bought another mk1 yesterday

[pinky]

1980 rabbit truck

some bad rust in the bed, but it was only $450.. possibly needs a fuel pump.

[LifeAsASuffix]

lets see some pictures!

[pinky]

it was kinda dark when i went to look at it and i didnt have a camera. i'm gonna be picking it up monday or tuesday.. i'll get pics then.

[sflemon]

Sweeet. There's one in great shape in Sanford I've seen in front of an auto repair store. Keep meaning to stop to ask about it. It's a dookie brown color.

[pinky]

picked it up yesterday.. gerich has some pics on his camera...

[kcfoxie]

http://www.kcfoxie.com/mk1pwnz.jpg

[pinky]

:grineyes:

[pinky]

ok.. well today was productive...

pulled the fuel dist. and cleaned it out.. the control plunger was sticking a little (thx for the tip cameron)

it would start but still wouldnt run... (same as before)

tested thermo time switch.. cold start injector was getting power.

pulled cold start injector and cleaned it off with throttle body cleaner..

sprayed a bunch of tb cleaner into the tb..

started and kinda ran for longer than it had..

i put more tb cleaner in it and we added some gas (it only had like 2 gallons from when we drained the old gas)

started up and i gave it gas.. and it ran!

then i adjusted the idle screw and got it to actually idle..

drove it about 1/4 mile around gerich's neighborhood... brakes and steering are both squishy.. but it moved under its own power..

:) :) :) :) :) :)

[mk5mike]

sweet

[Shiftlink]

Good to hear!

[pinky]

well, i'm kicking around some ideas for this thing...

goal:
cheap
reliable
easy

ideas:
* keep 1.6, do some maint. work, maybe add a cam
* 1.8 hydro head + aba bottom end
* full 2.0 crossflow swap on megasquirt

thoughts? suggestions?

[mk5mike]

picking up aba next weekend in chapel hill and trying to keep it cheap for now and go turbo and find digi1 or go all in for standalone. ITB would be fun but I want to try a lyshom at one point

[Shiftlink]

picking up aba next weekend in chapel hill and trying to keep it cheap for now and go turbo and find digi1 or go all in for standalone. ITB would be fun but I want to try a lyshom at one point

Cheap and Turbo in the same sentence? :gt-bb-chongin:

[pinky]

cheap and standalone in the same sentence?

[jnecr]

hold up.. we are still talking about VWs... ain't nothin' gonna be "cheap"

[mk5mike]

I have i just found a g60 corrado with minor damange for free.99 so thats is cheap so any of you guys need anything I am claming the digi1 and the tranny if I can use it for now might seel it latter b/c I jus bought a laptop for Megasquirt but yeah we will have a pg engine and corrodo parts hangen around if anyone itrested.

[mk5mike]

also so far I have an aba coming for cheap just a long block and found me some 580cc semmins injectors for 125$ used for one day and have turbos everywhere, found a td05(rvo turbo with twin scroll exhaust side) for 200$ so it can be done

[gerich]

What are you doing with the corrado shell?

[mk5mike]

it needs go if you got place I don't know the exact conditon but should see it soon and let you all know whats up I will make a post

[sciroccodriver]

Corrado shell? hummmmmph? :grineyes:

[pinky]

drove it around a little last night..

the key is missing, so i just ripped the lock cylinder out and started it with a screwdriver.

got a new lock cylinder today, tho... (with a new key)