Dylan's car Instagram. VWs, wrenching, shows, and road trips.
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New year, new @pvw_mag subscription. Now with more digital access!
Thanks for the reminder!
One last post from my post-thanksgiving road trip.
Some stats:
1638: miles driven
37.2: gallons of diesel
5: states driven in
7: Corropolese tomato …
Sometimes sitting in stop and go traffic in the TDI feels like what I imagine double kick drumming would feel like in super slow mo. The Poconos are a …
Took off a bit early to try to avoid the snow in Chicago. The fancy daily/hauler drove did everything it was supposed to.
I had forgotten how well …
Ran by harbor freight for some supplies for a longer drive/parts run in the fancy daily. Couldn’t pass up a little matching tool box for the …
Took a minute to get updated registration stickers on a few of the cars. The plates make me irrationally happy.
The Fire & Ice plates finally …
Swung by the garage to drop off another set of recaros for yet another project, and decided to get snows on.
I apparently have a type when it comes to …
Just a few detail shots of some departures from OEM on the Rallye. My current rule for straying from stock is simple: it has to matter, and it has to …
It’s been a bit more than a week since @theeurodistrict , and I’m almost back to normal.⠀
As always, it was an incredible time — catching up with …
Brought the rallye down to @theeurodistrict - had a great caravan with @longballrally and @plzsgnl … I would have said chill, but a few cars …
Got the rallye back from getting a couple things cleaned up at the body shop.
Finally fitted the grille badge from @oemcarstickers that I’ve …
Got the rallye all buttoned up and moving again earlier this week. Had to literally knock the cobwebs off. What an absolute pleasure to drive. …
The “I’d like the Rallye to run a little cooler” starter kit…
A whole bunch of @autobahnautoworx goodies (VR corrado alu …
Some more of my pics from @vwdays_official .
The end of my mk2 pics. So good to see so many wildly high quality cars. Some really nice touches here …
Some more of my pics from @vwdays_official .
Even more mk2s. 2 of the cleaner, well executed VR swaps I’ve seen in a minute (also, I’m a …
Some more of my pics from @vwdays_official .
More mk2s, more Rallyes (with custom Rallye A8s ?!) and an inkling of all the cool stuff scattered …
Some more of my pics from @vwdays_official .
Even more mk2s, including a few stunning paint jobs, engine bays, wheels and sliding rags. An oettinger …
Some more of my pics from @vwdays_official .
More mk2s, a few more Rallyes , more diesel, and some very fun rare parts (headlight washers! All the …
Some more of my pics from @vwdays_official .
More mk2s, a few more of the many Rallyes, some creative mods, some diesel to make me happy, and clean …
Some more of my pics from @vwdays_official .
Most mk2s, including a very cool full kit voomerman GTI, and more Rallyes than I’ve ever seen in …
Finally getting around to posting some of my pics from @vwdays_official .
I mostly took pics of mk2s, and honestly, it was overwhelming. So many …
Made a bit of progress on the Rallye tonight. Old radiator is out, and a dry fit of the new @autobahnautoworx radiator and other assorted parts.
I …
Stopped by Cars at Lincoln Common with @longballrally , mostly just to see @ev_garage and their beautiful mk3 giveaway car. It’s really …
Scenes from Paris that made me think of my cars.
Still super jettlagged from my trip.
Wasn’t really planning on starting on this, but… Looks like I am.
Whoops.
Gotta get some cleanup …
Lucked into seeing one of these in the wild.
I love my ID4, but I really would love to have a fun small electric car available stateside.
A little bit of @eurotrashapparel / @theeurodistrict and @pvw_mag at a very hot but very cool @vwdays_official with @xjamiexoe and @car_men_mk1 .
Once …
Before, during, and after getting some of the dust off.
Also, fixed the wipers in the driveway. They’ve been wonky since I took everything apart …
Welp.
Didn’t have this on my bingo card for this year.
Everything is dirty.
Gonna be a whole lotta washing in my near future…
One of my favorite things to add to cars is a matching bag and tool roll from @scrape_empire .
When he posted up the harlequin set he just did, I …
Shuffled cars around so got to drive a bunch of em.
Mk4 wagon (now with summers again) harlequin (now in the sometimes drive spot) green car …
Swapped the summers back on to the mk4.
Also, accidentally lowered the harbor freight furniture dolly engine stand. Hashtag tilty wheels. Hashtag …
Good parts day!
Some parts arrived to build up the TDI swap on the Helios including the biggest box I’ve received in a hot minute. (AFN …
It’s false spring, so I took advantage to drive the harlequin around a bit and go knock the dust off of it. Turns out, it looks decidedly better …
Got to drive the harlequin again after I broke it a while back. After half-assed futzing with it here and there for far too long, I finally took it to …
Little unboxing of a thing I’ve been looking for for a while; that I was able to snag from @mbmotorwagen on eBay…
An @ottomobile.officiel …
ID4 all done up in winter mode.
The flat fives and Yokohama ice guards are slightly lighter than the stock 20s, so it ends up being about neutral on …
Today may have been the last warm day of the year, so I took advantage to tinker on the Rallye for the last time this year.
The passenger front Vega …
I was really getting frustrated with these classics. A bit skinny and too high of an offset for my liking, and the centercaps can’t fit with my …
Turns out that the center caps that came with the wheels I’m gonna run on green car were not the right ones. Instead they were slightly too …
Did some old fashioned badge tuning on the green car. The black badge cleans up the holes and will fit the look so well once everything is smoked.
It …
I was embarrassed at how dirty the Rallye was just sitting in my garage. In a futile attempt to relieve some stress, I took it over to the car wash to …
Getting green car fall ready. (To sit until spring, lol)
My hella smoked are gonna go on the Helios, so stockers it is, for now… Though …
So many sevens on these dailies in the last day or so.
Also, I love that @matt_litke built cluster in the mk4. One of the best creature comfort …
Finally getting around to posting a few pics of the wagon from a few weeks ago when @longballrally and I bombed down to @theeurodistrict . An …
Collecting up some parts for rebuilding the Helios.
If anyone has any rear Helios power door cards or a Jetta w/sunroof headliner, I’m buying.
Quick garage visit. I gotta get started on this Helios sometime soon.
Hey there rabbit!
Whole lotta cobwebs and dust and helicopter seeds blown off. Country is such a weirdo car, and it’s so fun to drive around… It might be …
Switched over all the way to the 15" Le Castellets so I can scavenge the tires from the 3 spokes.
Test fit the new wheels for this car (no pics …