# MK2 Jetta Project.... **URL:** \ **Category:** Builds\ **Created:** [March 6, 2011, 1:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mk2-jetta-project/257224 "2011-03-06T13:29:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![swaiknow](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/swaiknow/32/6359_2.png) [@swaiknow](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/swaiknow)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2011, 1:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mk2-jetta-project/257224/1 "2011-03-06T13:29:58Z")
So I have finally gotten a car. It’s a 91 Jetta GL 5 speed. Bone Stock, in pretty damn good condition. Needs a few minor things, but it should be a good time. It’s my 3rd VW I’ve owned and my first MK2. So I will try to take pics as i progress through it. First things i have to do are put the new overflow tank in and do the heater core…so hopefully this coming weekend I can do so… ![http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii282/swaiknow/Jetta1.jpg](http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii282/swaiknow/Jetta1.jpg) ![http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii282/swaiknow/Jetta2.jpg](http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii282/swaiknow/Jetta2.jpg) ![http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii282/swaiknow/Jetta3.jpg](http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii282/swaiknow/Jetta3.jpg) this amazed me, i have never seen a metal sunroof that is 20 years old without some rust… ![http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii282/swaiknow/jetta4.jpg](http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii282/swaiknow/jetta4.jpg) ![http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii282/swaiknow/Jetta5.jpg](http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii282/swaiknow/Jetta5.jpg) So the girl i bought it from said she is the 2nd owner, and the original owner was a mechanic at Garvey for a number of years. The car is in great shape overall, and i am wicked stoked to get it on the road. Some future plans are to get some sort of wheels (not sure yet) and some coilovers. Other than that i just wanna drive the shit out of it, and hit up waterfest and maybe H20I this year… ---
**Author:** ![tdi\_logik](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tdi_logik/32/6310_2.png) [@tdi\_logik](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tdi_logik)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2011, 1:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mk2-jetta-project/257224/2 "2011-03-06T13:44:53Z")
i’ve got a set of 195-60-15 in tires that are the factory size for that wheel (off a b3 passat GL) ---
**Author:** ![swaiknow](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/swaiknow/32/6359_2.png) [@swaiknow](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/swaiknow)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2011, 1:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mk2-jetta-project/257224/3 "2011-03-06T13:55:31Z")
how much? ---
**Author:** ![tdi\_logik](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tdi_logik/32/6310_2.png) [@tdi\_logik](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tdi_logik)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2011, 2:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mk2-jetta-project/257224/4 "2011-03-06T14:30:52Z")
75 dollars… Less than 1k miles! ---
**Author:** ![Mk4\_30R\_Ban](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mk4_30r_ban/32/6347_2.png) [@Mk4\_30R\_Ban](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mk4_30R_Ban)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2011, 2:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mk2-jetta-project/257224/5 "2011-03-06T14:43:15Z")
oh ive got some treats for this car. ---
**Author:** ![swaiknow](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/swaiknow/32/6359_2.png) [@swaiknow](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/swaiknow)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2011, 3:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mk2-jetta-project/257224/6 "2011-03-06T15:17:17Z")
> [@GOT EMO](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/got-emo/40146/71): > > oh ive got some treats for this car. Do tell!! ---
**Author:** ![KillerBlackbird](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/killerblackbird/32/6525_2.png) [@KillerBlackbird](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/KillerBlackbird)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2011, 3:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mk2-jetta-project/257224/7 "2011-03-06T15:18:58Z")
I love the MK2 Jetta. ---
**Author:** ![big\_red](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/big_red/32/6328_2.png) [@big\_red](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/big_red)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2011, 6:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mk2-jetta-project/257224/8 "2011-03-06T18:35:45Z")
mk2 buddieezz ---
**Author:** ![swaiknow](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/swaiknow/32/6359_2.png) [@swaiknow](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/swaiknow)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2011, 7:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mk2-jetta-project/257224/9 "2011-03-06T19:05:12Z")
> [@Was thinking about getting a bottle of Louis xiii.Anyone want in?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/was-thinking-about-getting-a-bottle-of-louis-xiii-anyone-want-in/40138/20): > > mk2 buddieezz yeah bro. not to sound like a complete fuckin tool, but i have effing loved your MK2 forever. I really wanna VR6 swap it, but i know nothing about it. Hard? Expensive? ---
**Author:** ![bwe45](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/77aa72/32.png) [@bwe45](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bwe45)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2011, 7:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mk2-jetta-project/257224/10 "2011-03-06T19:27:23Z")
fuck bowling this friday, beers and working on this thing all friday night before open on saturday. yes its nugget haha ---
