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Project VW GTI 16V Part 9: 16V Engine Transplant
I've always been proud of my resourcefulness. In junior high, I'd call in sick by using my grandpa's voice synthesizer after a tracheotomy... more |
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Project VW GTI 16V Part 1: Intro
Instead of buying a Porsche Boxster, I bought a house, a quintessential "fixer-upper" that sends real estate agents into some sort of... more |
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Project VW GTI 16V Part 11: Quick Update
Despite the fact Project GTI is running at seven-eighths its potential, I have been driving the bloody hell out of it. When I thought its... more |
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Project VW GTI 16V Part 10: Autotech Power Module and Dyno Testing
Whenever the hood of Project GTI 16V is opened, my knuckles start to bleed. I'd like to think it's a mechanical form of stigmata, a... more |
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Project VW GTI 16V Part 8: Intake and exhaust
I have problems, the kind of mental malfunctions that make psychotherapists rich. I'm manic--one moment filled with euphoria and the next... more |
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Project VW GTI 16V Part 7: Big Brakes, wheels and tires
Dust thy Neighbor" was part of Volkswagen's print ad campaign for the GTI 16V. The text read something like "...and if you can't beat him... more |
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Project VW GTI 16V Part 6: Seats
Every other week I pay the kid next door 20 bucks to scalp my lawn and chop the heads off my sprinklers. It costs another 20 to fix the... more |
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Project VW GTI 16V Part 5: Battery, cat, fuel distributor and black box
Ice-cream headaches and used cars have much in common. If you knew beforehand the crushing pain to come, you'd rethink the next bite. In... more |
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Project VW GTI 16V Part 4: Coilovers, lighting and bumpers
During confession the priest asks for an act of contrition, a penance for your sins. In my case, most of the time they were pretty... more |
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Project VW GTI 16V Part 3: Shifter and tie rods
So far, the experience of owning this GTI has had all the charm of pulling out of the garage and backing over Grandma. Before it happens... more |
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