Teamzleep's .:Rabbit

[TeamZleep]

So I figure with this thread being still around... May as well use it for a timeline of sorts. Definitely not a regularly updated thing, but hey... Why not?

2008 R32.. Well.. Errr .:Rabbit.
Ksport V1 coilovers with Bilstien rear shocks and custom spring rates
OZ Pegasus 17x8.5/9.5 with 205/45's all around
Rabbit front bumper/GTI sides and rear
Porsche Boxster Brembo's
Momo Corse
Dash cubby
Interlagos
Custom exhaust
CinnaBerry for days...


As we all know, I had a pretty stout 2.5T Rabbit. It was an amazing 4 years with it, but I ended up parting it out to move to MD for a new job. In the end... I also realized that the engine was starting to give out... So I figured with the bump in pay/life, It was time to upgrade and let that little gem go... I still regret it sometimes.


October 25th... The day I laid eyes on this:

Shaved sidemarkers/rear reflectors/hatch. Fk highsports (later found out were from a gti). Worked out a solid deal and left quite happy... Only 27k on the clock!

Seeing that it had fk's... I had to spin them down. That and immediately slap on a Magnaflow Sport:




The exhaust was about 800 miles short lived. Too much drone.. That and I wasn't a fan of shaved stuff. I promised myself I wouldn't put anywhere near as much money into this one as the last... So I had an idea. Part the shaved stuff and go stock track car with it. (again, short lived idea... )



Traded the hatch, but had no luck on the rear lower and front bumper... Decided to do something totally radical... And took a crack at it:





A few days later... She looked like this..


There was NO way I was going to leave it like this... So some drastic measures/parts hunting began...

Little bit of this: (custom springs/bilstien rear shocks ordered to go with these badboys)


Little bit of that:


And the end result....











Eff plastic skid pans...

The wheels were a great fit/width, but didn't really do the car justice... Went out on a limb, and took a shot in the dark, and wound up on these bad boys....





Slapped some momo goodness in there (taking care of paddles/mfd controls .. My horn works too).


After that I finally found a shop to run my exhaust exactly how I wanted... Good stuff





Well.. That's about it for now... Not bad for only spending $565.00...

[FLMKVDUB]

Looks good man. Not a huge fan of the wheels but props for going a different route than most

[nickbeezy]

it

[TeamZleep]

Looks good man. Not a huge fan of the wheels but props for going a different route than most

Thanks man. They're not for everyone, but I'm in love with the whole package.

[nickbeezy]

how close is your frame or engine from the ground? doesnt the vr6 sit much lower? id be nervous b/c that isht is slammed brotha

also what are the wheels

[powdub]

gaaaaaaaay

my car is up at joes getting touched up as we speak looking forward to sowo duuude

[TeamZleep]

how close is your frame or engine from the ground? doesnt the vr6 sit much lower? id be nervous b/c that isht is slammed brotha

also what are the wheels

Pan sits above the subframe, I'm not worried. Wheels are 17x8.5 Ronal R28's.

gaaaaaaaay

Oh you know it.

[NJRe1dGTI]

I think it looks awesome. Good job

[eyeluvflixs]

Looking real fresh congrads, post up some pics to Instagram! (btw this filmgeektimmy :0).

[TeamZleep]

I think it looks awesome. Good job

Thanks man!

Looking real fresh congrads, post up some pics to Instagram! (btw this filmgeektimmy :0).

There'll be more tomorrow, haha.

[fsiguy]

Was looking forward too see how this would turn out, looks daaamn goood!

[07silverbullet]

I like

[OEM+ sluts]

Very nice Just out of curiosity, what's your FTG?

[dehkiddneto]

Dope
Ksports?

[TeamZleep]

Very nice Just out of curiosity, what's your FTG?

Thanks. Was 22 flat when I spun it all the way down. Had to raise it 7 threads so I could drive, then it settled back down -____-

It's somewhere in the low 22's in the front, probably right at 22.5-23 in the rear. Rake

[OEM+ sluts]

Thanks. Was 22 flat when I spun it all the way down. Had to raise it 7 threads so I could drive, then it settled back down -____-

It's somewhere in the low 22's in the front, probably right at 22.5-23 in the rear. Rake

Looks super aggressive, love it

[kevin FaKiN spLits]

I'm not gonna say you ruined an r because you didn't but why trade away the side skirts and rear end? Also why do the rear calipers red? The rabbit front end on an r looks great, how come you want everything else to look like a gti?

