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Is history really worth that much?

Ok, well here goes at my attempt to document this cars progress as it gets underway.

I scooped up the car a week ago for my 94 jetta with 248k miles on it neuspeed/bilstein setup, TT cat back, k&n air filter, 0Z superT wheels and a few other things to make it a clean, comfy, fun ride. I had been planning all along since its purchase last year to eventually build it up to boost, however the mileage was a big nagging problem in the back of my mind to begin boosting it, despite the fact that the car ran FLAWLESSLY. So when I logged on to RichmondDubs.com one day to check the local posts I noticed an add for a 1990 G60T for 3250 or trade. I immediately got in contact with the guy and sent him pics of my car which he disregarded as a trade because of the milage. I test drove the car a few times and noticed quite a bit of problems (I would no way in hell have paid 3250 for it in this shape) for starters, the drivers side strut bearing was blown, the car was pissing oil out of the oil pressure switch, the exhaust had a leak and was obnoxiously loud, the car needed a rebar, core support and lights. Overall I offered a generous 450 plus my jetta for trade and showed up at his door telling him 'here just hop in, the jetta will suprise you, trust me'. So after taking him for a test drive he wants to do the trade immediately.
So here I am with this car



looks good so far. And here was the main problem area

And the boyricer interior, 10 horsepower for yellow trim!!!



Those pics were taken from the owner just before I bought it.

The day I bought it I called up my friend matt in Nova and he set me up with a corrado guy in PA who parts them out. I spent $425 and it got me a rebar, core support, clear turns, fogs, black (nonriced) vents, speaker trays guage bezzel, and door handles, along with a pass side window switch which was busted, and a few other odds and ends.
I immediately ran back to Richmond after picking the parts up and played some RTCW ET, and Diablo II to get pumped up for the long day ahead tomorrow of doing my entire front end work
Sunday morning: hot as hell. I roll outta bed and grab the parts, scrub them down with 'Final Kleen' and spray the core support and rebar with a satin black krylon finish along with slapping POR15 on the bolt holes just to make sure this is a lasting repair.
After replacing the vents and guage surround first, I already had a feeling of happiness just seeing some of that yellow gone. And I began on pulling off the rebar. I read through the bently and I saw that the rebar bracket slides into the front frame rail and bolts to it with 2 bolts on each side. Simple enough, here I come bolts! I slide under the car, throw a socket on the bolt and turn *CCCRREEEEAAAAKKKKKKK* and it spins..... :x The welds on the back of both nuts on the left side of the inner frame rail had broken and the nut was spinning inside the rail.
Now it would be an easy fix... if I could get my rebar off. BUT NO! Its smashed in so bad I dont have access to the bolts which go in from the rear of the bar to meet the bracket.
With the drivers side off and fine I take a deep breath and decide to drill those bitches out. Head down to home depot, grab an air die grinder and bit set, and a set of titanium drill bits. I get back and drill away at the bolts from the front and get almost done with the first one. *snap* torque set too high on the drill and the brittle titanium bit snapped its tapping head off..... Oh well, I bought a whole set On to a smaller one. And I drill away. After getting them drilled out I was able to throw a 17mm wrench inside the frame rail to hold the nuts while I got the bracket off.
Once the rebar was off I bent the brackets back to their stock form and began pulling the core support off. All bolts came off easily here and it was pretty much just a matter of finding out what was connected with what and disconnecting it. The new one bolted right into place and I was stoked, it finally started looking like a non-wrecked car.
Now after having sunburn on my neck from working all day I got to put the rebar in place and realize it was slightly concaved from a minor bumper to bumper hit it must have taken on the other car. This created a problem as it wouldnt curve out to meet the contour of the bumper or clear the core support which goes straight down the front of the car. So after putting it on a curb, having someone stand on the other side and jump up and down on it to pretty much sea-saw with it, it bent the way it was supposed to and I was able to bolt it up and throw the bumper on. Next went the grille and I finally had a complete and good front end
Pics will be up in a bit once I can get to them and more full writeups as they come.

i m lookin for a lowering kit for my 1995 eclipse..lemme know if ny of u guys know ny place in harrisonburg where i can get a good one...

