What did you do to your cabby today?

[93cabbyg60]

yea i got a 93 with some bbs rs but i want more offset

[tinygiant]

nothing

[Greensteeldragon]

torn out most of the interior (tan) and started replacing it with black, the tan interior was beat to hell, and the po told me there was a dead bird in it for a couple months still looking for black rear door cards if ne body know where to get them

[DEGS]

fixed the wiring to my hazard lights, put my HVAC and instrument panel back together, got an aluminum coolant flange to heater core from the junkyard, added G12 coolant, and put my duckbill on.

[MattPlante]

Went to the j/y and picked up some lower chrome trim from a pre-clipper cabby. Does anybody know if early cabriolets had a different rocker panel to cover up the reinforced frame underneath?

[benrk]

Went to the j/y and picked up some lower chrome trim from a pre-clipper cabby. Does anybody know if early cabriolets had a different rocker panel to cover up the reinforced frame underneath?

Not that I would be aware of, the reinforcements were "hidden" by black underbody coating while the rockers are body color.

[tinygiant]

getting my cv axel replaced for free from the store i bought it from.. big relief to the wallet after having to do the bearing and hub this week too.

part will be in tomorrow so tomorrow i'll be putting it all back together

i'm starting to have an understanding with my cabby lol. not being a mechanic its "fun" learning about this stuff

to vortex and all the tutorials

[Dragonwing]

Let's see: Despite the continuing promises of Body Shop Guy, bumpers are still not done...though he promises that they'll be done tomorrow. (figured I give him 'till Thursday, just because I know how he is). Meanwhile, got Nimbus turned around in the garage, so I can sand/paint the off-side lower beltline. Removed the wheel arches. Thoroughly packed with mud, grease and crap. Cleaned everything up and noticed a bit of a rust problem at the front wheel arch, and right at the seam on the rear splash pan. Took care of the rear pan and painted the small area inside the strengthening creases a nice wrinkle black. Found that the Chrysler color CC347 (which I believe is PW4) is a dead ringer for the Alpine White (or at least the small area that I painted, which will be hidden by the bumper). Hit the rusty area on the wheel arch with some Permatex rust killer. This stuff is fantastic! A small fiberglass patch is next.

DW

[tinygiant]

made a meme today

[a4edwin]

For anyone who doesn't know where this originated from...... Us Vw people as well as others use it basically for looks and the ability to lower ur car without slicing up your tires. But it came from the drift car scene. When they stretch their tires they have basically 0 sidewall flex so they get all the power to the street during turns etc needed for what they do. We obviously don't need to do this in our front wheel drive cars but it looks cool to me and yeah u have to drive very carefully but I'm not looking to beat up on my 20year old car that I break my back and hands to keep looking nice. That's what American cars r for. :-)

this is absolutely not the origin of the stretched tire look!

[Dragonwing]

No, it's not. As I understand it, the whole thing started in Germany/Belgium. Their motor vehicle laws, which are several degrees tougher than ours in the States, required that the tire tread be within the fender line. As such, it meant that the owner was, therefore, precluded from running wider or lower offset wheels. The solution was to put narrower tires on the wheel to keep the tread and sidewall within the plane of the fender, so as to maintain legality.

DW

[tinygiant]

was rummaging around in the basement and found some metal pieces that happen to have the same spacing as the side markers (that have been disconnected inside)

figured i would replace the reflectors with them.. now i need to find something to put in them.. maybe some mini german flags or something




i might not keep em either.. just got me thinking


and i almost forgot.. my cabby has a new pet

[Humble Mechanic]

I bought a MK3 GLX Jetta. You might think that has nothing to do with the Cabby. BUT, that is not true. The engine will live in the cabby soon.m VR6 Cabby coming soon

[tinygiant]

Back on all fours!




put in the cv axel and new hub and bearing. Feels so so much better.

i wish my engine was quieter lol so i could really listen to it roll but it think it feels really really good.

before when i would accelerate i would get a small knock.. i think its because the nut on the axel had jumped a thread and became loose.. that and the hub was so worn that the mechanic said he was able to pretty much just slide it out of the bearing .. eek

feels awesome now! hopefully it will be the last time i replace all these parts.. its round 2 for the axel round 3 for the bearing and round 1 for the hub


probably would have saved all the trouble just replacing the hub with the first bearing .. lesson learned

[BerryB]

brought 'er home





She's a little rough but all in good time...

[wrathofpaul]

did a bit of an interior clean up.. Pressure washed the entire carpet (after taking it out of the car of course) and while I was there I put some cardboard down on the floor as padding and sprayed the floor with rubberized coating to reduce noise a bit.. then I did a quick coat of trim paint on the entire dash and now it looks like new. I also cleaned the door panels and hopefully stopped the leak which appears to come from said door panel and end up on the rear passenger floor....