[ArminT]

car looks perdy!

but Y U CHANGE FRONT END TO WABBIT? R is better so is gti/jetta..

[TeamZleep]

I'm not gonna say you ruined an r because you didn't but why trade away the side skirts and rear end? Also why do the rear calipers red? The rabbit front end on an r looks great, how come you want everything else to look like a gti?

Well there wouldn't be any side skirts at all if it weren't for those holes from the side skirt rails. The rear is temporary until I pick up a shaved rabbit rear. the whole point of the mini "build" (if you even consider this a build) was an R in rabbit's clothing. As aft as the brakes go, the rears belong to kidversion1, as his pretty blue brakes came from me. They'll be painted to match the fronts later.

I've done my homework on the brakes, and they do in fact rule (and the weight Savings is nice too).

[kevin FaKiN spLits]

car looks perdy!

but Y U CHANGE FRONT END TO WABBIT? R is better so is gti/jetta..

No way. That color with rabbit front end looks phenomenal

[ArminT]

No way. That color with rabbit front end looks phenomenal

Eh, Dont get me wrong, car is still awesome. I just think the other fronts look better thats all. Not my cup of tea. and i wasnt aware of his rabbit r32 build thing. i respect it. Color is def beautiful. Car is still

[theGLIguy]

Ok,.I have to ask why your rotors backward? If they are true drilled and slotted rotors then the vanes in the center will be channeled out at an angle. Why may I ask or are they straight vanes?

http://www.zeckhausen.com/how_to_pro...all_rotors.htm

[bryangb]

Looks nice and simple.. Even though it's not. I like it

[2tnicrbbt]

too cool.

[anteramk5jetta]

Looks good, what are you doing with KidVersion 1's old brake set-up now

[dkawika]

Looks sharp.

[e_jd]

Looks so sick!!! 👍👍👍👍

[JettaGT8V80]

pshhhh just a painted rabbit

[s t a y g o l d]

Those wheel set the whole thing off, breh Killin' it

[MKVrabbit07]

[71DubBugBug]

4 pot rotors?
got a shot where you can see the caliper and rotor behind the wheel?

[RoxanneIsMyFAST]

Rear sits perfect to me and its blue. in my book

[TeamZleep]

car looks perdy!

but Y U CHANGE FRONT END TO WABBIT? R is better so is gti/jetta..

I think the Rabbit front is the cleanest... Less going on.

Ok,.I have to ask why your rotors backward? If they are true drilled and slotted rotors then the vanes in the center will be channeled out at an angle. Why may I ask or are they straight vanes?

http://www.zeckhausen.com/how_to_pro...all_rotors.htm

See? Kid and I had a short discussion about this... He said from his searching that it really didn't matter (They're adams rotors, they're just milled OEM's I believe.. They should be straight vanes)... So I just left them on the same sides as he had... Thanks for the heads up though!

Looks nice and simple.. Even though it's not. I like it

Thanks dude.

too cool.

Yours is cooler... Pshhhh.

Looks good, what are you doing with KidVersion 1's old brake set-up now

Well, it's only the calipers and carriers... I have no idea. May sell them, may put the carriers on the wife's tdi and buy rotors... I have no clue. Want them??

Looks sharp.

Looks so sick!!! 👍👍👍👍

Rear sits perfect to me and its blue. in my book

pshhhh just a painted rabbit

Those wheel set the whole thing off, breh Killin' it

Thanks guys.

4 pot rotors?
got a shot where you can see the caliper and rotor behind the wheel?

I'll get a pic later today... Right now's my one weekend a month to me Mr. Mom... Dora the explorer, hot wheels cars, and tons of food has been my morning. lol

[gb21914]

Looks great man, love the color, and I really like the rims. Nice work thus far!

[Kid Presentable]

I love it so much that I'm angry.