The End of an Era...may she Rest in Pieces :(
Some of you already know what happened, most do not, so here it is. On February 21st, 6 months ago today, I was driving to pick up my daily when my car started smoking. After swerving into a parking lot, the car caught fire and was burnt to a total loss. I stood there and watched 5 years of hard work up in flames, literally. The fire was an electrical fire, and the cause is not going to be discussed as it is not certain what happened, and at this point I do not want to think about it anymore
Anyway the reason I have not posted this sooner was because I had been dealing with insurance. Long story short, I am not getting nearly what I put into the car, so the car was delivered to me today to strip off what I could sell. So today was the last day I will ever see my B5.5, and this is the last set of new pictures that will ever be posted.
It has been a long road, and it is unfortunate I will never be able to see the project to completion. Especially with how close I was coming to the end. Today truely was the end of an era for me. Ill stop here before I get too emotional over this.
Anyway, for the newer members, here is all the info on my car before the fire http://www.passatworld.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=138696
Now for today, demolition and the final goodbye.
It started off bright and early at 7:45am when the car was delivered to my good friend Tony's house to help with the tear down. Flatbed and all since the car would not roll anymore
Apparently it took him 3 tries to get in the driveway, then he almost hit the mailbox
Finally got the right angle and backed it in
Off the flatbed she goes
Here she is waiting for me to arrive
Then I got there and did the honors of unwrapping my poor baby
A few carnage shots of the interior, about as roasted as can be, these next few are not for the faint of heart
Time to start the teardown
The trunk still looks pretty much the sameAbout the only part that wasnt completely gone
Tony analyzing the situation, figuring out where to begin
The start of the teardown, a few panels removed, however this was just the beginning
The engine didnt have much to be saved, goodbye beautiful airbrushing
Starting to jack up the car, this is the worst corner. You can see where the fire started and wrapped around the vehicle. Check out that wheel :icon_eek:
One wheelin yo!
Tony just bought an impact gun which made our life so much easier. Especially when the wheels had 5 nuts, then 5 more bolts for the adapters
The ROASTED wheel...always wondered what they would have looked like with a solid black powdercoat...
The bag completely disintegrated on this corner
Time to get the seats to fold down...that took a little bit of work
Most of the trunk torn apart
And now its empty
Surprisingly, 3 corners of the airride are still in great condition
I even sawed off the back half of the exhaust, WAY to much work went into that dual setup to let it go to waste
Insurance wouldnt let me return the car without wheels on it. So I put a set of stockers back. Check out how low the car sits on 15s with no suspension
Teardown complete!
Time to say goodbye
RIP 2001.5 Passat
2/24/2004 -- 2/21/2009
Also for those interested I will be having a HUGE FS thread with all the stuff that was taken off. Audio, airride, wheels, adapters, and more.
That is all for now.
-Jordan
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