Here’s a list of shit on this car because without it I couldn’t possibly remember.
Items with blog posts are linked to their name.
- Drive-train
- Engine: 9A 2.0 16v out of a 91? GLI
- Transaxle: 2H 020 out of 83 GTI. Gears:
- 1. 3.45
- 2. 2.12
- 3. 1.44
- 4. 1.13
- 5. diesel gear swap, cant remember if 0.75 or 0.85 , (original gear 0.91)
- Ring and Pinion: 3.94
- Differential: Quaiffe, i think
- Axles:
- I can’t remember what I did for axles. does a 2H normally have 90 or 100mm?
- I feel like I had to swap axle flanges for 90
- Body
- cabriolet clipper kit
- thule roof rack
- Lights
- front
- headlights: oem single round
- Philips UltinonSport 9003 LED Bulb
- 9007 Male to H4 Female adapter to plug A1 round lights into A2 GLI harness
- blinkers: cabriolet clipper dual filaments
- headlights: oem single round
- rear
- oem short tail housings
- blinker (1073/1156)
- tail light: 5007 (original 67/97)
- stop light (1073/1156)
- back-up light (1073/1156)
- plate lights HELLA 921LED65K (1816/1893)
- oem short tail housings
- CF-14 relay for LED blinkers
- front
- Brakes
- Front
- Wilwood four piston
- 11 inch discs? need to measure, unless I can dig up the old listing on vwvortex
- Rear
- Disc conversion
- off of what I’m not sure. are there variations?
- Disc conversion
- Front
- Interior
- seats: MK2 manual Recaros
- shift knob: 3D printed in hatchbox wood fiber PLA, as an experiment
- had to tap the threads on the shift knob longer
- Steering wheel
- Grant Challenger 870
- Part #3568 – Standard Installation Kit
- this does not clear the inner diameter of the turn stalks. Sent an email to Grant tech support asking about it.
- Part #5895 – Black No Logo Horn Button
- todo buy Part #4000 – Two Inch Extension Kit
- Cluster from 91? GLI
- Full CE2 Swap
- used the panel bracket from TDI Shop
- Floor stuff
- buytl
- foam
- liquid too?
- Wheels
- For now: 14″ tear drops
- or maybe I should throw 15″ corrado sebrings on.
- leaning towards 15″ rml snowflakes in the future
- would love to find a set of 15″ le castlettes
- For now: 14″ tear drops