# New here, my intro, and my cars 96 GTI and 91 turbo cavy **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [March 27, 2007, 8:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-here-my-intro-and-my-cars-96-gti-and-91-turbo-cavy/26578 "2007-03-27T08:01:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![juicedz4](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/juicedz4/32/5051_2.png) [@juicedz4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/juicedz4)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2007, 8:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-here-my-intro-and-my-cars-96-gti-and-91-turbo-cavy/26578/1 "2007-03-27T08:01:22Z")
Name is Dan (31 yrs old), from Macedon NY. Im a EE, but would rather do mechanical stuff: cut, grind, weld, sand etc. I live on 5 acres of nothing in Macedon with my wife Becky and 2yr old daughter Cailey. My cars: 1996 GTI VR6 5spd - daily driver Mods: Koni reds, autotech springs Autotech rear swaybar Autotech chip and airbox delete OMP front stress bar Home made front lower stress bar and removeable rear upper bar home made headrest camera mount Momo wheel, shift knob, and schroth harness Black headliner and upper trim plastics Pics: ![http://clubhousecustoms.com/gallery/albums/GTI-Project/memorial_day_05_2.sized.jpg](http://clubhousecustoms.com/gallery/albums/GTI-Project/memorial_day_05_2.sized.jpg) ![http://clubhousecustoms.com/gallery/albums/album20/DSCF0681.sized.jpg](http://clubhousecustoms.com/gallery/albums/album20/DSCF0681.sized.jpg) ![http://clubhousecustoms.com/gallery/albums/album20/GTI_stress_bar.sized.jpg](http://clubhousecustoms.com/gallery/albums/album20/GTI_stress_bar.sized.jpg) ![http://clubhousecustoms.com/gallery/albums/album22/New_carpet_and_covers_1.sized.jpg](http://clubhousecustoms.com/gallery/albums/album22/New_carpet_and_covers_1.sized.jpg) ![http://clubhousecustoms.com/gallery/albums/album21/front_close.sized.jpg](http://clubhousecustoms.com/gallery/albums/album21/front_close.sized.jpg) 1991 Cavalier 2.2L custom turbo 5spd Mods: too fn many to list, basically nothing is stock, Ill list a few big ones Suspension/Brakes: Front: Custom front coilovers with double adjustable Koni race dampers and eibach springs T3 camber plates Wilwood 11.75" rotors and 4 piston calipers, Wilwood prop valve Custom steering setup, uses straight aluminum tie rods and steel rod ends. Rear: Koni double adjustable race shocks, and eibach springs Custom made upper and lower articulating spring perches with jack bolts for height adjustments Beretta narrowed rear axle beam Shelby daytona rear disc brakes Beretta swaybar custom axle beam K brace Motor: Ross custom pistons 8:1, with JE wrist pins Eagle rods Crane Gold race rockers on ARP studs Isky LS1 valve springs, with Comp Ti retainers REV custom ss valves with hardened tips Custom valve cover and intake manifold Currently underway: one off billet camshaft and Crower keyed race roller lifters Other: Haltech E6A Quaife Diff All new wiring, gauges etc Lots of interior crap NOTE: BEFORE YOU START LOOKING, ALL OF THE YELLOW IS EITHER GOING OR GONE 😃 A few pics: I dont really have a single fn picture of hte whole car. All I really have is this pic from my S3 mag photos. ![](http://clubhousecustoms.com/gallery/albums/After-Fire-Pics/S3_Mag4.sized.jpg) ![http://clubhousecustoms.com/gallery/albums/stuff/strut_with_spring_brakes.sized.jpg](http://clubhousecustoms.com/gallery/albums/stuff/strut_with_spring_brakes.sized.jpg) ![http://clubhousecustoms.com/gallery/albums/album19/fully_assembled_2.sized.jpg](http://clubhousecustoms.com/gallery/albums/album19/fully_assembled_2.sized.jpg) ![http://clubhousecustoms.com/gallery/albums/album19/fully_assembled_1.sized.jpg](http://clubhousecustoms.com/gallery/albums/album19/fully_assembled_1.sized.jpg) ![http://clubhousecustoms.com/gallery/albums/album06/oil_cooler_vents_1.sized.jpg](http://clubhousecustoms.com/gallery/albums/album06/oil_cooler_vents_1.sized.jpg) Current projects (or stuff recently done over winter): New 3" exhaust with e cutout and WG dump, currently painted and ready to go on. Will be ceramic coated after its tested ![http://clubhousecustoms.com/gallery/albums/album25/DSCF1276.sized.jpg](http://clubhousecustoms.com/gallery/albums/album25/DSCF1276.sized.jpg) New cluster and dash, still in progress ![http://clubhousecustoms.com/gallery/albums/album27/DSCF1457.sized.jpg](http://clubhousecustoms.com/gallery/albums/album27/DSCF1457.sized.jpg) ![http://clubhousecustoms.com/gallery/albums/album32/DSCF1618.sized.jpg](http://clubhousecustoms.com/gallery/albums/album32/DSCF1618.sized.jpg) And the massive rewire the whole car project ![http://clubhousecustoms.com/gallery/albums/album32/DSCF1505.sized.jpg](http://clubhousecustoms.com/gallery/albums/album32/DSCF1505.sized.jpg) ![http://clubhousecustoms.com/gallery/albums/album32/DSCF1539.sized.jpg](http://clubhousecustoms.com/gallery/albums/album32/DSCF1539.sized.jpg) All my pics are somewhat organized on my site [www.clubhousecustoms.com](http://www.clubhousecustoms.com) I also have a 93 cabriolet that I picked up for 650 bux for the wife. I have yet to start working on that yet, at least until the cavy is running again. teaser pic ![http://clubhousecustoms.com/gallery/albums/album30/PICT1670_sized.sized.jpeg](http://clubhousecustoms.com/gallery/albums/album30/PICT1670_sized.sized.jpeg) Thats pretty much it. Hopefully I can contribute something useful to this site. Dan ---
