And we begin again...and again...and again

I've come to the realization that I change my mind a lot. I like cars. I like having cars. I like having projects. If I get bored or find another shiny object I'll switch gears and start in on something else.

Right now I have two older rabbits. A '78 that is pretty much just a dedicated track car at this point. It's the blue one. Then a couple weeks ago an '84 GTI caught my eye in up in Seattle. Got up early on Sunday flew up, bought it and drove it back. It's the white one.




The '78 is really done. I can take it to the track and hammer on it all day long and then drive it home. It's really loud and has only the drivers seat so it's impractical for taking my kids or wife for a ride. That's where the '84 comes in. I wanted something I could pile at least one kid in and cruise around on the weekends.

The '84 needs some work hence it's current condition. I'll get it prepped but the body work guys have some work ahead of them. Mechanically it's solid, heck drove it 170 miles on it's first trip and it didn't give me any guff.


So I think now this space will become a progress report on the '84. It doesn't need much. As they say with old MK1s "nothing major ever breaks but nothing minor ever works".

With that here's where I'll be starting:

• New DS fender and hood
• Straighten out the core support
• New suspension - I've got it just need to put it on
• New grill
• Drivers seat needs a little upholstery work
• Bit of rust repair on the rear valance
• Powder coat the bumpers
• Clean the engine bay
• New taillights
  
• Good buffing and waxing

I'm sure there's more and well this is where you'll learn about it (if you are into that kind of thing).