My 89 GTI 16v

So I've owned this car for nearly 5 years and tranformed it from a bone stock run of the mill 16v gti into what it is today. I did it all by myself, with exception of the body work, with the occasional help of a friend ot two (mostly Zane) and my dad.

Here are a few recent pictures.








And here is how it sits in its current state


My goal with the car is to have a top show contending car that I can still take to the track and have a great time.

And of course, the mod list:

Suspension:
-Patec holeshot coilovers
-All new suspension bushings (poly rear insert, TT/R32 control arm bushings)
-Autotech rear swaybar (waiting to be installed)

Brakes:
-Corrado g60 front brake set up
-Mk4 rear caliper converson
-Brembo rotors all around
-Stainless steel lines
-Hawk street pads all around
-22mm master cylinder

Engine:
-Ported head
-Euro intake cam
-Brospeed header
-Flex-a-lite dual fan set up ran as pusher fans
-50mm intake manifold
-A/C delete w/ alternator relocated to the a/c position
-Powdercoated valve cover w/ polished 'fins'
-Phenolic Intake manifold spacer
-Magnaflow catback exhaust
-Front hydraulic motor mount drained and filled with polyurethane
-Poly insert in the rear motor mount
-Turn 2 poly tranny mount

Transmission:
-Rebuilt CHE tranny w/ peloquin LSD
-Lightened flywheel (8.5lbs)
-Exedy clutch kit
-USRT heim jointed shift linkage
-TT short shift kit

Exterior:
-Euro small bumpers
-Rallye headlight set up (lights are relayed and joey modded, radiator support is shaved)
-Ronal LS 15x7.5 et25 wheels wrapped in 195/50 falkens
-chrome door handle inserts
-fenders shaved
-Scirocco tilt and slide sunroof w/ audi power sunroof motor
-rear wiper/ wash nozzle delete
-FK crystal clear 1/2 red, 1/2 smoked tail lights
-Smoked lamin-x on top half of the tail lights
-Freedom design billet antenna - black anodized
-Happich pop outs (waiting to be installed)

Interior:
-Saleen mustang recaro front seats
-Rear seat removed, false floor in its place
-S3 Design backlit gauge faces
-Headliner a,b,c pillars, and door pulls wrapped in faux suede
-Faux suede shift boot
-Kamei shift knob w/ custom billet mount
-Infinity 5.25" kappa component speakers
-Infinity 4x6" component plate speakers
-Infinity 660w 4 channel amp

Future plans:
-Finish body work and shaving of hood, hatch, and some minor shaving of the engine bay
-Full respray black w/ gold pearl
-Chrome stripe euro bumpers
-New wheels
-Replace stereo, sub, and amp that were stolen from the car
-Custom sub enclosure
-Upgrade existing audio components
-Redo the false floor
-Reupholster the seats, door cards, and a few other interior bits
-SCCH spherical ball joint kit
-SCCH bump steer elimination kit
-Scirocco reseviorless radiator
-ABA/16v with a port and polished head
-AEG lifters
-Titanium valve spring retainers
-HD springs
-Cat cams boost cam set
-Lightened and balanced intermediate shaft
-Possibly knife edge, blueprint, and balance the crank
-Eaton M90 supercharger (ideally pushing about 18 psi)
-Water to air intercooler
-Megasquirt SEM
-Serpentine belt set up
-Polish most if not all aluminum parts in the bay
-New coilovers with adjustable dampening
-Camber plates
-Strut bars
-And maybe a half cage