Former VWDieselParts.com Forum

I am still driving this everyday. No signs of anything coming apart. :) I would assume your reinforcements are helping out too. When I skimmed the thread, I saw where you added more support near the center hump and cut the floor out & replaced it w/ a whole (if I understood it) plus the rocker ...

Ebay says that's the heater fan assembly for my Rabbit.... I'm missing the fan completely, so I have no idea what it is suppose to look like.

Hey, that little "counter" looks handy! I want one! There is place for the burger, fries and drink. Wish my 78 Rabbit had it....

Wow. Nice project. Didn't seem crazy to me at all....people build chopped top older cars (1950's) or stretch the body to make a limo....

Nice.

My project Rabbit will be a "warm weather" car for now....once I get the water pump and hoses changed....

Great job on getting the Rabbit "hopping" again....

Nice....hope my 78 Rabbit looks that good when I'm done....

Okay, the Rabbit has bore offspring....a 1981 VW pickup w/ 1.6L NA. I was told that the head gasket is blown. Now, with out taking the valve cover off, if the engine is original, am I correct in understanding that this 1.6L diesel SHOULD have 11mm head bolts? Is there any other way to ID the block i...

Well, the old Rabbit runs now. There was a knock & buddy who put her together thought it was the lower end. But it seemed to be an injector...went away after a while & putting cleaner In fuel system seems to make it better. glow plug system seems to be working in its current form (original)....

THE RABBIT LIVES!!

More details later..... And she fires up when cold (32F) too!

Okay- Project Update Things are going slow on the project, but the head studs finally arrived. Been busy and keep forgetting to order. The head is over at a buddies and he's adjusting them. Now just have to get the car over there, get a head gasket.... That reminds me, I know that the general rule i...

Okay.... I know I asked this sometime before but forgot..... I think.... head studs still needed...

So..... question: Undercut studs or regular??

bscutt wrote:highly unlikely this was ever sold in the US. Apparently "Americans don't like diesels" according to all the car manufacturers.

Well, after the mess that GM had w/ the 5.7L diesel....... ..... it left a bad taste in the consumer's mouth.

Ah.

So, this strange pickup/van with a VW diesel... was it ever available here in the US or was it just in Europe? Like I said, when I clicked, I was surprised to see it.... never saw one here before, aside from the old air cooled van/pickups.

As I said before, it got new valves. But I didn't include the new cam..... so valve adjusting will be needed. I have yet to read up on how to do that.... (Trying to get a grape harvester ready for harvest (and other associated equipment). Last minute stuff :roll: , but all my friends say I'm a last ...