My 1G Mild Restoration/Build

[wibblersnatch]

Well I recently started a build on my 90 Tsi. It was originally just going to be a motor build, big turbo blah blah blah. Well I decided to pretty much attempt a restoration since I have a place to keep it. I plan on having the car being street-able with full interior and moderate weight reduction. I also am planning clean up the wiring harness by getting rid of unnecessary plug ins and their wires, along with possibly relocating my fuse box. Well enough with the babbling here's some pics.

Interior: Keep in mind, most of this stuff is going back in. This is part of the cleaning/resto project.

The friends are always here to take stuff out, let's see who'll be back for the install

Here's the firewall blanket out of the car

The Engine Bay: Sorry already removed the blanket on the firewall, no before pics

Subframe is out.

Wiring harness is out.

Power steering is out along with the washer reservoir. The power steering will be going back in

The subframes are getting removed as well. Will be cleaning and painting these along with polyurethane bushings

And here is how it sits now

Thanks for looking.

 

[ohnoz]

Looks like a good project, stick with it, it will be rewarding once you fire it up. Take lots of pictures.

 

[theSicKness]

looking good sir..




*but what the hell are we going to do for jack stands!*



Jesse

 

[jwcardy]

Your build looks a lot like mine! Go check it out, its somewhere here in the blog section. Nice progress btw!
-wes

 

[4Motion4g63]

ive herd of frame off but this is "take all the shit Off" restoration

Man I want to do that so badly but I started with taking off Stuff and Go see how that has panned out for me in 5 years of DD the car...

 

[airmail96]

Wow I'll have to see this when I come up this weekend .

Ps real men don't need power steering.

 

[MichaelSuch]

Looks like you're having fun =). May seem like a lot of work (which it is), but it will be a very amazing car and probably one of the cleanest out there especially for it's age once you fire it up.

 

[jshuman]

I see that now that we are done with the teardown and I want to cry when I think about the rebuild . But at least now I have some free wrench hours coming my way haha.

 

[housegsx]

Cool! Strip it all the way down put it on a rotisserie, blast it, stich/seam weld it, paint, and reinstall fresh everything.

If you have money and time that is.

 

[FP3065TSI]

Nice build. I am doing the same too just started on mine! how far are you going to go as far as the engine build?!?!?

 

[turbo90gsx]

Sweet man, stick with it. The end resault is well worth the effort. Seeing it all shined up is an awsome feeling.

 

[spooln4fun]

We have quite the collection of DSM's at this house.... as of right now we got your 90, your 91, jesses gvr4, lukes gsx, my tsi, justins 90na and 2 trucks to get parts in ......so when are we going to put this back together and get the full interior out of out basemenT?

 

[theSicKness]

im going with some where between never and about the time Adam cleans the garage haahah

 

[wibblersnatch]

HEHEHEHAHAHAHA probably true

 

[DsmJapSpyder]

love it

 

[Dream On]

Sweet shell bro. hahaha