder was playing silly buggers) so on went a set of Passat uprights, 280mm G60 discs, Wilwood 4 pot calipers and a 16v master cylinder. The original suspension was tired so on went a Weitec 40mm drop kit and in went the interior from the GTi as the drivers seat had collapsed.


Ran it like this for a while until the urge to go lower became too strong so on went a set of Jamex coilovers and G60 steels. I also converted the boot to the early style without the big black plastic number plate plinth and fitted the spoiler off the GTi.



Then I wanted more power (not really surprising with a 1600!) so I converted to GTi exhaust manifold & downpipe, Jetex system and dropped in a Kent GS2 cam (this was more for a giggle than anything else as I thought the Peeburg carb wouldn't cope). The old girl would then rev to 7000 rpm and pulled like a train, 110mph+ was easy (on private land of course occifer )
I then decided to take it off the road for a freshen up and makeover at the end of 2008 - which is where it still is and things haven't really progressed.
It needs a back arch, a pair of wings and a handful of small patches (not bad for a 20 year old car!).



The major stumbling block is a lack of cash to do what I want. I have a 9a 2 litre short block 16v that is in the process of being rebuilt which will be on a pair of Weber 45s to go in, it will be on Mk3 GTi wishbones, engine mounts, hubs (so 5 stud) and rear beam and I want to strip all the sound deadening and underseal off the shell...........

Sounds like somone is making a track slag?

This ain't gonna be no track slag - it'll be built as a pukka rally car with cage, guards, seats etc. Plan is to have a fuel tank in the boot, plastic windows, lightened to f@ck rear doors, nothing thats not needed to make it quicker and lighter!!!

i like it, its awesome, i cant wait for it to roll up at some meets

+1 on that

It might get done this year, but as I'm currently skint, unemployed and its cold it won't happen just yet.
When I get the engine built it'll probably spur me into action to get the shell done.

i know the feeling mate, its annoying having no funds and a project sat there

This car needs a ton of weedkiller pouring in it to get rid of the "greenhouse effect" it has going on

i reckon its got loads of potential just needs time and money will be an awsome car when its done

I would like you to take this as a compliment.... you look like frank zappa

caistor_bmx wrote:I would like you to take this as a compliment.... you look like frank zappa

Been called a lot worse - one of my nicknames is 'Bin' as in Bin Laden......