jonnyz
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- Jan 12, 2010
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Santa Rosa,
California
So I picked up this TSi that needed some love. I traded a 1995 Miata for it so no cash changed hands. The interior is pretty trashed and the engine was knocking. Turns out the crank pulley only had two bolts holding it. I only noticed after I pulled the engine to install a new to me engine I got off CL for 500.
As far as the interior goes there was no radio and no HVAC controls. The pannels are a combination of brown, tan, and grease.
To address this I found a parts car. It is a 1992 TSI AWD with only 68k on the clock. It was wrecked in 1997 and has been sitting ever since in a tow yard. Alot of the pannel are faded but everything is there and once I installed a battery it fired right up. It idled fine and the AC was still blowing cold. The interior photos are after I started to take everything apart. The engine pics are of how it was when I got it.View attachment 2389
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As far as the interior goes there was no radio and no HVAC controls. The pannels are a combination of brown, tan, and grease.
To address this I found a parts car. It is a 1992 TSI AWD with only 68k on the clock. It was wrecked in 1997 and has been sitting ever since in a tow yard. Alot of the pannel are faded but everything is there and once I installed a battery it fired right up. It idled fine and the AC was still blowing cold. The interior photos are after I started to take everything apart. The engine pics are of how it was when I got it.View attachment 2389
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