StaggeredMK4's MKI GTI Teardown & Build Thread......

Post by **Project2ndGen** » Sep Tue 09, 2008 8:56 pm

What no update today! boo hiss

Post by **sneakyboy1** » Sep Tue 09, 2008 9:49 pm

Project2ndGen wrote:What no update today! boo hiss

I told you I would!!!

Melted wiring is soo much fun!!!

It's all gettin replaced!

Here is the floorboard after gettin out that thick black sound deadinig crap. LOOK!!! NO RUST STILL!!!!

Suprisingly there wasn't a ton of "satan's snot" glue!!! WOOO HOOO!!!

Starting to look bare!

WOO HOO, Still no rust!!!

No more wiring!!!

No more windshield!!!! HOLY CRAP WAS IT A PAIN IN THE ASS TO GET OUT!!!

And this is why!!! One of the previous owners had used the nastiest friggin black sticky, stringy tar crap all around the inside of the window. Here is a lil fraction of what I had to scrape out before I could pull the windshield....

LOOK, I finally came across some rust!!! Very minimal and not rotted through!!!

And here she sits now. I gotta finish the floorboards on the pass side then start sanding the jambs for paint.

Post by **Rennwagen1** » Sep Tue 09, 2008 9:57 pm

Uh, you should have called me for the windshield removal, I have a tool that would have had it out in like 30 seconds. For real. And the black stuff that you found is called butyl, and it sucks. used alot in the 70s and early 80s, and Ford still uses it today to seal quarter glasses on it's vehicles.

Post by **sneakyboy1** » Sep Tue 09, 2008 10:01 pm

Rennwagen1 wrote:Uh, you should have called me for the windshield removal, I have a tool that would have had it out in like 30 seconds. For real. And the black stuff that you found is called butyl, and it sucks. used alot in the 70s and early 80s, and Ford still uses it today to seal quarter glasses on it's vehicles.

Actually the removal wasn't bad, I just used a shifter wire for a mountain bike and ran it around the bead of the windshield, I was complaining more about the actual scraping that shit out of there. It sticks to EVERYTHING!!!
Thanks though!

BUTYL=HELL

Post by **Rennwagen1** » Sep Tue 09, 2008 10:05 pm

here is an ancient chinese installer secret. Butyl sticks best to butyl. Get a small piece loose and then stick it to itself and it will pull off the paint. But since you didn't call me, I will tell you this after the removal.

Post by **sneakyboy1** » Sep Tue 09, 2008 10:23 pm

Rennwagen1 wrote:here is an ancient chinese installer secret. Butyl sticks best to butyl. Get a small piece loose and then stick it to itself and it will pull off the paint. But since you didn't call me, I will tell you this after the removal.

Ha, yeah, I already had that one figured out! That's why the little ball of it in that one picture. It still sucks ass and should be banned!!!

Post by **Unimoger** » Sep Wed 10, 2008 10:42 am

nice work jason, why don't you take a break and send me those truck pics sometime.

I might need to just come to zoo-town and check this car out.

Post by **Dubber** » Sep Wed 10, 2008 12:03 pm

the car is looking awesome man, keep up the good work, i love getting on here and checking it out =)

Post by **kompressorgolf** » Sep Wed 10, 2008 2:21 pm

keep up the good work man! you got parts on order, when does the column of brown trucks comming?

again way to tear right in, this better be ready for YNP next year, mine will be ready! mk1's represent!!!!!!!!!!!!

Post by **BigSkyVR6Caddy** » Sep Sun 14, 2008 7:10 pm

Looking good!!!
I know the feeling of completely tearing one down like that.
I found dead mice and bee hives, but little rust?
The carpet glue took alot of patience on my interior.