Volkswagen Cabriolet Project, What the Chalk?
Well, as promised, I shot a video of the Cabby last night. After work last night I spent a few hours replacing the clutch. I will dedicate a post solely to that soon. Lets just say it was toast!
As you can see, I have some BIG TIME work a head of me. That is the fun part about the project right? I will say that the car is in pretty darn good condition.
After I test drove it, I found it would not stay running. A vacuum hose came off on the front side of the engine. I fixed that. Then I found the distributor cap and rotor were worn out. I got those coming along with some new spark plugs.
Well, what do you think? In over my head? I would love to know.;) I hope you all have an awesome weekend. I have some pics of the damaged clutch and some before and afters for everyone. I will post them asap.
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Finishing the video with a shot of that sad superhero on the back quarter panel was fitting. I imagine he has the same face you made when you saw the Cabriolet come back looking like it does.
Dude, I almost puked! I had 1 pic of the car “pre chalk” then my phone crashed and I lost it. GRRR!
You’re not in over your head. As you said, it’s a project. What fun would a project be if it was easy.
Try some paint thinner then polish out the clear coat. Should work. I like the astro turf shift knob also haha
HAHA, yeah that shifter is “sweet”!
I am gonna try several different methods. My plan is to do testing and shoot videos showing what works and what does not work.
I think step one will be interior. I needs some carpet. I also want to make sure I handle any possible rust.
I’m sure there is an American version of this site. http://www.cip1.ca/default.asp
And I think you should swap a vr6 in.. and turbo it. Now that would be bad ass
In honor of the project start-date being near Cinco de Mayo, repaint it in the colors of the Mexican Flag and call it Cabri-Olé!
Hit up brands like Ortega, Azteca Foods, La Favorita, Taco Bell, Jose Cuervo and the like for sponsorship funds.
HAHA It could be just like that sweeps stakes beetle
I think it needs a vr6. Should swap right in. 🙂
VR, no, but an AEB 1.8t will. 😉
Wrong again. Swap in a V10 TDI from the Touareg!! make it the covertible that does whelies!! hahahahahahaa
sidenote: another idea for project: From woah to WOAH!
Yikes… what were they smoking when they came up with that color scheme!??! It is like they were deliberately trying to destroy the car.
@Matt, Yeah it is something. I think that the chalk will come off fairly easy. That’s my hope anyway
I love the car, and can’t wait to see what you do with it! I’ve been poking around Craigslist for a similar configuration (small/light convertible) to transition into an electric car. Something like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1uIumJOV6s but it’s a few years off…
That is AWESOME!!!! How cool would it be to be rolling about in a 25 year old electric car!
I got an ’88 Cabrio last summer as a project, the fuel distributor was acting up quite a bit and as I started to figure out what’s wrong with it I got an offer to sell the car. Double than what I paid for it so I sold it… a B4 VR6 is my new project car although I am still hoping to own a top notch MK1 one day 😉
Hey Alex,
I am pretty sure that I would have done exactly what you did. This car doesn’t run perfect. It drives fine, but doesn’t like to sit at idle. I figured I will drive it a bit, then put some fresh fuel in it. Clean intake and go from there.
Congrats on the B4. We had one in the shop yesterday. Not a car that we see all that much. It’s funny to see one next to a new Passat. It looks so tiny.