84 jetta coupe project

Well I guess I can start showing some progress on my 84 coupe that I bought last May.  I bought this coupe in Gainesville for $400 and it is pretty much rust free.  It was stored in a unit up to the time I bought it.  This is how it looked once I got it home.  

After about 5 months the "tear down' started…

This  is the stock 1.7 8v that I was gonna turbocharge but I have other plans now.

Pulling the 1.7 8v and starting to clean up things for something new.

This 1.8 16v was pulled out of a 87 scirocco that was left over a year at my buddie's place so it made a great donor vehicle.  This is before.

And this is after.

Another view.

Once the tranny is done it will be dropped into the car.  Here is what the inside look like once I start cleaning and shampooing.


The front and rear seats will get reskinned close to the orginal real soon.

The 87 scirocco is covered up under the camo cover which will lose alot of its parts to go on the coupe.

Here are some updated pictures of my engine and tranny together.

Here is the engine install after the engine bay being painted.  

Well I picket up my seat today and they turnout pretty good!  What do you think?


And this is the steering wheel that will be added thanks to Saddest6day66.

Here is some better pictures of the engine in the car.

Something showed up today! :laugh:  :laugh:  :laugh:

It has been awhile on this slow build but, I have the seats in and the dash.  Now the dash needs to be wired up.

I got a set of polished teardrops to put on my coupe once it is done.  I thinking about putting 185/55/14 tires on them.  I got them from a friend for a really good price.  Here they go…

very nice mate , keep us posted  

Great thread dude, 2 door Jettas are awesome !!!!!! I have a 5 door Jetta. Like how you have done the covering on the rear seats as well !!!!! 8)

Thanks!  This is going to be a really fun car once it is done.

nice motor,cool with the rocco manifold 8)

andy you have a four door jetta btw :wink:

golf_coupe said

nice motor,cool with the rocco manifold 8)

andy you have a four door jetta btw :wink:

4/5 i use them all  

like the jetta,one thing,the steering whel is on the wrong side??  
 Bert

I need to get this thing painted!

RoadBoss said

I need to get this thing painted!

You need to get some more pics up dude    

Yeah, I need to take some more of it.

were did you get the rocco manifold from mate .

From a 87 rocco parts car.