'77 MkI Rabbit content inside!

[pureaudio]

Well, I'm sorry to say guys, that the Rabbit project is being aborted. I think I got myself in way over my head with this car. I wasn't looking for a full-resto, and the more stuff I pull apart, the more it looks like that's what it's going to be. I was hoping for a car I could just clean up, throw some decent suspension and wheels on, and drive around/take to shows.

Fixing the floor pans is going to take some pretty major body surgery, as well as the rust around the cowl. Swapping to a manual tranny is going to require a new steering rack, and more surgery to the firewall for the clutch and shift linkages, and I don't even want to get into what an engine will entail. I haven't even gotten into the suspension and brakes yet.

Not to mention I've got my garage totally socked-in with the Rabbit and all of it's parts, making it pretty much unusable for anything else, and my poor E30 is just sitting in my grandmother's garage with no one to keep it company but her Explorer.

So I am saying farewell to the little red '77, but not completely. It's going to another guy in my local euro club, and I will always know that I was the one that rescued it from rotting in a field 3 towns over.

What can I say? I still love MkI's, and will always drool over them. This just wasn't the right one for what I wanted. I just didn't bond with the little red-headed stepchild. The E30 is my firstborn. ;)

I had to do the same to a '75 2002 a few months ago. I just could not justify the money it was going to take to fix everything. Ended up buying another one that was complete for less than it was going to cost just to get my car rust free and primered, couldn't be happier with that decision.

[Jand3rson]

Yep, trust me guys, I didn't want to do it, but it would have become a money pit, and that's what I don't need. If I'm going to be spending a bunch money on a car, I'd rather spend it on the E30.

[M-technik-3]

Maybe donate it to another PNW guy that has a spare to combine em.

[rwh11385]

Well, I'm sorry to say guys, that the Rabbit project is being aborted. I think I got myself in way over my head with this car. I wasn't looking for a full-resto, and the more stuff I pull apart, the more it looks like that's what it's going to be. I was hoping for a car I could just clean up, throw some decent suspension and wheels on, and drive around/take to shows.

Fixing the floor pans is going to take some pretty major body surgery, as well as the rust around the cowl. Swapping to a manual tranny is going to require a new steering rack, and more surgery to the firewall for the clutch and shift linkages, and I don't even want to get into what an engine will entail. I haven't even gotten into the suspension and brakes yet.

Not to mention I've got my garage totally socked-in with the Rabbit and all of it's parts, making it pretty much unusable for anything else, and my poor E30 is just sitting in my grandmother's garage with no one to keep it company but her Explorer.

So I am saying farewell to the little red '77, but not completely. It's going to another guy in my local euro club, and I will always know that I was the one that rescued it from rotting in a field 3 towns over.

What can I say? I still love MkI's, and will always drool over them. This just wasn't the right one for what I wanted. I just didn't bond with the little red-headed stepchild. The E30 is my firstborn. ;)

You don't need to apologize for coming to your senses

[mattdk318i]

I think you made the right decision josh. Ive tried to delve into other projects than E30s and the outcome is always disappointing. I take for granted the resources i have with the E30 chassis. Parts are almost always easy to come by at fair prices.
Venturing into unknown territory always cost way more than it should.

[325ix]

wow thats a really cool looking car. One of my favorite vws

[delatlanta1281]

1.8t or leave it alone.

[Jand3rson]

Well, the Rabbit went to it's new home tonight, and my E30 is back where it belongs. Time to close the book on this one.

[ak-]

Did you profit/break even on the re-sale?

[Stephen]

:(

[Jand3rson]

Did you profit/break even on the re-sale?

I broke even. Sold it for $150, since I paid $100 for the car and $50 in gas to my friend for picking it up for me, he came in from another town over with his covered car trailer.

[whodwho]

And to think it could of been like this one when you were done :-D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgdGfycw1-8&feature=player_embedded