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Whats that Vortec in the background for. 
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FuzzKill posted:Need to get to the junkyard to get more connectors and some VW interior bits. From what I can gather the interior parts from a MkIV Jetta are the same? Can anyone confirm this? Unfortunately I won't be able to go until next weekend. Interior dash, seats, console are the same.
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Aug 18, 2014 18:16
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EVERYWHERE 
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meatpimp posted:Interior dash, seats, console are the same. Yeah, *most* of the stuff is the same. Well, except where it obviously isn't. Good luck! VW = Varies Widely
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Aug 18, 2014 18:28
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Why do I not see plans to move the fuel cell to the passenger seat and reinstalling the GTI engine to go along with the pontiac? Full time 4x4 rally car.
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Aug 18, 2014 19:28
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Elephanthead posted:Why do I not see plans to move the fuel cell to the passenger seat and reinstalling the GTI engine to go along with the pontiac? Full time 4x4 rally car. Some crazy bastard did mostly that with a VR6 Jetta and a Passat's W8. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oT9RJljgtz8 I say do it! 
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Aug 18, 2014 19:50
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So what color should it be? Was originally red as you may have gathered from the pictures. Probably going to be dipped as it is cheaper than wrap. First condition: Color is terrible now, it has to go. Second condition: No lime green.
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Aug 19, 2014 00:53
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I think a car like this should almost be a boring, but still non-factory colour. Something like a light slate grey, with the metallizer sprinkled in a bit.
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Aug 19, 2014 00:54
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Harlequin Golf. Always the correct choice. It needs a batshit color to match the batshit engineering.
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Aug 19, 2014 01:08
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FuzzKill posted:So what color should it be? Was originally red as you may have gathered from the pictures. Probably going to be dipped as it is cheaper than wrap. Black and white stripes like a prisoners outfit.
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Aug 19, 2014 03:07
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T1g4h posted:Harlequin Golf. Always the correct choice. It needs a batshit color to match the batshit engineering. This. Harlequin plastidip would look fantastic. ...or like utter poo poo. No middle ground, really. This whole thing is goddamn bonkers and I love it.
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Aug 19, 2014 03:13
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Auto or manual trans?
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Aug 19, 2014 05:51
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T1g4h posted:Harlequin Golf. Always the correct choice. It needs a batshit color to match the batshit engineering. Haha this. One different color can of Plastidip for each panel, it would look awesome.
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Aug 19, 2014 05:55
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Its coating must be either boring or all-out ridiculous- but it could be both simultaneously.
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Aug 19, 2014 06:37
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Silver or dark red. It should be a pedestrian color.
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Aug 19, 2014 13:45
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Dazzle camo, some sickening purple/green combo. It makes sense as the engine is in the wrong place you shouldn't be able to see which way it's facing.
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Aug 19, 2014 13:53
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Slow is Fast posted:Silver or dark red. It should be a pedestrian color. Since it has a Grand Prix heart, it should have something like the poo poo tan metallic that most Grands Prix seemed to have been.
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Aug 19, 2014 13:57
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meatpimp posted:Since it has a Grand Prix heart, it should have something like the poo poo tan metallic that most Grands Prix seemed to have been. I think we have a winner 
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Aug 19, 2014 13:59
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Hmm that color plus GP wheels....
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Aug 19, 2014 14:05
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Factory silver, replace factory badging.
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Aug 19, 2014 14:07
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T1g4h posted:Harlequin Golf. Always the correct choice. It needs a batshit color to match the batshit engineering. meatpimp posted:Since it has a Grand Prix heart, it should have something like the poo poo tan metallic that most Grands Prix seemed to have been. Or both.... Harlequin style with boring GP colors.
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Aug 19, 2014 17:20
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I changed my mind. Factory GTI color, steel wheels, and Dora the Explorer sunshades blocking any view of the engine.
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Aug 19, 2014 17:29
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Either IROC blue bass boat paint or rattle can primer grey. There is no in-between.
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Aug 19, 2014 17:48
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revmoo posted:I changed my mind. Factory GTI color, steel wheels, and Dora the Explorer sunshades blocking any view of the engine. There was a dude on here who had a geo prizm or something stupid that was sprayed to hell and back and maybe turbo'd. It was purple and had a Dora shade and baby on board poo poo.
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Aug 19, 2014 17:50
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People has to see you! Go high visibility yellow and use  some spider-man sunshades to cover the engine will make it a killer car!
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Aug 19, 2014 17:54
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Slow is Fast posted:There was a dude on here who had a geo prizm or something stupid that was sprayed to hell and back and maybe turbo'd. It was purple and had a Dora shade and baby on board poo poo. Yeah that is the car I was referencing. The dora shade was hiding his nitrous tank.
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Aug 19, 2014 17:58
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revmoo posted:Yeah that is the car I was referencing. The dora shade was hiding his nitrous tank.   
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Aug 19, 2014 18:13
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I happen to have a Dora window valance I would be willing to mail. My second kid is much more into Mickey Mouse then Dora the Explorer.