**Author:** ![2TurboZ](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/2turboz/32/7577_2.png) [@2TurboZ](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/2TurboZ)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2007, 8:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-here-my-intro-and-my-cars-96-gti-and-91-turbo-cavy/26578/2 "2007-03-27T08:02:30Z")
Wow…nice work. ---
**Author:** ![sickmach](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e79b87/32.png) [@sickmach](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sickmach)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2007, 8:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-here-my-intro-and-my-cars-96-gti-and-91-turbo-cavy/26578/3 "2007-03-27T08:07:07Z")
welcome ---
**Author:** ![Locutus](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/locutus/32/7574_2.png) [@Locutus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Locutus)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2007, 8:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-here-my-intro-and-my-cars-96-gti-and-91-turbo-cavy/26578/4 "2007-03-27T08:07:10Z")
clean! 👋 ---
**Author:** ![Anonymity](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/anonymity/32/7215_2.png) [@Anonymity](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Anonymity)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2007, 8:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-here-my-intro-and-my-cars-96-gti-and-91-turbo-cavy/26578/5 "2007-03-27T08:24:18Z")
nice ride, where ther hell do you live? welcome. ee rulz. ---
**Author:** ![Mrs\_Karus](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mrs_karus/32/7426_2.png) [@Mrs\_Karus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mrs_Karus)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2007, 8:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-here-my-intro-and-my-cars-96-gti-and-91-turbo-cavy/26578/6 "2007-03-27T08:25:10Z")
welcome! ---
**Author:** ![bladez](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bladez/32/7237_2.png) [@bladez](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bladez)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2007, 8:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-here-my-intro-and-my-cars-96-gti-and-91-turbo-cavy/26578/7 "2007-03-27T08:43:16Z")
👋 welcome, nice work! ---
**Author:** ![Zong](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zong/32/7580_2.png) [@Zong](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Zong)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2007, 8:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-here-my-intro-and-my-cars-96-gti-and-91-turbo-cavy/26578/8 "2007-03-27T08:58:48Z")
I’m impressed with the work you’ve done with your cavalier. Welcome. ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2007, 9:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-here-my-intro-and-my-cars-96-gti-and-91-turbo-cavy/26578/9 "2007-03-27T09:02:09Z")
is that a painless wiring harness? ---
**Author:** ![juicedz4](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/juicedz4/32/5051_2.png) [@juicedz4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/juicedz4)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2007, 9:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-here-my-intro-and-my-cars-96-gti-and-91-turbo-cavy/26578/10 "2007-03-27T09:32:11Z")
Thanks everyone. [quote=“Anonymity,post:5,topic:26578"”] nice ride, where ther hell do you live? welcome. ee rulz. [/quote] Macedon, is like 20min east of Rochester. I should just say I live in Rochester. No one ever knows where Macedon is heh. [quote=“newman,post:9,topic:26578"”] is that a painless wiring harness? [/quote] No. I really dont like those much. They arent configurable at all, and everything is pre labeled etc I made this harness completely from scratch. It does everything from the lights and body wiring, to my gauges, relays for everything, connections to a switch panel for my center console and PLX R-500 interface etc. The fuse boxes and relays and relay sockets all came from Waytek wire. I bent up the panel here at work and just spray bombed it black. I also found new metripak pins for the factory connectors I had to use, mainly just those at the colum. This way I didnt have to solder and splice any of the wires. ![http://clubhousecustoms.com/gallery/albums/album32/DSCF1542.sized.jpg](http://clubhousecustoms.com/gallery/albums/album32/DSCF1542.sized.jpg) Dan ---
**Author:** ![jay\_g](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jay_g/32/111288_2.png) [@jay\_g](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jay_g)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2007, 9:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-here-my-intro-and-my-cars-96-gti-and-91-turbo-cavy/26578/11 "2007-03-27T09:42:56Z")
nice to see some fresh ideas/work. ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2007, 10:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-here-my-intro-and-my-cars-96-gti-and-91-turbo-cavy/26578/12 "2007-03-27T10:14:03Z")
where did you get the wire through? do you have a good source? I need to rewire my E30, but not much is actually needed. also, i nosed around the Waytek site (also digikey), but was unable to find those fuse blocks, do you have a link? ---
