My Project GLi
| What | cost* | Odometer Reading, kms | Comments |
| 1984 VW Jetta GLi 2dr | $3,200.00 | 106,000 | excellent condition |
| 16V antenna replica | ?? | ??? | from AutoBahn Designs, see comments |
| 1978 rabbit fenders | $80.00 | ??? | nice clean smooth rustfree fenders see comments |
| shave marker lights on fenders | $50.00 | ??? | to be rid of the gross side markers and original antenna hole |
| H4 7" headlights | $100.00 | ??? | with 80/100 bulbs. probably the best thing I've done to the car |
| city lights | $0.00 | ??? | see comments |
| cabriolet grill | $150.00 | ??? | from a dealer |
| H4 5 3/4" headlights | $100.00 | ??? | with 55/60 bulbs, to mount in the place of the driving lights in the cabby grill |
| relays (4) | $40.00 | ??? | for even more power, the headlights are run off the relays close to the battery |
| switch for driving lights | $10.00 | ??? | from a wrecker, see comments |
| Clifford Car Alarm | $255.00 | ??? | a necessity to keep the car my own |
| door lock actuator | $60.00 | ??? | locks/unlocks when the alarm is armed/disarmed |
| trunk solenoid | $40.00 | ??? | to pop the trunk via the alarm's remote |
| 2" VW emblem | $20.00 | ??? | to cover the hole for the trunk lock.comments |
| VW single wiper | $15.00 | 180,000 | from a wrecked Scirocco see the how to |
| shortened bumpers | $0.00 | 180,000 | bumpers shortened, see the comments |
| Spax suspension | $650.00 | 190,000 | non adjustable, not too bad, a little rough in winter though |
| Audi height adjustable seat | $40.00 | 220,000 | from a wrecker, recovered with my original GLi seat cover |
| rabbit sealed 1/4 windows | $40.00 | 220,000 | from a wrecker, I got tired of the never sealing wing windows |
| Eurosport upper stress bar | $120.00 | 220,000 | to hold everything togeather, from Contemporary Motorsports |
| VDO 10-bar oil pressure gauge | $55.00 | 232,000 | from a wrecker |
| VDO 10-bar oil pressure sender | $0.00 | 232,000 | from a wrecker, traded for a window |
| Bentley Manual | $60.00 | . | the second best thing I've ever got for the car |
| bodywork/paint | $2,800.00 | 230,000 | includes rust and dent repair, shaving rear emblems, fill old wiper holes, base/clear paint |
| windsheild replacement | $100.00 | 230,000 | insurance deductable |
| 84 GTi front spoiler | $60.00 | 232,000 | to cover the rabbit fender/original Jetta front valence gap |
| lower front spoiler | $5.00 | 232,000 | from a Dodge Omni. see comments |
| VW cruise control | $50.00 | 232,000 | from a wrecker, see comments |
| ABD 4-pt lower stress bar | $120.00 | 235,000 | to hold the bottom end togeather |
| upper grill spoiler | $120.00 | 240,000 | from ABD |
| throttle body | $65.00 | 242,000 | from a wrecked Audi 5000, 52 mm secondary, see comments |
| VW intake manifold | $10.00 | 242,000 | from a wrecker, got it to port it to fit the throttle body |
| VW dual outlet exhaust manifold | $20.00 | 242,000 | from a wrecker, comments |
| exhaust dual downpipe | $140.00 | 242,000 | from Autotech |
| g-grind cam | $140.00 | 242,000 | 423/283, from Autotech |
| VW JH cylinder head | $350.00 | 242,000 | from a wrecker, see comments |
| machine cylinder head | $60.00 | to bump compression for a bit more power | |
| K&N air filter | $60.00 | 242,000 | for free flowing clean air |
| gaskets | $100.00 | 242,000 | required to put the engine togeather |
| white gauge faces | $0.00 | 250,000 | see a sketch |
| Hella side marker lights | $10.00 | 270,000 | (euro-style) from a wrecher, see notes |
| Tinted taillights | $30.00 | 285,000 | see notes |
| BBS wheels | $150.00US | 290,000 | from 1990 Jetta GLI, see picture |
| 205/50/15 tires | $150.00 | 290,000 | slightly used, from a Dodge Shelby Charger |
| 2.0L ABA | $xxx.00 | 3xx,000 | in search of power...comments |
| Adjustable cam gear | $xxx.00 | 3xx,000 | in search of more power... |
| high-lift valve springs | $xxx.00 | 3xx,000 | from Autotech |
| MFA | $xxx.00 | 3xx,000 | Show me the numbers. comments |
| knock sensor | $xxx.00 | 360,000 | comments |
| Badgeless grill | $xxx.00 | 3xx,000 | Concept 1 |
| 8" Boston mid-woofers | $xxx.00 | 3xx,000 | for the stereo |
| power window conversion | $xxx.00 | 3xx,000 | surprisingly, an Audiovox part comments |
| currently: ~390,000 |
| What | Comments |
| recover seats | leather, perhaps? |
VW Cruise parts and prices from a Dealer:
computer $550
signal switch $140
speedo sender $ 50
enough said, so it's too expensive to go the new parts way.
Used parts:
computer, hoses, vacuum pump, pedal switches(all from an Audi 5000) $15
signal switch $10
speedo sender, linkage, motor mount $20
Grand total: $50
Technical notes: factory tb: 28mm primary, 44mm secondary --> max area: ~2738sq mm(3.3sq in) audi tb: 28mm primary, 52mm secondary --> max area: ~2135sq mm(4.2sq in) increase: ~30%
Technical notes: single outlet manifold: 41mm outlet --> area: 1320sq mm (2.05sq in) dual outlet manifold: 2x35mm outlets --> area: 1920sq mm (2.98sq in) increase: ~46%
