New project non e-30 content.

[delatlanta1281]

So on Monday at about 8am I was fooling around on CL and found this:
A 1984 VW Rabbit GTI






It was up for $950, I was able to talk him down a fair amount, so I had to buy it. Just too good of a deal and too cool of a car not to restore it. The guy who sold it to me was totally awesome. He immediatly took the ad of CL when we drove up to see it Monday night. He needed to do some paperwork on it and got that done super quick. All in all probably the best sellier i have ever dealt with. He wanted to keep it, but he had way too many projects on his plate. Like any car under a grand, it has some problems,

1. The paint is faded on the hood and the hatch, not too bad, but noticable.
2. The interior is pretty rough. The carpet is really nice and the car does not leak, the seats and dash need some tlc.
3. The motor has a spun bearing. It is screwed. It really isn't even drivable.
4. The rims are a 7 out of 10.

The motor won't be a problem, there are several 8v motors to be had on the cheap here in Atlanta. The wheels and paint can wait for a while, and the interior is managable as of right now. We don't want to swap some huge motor in it or slam it, we just want to restore it back to it's original glory.
The good news is this, the car has NO rust anywhere! Everything works inside, and it started right up when I put the new battery in it. The suspension is in really good shape, the tranny is smooth, and all the trim peices and GTI "stuff" come with it all in great condition. It even has the original rabbit floormats.
The wrecker dropped it off on Saturday night and i started stripping the motor down today. i hope to have a new motor in it by the end of next week, but we will see. i will keep you guys posted on the build.
Rich

[Holland]

I was waiting for this. Do a 16v swap.

[trackjunkie21]

Nice, I remember my dad had one exactly like yours!

[delatlanta1281]

No 16v. At least i doubt it.

[Mtriple]

My dream car in high school. Nice score, I too will someday restore one of these...

[HarryPotter]

16v you gotta do it. Or throw a g60 in there.

[Holland]

16v you gotta do it. Or throw a g60 in there.

He said nothing elaborate or else I would have said G60, Lol. Isn't the block and bottom end the same between 8v and 16v?

[HarryPotter]

He said nothing elaborate or else I would have said G60, Lol. Isn't the block and bottom end the same between 8v and 16v?

Eh, when I had my 16v I knew a bit more. I'm gunna say yes though.

Im pretty sure I remember seeing that car on vortex. As for the g60 forget about it, the motors more trouble than it is worth.

also, there is a 2.0 16v (the one I had in the 91) and the 1.8 in the earlier non big bumpered 16v jetta/gti. Either way I believe most of the parts are interchangeable.

[DerRoteBaron]

looks like a great start. I always wanted a old gti.

[T3rd Ferguson]

nice pick up. I am in the about 80% finished with restoring mine.



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[Jand3rson]

There's no hyphen in E30.

[mnstepchildrider1]

nice ride bro:)
gotta love that interior

[Ray Smoodiver]

There's no hyphen in E30.

There is no I in Team America

[Iain]

There is no I in Team America

MATT





DAMON


mattdamon

[delatlanta1281]

There's no hyphen in E30.

Really? Fix it then internet janitor.:p