Even though it'll be a couple weeks before I can get started on her, I figure I'd start a thread anyhow. Some of you may recognize this car from past build threads. From what I can piece together from past threads as well as some nice guys reaching out to me, this cars been sitting in one shop or another for over 10 years! Started life in California where most all of the build took place, then to Michigan, then here to MN. Had been with the previous owner for the last 4 years in a shop in southern MN. If any of you have any history of the car, speak up! I'd love to hear all about it! This car is an absolute GEM!
Chassis- Insanely clean chassis. No rust, soft paint and only a couple small dings here and there. No dirt either! When I went and looked at the car last week, I almost fainted when I crawled underneath and saw how clean everything was! Keep in mind I'm in MN...
Also has V8 tails already done and almost 2 sets of Euro headlights! I was giddy when I found those in the car! Front clip was cut off. Going to have to come up with a "bolt in" setup. I'd rather not just weld it back on being as motor swaps are a royal pain. Figure nows a good time to make something.Suspension- Intrax springs and koni dampers. Fronts for sure are adjustable, not sure on the rears yet.
Brakes- Crossdrilled rotors front and rear, stainless brake lines all around, calipers look really clean as well. Not sure if they're rebuilt or I'm just used to rusty pieces of shit haha. Not sure on pads...
Interior- has Recaro stuff from a mkII GLI. Looks really sharp and matches quite well. Included a MOMO wheel and triple gauge pod where the diff lock switch was. As a huge bonus, aside from a little bit of chewed paper, rodent damage is at a minimum. Car actually smells ok haha.
Wheels- Some model of Speedline. Not exactly sure but they kind of look like 1 piece mistrals? I can't find much info on them at all! Any ideas? Very clean though! Almost brand new. Not sure if I like them or not....
Motor- Has a 20vt swap on megasquirt1. Wiring is a mess. Not exactly sure which direction I want to go yet. One thought is to just keep the 20v in and make the megasquirt work, which is probably the route I'll go. I'd really like to have something I can cut my tuning teeth on and this seems like a pretty good opportunity. Other thought, is to swap the AAN from my rally car into it and put a 1.8t in its place. First world problems eh?
I'm sure I'm missing lots lol. The car came full of spare parts, receipt folders, spare k26, s2 intercooler etc etc etc. Lots of iiiiiiiiiiish to dig through!
So! The game plan is to button a couple things up on the race car and then focus energy on this. I'd love to have this back together and on the road by the end of summer. I honestly don't see any reason why it shouldn't be except for the megasquirt being a PITA. Extremely excited for this project!! Probably the cleanest B2 I have ever seen, not even joking!
Pictures!
She only gets to see the kids a couple of times a year so she's loving it lol. Plus I work weekend shift and am Mr Mom during the week so I'll have plenty of time with the little guy. Pretty much all I did today was clean up the shop a bit lol. Oh! And slid fenders on it. It needs anther bath but looks sooooo good! Especially contrasted against the white one. I'm not even gonna lie, I just sat out there and drank beer looking at em both after I cleaned up ha! I'm planning on vacuuming it out as well as giving it a quick shot with the pressure washer just to get the last bit of dust off tomorrow. Ordering up some stuff this week to get the intake mani, fuel rail and downpipe together. In the meantime I've been brainstorming ideas for how I want to go about the front clip without completely hacking it to shit lol. I still need to get a decent sized intercooler up front. Should be an interesting couple weeks!
