Arthur's 1983 vw rabbit gl build
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Arthur's 1983 vw rabbit gl build
Hello everyone, my name is Arthur. This is my second car , after wanting a vw for awhile I went out and found this for $300. This also is my first vw.
Picked this car up yesterday. Only rust I have found is on the back hatch. Currently the motor is locked up from a previous driver not watching the oil. So a rebuild will probably happen.
--where it sat when I bought it--
--back seats and broken stuff removed--
--redoing the headliner--
--Stock cd player was gone when I got it , along with the wiring harness and some of the wires.--
I will be using a jvc multi color headunit , with 4x 5.25" fusion speakers , 4x fusion 1.25" tweeters
, 4x fusion crossovers, and currently a 1000watt sony amp with a single 1200watt pyle 12" sub from my old mx-3.
To finish off my first post, the last owner installed 4inch pioneer speakers into the doors so I will be using the same spots with some trimming to avoid having to replace the door panels.
Started tearing down the motor didn't get far but yea , pretty clean.
I went to blow the dust out of the old speaker spots, and the fabric crumbled , so i replaced them.
Got the door speakers in and flush. Was surprised they cleared the window.
Trunk carpet sprayed black. the cab carpet is waiting on paint.
Gave myself some music while i messed around
Started to wrap the trunk door cover thing, i don't know the real term for it lol.
more work on the trunk. I removed the old speaker mounts and found they were both broken.
Redid the pillers , the old fabric just fell off.
the loose fabric on the sides is just sitting there so i could cover the aweful speaker mounts
Picked this car up yesterday. Only rust I have found is on the back hatch. Currently the motor is locked up from a previous driver not watching the oil. So a rebuild will probably happen.
--where it sat when I bought it--
--back seats and broken stuff removed--
--redoing the headliner--
--Stock cd player was gone when I got it , along with the wiring harness and some of the wires.--
I will be using a jvc multi color headunit , with 4x 5.25" fusion speakers , 4x fusion 1.25" tweeters
, 4x fusion crossovers, and currently a 1000watt sony amp with a single 1200watt pyle 12" sub from my old mx-3.
To finish off my first post, the last owner installed 4inch pioneer speakers into the doors so I will be using the same spots with some trimming to avoid having to replace the door panels.
Started tearing down the motor didn't get far but yea , pretty clean.
I went to blow the dust out of the old speaker spots, and the fabric crumbled , so i replaced them.
Got the door speakers in and flush. Was surprised they cleared the window.
Trunk carpet sprayed black. the cab carpet is waiting on paint.
Gave myself some music while i messed around
Started to wrap the trunk door cover thing, i don't know the real term for it lol.
more work on the trunk. I removed the old speaker mounts and found they were both broken.
Redid the pillers , the old fabric just fell off.
the loose fabric on the sides is just sitting there so i could cover the aweful speaker mounts
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Re: Arthur's 1983 vw rabbit gl build
Redid the head today , the block is soaking at the moment to help free it up.
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Re: Arthur's 1983 vw rabbit gl build
Cam cat on the hunt for more Hp
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Re: Arthur's 1983 vw rabbit gl build
Haha! , I think this motor was like 75hp from the factory
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Re: Arthur's 1983 vw rabbit gl build
finally got the carpet out , sitting up to dry.
random pic
car is ready for the motor/trans to be pulled tomorrow
random pic
car is ready for the motor/trans to be pulled tomorrow
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Re: Arthur's 1983 vw rabbit gl build
Was to windy and cold to do any work in the bay, so I hurdled up inside the car and got the interior mostly finished other than the trunk , missing plastic parts.
Got the carpet cleaned , dried, and black
back into the car
While most of the under dash was out , i wired up my crossovers and hid them. Hard to see but one of them is in the pic
door handles , and little handle cover things black
Got to dark to take a pic of the interior so maybe tomorrow
Got the carpet cleaned , dried, and black
back into the car
While most of the under dash was out , i wired up my crossovers and hid them. Hard to see but one of them is in the pic
door handles , and little handle cover things black
Got to dark to take a pic of the interior so maybe tomorrow
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Re: Arthur's 1983 vw rabbit gl build
Did you dye the carpet black??
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Re: Arthur's 1983 vw rabbit gl build
Dye would have been cheaper but I didn't feel like messing with it. A small bottle in some water goes a long way though. I used 2.5 cans of vinyl and fabric paint. Some friends that use it take a knuckle brush to it afterwards to soften it back up but I prefer it a little stiff(seams easier to clean).
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Re: Arthur's 1983 vw rabbit gl build
Finished my trunk cover thing
fixed 2 rust holes on the hatch
interior shots i never got to take
the trunk thing mounted which is sitting about 2-3 inches to high and i don't remember how it was mounted
how it should be sitting
lastly i finished one of the speaker houseings on the side.
fixed 2 rust holes on the hatch
interior shots i never got to take
the trunk thing mounted which is sitting about 2-3 inches to high and i don't remember how it was mounted
how it should be sitting
lastly i finished one of the speaker houseings on the side.
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Re: Arthur's 1983 vw rabbit gl build
A guy in my town has one of those. He rides on fat low profile tires and has upgraded interior like Scriocco seats. The car looks pretty sweet so much so I pulled into a lot he was parked in and talked with him for 1/2 an hour or so. Good Luck with the project.
2004 Subaru WRX Silver, stage 2, minty interior.
2002 Subaru WRX Blue, SOLD (best E test numbers I've ever seen)
94 MX-6. Sold
92 GS KLZE 5 Speed
96 GS 5 speed, KLZE, Sold
95 GS Minty Shape Sold
92 GS Sold
92 GS Parts Car scrapped.
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94 MX-6. Sold
92 GS KLZE 5 Speed
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95 GS Minty Shape Sold
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Re: Arthur's 1983 vw rabbit gl build
Engine out , front grill , emblem and bolts painted and put back on.
Finished up the last of the flares.
Friend stopped by and wanted to help , so he got this nice and clean. along with a few other task done.
The answer to all my problems, It is stuck in there pretty hard. I can't turn the shaft due to the piston and I also cant remove the shaft due to the flywheel which I half to be able to turn to get to all the bolts...
Finished up the last of the flares.
Friend stopped by and wanted to help , so he got this nice and clean. along with a few other task done.
The answer to all my problems, It is stuck in there pretty hard. I can't turn the shaft due to the piston and I also cant remove the shaft due to the flywheel which I half to be able to turn to get to all the bolts...
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Re: Arthur's 1983 vw rabbit gl build
The block is finally free, however piston 3's bearings melts to the shaft and rod.. Did get some cosmetics done though.
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Re: Arthur's 1983 vw rabbit gl build
Spent most of the day cleaning the bay , didn't actually take a pic of my progress but ohwells
finally wrapped the other speaker housing for the trunk so the trunk is almost done , just got to figure out how to mount the center cover thing.
Got another block (1.8 gti, old one was 1.7) not sure what kind of issues I will run into from this though. The 1.7's 3rd piston bearings had melted to the shaft and rod. So here is where the 1.8 will be until it is ready for reassembly.
finally wrapped the other speaker housing for the trunk so the trunk is almost done , just got to figure out how to mount the center cover thing.
Got another block (1.8 gti, old one was 1.7) not sure what kind of issues I will run into from this though. The 1.7's 3rd piston bearings had melted to the shaft and rod. So here is where the 1.8 will be until it is ready for reassembly.
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To finish off the night , pistons all clean. I did snap a ring on one of them but lucky I have a few spares.
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