Side Impact!

Now that's a wrecked Jetta! It did a good job taking the hit and protecting the driver!

It's Alive!!! (Corrado TDI Edition)

A year ago this unfortunate 1992 VW Corrado SLC fell into my possession after being disassembled and passed around by many who had given up on it. When I dragged it home there was no engine, transmission, headlights, radiator, etc... I worked on it on and off as time and parts permitted and am happy to say that it's finally got some life again - only this time with a 1.9 TDI from a 1997 Passat! With over 18 Gallons of fuel capacity and what should be an impressive MPG figure - this thing should have some serious range! check out the first drive below:

Factory Five sighting

I was greeted with an interesting stop on the way home from work today, a stop that any car guy could appreciate. As I was passing the Chevron I spotted a Factory Five truck offloading a car for a customer and stopped to take a closer look. I'm not sure which was more impressive - the car or the rig he was delivering with! You decide:

Either way - the new owner has a car that could be a BLAST to build + Drive and this guy has one of the coolest trucking jobs out there:

Lifted MKIV Jetta Wagon Put To The Test

We just got back from a 1,300 mile trip to Idaho and back with this little beast and it sure did well! Towing back across eastern Oregon and Nevada in 30+ MPH crosswinds and then over Donner pass took a massive toll on MPG, but it still returned 28 MPG! The FRANKENBUILT Lift Kit lift kit sure improved towing! It was nice having everything up high enough to not drag and firm enough to not sag terribly under the load. It was also nice to have the added power from the Borg Warner BV39 Turbo, DLC1019 Nozzles, TDTuning Tune and Darkside Developments upgraded SMIC. I'm sure my parents will be glad to have their car back tomorrow! It sure has proven itself as a serious workhorse! 

MKIV Jetta Wagon Lift - I'd call this a success

Finally got the First Frankenbuilt MK4 Jetta Wagon lift installed. We filled it up to the roof and are pilling on the miles. This thing sure rides nice. 

MK4 Jetta Wagon Lift

Well, here is the first MK4 Jetta wagon lift prototype, let's see how this turns out...

Solved the overboost issue

After abusing the first MAP sensor severely it finally failed. The new one solved the problem.