A friend of mine did something interesting in his jetta.  you went to lowes and got rubber 90 degree elbows that fit the the guages and just took the bottom of them to a band saw so they rested right on the dash and all in all they dont look half bad.  its a cheap way to get a couple exra gauges on the dash.  I think he payed .87 cents.

Muchos props to DaveOL, who today drove out from the South Bay to near the Getty Center to get me back on the road after my water pump belt snaps on the freeway, spraying coolant all over the place and stranding me in the mountain pass.   Despite no shade and working in the burning sun, Dave remained his cool self  8)and got me going in no time.   Thanks for also lending a hand when Kellydahman thoroughly gave my car new life  earlier this year.  (see Kellydahman's topic for the lengthy post o

Well, worked very hard so far, and the motor is installed, still need to get IC piping fabricated, and finish the wiring and vacuum lines. The Tial Wastegate comes very close to the motor mount, hopefully it won't have any issues.   Also, the Magna MPI is very close to the brake master cylinder and brake booster, so the back corner is cluttered with wires, hoses and stuff. I'm trying to route everything in a clean manner, so its taking a little extra time, and now its raining so i have to wait

The other day, I had my car up on jack stands where the wheels were clearly hanging off the ground.  Now, the car I picked up from the old owner had lowered it using Tokico shocks that drop in on the strut assemblies and Suspension Techniques springs ( could be wrong about the springs, they could be Eibachs).   I noticed that while the suspension was hanging like this, the springs themselves were loosely clanging around instead of butted up tight against the upper spring perch hat, and if it we