I got this book about 2 weeks ago at B&N. It was 19.95, and is roughly 125 pages of fairly-in depth and well illustrated descriptions on how to enrich your high-performance driving skills.

chapters:

Getting Aquainted - first you get a little history on Mr. Bondurant and start to understand why he put so much of his life into high perf. driving schools. He started out racing on bikes (interesting) then went to light roadsters and then got into pro racing. He gives alot of insight as to how to keep abreast of the ever changing racing world.

Getting to know the terms - He goes over basic auto dynamics like over/under steer, line, apex, contact patch, trail braking, heel and toeing, etc.

Getting the right fit - proper seating position, posture, and where your hands should fall are covered here. belts and mirrors are also not overlooked, and the importance of each of these parts is given equal consideration.

Getting to know the controls - this chapter covers heel and toeing, and shifting, and how both of these operations has a huge effect on your ability to keep the car stable and smooth at all times.

Getting to know your car - proper maintainance is the theme here, as well as the tools you should own or know how to access.

Getting to know yourself - a very important chapter, since a car can only be as fast as the nut driving the car! smoothness is paramount. concentration and patience are given high priority as these facets of your attitude directly effect smoothness. physical fitness is given attention here too.

Getting behind the wheel - maximizing traction and managing weight transfer are very important to smoothness and ultimately speed. he also goes over how to go about finding your car's limits in a safe manner.

Getting to know the road - this chapter is all about how to dissect a corner and figure out how to take it the most efficiently. tire pressure, weight transfer, etc. are covered (again) in order to give the most complete picture as to how a corner should be attacked, and what to expect when you do attack it. different radius corners are diagramed and allow the reader to see how things need to be done to track out properly and manage tires, speed, etc.

Getting to know trouble - how to avoid it, and what to do when your on a racetrack and the unexpected happens. concentration is, as always, given utmost priority. he also covers how to drive in race traffic and pass. he also covers what to do when you inevitably go off roading.

Getting into racing - planning your entrance into racing, be it as a passtime or a career. how to get liscensed, choose and buy a racecar, and pick safety equipment. how to get a sponsor.

Take some positive tips from me - he goes over some pointers for when you practice/test and hone your skills. being the businessman that he is he also gives a fair amount of space to discussing the merits of his long-time sponsors.


overall i think this book is well worth the $20 if you plan on getting into HPDE's or even a racing career. a huge amount of the information in this book is also applicable to everyday driving, be it in traffic or on a back road. Bob speaks very frankly about his career, so you get the feeling you are not being lectured, but rather spoken to by a wise man trying to help you understand the way to get faster and ultimately feel at one with your car in a high speed environment. i'm sure it's not the best possible book out there on this subject but it's worth your time to at least flip through it if you see it in a bookstore. oh yeah, if anyone wants to borrow this for a few days, be my guest.

sorry for the long review! just wanted to give the book the description it deserves.

Just some pics from this evening..... race starts tomorrow at noon.

Casualty #1







And I was out yesterday with the team as well - I got to ride in this (150+ down the front straight while short-shifting).







And this beauty.... absolutely fucking amazing car. 1954 550 Spyder...

I wasn't in it, full interior/spare/etc, 1/8th tank of gas.

Two weight factors:
19lb wheels (stock are 14lbs) and relatively heavy 225/50 tires.
GC suspension (lose a couple pounds at each corner).

I haven't done a single thing to lighten the car, and it weighed in at:

2360lbs. I'm stoked.

Anybody else weigh their car? Car weights are my 'thing' of the moment.

Just wanted to make a thread where people can tell us their summer plans!

I'll start:

I'm interning at AOL this summer doing mail server administration but primarily helping run ftp.newaol.com. If you DL a new version of mozilla, winamp, aim, or aol... i'm helping that server now ... I already redid the trim on the side of my car. I'm planning to port the wastegate (we'll see...) no other major plans carwise. I'm going on a trip to an undisclosed location w/ the gf in early july and I might be going home home to the war zone in late july to visit the fam.

If anyone cares, there's an ?88? Porche 944 in the bulletin board this week. 2 grand gets you new timing belts, water pump, and some other stuff.

Just thought I'd let everyone know.

-Rex
Because why should you spend the 3 bucks a week to comb the valley trader and bulletin board when Rex knows if there's anything interesting in there anyway.

I'd like to do Old Rag, and possibly another day trip this summer, anyone in?

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