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Aug 19, 2014 19:51
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I'm still up in the air as the car has to be mechanically fine before I mess with it cosmetically, but I kinda like the matte orange color. Also, a comical side note. The wheels on it are universal 5 lugs, using the smaller 5 lug VW pattern on the front and the larger 5 lug GM pattern on the back. Smart guy!
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Aug 20, 2014 00:08
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FuzzKill posted:I'm still up in the air as the car has to be mechanically fine before I mess with it cosmetically, but I kinda like the matte orange color. ...that's kind of genius.
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Aug 20, 2014 00:09
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This is fantastic, though I'm surprised it hasn't caught fire with that wiring by now.
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Aug 20, 2014 02:39
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Took the BCM connectors apart and removed all the unneeded wires from the connectors. I double checked what was there versus what I would deem necessary, and shockingly it was correct. Also, removed the 'driver information center' display from the car and figured out the wiring for it. It stores the mileage, trip, and avg speed. It can also display volts, boost, trans temp, compass, outside temp, as well as some other parameters and warnings. Since I did a VIN history with GM on the car and realized it was scrapped very early in its life I suspected it was going to be a pretty low mileage swap ... I was right. Donor car was a 2004, car had a branded title in 2006. DIC shows only 24,000 miles. Score. Pics in a few.
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Aug 20, 2014 03:08
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Kotaru posted:Whats that Vortec in the background for. I promised my brother in law the the 5.3L that came out of the Colorado for his El Camino. I sold that engine but quickly replaced it before he noticed it was missing. Will be a thread for that once it gets tackled. It's going to be a ways away though. As for the GTI, here are some pics.  Working DIC display, showing current stored mileage.  One of the BCM connectors after removing the rats nest (just power and ground on this one)  The other BCM connector. This one has data communication to PCM, OBD, DIC, and cluster, power, ground, and the security wires going to the ignition switch.  I snuck off to the junkyard at lunch today and got pigtails for a few things. Pictured is the ignition switch.  New PCM pigtail (one of three)  This is one of the most  moments I've had thus far. The single large pin is the main ground wire for the PCM and all sensors to chassis. They wallowed out the connector and soldered the individual wire to the pin on the computer. And then 3 inches up they twisted it to another wire. No tape, no connector. I think the connector can't be saved, which means I'll keep the ground wire on the new connector and remove all the other wires and then transplant the wires 1 by 1 to the new connector. Better than soldering them all, I guess. Also have a new pedal/pedal position sensor assembly and a proper pigtail for it. Probably won't need the pedal but I have it if I do. The local junkyard had a 04 Grand Prix last week and that row was gone today. No other local yards have any 04+ GP's  . Also scoped out some Jetta interior parts, going to pick them up as time allows.
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Aug 20, 2014 04:03
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Jesus  I'm assuming you have a really nice soldering station, seems like all you do is wiring 
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Aug 20, 2014 15:24
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leica posted:Jesus I hope not, he'd better be crimping all those joints 
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Aug 20, 2014 17:44
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CountOfNowhere posted:Good luck! VW = Varies Widely Got a console from an Mk4, it's different than mine but that could be from the PO frankensteining something to fit. Also got a glovebox from the same Jetta and it does not fit. All mounting points are the same, but the Jetta gets a larger (on the inside) glovebox for some reason and it will not fit into my dash. Awesome. Found another Mk4 Jetta in the junkyard and it did have the right glove box but it was broken. Every other Jetta (10+) were all missing the gloveboxes. They must be made of paper. I did get some nice black manual cloth seats that bolt in, some interior trim pieces, sun visors, and a few little pieces that were missing/broken. Since I'm going to have to open the hood to fill up, I also replaced the terribly rigged hood release mechanism and cable with some from the junkyard. Works well now. Back to the wiring, I'm thinking of mounting the ignition switch in the console, Saab style. Otherwise still untangling the rats nest I have inherited.
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Aug 24, 2014 17:26
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Any updates on the GTIGTP?
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Aug 29, 2014 05:55
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wolrah posted:Some crazy bastard did mostly that with a VR6 Jetta and a Passat's W8. I want to know how this thing is to drive, what with the 5 speed manual attached to the front powertrain and an automatic connected to the rear. I bet it's pretty scary when you floor it. OP, this GTIP is awesome and you are living out my highschool fantasy right now.
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Aug 29, 2014 12:31
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Have a real firewall 2/3 done, not much time since last update. Once I have the firewall done, going to mount the computer and fusebox and get to work reconnecting things. Will be exciting to have a firewall that is made of non-flammable materials! Also, about to re-start my garage build thread. Should be breaking ground in the next week or so on the foundation. The building itself is arriving tomorrow! 30x40x14 
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Aug 30, 2014 02:22
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Updates! I decided to make the firewall out of two pieces, so that I can run the wires into the cabin between the two halves. Extending the wires to put them anywhere else would be a major undertaking and they're better off inside the cabin anyway for heat/weathering/accessibility. I mounted up the fuse box and PCM, then re-installed the seat to make sure there isn't any issue with clearance. In the pictures the seat is slid back all the way and when reclined it touches the top bar of the firewall before it gets close to the PCM or fuse box.    Looks better so far. Still need to tie in a couple wires and fix a few connectors yet.
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I might have missed it, have you done a burnout in this car yet?
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