So about a year ago, I decided to liquidate all of my VW bits. After so many, and a lack of time because of work and family I figured it was time to be done tinkering.
This car sat on a local classifieds for about 6 months just taunting me, many a times I simply passed over it when friends suggested I buy it. The car was brought to Utah, tinkered on, and driven casually by the previous owner, but not much was changed.
After reading aeffertz's build thread a dozen times, reviewing every detail and going over it in my head I decided it had to be mine to "finish"
http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthread.php?5630936-Alex-s-Rabbit-Project-Take-Two
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So here it is, almost exactly as it was left....
The Good
The Bad
Not much else to say, other than I plan on finalizing a few of the unfinished things. Improving things that I'm not a big fan of. And really just driving and enjoying it. The good news is that it's in amazing shape and doesn't "need" anything at all.
Current condition
This car sat on a local classifieds for about 6 months just taunting me, many a times I simply passed over it when friends suggested I buy it. The car was brought to Utah, tinkered on, and driven casually by the previous owner, but not much was changed.
After reading aeffertz's build thread a dozen times, reviewing every detail and going over it in my head I decided it had to be mine to "finish"
http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthread.php?5630936-Alex-s-Rabbit-Project-Take-Two
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So here it is, almost exactly as it was left....
The Good
- Almost exactly as Alex left it
- Running and driving
The Bad
- Paint issues (chips, dings, polishing burn, deep scratch on the hatch, etc.)
- Oil Leak (Valve Cover)
- Cool bits were sold (moroso, scientific rabbit manifold, etc)
- Excessive Head Tick (likely lifters, or valve stems)
- Dash is degrading (repairs falling apart)
Not much else to say, other than I plan on finalizing a few of the unfinished things. Improving things that I'm not a big fan of. And really just driving and enjoying it. The good news is that it's in amazing shape and doesn't "need" anything at all.
Current condition