We are moving from southern Oregon to Naples Florida so I am selling my 4 year long VW Rabbit project. Almost everything is new but there are still a lot of little things to be done to finish it. It is driveable and we just registered it last week. I repainted it the original color 7 days ago. It's like a lightweight GTI
$3,900 obo
Contact Christian @ 541-778-5540
This an American built Rabbit, so it originally had square headlights and large tail lights. I have back-dated the body by swapping the radiator support, front fenders and small tail lights from a 1989 VW Cabriolet. I shaved the side marker lights and the fender antenna hole. (I was going to mount a roof antenna like the 16V cars have.) There is no rust on the car and no crash damage.
It originally had a 1.7L "EN" motor with a 4-speed transmission. I swapped in the 1.8L big valve "LH" motor and close ratio 5-speed transmission from the same cabriolet. The motor is all stock except for a SS Raceland header and a full (no cat.) Techtonics Tuning exhaust with a Borla muffler. I am also including a ported intake manifold and a huge throttle body off some other VW.
All of the suspension, brakes, and fuel system are new. I also have a TON of used parts. (See the list and the photos.) Very little money is needed to finish it just some reassembly and tinkering.
New parts installed (zero miles): Front adjustable Koni red struts. Rear non-adjustable Koni STRT shocks Urethane suspension bushings, swaybar bushings, and motor mounts Stainless Raceland header with O2 sensor bung added Techtonics Tuning full exhaust with Borla muffler. Stainless braided brake lines, front and rear Hawk HPS front brake pads Gas tank Lower front euro spoiler Euro bumpers Master cylinder, front calipers, rotors, rear shoes, rear hardware kit Front and rear wheel bearings Tie rods, rack boots, and urethane rack bushings. cap, plugs, wires, rotor, engine gaskets All shift linkages and bushings
Used upgraded parts installed: Bigger motor and 5-speed tranny front and rear swaybars Stiffer cabriolet springs cut to retain proper ride height 14x6 Fittipaldi wheels with good 185/60-14 tires lower strut bar (not installed) ported intake and larger throttle body (not installed) Rabbit GTI sport seats (They should be recovered) Scirocco sport seats (the dark ones) Rabbit GTI lower 3-gauge shift console
Other used parts that are included: very used, but rebuildable, front and rear Koni yellow Sport adjustable struts and shocks with Neuspeed springs. Dual outlet exhaust manifold and downpipe Steel header and straight pipe of unknown brand 3) alternators 3) starters 4) distributors Broken but complete cabriolet 4-light grille with inner lenses. extra windshield Quarter windows with bolt holes instead of glue-on hinges 2 extra steering wheels Extra window gaskets 4) BMW 4x100 14x6 "bottlecap" wheels
