trappedDarkness
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- Apr 1, 2010
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Spring,
Texas
We found the car in a field, after showing a little interest in it my grandparents decided to buy it for me and I've been working on it since. its a 95 Talon TSI when i first got it i was pretty sure it was going to need a bit of engine work but the body was in overall great shape. well at the time we didn't know it was a TSI i just saw a good body car that i knew i could fix. After a check of the basic check around i replaced the fuel pump and filters and a little wire repair. On start up it was a little depressing to hear the bad rod bearing but out the engine came. Had to get the head fixed up a little some valves, crank turned the rod fixed. all in all though it wasn't to expensive. thank god i work at a parts store. The engine is still on a stand in the garage for now as i put the final touches on the rebuild. I've stripped the interior out and I'm going to redo it bottom up. sound mat new carpet redo all the seats. probably going to paint the plastic's .. that's going to be a pain. if the adhesion promoter doesn't make it stick then the plastic safe paint stripper will return it all back to the stock color. Eventually after its running decently and been driving a wile I'm going to repaint it as well. To be honest at the moment the car appears to be stock despite the racing stickers on the rear bumper (that will be coming off) all I've seen so far is a muffler and it looks like its been lowered a little. As best i can tell the lower appears to have been a kit, i don't see cut springs or anything but i haven't looked into the rear much yet. There was turbo timer hanging there that you can see in the picture but i really have no idea if it works or was installed right. Gonna look into that when i get it going.
I just ordered a new flywheel and next check probably going to order the new clutch kit, then its just left needing mounts all around, starter, alt, axles and brakes. well past some more wire repair and vacuum tubing, other stupid little things like that.. Going to barrow the wheels and tires off the other car that's got a blown engine since it won't be worked on in a wile. least till i can get this one a matching set of wheels and some decent tires. I'm going to try and get some decent pics of it in the morning before i head to work.
these are right when we picked it up with it on the trailer still
I just ordered a new flywheel and next check probably going to order the new clutch kit, then its just left needing mounts all around, starter, alt, axles and brakes. well past some more wire repair and vacuum tubing, other stupid little things like that.. Going to barrow the wheels and tires off the other car that's got a blown engine since it won't be worked on in a wile. least till i can get this one a matching set of wheels and some decent tires. I'm going to try and get some decent pics of it in the morning before i head to work.
these are right when we picked it up with it on the trailer still
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