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17497
I am going to put my 1983 Rabbit GTI up for sale in the near future. Currently, it is set up for FSP and still street driven for local Solo events. It has a...
Jonathan
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Jun 9, 2009
12:42 pm
17498
Tough question - the bigger question is "What kind of target market are you looking to attract?" Purist wouldn't touch your car with a 10-foot pole because...
Matthew Yip
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Jun 9, 2009
12:58 pm
17499
If you're trying to sell it to an autocrosser, SP, hands down - the GTI is hopeless in HS. That said, the car is at the beginning stages of SP anyway. I'd put...
Iain Mannix
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Jun 9, 2009
3:22 pm
17500
Whoretex is such a fun place to sell anything - virtually every seller wants 2x market value for their junk, all the tyre-kickers talk down the product for...
Matthew Yip
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Jun 9, 2009
3:31 pm
17501
I think you should sell it as is on the vortex, but with a binding legal agreement that no wheels larger than 15" diameter ever be put on the car, and no...
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Jun 9, 2009
4:10 pm
17502
Sell it to Per at GRM - He is making noises about a "vintage" GTI story again. --Kevin H....
Kevin Hoff
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Jun 9, 2009
8:30 pm
17503
Yeah, I guess it is better to sell it "as is" and include the original parts as part of the deal. It will probably be a few months before I do that. I have...
Jonathan
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Jun 10, 2009
6:26 pm
17504
I hate VWVortex as much (if not more than) as anyone; however, that's got to be the biggest collection of people who overvalue old VWs ANYWHERE. If it is in...
Iain Mannix
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Jun 10, 2009
6:48 pm
17505
Sounds like Per is starting a GRM Mk3 Golf project...looking to set the car up for autox/rallycross/roadracing all at once and have an universal racer. Might...
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Jul 2, 2009
6:06 pm
17506
A bit of a report on the Autotech LSD... We ended up purchasing a Wavetrac diff instead of fixing the shop Quaife. It is definitely heavier than the Quaife,...
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Jul 2, 2009
6:17 pm
17507
I think Per has already witten the book on that. (or 2) ... From: "seadspictures" <sead79@...> To: vwautox@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: Which sells...
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Jul 3, 2009
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17508
Yeah no kidding. Per's initial book is what started me off with VWs! He was over on VWVortex asking for info so I thought he might find something useful here...
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Jul 7, 2009
1:32 am
17509
We go back to Summit Point Motorsports Park and the Washington Circuit once again. This time we are hoping for dry weather and a dry track. Registration for...
etherpool
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Jul 7, 2009
2:44 am
17510
Returned from Packwood NT a couple days ago...what a hoot high calibre events are :) Met a nice fellow named Abe Potter :p, picked his brain on a bunch of...
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Jul 15, 2009
8:19 pm
17511
What tires did you use in the damp and wet? CP [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Jul 15, 2009
9:11 pm
17512
The same A6s that I use in the dry. 30f/20r psi...I dropped both 2psi and it felt a bit better. There was no standing water on the course nor was it a...
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Jul 15, 2009
11:07 pm
17513
Are you married to nonadjustable shocks? That may be one way to change your setup a little for conditions like this. ************** Can love help you live...
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Jul 16, 2009
12:51 am
17514
It could be that you crossed the line on rear spring rates for wet. While your new set up works well in dry conditions, you give it up in the wet. The rear of...
rich windberg
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Jul 16, 2009
9:55 pm
17515
More thoughts: a) someday, they'll like, invent clamshell springs, that split down the middle, that you can change in a hurry. ; ) a.2) rear springs are fairly...
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Jul 16, 2009
11:53 pm
17516
The FSP cars were always a little loose in the wet/damp. A few things: 1) Rear pressure @ 20psi? Why? Seems odd. We always wound up 1-2psi different front...
Iain Mannix
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Jul 16, 2009
11:55 pm
17517
... Or, some goofy German car company might invent a car in 1966 which lets you change springs BETWEEN RUNS! snicker. Come to the dark side, people. It really...
Iain Mannix
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Jul 17, 2009
11:57 pm
17518
Well, then there's some German cars from 1966, and later, where alls ya gotta to is... change the torsion bar? GOOOD LUUUUCK! Rear Chapman strut coil springs...
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Jul 18, 2009
12:40 am
17519
I'm telling you, BMW had a magic ball and knew that the 2002 was destined to be an autocross car. VW rear springs are easy, but you need TOOLS. Bah. Iain...
Iain Mannix
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Jul 18, 2009
3:30 pm
17520
and 4 x 100. Oh yes... http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=4436170 ************** An Excellent Credit Score is 750. See Yours in Just 2 Easy Steps! ...
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Jul 24, 2009
5:52 am
17521
That's very cool. --Kevin H. (was looking at A2's the other day...)...
Kevin Hoff
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Jul 25, 2009
7:44 pm
17522
... Digifant or Ecodiesel? ************** A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! ...
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Jul 26, 2009
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17523
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/08/world/europe/08germany.html See pic. Tell me that's shoe polish! Tell me you're not scrapping that thing! AIEEEE!!!! -...
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Aug 7, 2009
9:10 pm
17524
"The cars are now churning out carbon dioxide and other pollutants in a host of foreign lands, undermining the ecological goals of the program." I wonder what...
rich windberg
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Aug 7, 2009
10:49 pm
17525
Meanwhile, in Beverly Hills... http://losangeles.craigslist.org/wst/cto/1306614691.html [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Aug 7, 2009
10:59 pm
17526
... CP, Your new FSP project car? Looks like it's under the "natural lightening" program! Jonathan...
Jonathan
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