Eric has been a very good friend for quite some time, being a big supporter when I decided to start the business. He bought this low mileage Mk4 R32 and knew it needed some work, but his work schedule made things go onto the back burner. Wanting to get this car ready to take to Wookies in the Woods 2021 meant those items needed to be taken care of and I volunteered my time to make sure it would be ready to go.

I do not normally do parts installations but obviously for Eric, I will always make an exception. The passenger rear caliper was hanging up due to corrosion and needed a rebuild and a fluid flush. The front control arm rear bushings were cracked and were replaced with used but good control arms. One big reason the car sat was due to the dog bone mount bolts stripping and snapping. The forward bolt had to be drilled, tapped, and have a heli-coil inserted in order to install a new OEM bolt. The rearward bolt had to be extracted and a new bolt was easily installed.

Last of the mechanical work was replacing the front strut mounts, bearings, and both springs due to one being broken. I finished with a Basic Detail to knock off a lot of crud and a quick polish to back that blue pop more that it already was. Eric threw on new wheels and tires when it was home and other than the fuel pump taking a dump on the trip down (which we replaced in a parking lot), the car performed great and made the trip flawlessly.