Seeing as no one makes a good looking badgeless grill for the MK5 chassis, I decided to take it into my own hands. Here's some pictures of the build, Stay tuned for a full project page on Taber's KO4'd MK5 GTI.

Before the cutting began.

We decided to blog a rods install for a 03 Jetta 1.8t.  To complete this project you need the following parts.  Rods.. We choose intergrated,  Head gasket, Cam gasket, Valve cover gasket, Gooseneck.. Common failing item - it will be off anyway, New Coolant, Oil and filter.. conventional oil for break in,  Rod bearings.. You must get the older AWD bearings for this job. Intergrated failed to tell us this when ordering so it set us back a day. You need the ones with the stop tab, Piston Ring Set, Oil Pan sealer.