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Member ID: VWralley

Location: RENTON, Washington

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1977 Volkswagen Rabbit

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  • Top Speed110 mph
  • HP134
  • Weight1750 lbs

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Last updated: Oct 20, 2008

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brendon’s Volkswagen Rabbit:
“The Toy”

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Time to catch this page back up! Lots more done an even more to come :)

I origionally had 350/250 spring rate on the ground controls. I added 100#'s all around to that so i have 450/350 now, and added a scirocco rear sway bar. That alone made a HUGE improvement to the car. I also got my 2Y transmission equiped with a peloqiun diff and a .75 5th gear which also made the car much more driveable.

Next up was the interior and some brake upgrades. We installed a pair of willwood proportioning valves (ran duals to keep the factory diagonal brake line setup). For my dash i swapped back to the origional old rabbit dash with a custom bezel and a Autometer tach, and VDO gauges for oil press, temp, and water temp, also added an aftermarket fuel gauge.

On the suspension end of things, i got a set of PMW ball joint spacers and their tie rod flip kit, so the front end geometry is in its happy zone along with a nice an low ride height. We borrowed a set of scales an corner balanced the car, ended up with 49% and 51% which is pretty damn good for a street car! the car weights 1792 lbs w/ a quarter tank of fuel.

i have pics of it all but i cant get them to work!

 

Update! ditched the ITB's for a gorgeous short runner built by a local guy. now running Ground Control coilover sleeves, koni adj front shocks, bilstein rears, poly throughout, delrin offset control arm bushing etc etc..
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The car as of 6/1/05, 16v on megasquirt, bilsteins w/ spax springs, all bars upper an lower, an a cabby dash swap, runnin on 215/50/13 summitomo HTR 200's on Old ATS wheels 13x5.5...

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After some new paint, addition of spark to the stand-alone, GSXR ITB's, poly throughout, stainless lines, de-rusted the inside, coated in rustoleum, re-wired dash swap correctly, battery relocated to the back, and a ton of other little crap...
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follow all the progress below

pg2 First autox pics
pg3 1st look at the bunny
pg4 New plans
pg5 Progress
pg6 Car done, fist autox
pg7 Turbo bunnys ;)
pg8 new paint and ITB's!!!

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Vehicle Owner

Member ID: VWralley

Location: RENTON, Washington