1990 jetta build thread

[BaggedGLI]

Re: 1990 jetta build thread

Or just chop off the hooks and the reverse rake will fix itself.

[martin13]

Re: 1990 jetta build thread

both of those things will probably happen haha, gotta notch the frame for tie rods and axles tomorrow and i will see how it sits. engine should be in later this week, as long as i dont get too busy with school.

[martin13]

Re: 1990 jetta build thread

small update, its sitting about as low as it can in the front now. sway bar is out, tie rods are flipped, its got some negative camber in the front and i modded the control arms a bit. on top of that the strut towers are raised 2 inches. i have a bit of welding left to do in the bay, gotta close up some holes and such. if i can get that done, the engine should be able to go in on friday.

on another note, i need to order some bigger lips for the wheels. they dont fill out the fenders enough, especially with the rear ones pulled like they are. anybody have some 15" rm/rs lips for sale??

[SilentSam]

Re: 1990 jetta build thread

Hey,

Look'n sweet Martin

Leonard

[martin13]

Re: 1990 jetta build thread



did a lot of stuff this weekend

[cam_wmh]

Re: 1990 jetta build thread

sick build!

[onceover]

Re: 1990 jetta build thread

I know rotiform makes custom lips for BBS wheels. Maybe try contacting them? I can't imagine it being cheap though

[GINCH]

Re: 1990 jetta build thread

Nice work man!!! Can you still close the hood with the strut towers being raised?

[martin13]

Re: 1990 jetta build thread

Nice work man!!! Can you still close the hood with the strut towers being raised?

yeah but just barely and the underside of the hood has to be cut out around the towers

[martin13]

Re: 1990 jetta build thread

installed some switches for the air ride tonight...

[martin13]

Re: 1990 jetta build thread

I have been super busy lately but when I have time, I work on the car as much as possible. First off, my lips came from tunershop. 1.5" so they are not too wide but I'm not down with the whole poke thing.



I had a realization that I wasn't taking my time on this enough. I definitely cut some corners and I wasn't happy with the fab work I did. Pulled the whole rear suspension setup out, dropped the beam and cut the hubs off. I then went and bought some steel and started making something from scratch... more to come on this later



In the meantime, I got the tires off, split the wheels and ordered some properly sized tires instead of the 45 series **** that came on them when I bought them.






I was curious how they fit in the rear so I temporarily bolted up the rear suspension I had been working on and put a wheel on the rear. The new setup doesn't go quite as low as before but that's ok with me because I feel it is way more structurally sound and it also means no reverse rake. I also added about -4º of camber on each side when i built the new rear beam.





-Martin

[All_Euro]

Re: 1990 jetta build thread

Nice work. Thanks for the update/pics - keep'em coming!

[longsock]

Re: 1990 jetta build thread

lookin good

[boostedmk4]

Re: 1990 jetta build thread

mmmmmm