Mk2 Jetta Supercharged VR6

Bit of info on the jetta.
Was a 1.3 with 88k on the clock. All solid underneath and very good bodywork with a couple tiny rust spots. Had a pretty new custom stainless manifold and exhaust and new looking spax shocks and springs. Was probably too good to rip apart but wanted to start with a decent base as I can't paint or weld.
First stage of the build was to swap the air ride from the mk3 onto the jetta.

At the same time I built some custom speaker pods from some old door card pockets to house some 6.5" speakers as the stock ones were tiny dash speakers that sounded awful. Also fitted a sub and amp in the boot.
I then sourced some cheap bbs ra wheels and it stayed this way for the winter months whilst I stripped the mk3 down.

Excellent. Mk2 Jetta has a special place in my heart, spotted one in a vw main dealer I went past on a school trip. My dad asked if I saw one as he was looking for one, so we went up and he bought it, an ex demo 86 D plate with about 15k on the clock, 1.6TX in tornado red.

That survived my brother passing his test and using it, then me passing my test and using it, together we put about 100k on it then a 7.5tonner went in the back of it about 5 miles in to a trip to Wales that my parents were heading on.

It got repaired by someone else as it was an insurance write off, and I saw it a couple of times after.

So, my first car naturally had to be a mk2 Jetta, this time in 1.6CL flavour apparently. 85 C reg.
I say apparently, as when 'racing' a mate a took a roundabout too fast and oil surge put a con rod through both sides of the block. Upon removal the engine revealed itself to be a 1.8
The 1.6 that went back in it was a much sweeter revving engine.
Cracking car, ended up with lowered updated suspension, GTI back axle, scirocco GTX front seats, Audi coupe Quattro Ronals, all updated stuff but still from the VAG range.
Thoroughly abused, lad from the next village wrote off his xr3i trying to stay with it, ended up crashing and repair both ends of the car, and ended up trading it in after about 3 years and only lost £400 on it.

Saw it at the side of the road in south London with for sale £395 in the window shortly after, was very tempted to buy it back!

And if you haven't from the boot check the rear suspension turrets for corrosion, loads of them have some hidden there.

You'll have to use your hand to check as you won't be able to see.

Yeah the 1.3 really wasn't enough to be in a jetta.

And nice to read some other stories about jetta. I used to own a bora before my mk3 so always had a soft spot for a booted golf.
Will update with more of the build soon