spent 10 hours in the garage today. The car is now on BBS RAs, has a Recaro interior, and a sony xPlode head unit, and infinity speakers and tweeters. Pretty cool shit.

EXCEPT:

because the car had MKIV seats in it, some pickledick cut the original seat supports out. This hinders the recaros from sliding along the rail properly, or being firmly bolted down for that matter. I need to weld in another seat support, but that's not something I intended on doing (nor do I have the tools).

Of course, shit like this comes with 19 year old cars and projects as such.

So that's what that IM a few days ago was about. You're now officially twice as bosnian as you were after purchasing the '89er. Can't wait to get home for spring break so I can check 'em out in person.

Nice project!

UPDATE:

On Saturday I went to the junkyard to pick up random bits for the car. On the way there, I remembered a guy who had a 92 16V sitting for months (that I actually made an offer on, but changed my mind). His car had recaros, BBSs, and other goodies. I only wanted the interior and the wheels, but when I got there, the guy straight up told me I can have the car for $500. About 3 hours later, and $480+$50 towing, the car was in my garage.

Fast forward to Sunday. At 8am I started stripping everything from the donor car and getting it into mine. Seats, door panels etc. As mentioned before, my seat brackets had been modified so the recaros wouldnt properly stay in place. The wheels were dirty, one had a bend, but decent otherwise. Also included were 4 infinity speakers, tweeters, and a Sony Xplode head unit.

Today: I just sold the donor car for $600 and have a tow truck coming and getting it out of my garage. With that in mind, I made $120 profit (sans original towing costs). Moreover, I was also able to get nice wheels, seats, interior, and stereo out of it. So I owned my second car for about 72 hours, sold it and made a buck. Pretty awesome.

Pictures:

The donor car before strip:


Donor interior (pretty much what mine looks like now)


Mine (loose rear bumper, grille isn't screwed in)

Those wheels look a lot better. Damn! Good deal.

By getting the second GTI you became 2x as bosnian. By stripping it of it's best parts, and selling it within a couple of days FOR A FUCKING PROFIT (!@?#@WTF) you became 2x as Jewish. To recap, you are now 200% Bosnian, and ~1600% Jewish.

You better get more manual driving experience before I come back for break!

holy bosnijew

You forgot to get a door handle from the donor car.

Also, your GTI looks badass now. Your story kind of, somewhat reminds me of when I bought my del Sol. I used that thing for nearly a year, had an accident in it, and still managed to sell it on for a profit.

I had a 2 year old Fiat Panda at the office that somebody crashed. I collected the insurance, sold the wreck , bought a NEW identical car and still came out about 1000 EUR in profit.

Does that car only have lap belts?

Also...it is quite possible that I missed something, but where did the car with square headlights go?

The square lights were presumably swapped onto the donor car that he sold. Looks better now! So far so good.

So this is a rather strange bit of news, but it really seems like I need to let the GTI go.

As soon as it came, (and the donor car too), it needs to go. While the car is relatively solid, the wiring is just FUBAR. The original swap just wasn't done right, and there are dozens of stray wires that lead to no end, with even more random connectors not connected to anything. The headlights aren't wired, the windshield wipers dont work, the radio isnt wired, the interior lights dont work, the car seems to have started coughing up bluish grey smoke, and the radiator still leaks.

While everything mechanical would almost be manageable, doing the entire wiring harness swap is a job too big for me to do within the time I have. With school around, and my dad's garage constantly occupied by 2 other cars... it just doesn't seem feasible. It really fucking sucks, but it was too much of a "project" than the daily it is supposed to be for me. Every time I pass it, I have to stop and look and think.. shit that's cool.

Maybe when things change a little bit space-wise, financially, and with school... I might be able to pick up another one. As things are now, it needs to find a better owner. I guess this was a good lesson in buying a car with your heart, and not your head... we all need to go through with it sometime. I'll most likely throw in another 3k or so, and buy myself something else 2 door, stickshift, and preferrably hatchback.