[ramblin99]

Zender Z20

[oshwass1962]

brought 'er home





She's a little rough but all in good time...

carfull Berry, dont leave those 2 alone (bug and cabby), they might mate...lol

[BerryB]

carfull Berry, dont leave those 2 alone (bug and cabby), they might mate...lol

Funny you say that, my dads got a mk2 on the way haha

[oshwass1962]

Funny you say that, my dads got a mk2 on the way haha

tell him congrats!....lol

[tinygiant]

double checked the pass wheel assembly after driving it for a day. found the set nut for the tierod end wasnt snug.. fixed that and now my front end is super tight. If i kick the tire the only thing that makes any noise is the brake pads .. the steering is super tight now too

[Dragonwing]

Weather cooperated, so I taped, prepped, and painted the lower beltline on the passenger side of Nimbus, last night. Fixed a small rust spot on the rear roll pan that I hadn't noticed. Painted the lower rockers.

This morning, washed and sanded the wheel arches. Painted the rust repair. Ordered some small bits from the local Dealer.

Tonight, will likely paint the wheel arches and add the body pinstripe to finish off the paintwork.

Almost there!


DW

[FL 2.0L]

Ordered the MKIII seat guide kit from ECS tuning for the '02 Cabrio and swapped them. There are a couple of bits on the Cabrio seat that the kit doesn't include, but certainly good enough.

It was nasty down there, but no french fries. Several pens in the tracks.

[jacobroufa]

Cried because my Cabby isn't gonna make it to Dubs in the Valley up in Oshkosh, WI this weekend... Spent the better part of the last 5 weekends working on her to get her ready in time for DiV and go to do final timing and first turn over tonight and lo and behold there's a spot of fuel on the floor. Line's corroded and my buddy and I just don't have the time to get her done before tomorrow.....

[s2kvondeutschland]

Cried because my Cabby isn't gonna make it to Dubs in the Valley up in Oshkosh, WI this weekend... Spent the better part of the last 5 weekends working on her to get her ready in time for DiV and go to do final timing and first turn over tonight and lo and behold there's a spot of fuel on the floor. Line's corroded and my buddy and I just don't have the time to get her done before tomorrow.....

Jb weld, dude. Eff safety, there's a show to get to!

[05GTI6677]

Last night I sat nose to nose with it all night while it was raining trying to talk myself in to keeping the 1.8 in it and trying to find wheels for it. While drinking a few beers of course.

[creterunna]

ON MY SONS 1999 front disc brake job we bought new rotors and pads at advanced got home and the wearever mkd780 pads were way too thick to get it all back together
so I went back AND returned wearever pads and paid an extra 40 for the
Wagner ThermoQuiet® Brake Pads - Front Part No. MX704
THEY ALLOWED FOR IT ALL TO GO BACK TOGETHER WITH NO PROBLEMS.
i have heard others wonder what they were doing wrong so thought i'd share this headache we had
THE CALIPERS WERE DEFINITELY pushed in all the way the pads are just way too thick

[badpenny]

I built a doggie villa out of cabby parts and wood I had lying about.

Ungrateful puppy, doesn't know how awesome it is to have your own home.

During construction. You can see cabby frame pieces that were used for the roof. 47 inches wide.

[Humble Mechanic]

I didn't really do this TO my Cabby, but FOR my Cabby.

I picked up a 1998 VR6 Jetta. I spend the day pulling the engine and interior. The car is a total POS, but I don't even car. It will be givin a proper crushing when I am done with it



Here is my pile of parts



The engine has a bad head gasket so I will be doing a complete rebuild I will break the engine down next week and evaluate the damage.

[Dragonwing]

Hung the last wheel arch. Touched up the unsatisfactory painted areas that were a little too boogered. Attempted to stripe the driver's side of the car to finish it up.....and promptly ran out of tape before I could do the rear quarter panel. So, today, I had to buy 40' of striping tape to take care of 5' of panel.

Then, this morning, went to my painter. You know, the guy who promised me that the bumpers would be done in three days.....then in a 'couple of more days'....then day after tomorrow....then 'getting right on them'......Yeah, that's the guy. Latest deal is: "On Saturday." Glad he's not painting a wheelchair for my sickly Grandmother.

And, I wait........

DW

[MissHood]

Exhaust

[PartyPooper]

^ Nice

I put a new starter in. And FINALLY went for a short cruise on my air ride setup.

[05GTI6677]

Removed my front bumper and relocated my signals behind the grill using some "ingenuity"

It was a pain in the butt though mixed with the 109 degree heat

Here's some pictures, next is the rear



I found a birds nest in my frame rail


Mounted and put back together


Bumper off

[kamzcab86]

Only 110ºF today, so I thought, "What the hell, let's get her emissions test done". Top was down and the test guys fought over who'd drive it. She passed with flying colors. Before driving off, one of the test guys says, "Did you just buy this car?" "No, I've had it for 23 years." Test guy:

Then I stop at Del Taco on the way home... guy driving an '08 "Rabbit" walks in, orders his usual meal (he's a regular customer apparently) and we start chatting. Guy: "Haven't seen one of those in a long time. My first car was a 1970 Bug. So, what year is your Volkswagen, an '86?" Me: " Uh, yeah, exactly right! It's an '86!" Ten conversation minutes later, I finally leave with my tacos.

I my car.

[strat62plyr]

^^^^Awesome^^^