**Author:** ![big\_red](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/big_red/32/6328_2.png) [@big\_red](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/big_red)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2011, 7:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mk2-jetta-project/257224/11 "2011-03-06T19:42:16Z")
> [@Fun with ... Mario Paint](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fun-with-mario-paint/40152/10): > > yeah bro. not to sound like a complete fuckin tool, but i have effing loved your MK2 forever. I really wanna VR6 swap it, but i know nothing about it. Hard? Expensive? thanks, VR swaps are everywhere, they can be done cheap but to a nice complete well sorted VR swap it can be very costly, and time consuming, hell I still don’t have everything working on my car. I spent more money on my cams/valve train than you did on your whole car. ---
**Author:** ![sbardy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8edcca/32.png) [@sbardy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sbardy)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2011, 9:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mk2-jetta-project/257224/12 "2011-03-06T21:13:45Z")
Nice pick up ---
**Author:** ![swaiknow](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/swaiknow/32/6359_2.png) [@swaiknow](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/swaiknow)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2011, 7:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mk2-jetta-project/257224/13 "2011-03-07T07:39:37Z")
> [@Is it okay to re-submit an application if...](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-it-okay-to-re-submit-an-application-if/40155/10): > > thanks, VR swaps are everywhere, they can be done cheap but to a nice complete well sorted VR swap it can be very costly, and time consuming, hell I still don’t have everything working on my car. I spent more money on my cams/valve train than you did on your whole car. yeah. that’s what i was afraid of. well i guess i should get the damn thing on the road and get some wheels and shit for it, then i will worry about any engine stuff. And you probably did spend more, i only paid $650 for it…lol ---
**Author:** ![Average\_Jerk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/898d66/32.png) [@Average\_Jerk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Average_Jerk)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2011, 12:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mk2-jetta-project/257224/14 "2011-03-07T12:39:09Z")
looking good. I had a mk2 gli as a beater for a while. thinking about buying another ---
**Author:** ![swaiknow](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/swaiknow/32/6359_2.png) [@swaiknow](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/swaiknow)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2011, 7:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mk2-jetta-project/257224/15 "2011-03-09T19:37:23Z")
Got the car home today. Hopefully doing the heater core this weekend. I need a 185 70 14 tire. If someone has one for cheap let me know. ---
**Author:** ![TonyJ124](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tonyj124/32/6380_2.png) [@TonyJ124](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TonyJ124)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2011, 7:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mk2-jetta-project/257224/16 "2011-03-09T19:58:49Z")
> [@Fun with ... Mario Paint](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fun-with-mario-paint/40152/10): > > I really wanna VR6 swap it, but i know nothing about it. Hard? Expensive? Every post ever by someone who owns vws in reverse-mark-order. Lol. There’s a lot to the swap, over the last few years it has become pretty prevalent so resources and bits and pieces are easy to find. GLWTVR6. ---
**Author:** ![swaiknow](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/swaiknow/32/6359_2.png) [@swaiknow](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/swaiknow)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2011, 8:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mk2-jetta-project/257224/17 "2011-03-09T20:18:03Z")
anyone ever have Raceland Coilovers? Most of the reviews i have read have been great, but i just wanted to know if any of you have used them…i mean for like $320 a set i may just pick em up… ---
**Author:** ![Average\_Jerk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/898d66/32.png) [@Average\_Jerk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Average_Jerk)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2011, 8:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mk2-jetta-project/257224/18 "2011-03-09T20:20:09Z")
Racelands are awful. Dont waste your money ---
**Author:** ![TonyJ124](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tonyj124/32/6380_2.png) [@TonyJ124](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TonyJ124)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2011, 8:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mk2-jetta-project/257224/19 "2011-03-09T20:27:10Z")
> [@WTB: Cheap Car Amp Under $40](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wtb-cheap-car-amp-under-40/40228/5): > > Racelands are awful. Dont waste your money Based on what? I a few friends that currently have them or have had them without issue. They are cheap and do the job. Set your expectations where your budget is, and you won’t be let down. ---
**Author:** ![Average\_Jerk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/898d66/32.png) [@Average\_Jerk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Average_Jerk)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2011, 8:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mk2-jetta-project/257224/20 "2011-03-09T20:28:12Z")
> [@The Official Banish MikeRi24 Thread](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-official-banish-mikeri24-thread/40214/61): > > Based on what? > > I a few friends that currently have them or have had them without issue. They are cheap and do the job. Set your expectations where your budget is, and you won’t be let down. based on reality shitty spring rates the struts arent properly valved cheap chinese made shit $300 for coilovers? get real [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mk2-jetta-project/257224.md?page=2)