It's come a long way, my Gti build.

[jettahead99]

So I figured I'd start a thread to show how far the car has come since It's been a little over a year since I first bought it, before this I'd switch cars every 2-3 months or so and never acctually put time, money, attention into a car.

A quick story about how this became mine. I remember knowing the original owner in high school back when I was like 16 or 17 and at the time I had a 2000 mk4 2.0 automatic Jetta. He wanted a bigger car so I offered to trade him..That didnt happen. So he kept the car. A year or so passes and he decided to put the car up for sale, so I sold my car at the time
(mk3 2.0 jetta)

to buy it, he changes his mind.
So I buy a 96 gti vr6(first vr6 )

I drive that for about 3 months and decide I want out of the Euro scene so I trade my cousin straight up for a pretty good condition s13.

I loved the car never let me down and was pretty fun and all stock. Full interior, ac AND power steering and power everything. I had that for about 8 months and even though I knew I shouldnt, I wanted back into a VW. I came into some money and 2 days after that the orginal owner puts the car up for sale again. Keep in mind this is about 3 years after I first wanted it and could never get it, I called him and the next day bought it flat out for $3400. Came with some 17x7 ATS wheels, GIAC chip, 268 cams, Pelequin lsd, bigger upgraded manifolds(upper/lower), apex springs w/ bilstien struts and a book of recipts for all the work done.
And this is where I started

I finally had the car I wanted for years, so I jumped right into modding bc I knew I was going to keep it.
First thing was get that spring/strut combo out.

And in with the Rokkor coils( that rode like shit btw) but for $268, whatever.

After that I wanted some nice wheels, at the time I didnt know about reps, fake splits, knock offs, etc.
So I bought some 16x9 Miro stp1's in 16x9 all around +25 offset.
And some Falken 912's in 205/40/16 to get that streeeetch

A little bit after that I met you guys after finding out about S1 through Tampa racing.
I was made a prospect after hanging out with Sam and Ceejay for a bit and with IFO around the Corner I was exited...2 days before IFO on the way to work this happens..


I hit a random wheel hub, yes wheel hub on on the road I couldnt avoid it it was hit it or get into an accident.
So I showed up to IFO tucking the ugly ass 17's

I repaired the wheels sometime after and rolled on them for a while until I found out they were fake splits and was like :sign0065:

I sold them with tires for $1000 took a $150 loss but who cares.
Then these came into the picture


16x9
fronts- et 15
Rears- et 10
I ended up getting stage 1 solid mounts so I could go lower, these solid mounts raise the motor 2 inches


So this is what I call my "trendy ugly stage"

Stickers everywhere, roof rack, tow hook...fail all the extra shit had to go so I started doing work. Slowly but surely.
Cousin repainted the front end


I did the diy Ecode lights(black back ground) and painted my badge black
In proggress

Got a little lower and got got flat center caps for the Schmidts so you can see the concave better and ended up landing on Canibeat from their Simply Clean 3 coverage. :dancing_pedobear:

I had been peicing together my bag set up for a few months now and I wanted it done for Fixxfest this year, my favorite event.
So since Granny panty Foxx broke his ankle, I asked some of my Euro friends to install it since I dont know how to do any of that shit.


I have more pictures but I'm to lazy to dig all that up.
Air:
Air lift struts
manual management
400c compressor
5 gallon tank
They got it done 1 day before Fixxfest and I was so happy :dancing_pedobear:
The tires on the Schmidts were holding me up, the managment wasnt done and still isnt done completely as well as my false floor. I told them, I want it for Fixx, doesnt have to be pretty I just wanted it.
After Fixx I called up Gabe bc I wanted a few shots before I changed up wheels..again.

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Not 2 weeks after I get my bags in, I sprung a leak. Defective bag. Just my luck. I'm calling air lift Monday to get that sorted out.
I left out a bunch of stuff I did do that you cant see. I've replaced just about everything on this damn car. Wheel bearings, control arms, 3 sets of axles, every sinlge suspension bushing, and to much shit to list. I also did a suede headliner and pillars from alot of help from Sam:cool0020: That I dont have pictures off..I just realized that.
Secondly, my friends. Ceejay, Sam, Will, Christian, my cousin and just so many others that I cant think off but those people come to mind first. Un-like most people, I'm grateful for what I have, it might not be the best out there but its something that Ive worked hard on and I'm happy with it. It has a long way to go and I'll keep updating this thread every so often.
The Schmidts are gone as of yesterday and I got my new set up dailed in, going out for some pics later today so stay tuned! Feel free to comment I'd like some feed back

[Madness]

never knew you went air. car looks great.

[G-Magoo]

Not 2 weeks after I get my bags in, I sprung a leak. Defective bag. Just my luck. I'm calling air lift Monday to get that sorted out.

I hate to say I told you itd happen. But I did. Lol.

Either way, car looks good dude. Looking forward to the new rollers.

[jettahead99]

never knew you went air. car looks great.

Thanks man.

I hate to say I told you itd happen. But I did. Lol.

Either way, car looks good dude. Looking forward to the new rollers.

:sigh: Yes, yes you did lol Yeah I got something I should have got when I had the chance, real splits btw

[korito727]

Dope. Make me excited to work on my gf's mk3. I should probably still get with you and take her car to a mechanic to be checked out.

[jettahead99]

Dope. Make me excited to work on my gf's mk3. I should probably still get with you and take her car to a mechanic to be checked out.

Do work man! Just let me know, I have weekend off now, no more 10 days in a row.

[Green_Lantern]

very nice looking. Nice to see you stuck with your guns and did what made you happy with the air.

[korito727]

Do work man! Just let me know, I have weekend off now, no more 10 days in a row.

Ill get with you once I get some cash together. Also im going to steal th fitted sticker off of your fender lol.

[jettahead99]

very nice looking. Nice to see you stuck with your guns and did what made you happy with the air.

Thanks man, and yeah I'm already having headaches with it but still worth it.

Ill get with you once I get some cash together. Also im going to steal th fitted sticker off of your fender lol.

Sounds good bro.

[jettahead99]

Ever since I chose the Miro's over Chris' Gottis Ive been smashing my head into a wall. So after over a year of searching, I happened to find a set on a car at Fixxfest this year. Some talking and we traded this weekend straight up for my schmidts and I got everything. Wheels,tires,and adapters.

I'm deff happy with this look. Not sure if the white is going to stay, I'll see what I come up with, anyway.

16x8 front
16x9.5 rears

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[8716v]

looking good.

[Green_Lantern]

Looks nice. Not a huge fan of Gotti's but they look good. what size tires?

[jettahead99]

looking good.

Looks nice. Not a huge fan of Gotti's but they look good. what size tires?

Thanks fellas, and they are 195/40's on the fronts and 205/40's on the rears

[Green_Lantern]

fitment is spot on. Are you keeping the white centers? If it were my wheels i would do creme centers with blue specks to let it pop but tie in with the color of your GTI. I'm curious to know if you have any further plans for the wheels...

[Green_Lantern]

oh and what is the final offset for front and rear?