Here are some current pictures of the fly ride that never was...

Fucking sucks man....

I wish you better luck on your next car.

If you manage to sell this one for a profit, like you did with the donor, you will become the financial Messiah of the Jews.

Damn that sucks. Just don't drive it at night and/or in the rain.

Shitty deal, I too know the pain of having to get rid of projects due to lack of space and cash.

Another lesson in addition to the one about the head vs heart stuff, don't buy other people's projects...I too have been burned by that.

That sucks man. Good luck with whatever else you get. Sorry to see that thing go. Make a Camaro your project...everything's easy to fix...and you are entitled to a mullet.

that sucks man. I hope you find something decent.

meh, it's hex. not surprising in the least.

dude what the fuck is that supposed to mean?

hes a bitter brown man, just smile and wave

Oh, you know.

...and, um, how did you drive a vehicle 400mi back... and not notice the headlights weren't working?

because everything was more or less working when driving the car back, including the headlights. It was with my tinkering that shit started going haywire

^Instead of gettin' rid of the whole thing, why don't you take apart the wiring loom and have a look at what's going on. It might be as simple as a weekend with a roll of electrical tape and a soldering iron.

or like find someone who can fix it..

He's been through like 3 different sources for parts in this thing, stripping them in&out for the best parts. I'm surprised it still looks like a GTI.

Guys, I'd keep this thing in a heartbeat were it feasible for me to fix it. But under the steering wheel there are several bunches of wires that aren't connected to anything. Then there are even more connectors just dangling not plugged in. The situation is similar in the engine bay, where there are a multitude of wires just bare and exposed hanging out. You'd figure the rear of the car could be somewhat okay, but even the rear hatch wires have been spliced. To have any peace of mind with this, I'd have to go ahead and replace the entire harness, which isn't a small job whatsoever.

Right now, when I touch the cars metal key while its in the ignition... the car beeps. BEEEPS!

When I turn the heat switch to feet, the car's positional lights come on.

When I tap the lightswitch twice, the long beams come on.

Shit like that. It's an utter mystery as to what was done with it previously, not to mention the fact that the engine could be on its way to the ground with the bluish smoke coming out. I've weighed my options, this is (unfortunately) the smartest way out.

A rational car enthusiast? Those exist?

No. But when you have parents and a college income, reality comes into play.

Hexagina.

YEAH I CALLED YOU A PUSS WHATS UP NOW BITCH?! RESTORE THE GTI LYKE A REAL MAN!~!~!

Yeah! Be a man and restore a bitch car

^ You sure you couldn't get that work done at a local garage or something for cheap?

FUCK ALL YOUS

I'M KEEPING IT.

BOOYA!

Why the change of heart?

Long story short. I'll rather throw another 2k into it than to buy any econo-box car for 4k (which will eventually need repairs as well). I enjoy it way too much to let it go now.

Because he couldn't sell it for profit.

Go eat a dick Phix.

Profiting on the car is the least of my worries, although I could if I wanted to. Flaw knows this, and I know it too... so it's not about money now. I'm going to call up chicago's only vw tuner shop tomorrow to hopefully discuss what could be done as far as wiring and engine components are concerned. I'm ready to pay for an entire swap if it will give me peace of mind.

What is with you people and dick eating. Bosnians constantly refer to consuming penis.

You can eat mine if you want.

I think I ate a dick once at an Asian restaurant, kinda like spongey sausauge.

I was a guest of a client, so I was kinda stuck.

Anyway hex, fuckin' eh.

That's money.

That's disgusting.

Most successful thread hijacking in recent history.

Times were tough during the war. You had to make do with what you found.

There is a plethora of penises lying around the former Yugoslavia?

The geography really doesn't suit growing corn.

So they farm them?

That's unique!

I'll have to ask my Croatian friends about this...

You should see the chairs there.

LMFAO @ last five posts.