81 Rabbit Slow and Low

[A1 BausSauce]

Thanks!

[Night Colors]

good luck on the project man , looking forward to see u'r progress.

[A1 BausSauce]

Engine is just about ready to get put in, I bought a header. Im taking my hubs to school to get the axel ends out with an impact gun tomorrow. And to get my tie rod end off. Hopefully I can get that done tomorrow.

[A1 BausSauce]

Went and bought all my fluids today. I got my stuck tie rod end off of the tie rod but its still in the knuckle and I cant get it out. Realized that I dont have a battery also........ Which sucks cause im broke. I will update some more tomorrow after I get the engine in.

[A1 BausSauce]

You will be fine, I had my wisdom teeth out in the fall and I was in the garage doin stuff later that day. Only took regular tylenol, no hardcore pain killers. Be prepared to not eat a lot for a week or so though. Steering column in my old MK2 was collapsed too when I got the car. I'm fairly sure you can pull it out again but you have to take it out of the car.

Thanks Martin, I will give that a shot tomorrow. I keep having crazy dreams about all my teeth falling out, I hope that stops when Im all done with the sugery.

[martinm13]

SPRING BREAK!!! Im starting to get this thing going, I went and got my brake hardline today and got all my new lines on. Now Im ready to get the engine all assembled and ready to throw in tomorrow. I just need to get my tie rod ends on, sway bars, and I should be rollin' in a week or two. Oh and all my wisdom teeth are getting pulled on friday, so I won't be able to work on it for a few days, then on the 30th its my 21st birthday!!!!

My steering colomn collapsed when i was trying to get it in the U-joint, anyone know if you can un-collapse it? I dont wanna have to get another one.

You will be fine, I had my wisdom teeth out in the fall and I was in the garage doin stuff later that day. Only took regular tylenol, no hardcore pain killers. Be prepared to not eat a lot for a week or so though. Steering column in my old MK2 was collapsed too when I got the car. I'm fairly sure you can pull it out again but you have to take it out of the car.

[A1 BausSauce]

SPRING BREAK!!! Im starting to get this thing going, I went and got my brake hardline today and got all my new lines on. Now Im ready to get the engine all assembled and ready to throw in tomorrow. I just need to get my tie rod ends on, sway bars, and I should be rollin' in a week or two. Oh and all my wisdom teeth are getting pulled on friday, so I won't be able to work on it for a few days, then on the 30th its my 21st birthday!!!!

My steering colomn collapsed when i was trying to get it in the U-joint, anyone know if you can un-collapse it? I dont wanna have to get another one.

[A1 BausSauce]

Looks like a great start.
Im almost tempted to pick up that exact same rabbit but no room and a crappy mk2 taking up the garage.

pick it up, ditch the mk2...... haha jk, I had a mk2 Jetta that I swapped a aba/jh into, I miss that thing.

[A1 BausSauce]

I'd recommend starting with steel wool to get all the paint off the lips before you start sandpaper. From memory I only went to 800 grit. I just jacked mine up, put it in gear and got sanding

My rims are bare metal right now, no paint on them at all.

It took me awhile to figure out what sml ment, Im not worrying about that till i can drive it.

[renngolf]

Looks like a great start.
Im almost tempted to pick up that exact same rabbit but no room and a crappy mk2 taking up the garage.

[Mike G]

Looking forward to watching this

[timmy201]

NIce Mahle's. I need to polish mine up, but dont know where to start. Everything is removed from mine to bare metal. Do I just start sanding?

I'd recommend starting with steel wool to get all the paint off the lips before you start sandpaper. From memory I only went to 800 grit. I just jacked mine up, put it in gear and got sanding

[FinfordHenn]

do everyone a favour and remove those sml

[A1 BausSauce]

I really hope you decide to get extremely involved with this car

mki's deserve all

I will be don't worry. I'm not doing much with it right now cause I'm on job hunt mode


NIce Mahle's. I need to polish mine up, but dont know where to start. Everything is removed from mine to bare metal. Do I just start sanding?

[timmy201]

Gotta love the Mahles! Mine are 14x6 though..