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one8turbo · 01-09-2012, 04:29 PM

Picked this cream puff up this past week. She's a little rough around the edges, but she's just about 30 years old so what can you expect. I got some nice plans for it so hopefully it all works out, its a nice platform to start, not much rust at all and a great color :P

davin · 01-09-2012, 04:35 PM

Name is Rocket Bunneh! This has win all over it!

**Big_Jim** · 01-09-2012, 04:41 PM

Please for the love of God, don't do this to it:

OMGz Turbo · 01-09-2012, 04:51 PM

Yup whatever that is called swagrabbit or whatever is straight stupid.

one8turbo · 01-09-2012, 05:21 PM

yea well i like saving old cars, not ruining them so don't stress :D

CherryBomb · 01-10-2012, 11:08 AM

My mom had that exact car when I was a little kid.

caldwell · 01-10-2012, 02:37 PM

The suspension on this car is wicked ! it just hugs the corners lol...

watching you leave the meet last night we had a good laugh lol

OMGz Turbo · 01-10-2012, 07:52 PM

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Originally Posted by caldwell

The suspension on this car is wicked ! it just hugs the corners lol...

watching you leave the meet last night we had a good laugh lol

That they do. My buddy had one lowered with a VR-T and the thing was straight monster. Seriously amazing little sleeper, I have seen that car destroy tons of cars on the high way

SHOdude · 01-10-2012, 09:07 PM

I'm not a vw fan but these are sweet my buddy just finished his build with a sirocco motor swap

caldwell · 01-11-2012, 02:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OMGz Turbo

That they do. My buddy had one lowered with a VR-T and the thing was straight monster. Seriously amazing little sleeper, I have seen that car destroy tons of cars on the high way

i was just poking a little fun at how much roll it has right now lol, but hey i bet this thing would handle like a go kart with the right coil set up

Shipman · 01-11-2012, 04:00 AM

This could be really nice

Asif22 · 01-11-2012, 06:45 AM

K swap!

one8turbo · 01-11-2012, 01:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by caldwell

The suspension on this car is wicked ! it just hugs the corners lol...

watching you leave the meet last night we had a good laugh lol

Haha I figured I'd do something to put a smile on everyone's face

Quote:

Originally Posted by OMGz Turbo

That they do. My buddy had one lowered with a VR-T and the thing was straight monster. Seriously amazing little sleeper, I have seen that car destroy tons of cars on the high way

Just over 2000lbs they're a great car to throw a 200-250whp motor in and surprise a few people

Quote:

Originally Posted by caldwell

i was just poking a little fun at how much roll it has right now lol, but hey i bet this thing would handle like a go kart with the right coil set up

Haha yup stock suspension is nothing special. Poly bushings everywhere, coils, and a rear sway bar they a pretty much exactly like a go kart

one8turbo · 01-11-2012, 01:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Asif22

K swap!

I wish

I always think of buying a beat one and doing a b series or sonething but it's probably more work than its worth

one8turbo · 01-11-2012, 08:11 PM

coilovers and euro bumpers should be on early next week. yeaaa buddy

caldwell · 01-11-2012, 08:26 PM

what kind of coils did you get ?

one8turbo · 01-11-2012, 08:37 PM

racelands duhhhh haha

Vtecepidemic · 01-14-2012, 04:39 PM

My buddy is restoring a 79 2door for his homie.

Full chassis restoration. Media blast and all. Just on hold now though as he just deployed to s.Korea.

Good luck w the build. I'll check back to see what's new.

one8turbo · 01-15-2012, 01:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Vtecepidemic

My buddy is restoring a 79 2door for his homie.

Full chassis restoration. Media blast and all. Just on hold now though as he just deployed to s.Korea.

Good luck w the build. I'll check back to see what's new.

thanks for sharing, id like to do a build like that one day i just don't have the time or money right now

Picked up the euro bumpers yesterday and also got a set of 15" 3 piece epsilon southern ways wheels. They're porsche fitment and i don't even know the exact specs so it was kind of a shot in the dark buying them but we'll see how it goes. I'm going to refinish them real quick and then do some test fitting so i can order adapters

one8turbo · 01-19-2012, 05:45 PM

ok so heres a picture of the wheels i got. 15x7 5x130 epsilon southern ways. no bends or curb rash that can't be easily sanded out. $225

Any ideas for center color? I'm between orange, white, cream, or brown.

