Day 2 ~ Gutting Out the Donor

  Today I got right down to business taking the hood, windshield, and trunk off. Other than the things that are already broken or in poor condition, I intend to remove them with some care as to be able to use them on my other Jetta or try to sell them to recover little bits of cost here and there. Let's just say the windshield was not sell-able. Whether you decide to remove it in one piece or destroy it like me, plan on a lot of time unless you have tools and experience with this. The cleanup time about matched the removal, but I won't count the first aid time. Hehe, let me just recommend coveralls, hat, thick leather gloves, and boots. Those darn slivers get everywhere.

  After getting some of the big items out of the way, I went to work on interior trim and stuff. So the rear lights, rear seats, belts, all the door panels, rear trim, and trunk liner are all gone. It sounds a little trite for the 6 hours I spent on it, but I've gotten on a roll now and also got some cleaning done too. I expect the next couple hours to have the head liner, front seats, and the rest of the trim and liners out. I will attack the dash after that.
  By the way, the times tracked in this blog will serve to give the average builder in my perspective an idea of the overall time it may take one to build this project. Others are blogging this build and tracking progress a bit more aggressively which will more accurately reflect a more tool-on-metal timing approach. I'll try to keep up, but if you're doing this yourself or paying someone to do it, you may find it helpful to budget for a wider perspective.


Feel free to rummage through my photos so far.