1981 diesel rabbit, Beach Cruiser project.

[karcher]

thanks, i'm going to head out a little later and try and take a few photos of it near finished if i time.

[karcher]

took some quick ones

[chargedsix]

Looks good man. However, If it were mine I would cut down the roof rack slats and put on some bumpers.

[VolksAddict]

Digging the color.

[tgibson]

Wow, that looks great. I hate squares, so i'm digging the front end

[karcher]

Looks good man. However, If it were mine I would cut down the roof rack slats and put on some bumpers.

trying to find some smaller euro bumpers. any good ideas where to find some? Wouldnt mind some black ones, dont need to be chrome. the black would go with the theme as it is now.

Also thinking of just filling the frame rail holes with a cap and blinker setup.

[ArpyArpad]

here you go

http://www.rsjparts.com/catalog/prod...b8d960b74ff039

[karcher]

here you go

http://www.rsjparts.com/catalog/prod...b8d960b74ff039

oh, thats not too bad. $700
Looks like i'll be making my own, or doing the blinker idea. The bumper is pointless for safety anyways. 5mph test. whoohoo..

[nolangherity]

oh, thats not too bad. $700
Looks like i'll be making my own, or doing the blinker idea. The bumper is pointless for safety anyways. 5mph test. whoohoo..

yeah but it will help your car look less terrible.

bumpers are a must.

[MYGTI_MA]

this needs an update with the new rims man seriously stop holding out on the 'Tex

[egate2]

[QUOTE=karcher;67529432]working on this little project for the rabbit while the car is going in for paint







What is the wood and metal seams for in these pics?

btw, car looks good. take some pics of the interior.

[MYGTI_MA]

its the back seat truck area, he's seriously slacked on this thread as i have seen the car in person and its def waaay nicer than this thread lets on

[karcher]

wow, forgot about the thread. yes he is correct, it is the process for getting the planks for the rear section. The car came empty with no back seats so i thought utilize the space for what it is. and its a great area to throw your beach stuff and if it gets sandy you just brush it up. better than a carpet. here are some of the finished shots of that project.





maybe you guys can help me out. I hate the seats that came in the car. they're worn mk3 seats i believe. I want something different but how different im not sure. maybe just a nice set of fabric seats or i was even thinking of fitting a bench seat up front. there would be some work involved in that of course.. any ideas welcomed


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[karcher]

oh didnt see the post further up. here are the steelies after i painted them at work. still dont have a great shot of them.. but here is what i have come up with from others taking photos of the car.

[MYGTI_MA]

beachball pics!!!!!

[Antihero983]

Moar pics!!!

[CantKillDaWabbit]

dig the color!

[the-vwjedi]

I dig the colours, absolutely love the interior mate. You are a craftsman with an eye for detail.

[karcher]

working on a wire mild wire tuck/ shave.

heres how it started

intake i made up to replace the ugly plastic box. this will bolt onto the manifold with holes i tapped in


cutting up the wire harness

new harness will go in the fender well

painting timing and valve cover


what it looks like so far. i deleted the heater core so i had to weld shut the coolant flange that comes off of the head. Deleted the coolant resevoir by buying a scirocco radiator. Moved the battery under the dash where the heater core was and now have to build a center console setup to hide it.

finished the driver side filler panel last night. it will cover the frame rails and cover the gap and hole to the ground. i think it just looks cleaner and simplified. no other real benefit to having it done.


its not some magazine cover shave, lol but its come a long way. im only looking for cleaner.

[CasperSYTFU]

definitely cleaner!

[karcher]

i dont have many other shots of the car but heres a few since you asked

[Darky]

Really nice! would like to see how you did the front signal lights

[Antihero983]

I love it! It looks so good without the front bumper!

[mk1daily]

I hated it at first with the death of the westy front end but it turned out really awesome.

[wilm13]

Hey man that looks great! Love the color & your rack. Don't let the snarky comments get you down. I wonder why the mk forums are like that? I think it's an age thing. I'm lucky to have an 87 cabriolet and the people are super nice in that forum. Post some more pics!

[the_mad_rabbit]

I like what I see in this thread- I like how everyone was all up in arms at first... typical mk1 forum fashion

-AJ

[otti]

i like it, i would however loose the chrome trim on the doors or get the trim missing on all the other windows.
just my 2cents..

[MYGTI_MA]

creeper car status.

[karcher]

i like it, i would however loose the chrome trim on the doors or get the trim missing on all the other windows.
just my 2cents..

I agree. I'll have to look into that

[karcher]

creeper car status.

lol i just noticed the rediculous SUV lambo doors further back behind me. must be nice not being able to open your suv's doors in the garage..

[MYGTI_MA]

hahah remember the one at Cars & Canines?? with the rattlesnake interior?

[planksta]

dude i love this thing, like the front end and turn signals, the interior is sick and that hard wood flooring is soo pretty, surfrod look FTW!!

[Rocketdub442]

Dig it man. Ready to see some finished bay pictures.

Aaron

[diive4sho]

In the beginning it looked like this was a train ready to go off the tracks... But you pulled off a really nice build.. Looks great! Keep it up!

[polloloco]

Looks awsome. But it looks to fast for a 1.6D. Maybe a TDI!