Yes, I have a plastic version of my little bunny. This is the Heart Family Cabriolet I received for Christmas 2006 from a friend's daughter. It matches my Rabbit perfectly, right down to the baby seats that I used to have in it!
When you do an interior, you have to go all out. The interior in the car is now made of the original rear bench seat and Corrado front seats with built-up lumbar foam and GTI center cushions.
I chose the Corrado seats for their improved upper bolsters and butt-tilt mechanisms. The rear seat supports are also about 2.5" shorter than the original GTI seats that were in the car. The seat skins are black and Dove Grey Alcantara, with embroidery done by ScottyStitches over on Staten Island. Scott has also done a headliner for me that is fabbed from the Dove Grey Alcantara and will be installed later this spring. The logo is derived from the Volkswagen .:Racing logo and has been "approved" by VWoA as in "they're not going to sue me". The .:R image is usually seen on the .:R32 Golf.
None of my cars are safe from my torch. Here is where I converted the Corrado seat pan for use in a MkI VW by making a new loop for the seat adjuster arm. This allowed me to mount the seat in the car with out having to weld the unitbody and with having the adjustment lever work.
The car was the victim of poor planning on my part a couple of years ago and required an engine swap. The left pic is one of the big end bearing shells. I carry a shell from that crank in each of my cars as a reminder to stay up on PMs. While I can't take credit for all of the damage, I certainly managed to be there for the failure point! I got the swap done right away, but electrical problems plagued me for a year. I finally got those hammered out (bad Hall sender) and got her back on the road in 2007.
The car's name is Jinjur and she is named for a character in the Marvelous Land of Oz. Jinjur, was, well, a bitch, and since the Volkswagen Cabriolet family are commonly known as "bitch baskets" due to the basket handle rollbar, it just seemed fitting.
She's due for a rear disc brake conversion and a new gas tank.
Modifications:
New to me 1.7l
TechtonicsTuning dual downpipe header
2" exhaust system
Borla muffler
girl! racing soup can exhaust tip
Assorted Kenwood audio with Sony speakers
gobKnob rosewood shifter ball
MissingLinkz weighted shortshift linkage
