| 02.25.02 |
ah ha!
correct mixture, short shifting and a long highway drive this
weekend yielded 30mpg |
| 02.23.02 |
rolled 93,000 |
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| 02.17.02 |
blah!
exhaust leak just before the cat. Time to order up the late
model manifold and a new downpipe |
| 02.15.02 |
had the
timing and idle adjusted, motor now sits at a tick under 1,000
rpm. Mileage should improve I hope |
| 01.29.02 |
rolled 92,000 |
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grrr...
still pissing fuel when the temperature changes. Early morning
cold snaps that make way for warm (50°F) days seem to trigger the
overflow from the filler neck. Advice is to replace the tank
again :-( |
| 01.15.02 |
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Commuting
300 highway miles per week called for a change. It wasn't just the
buzziness of the motor at 70 mph but my gas mileage was.... less
than favorable. I waited and waited and finally the Autotech 20% off
sale rolled around and I picked up the last .75 5th gear cog they
had in stock. The same day I ordered up a shift kit and bushing
rebuild from TT to firm up the feel and make a bit less work when
selecting gears.
Note the old gear out of the tranny.
The lower 5th has made a major difference. As you can see there is a
reduction in rpms at the speed limit.
I'm turning 3100 rpm at 75mph now
and I'm right in the torque band for passing without a downshift. I
also added some Mobil 1 gear lube to keep things pliable during the
cold temps
Yesterday I filled up and
calculated a 9 mpg improvement with the .75 compared to the normal
gear (went from 20mpg>29mpg) with a majority of this being my
commute. I believe this number should be even higher, going to have
the timing re-done this week hopefully. |
| 12.01.01 |
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first dyno
run with nothing but a K&N. Not too shabby at all, 92.5
lb/ft @3000 and 78.1hp @ 5500! |
| 11.28.01 |
best $12
spent thus far? removing these
nasty things and replacing them with poly bushings.
Steering is now nice and crisp |
| 11.16.01 |
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look
at this airfilter I pulled out today! UGH!!!!!! K&N is now in
it's place |
| 11.14.01 |
well, the
car has been on the road for 2.5 weeks and I'm already an outlaw
according to the State |
| 11.13.01 |
the new
shoes for the car are here! $89/ea |
| 11.09.01 |
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my
Rabbit is so HORNY!!!!!! 
The Hella dual
trumpet air horns are in and WHOA!!!!!!!!!! They will get your
attention!!!! Driving
around in such a small car means you need to be able to alert other
drivers to your presence. The
red compressor is mounted to the radiator support in the foreground;
you can see the trumpets
nestled away under the battery tray
I've been driving around just
beeping the horn to hear how nice they sound |
| 11.05.01 |
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lighting wiring has been fully sorted out and the tin retainers
painted black. |
| 11.03.01 |
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the $300 Recaros
have been installed and the interior given a complete cleaning. All
the bolts in the trim have been pulled, cleaned, and rebolted down
to prevent annoying rattles |
| 11.02.01 |
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Since I've
got the donor car too, the leaky gas tank was swapped out. This is
the better of the two tanks. Just after the first photo was taken I
brushed down the flaking rust and painted over it with Wurth rust
inhibiter ($60/can!!). The paint bonds to the metal and kills/seals
any existing rust. It had to cure overnight so the process took a
little longer than anticipated. All the seams and fitting points
were given an extra coat to prevent any problems in the future.
Note the 'new' tank in place with it's brand new shiny heat shield |
| 10.27.01 |
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This
week the lighting was addressed. Just gotta have good lights for
driving out in the sticks during the winter months. A set of Hella
55/100 H4s w/ city light adapter (also applied stone guard to them).
After running the H4s for a week I'm going to make the decision
about the FF driving lights, there may be too much light for the
wimpy 65a alternator and I don't want to have buy a 90a right now. |
| 10.22.01 |
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test fitting
the Hella FF200 driving lights |
| 10.19.01 |
found the original build
sheet under the back seat |
| 10.17.01 |
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the twins
sitting in the holding pen |
| 10.12.01 |
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Just
made a pretty darn good purchase tonight. '84 GTI with 88k original
owner miles for $300. The dealer was going to give the owner $300
and junk it so he wanted someone to take care of it. Has current
inspection sticker, clean title and in MINT condition (save the
pitted front bumper).
just goes to prove that not every
clean Rabbit in the Northwest or SoCal (just most of them) |
09.22.01
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Today,
after 15 years of driving A2's (8V, 1.8 16V and 2.0 16V) I acquired
an '84 GTI. It brings back the days of learning to drive on a '82
diesel. Oh no, it doesn't run but soon it will.... and the 16V goes
into hibernation for the winter |
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