Steve Gogulski's 1984 Rabbit GTI

Miles on odometer: 140,000

Owned for 5 years

Engine:

TPorted and polished head(by Drake Eng.), Oversized valves 42/33, Schrick cam 280, NOS, 85 GTI piston 10:1 compression, Neuspeed throttlebody, Adjustable cam shaft pulley, Oversized custom intake pipe, European distributor, Upgraded ignition system(Jetta GLI), Upgraded coil, Blue ignitor wires, Bosch platinum spark plugs, 2 speed fan motor(Jetta GLI), 6 blade fan, K&N air filter with modified air box, Oil cooler with built in European thermostat, Warm up regulator(Audi 5000 turbo), Knock sensor, Rapid valve cover, Heavy duty engine mounts. TRANSMISSION: 4K Close ration, Neuspeed 5th gear conversion .75, Neuspeed short shift kit, Eurosport shift weight, Synthetic Transmission fluid. EXHAUST SYSTEM: Techtonic exhaust manifold, Techtonic downpipe, Techtonic high flow cat., 2 1/4 Sebring exhaust system(cat back), Eurosport exhaust tip.

Suspension:

Bilstein shocks, Neuspeed springs, Neuspeed upper stress bar, ABT lower stress bar, ABT rear stress bar, Autotech front and rear sway bars, Heavyduty strut bearings, Polyurethane bushings, Rapid performance front wheel bearings.

Wheels, Tires:

Fittipaldi 500SS wheels, Nitto NT450 195/15 tires, Complete oversized brake system, Front-16V Scirocco Rotor & pads, Rear-93 Jetta drums & shoes.

Exterior:

PPG 2 stage paint(Silver arrow met.), Candy blue painted emblems, Candy blue striped front grill, BBS ground effects kit, Zender rear tail fin, Kamei hood scoop, European bumpers, Welded spare tire carrier(for the NOS bottle!), Shaved fender antenna hole, Shaved rear window squirter.

Interior:

Cobra Daytona sport seats, Schroth harnesses, Custom tweeded dash, Custom graphic door panels, 4 point Auto Power roll bar, Custom black tweed headliner, Custom black carpeting, Candy blue painted dash plate and gage plate, Viper alarm system, Power door locks, Automatic kill switch, Momo shift knob, Razo pedals, Momo steering wheel, Jetta GLI dual horn, Fuba antenna, European headlights, Black cage headlight protectors, Wink rearview mirror, Custom gage faces, Leather Agla shift boot, Leather Agla emergency brake handle, Armor door plates, Pioneer DEH-P835R CD head unit, Pioneer DEQ-7200 equilizer, Rockfort Phosgate 160x4 Amp, Rockfort Phosgate 55x2 Amp, Cerwin Vega AEI 6 1/2" mids, Cerwin Vega 2" tweeders, Cerwin Vega mid crossovers, Cerwin Vega 12" subwoofer, Custom build rear speaker boxes

Future plans, general comments:

As far as future mods - I'M DONE! Now it's all enjoyment!!

Sage advice to others

"Why spend all your money on a new car when you can buy an old one, restore it, and work the hell out of it so it can piss all over the show room cars!!!!! "

E-Mail: RabitRacer@aol.com