**Author:** ![juicedz4](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/juicedz4/32/5051_2.png) [@juicedz4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/juicedz4)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2007, 10:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-here-my-intro-and-my-cars-96-gti-and-91-turbo-cavy/26578/13 "2007-03-27T10:39:36Z")
The wire came from Waytek. I bought about every color of 18awg automotive crosslink wire. I think the 250ft rolls were 12-13 bux each. Im always wiring something up so I was ok having some extra. Fuse box [http://order.waytekwire.com/CGI-BIN/LANSAWEB?WEBEVENT+L0C8A681650E08400125F092+M37+ENG](http://order.waytekwire.com/CGI-BIN/LANSAWEB?WEBEVENT+L0C8A681650E08400125F092+M37+ENG) You need to order the sockets separatly for it. Since in the back you actually attach the fuse socket directly to the wire. Its about as factory style as I could find. The only bitch is they are pre config’d for 6ckts and 14ckts on two separate busses. Youll see that soon enough tho. Dan ---
**Author:** ![juicedz4](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/juicedz4/32/5051_2.png) [@juicedz4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/juicedz4)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2007, 10:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-here-my-intro-and-my-cars-96-gti-and-91-turbo-cavy/26578/14 "2007-03-27T10:40:23Z")
ah crap. That link doesnt work. The p/n is 46074 Dan ---
**Author:** ![MPD47](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mpd47/32/7383_2.png) [@MPD47](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MPD47)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2007, 10:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-here-my-intro-and-my-cars-96-gti-and-91-turbo-cavy/26578/15 "2007-03-27T10:54:59Z")
I’m impressed by the work that goes into your projects. But the color scheme makes me think “If PeeWee’s playhouse had a car…” ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2007, 10:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-here-my-intro-and-my-cars-96-gti-and-91-turbo-cavy/26578/16 "2007-03-27T10:56:04Z")
so is that why you have two of them? so you can have 4 separate busses? One constant, one ACC, on ON, then one left over? Or combine the two 6 circuits so you have 3? A pair of 14 circuits and one 12 circuit? ---
**Author:** ![POOPRA](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/poopra/32/7188_2.png) [@POOPRA](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/POOPRA)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2007, 11:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-here-my-intro-and-my-cars-96-gti-and-91-turbo-cavy/26578/17 "2007-03-27T11:06:13Z")
Nice work but the 91 cavy doesnt do much for me as a platform, either do you interior/exterior color schemes. Oh and newman you can get wire spools at harbor frieght for cheap. ---
**Author:** ![juicedz4](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/juicedz4/32/5051_2.png) [@juicedz4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/juicedz4)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2007, 11:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-here-my-intro-and-my-cars-96-gti-and-91-turbo-cavy/26578/18 "2007-03-27T11:15:57Z")
Mike, Ya, the yellow blows I know. Im so sick of it myslef. When it comes out in spring its going to be black or silver in place of yellow. The wheels are already black. Im going to change the checkers on the side to black and either just pull the cage out for now, and/or spray it silver or flat black. All the yellow crap in the motor and interior will be gone etc. I think everyone, including myself will like it alot more whenever the F it rolls back out. Probably when McQuillens gets my motor back together. That cant happen until after he grinds the blank for my new cam and Comp actually grinds it. And they modify the lifter bores to fit the new keyed lifters. ugh newman, As for the fuse boxes, I am using two banks for constant, one for ignition, and one for accessory. Dan ---
**Author:** ![MPD47](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mpd47/32/7383_2.png) [@MPD47](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MPD47)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2007, 11:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-here-my-intro-and-my-cars-96-gti-and-91-turbo-cavy/26578/19 "2007-03-27T11:17:42Z")
:tup: Glad the yellow is going away. ---
**Author:** ![juicedz4](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/juicedz4/32/5051_2.png) [@juicedz4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/juicedz4)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2007, 11:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-here-my-intro-and-my-cars-96-gti-and-91-turbo-cavy/26578/20 "2007-03-27T11:23:24Z")
I have had this car since 92 (my first car actually). There is alot of stuff left over from my young and stupid days… Here is my MS paint version of the car with no spoiler and black checkers. Notice the wheels are already black. Visualize no yellow… ![http://clubhousecustoms.com/gallery/albums/album02/juicedz4black.sized.jpg](http://clubhousecustoms.com/gallery/albums/album02/juicedz4black.sized.jpg) Dan [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-here-my-intro-and-my-cars-96-gti-and-91-turbo-cavy/26578.md?page=2)