SublimeDatsun610 Posted February 6, 2011 Report Share Posted February 6, 2011 so far i have three teenagers that have car projects. this is the latest. its has a rebuilt engine. the head bolts were not replaced and so we will replace bolts and head gasket. he will do some major cleaning up and it should be a nice car. i too will be looking for one of these some time, maybe after the Duster is done.. Quote Link to comment
Wide14u Posted February 6, 2011 Report Share Posted February 6, 2011 those are fun cars i remember them back in high school Quote Link to comment
Laecaon Posted February 6, 2011 Report Share Posted February 6, 2011 2.0 ABA swap! Should bolt up the tranny in there. My cousin just did the swap on his cabriolet. Note, the 2.0 ABA is not a performance engine but the economy engine from mk3 VW's. A reliable engine. This will still be an upgrade to the stock motor. Quote Link to comment
ggzilla Posted February 6, 2011 Report Share Posted February 6, 2011 Isn't the ABA engine a gas engine? Would be a downgrade from diesel. Rabbit series one got 60 mpg from diesel, i think. What's wrong with the head bolts? TTY design bolts should only be used once. Hopefully they at least used a torque wrench... Quote Link to comment
SublimeDatsun610 Posted February 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2011 Head bolts are one time use only and the guy reused them, When he rebuilt the engine. I will be learning the ins and outs on these diesel bunnies. Quote Link to comment
Laecaon Posted February 9, 2011 Report Share Posted February 9, 2011 DER Im a retard. Yes keep it diesel. I have a friend with 6 diesel rabbits and 1 gas rabbit. Another friend has a mk1 jetta diesel. The old turbo diesels are a lot of fun in those. The friend with the 6 diesel rabbits has 2 that are turbo diesels and one of those is his DD. I am not saying TDI. That is a sweet car, hope he has lots of fun with it. Quote Link to comment
moparvwfreak Posted February 11, 2011 Report Share Posted February 11, 2011 nice bunny! i had the exact same car with the exception mine had a sunroof, and a 5spd. awesome cars. there are a few tools needed for to lock the injection pump and cam so the timing stays right but those can be gotten for under $40 or so. just do your research and get a Bentley manual for 77-84 rabbit\jetta diesel. it will come in VERY handy for anything you do. heres a link to the publisher. you might find one at a used book store for a whole lot less. http://www.bentleypublishers.com/volkswagen/repair-information/vw-jetta-rabbit-deisel-1977-1984-repair-manual.html Quote Link to comment
oldskoolvws Posted February 13, 2011 Report Share Posted February 13, 2011 2.0 ABA swap! Should bolt up the tranny in there. My cousin just did the swap on his cabriolet. Note, the 2.0 ABA is not a performance engine but the economy engine from mk3 VW's. A reliable engine. This will still be an upgrade to the stock motor. ABA is an excellent swap should gas mileage not be an issue. Tap that with a JH head and a mild cam and that car will run circles all day. Best part, no smog because it holds a diesel title. Not a difficult change over, just a little time and sweat. Isn't the ABA engine a gas engine? Would be a downgrade from diesel. Rabbit series one got 60 mpg from diesel, i think. What's wrong with the head bolts? TTY design bolts should only be used once. Hopefully they at least used a torque wrench... VW has 2 types of head bolts, allen and hex. One is reusable, the other is not. I just can't remember which is without looking in my books. If you need any help, give me an IM. I just got done completely rebuilding a 1.6 european uber rare heron (in the US) thats still waiting start-up. Quote Link to comment
SublimeDatsun610 Posted February 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2011 well today he started sanding the wheels and he prepped, painted and cleared the wheels. took some never-dull to the center caps. accented the VW logo with some paint. its looking pretty good! he is learning skills too. :) these are some fun times. their umbilical cords to the PS3 have been cut slightly, not severed.... so there might be a chance for these guys to become men someday :D Quote Link to comment
oldskoolvws Posted February 14, 2011 Report Share Posted February 14, 2011 Is it missing any parts...I may be able to help if so.... Quote Link to comment
SublimeDatsun610 Posted February 15, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2011 i would say it is almost 100% intact, minus the upper timing cover. what kinds of good have you got? cuz a child in need of parts is a gardener, maid the list is endless. i will make him work his ass off for the stuff he needs. lol. 1 Quote Link to comment
SublimeDatsun610 Posted February 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2011 here is a nice score we got from the Eagle Rock meet. someone had a good deal on there GTI wheel well flares, we had to pick them up. Quote Link to comment
Zombro Posted February 23, 2011 Report Share Posted February 23, 2011 Nice start so far. Love old dubs. Quote Link to comment
bilzbobaggins Posted February 24, 2011 Report Share Posted February 24, 2011 Remember riding in a rabbit when I was a kid of the 80's...fucker caught on fire three times....always ran again....Thanks to the trip in july, I got my first ride in the back seat of a cop car... Quote Link to comment
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