And heres a picture of the car with the coil overs and euro bumpers installed, the bumpers definitely make the car look 10000x better imo

01-09-2012, 04:29 PM	#1
one8turbo Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Delco Member #6018 My Ride: '11 wrx iTrader: (1)	1982 vw rabbit Picked this cream puff up this past week. She's a little rough around the edges, but she's just about 30 years old so what can you expect. I got some nice plans for it so hopefully it all works out, its a nice platform to start, not much rust at all and a great color :P __________________ lol@tst

01-09-2012, 04:35 PM	#2
davin Tri-State Addict Join Date: Sep 2011 Member #21791 iTrader: (0)	Name is Rocket Bunneh! This has win all over it! __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

01-09-2012, 04:51 PM	#4
OMGz Turbo Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Ltown Member #3108 My Ride: 01' WS6..That whistles...01' Explorer 5.slow iTrader: (0)	Yup whatever that is called swagrabbit or whatever is straight stupid. __________________ loading HATERS.....99% ████████████████] NO ONE CARES ABOUT BEING TTT APPROVED

01-09-2012, 05:21 PM	#5
one8turbo Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Delco Member #6018 My Ride: '11 wrx iTrader: (1)	yea well i like saving old cars, not ruining them so don't stress :D __________________ lol@tst

01-10-2012, 02:37 PM	#7
caldwell Tri-State Addict Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Prospect Park PA ( DELCO ) Member #8072 My Ride: 2012 Dodge Ram iTrader: (0)	The suspension on this car is wicked ! it just hugs the corners lol... watching you leave the meet last night we had a good laugh lol __________________ opposite of stanced, and fitted... what am i doing here ???

01-10-2012, 11:08 AM	#6
CherryBomb Tri-State Addict Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: West Bradford, PA Member #6479 My Ride: 96 Nissan 300ZX TT, 12 Infiniti FX35, 12 Infiniti G37xS iTrader: (0)	My mom had that exact car when I was a little kid.

01-11-2012, 06:45 AM	#12
Asif22 Tri-State Addict Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: U.S.A. Member #5682 My Ride: 2008 Honda S2000 CR iTrader: (0)	K swap! __________________ uhhhh y0

01-11-2012, 08:11 PM	#15
one8turbo Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Delco Member #6018 My Ride: '11 wrx iTrader: (1)	coilovers and euro bumpers should be on early next week. yeaaa buddy __________________ lol@tst

01-11-2012, 08:26 PM	#16
caldwell Tri-State Addict Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Prospect Park PA ( DELCO ) Member #8072 My Ride: 2012 Dodge Ram iTrader: (0)	what kind of coils did you get ? __________________ opposite of stanced, and fitted... what am i doing here ???

01-11-2012, 08:37 PM	#17
one8turbo Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Delco Member #6018 My Ride: '11 wrx iTrader: (1)	racelands duhhhh haha __________________ lol@tst

01-14-2012, 04:39 PM	#18
Vtecepidemic Tri-State Addict Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Shaw AFB, SC Member #7619 My Ride: 91 Honda Prelude Si 4WS----- 97 Honda Prelude SH ATTS iTrader: (1)	My buddy is restoring a 79 2door for his homie. Full chassis restoration. Media blast and all. Just on hold now though as he just deployed to s.Korea. Good luck w the build. I'll check back to see what's new. __________________ '91 Prelude Si 4ws. / '97 Prelude SH the '91 To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. the '97 To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

01-19-2012, 05:45 PM	#20
one8turbo Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Delco Member #6018 My Ride: '11 wrx iTrader: (1)	ok so heres a picture of the wheels i got. 15x7 5x130 epsilon southern ways. no bends or curb rash that can't be easily sanded out. $225 Any ideas for center color? I'm between orange, white, cream, or brown. And heres a picture of the car with the coil overs and euro bumpers installed, the bumpers definitely make the car look 10000x better imo __________________ lol@tst

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