Mrs Shifty's Jetta
We've followed a few projects from Robert Lackey at Shifty's Spraywerkz in Oklahoma City. This time around, the project is the work of wife, Tosha. Apparently, she'd been talking about building a Mk4 Jetta for about a year but he didn't realize how serious she was until she bought this '01 GL 2.0 from Wichita. The car has 34k miles on it, but there was some engine damage. So they've rounded up the parts to build a 16v hybrid using the stock 2.0 block and crank. The car previously had an EIP turbo. That's gone but a Sachs clutch, Peloquin LSD, Neuspeed stainless cat-back and EBC brakes remain.
After two day's work, Tosha and husband stripped the car and pulled the drivetrain. They'd bought new bumpers and body parts, plus several gallons of '00 Bettle Vapor blue paint for the (inevitable) color change!
So Rob tore down the motor, discovering #3 piston had disintegrated. He then fabricated a coolant flange adapter for the 16v head and received adapters for the throttle body and fuel pressure regulator from Bahn Brenner, along with a BBM fuel rail.
In the meantime, Tosha started the bodywork, filling the trunk emblem and prepping the door jambs for paint. Robert then filled the hood notch and painted the engine bay. Since then, Tosha has returned to school for her Master's, so Rob's kept the project going with their oldest son, Quentin.