'77 MkI Rabbit content inside!

[Jand3rson]

It's ok Heeter, I don't expect the newbs to understand our complex relationship. ;)

[Jand3rson]

Progress update for 12/02/09:

Rear bumper, tails, side markers removed:


Not bad for 32 year old tails, OEM Hellas. Gonna polish them out, and either do the corners red, or smoke them, not sure yet:


Original badges in perfect shape, going to respray them black and hand-paint the raised sections:


The extent of the body damage. This is ALL there is. I might just clean up the rust, drill holes on each side, and stitch it back together with zip ties: :D


The only real bad area of paint on the car, besides the roof. Not sure how to tackle this part yet:


Mint-condition dash panel and gauge pod that I got for free from a friend:


Bumper and grill out, need to pull the headlights still, no damage to body:


Bumpers in damn near perfect shape, just need some new paint, then I'll tuck and reinstall them:


Original owner's manual and warranty/maintenance booklets found in glovebox. I should send in the warranty card and see what happens. :D

[N2MYE30]

Thats a killer project! Congrats!

[Jand3rson]

Just got a pair of really good condition cloth MkII Jetta seats for free, and a set of ET18 13" E21 wheels in trade for my E30's leather rear seat.

[mike10562004]

holy crap batman i would rock that thing!

had to

[Dave]

fix that rust, Josh. solid Mk1 s are hard to come by and dont deserve to be ruined by hoodride-ing them and letting them rust.

There is a guy who instructs at some of the driving schools around here who has a Mk1 with a 1.8t in it - it is kind of nutty. Dunno what it weighs but it is feather light.

[Jand3rson]

Fixing that rust/torn spot at the back and on the roof will require finding a paint match, which might be pretty damn hard to do, considering the age of the paint and how much it's faded. I really hope I can without it getting too expensive.

[craiggroves91]

I think I have VW recaros in my e30..
Its weird they are tan sprayed black. With black fishnet headrests...ahh

[Bishop]

Sounds like S2k seats.

[Dave]

Fixing that rust/torn spot at the back and on the roof will require finding a paint match, which might be pretty damn hard to do, considering the age of the paint and how much it's faded. I really hope I can without it getting too expensive.

Even if you two tone it with black (satin or otherwise) - preserve it!!!!!!

I wish I could find the pics of a local guy's MK1. He is a German transplant and brought over his Mk1 golf - and it is, I think the same color. Actually saw pics of it being uncrated after shipping. He is on som crazy Schmidt wheels and has an 034 controlled 1.8t in it.

[Mstngcobr761]

This is dope man i've always wanted a rabbit to mess around with...kid I know got a black one for 500 bucks...slammed its on widened steelies w/ stretched 13 inch tires and it was sick...He got pulled over for "Being too low"

[Jand3rson]

I'm going to do what I can with all of that, I'm going to start photoshopping some options of what I can do color-wise, we'll see what I can come up with. I want to do a 16v in it down the road, if I can find one on the cheap. But for now, I just want to get it running.

I can't wait to get those E21 wheels cleaned up and get some teeny tires on them, I bet they'll look sick. I actually haven't seen a VW dropped on them yet, which kind of surprises me. They're ET18, so I bet they'll sit pretty good, maybe even better with spacers.

There's a guy here in town with an original-owner MkI Jetta coupe, silver with a full Zender kit and Rial wheels, all ordered by him as factory options, with European delivery. I have to get pics of it one of these days, it's fooking amazing.

[e30trooper]

Nice find! My dad had one of these when I was younger, maybe even so teh same paint. Cant wait to see it slammed!

[Farbin Kaiber]

I just found a guy down the street with two of these, and a sporttruck model, one of them is for sale. Now I'm getting interested...

[Hick]

windshield frame rust on a VW... WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA?!?!?!?!?!