John Soares's 1981 Rabbit

John Soares's 1981 Rabbit

Miles on odometer: 123,000

Owned for 1 year

Engine:

1989 GTI 1.8 8V Schrick 272 degree cam

Schrick high Performance Valve Springs

Bored out Audi 5000 Turbo Intake Manifold Throttle Body

Ported and polished head

Crane Ignition

Accel 8.8mm wires

K&N air filter

Euro Sport 4 into 1 header

Scorpion stainless steel exhaust with twin 2" tailpipes

Lightened flywheel

Neuspeed short shift kit

ABD racing 8V clutch with sachs 16V pressure plate

Suspension:

Jamex 60mm suspension kit

Neuspeed lower front/rear sway bars with poly bushings

Neuspeed front tie bar

Polyurethane strut bushings

Wheels, Tires:

15x7 Ronal Pacemark 205/50/15 (Not Shown)

Exterior:

Ford grabber blue paint

Shaved side marker lights

Shaved body trim and hatch

Shaved front antenna/16V rear antenna

Cabrio front clip (Hella H4s)

Euro bumpers and flares

Zender front lip spoiler and rear hatch spoiler

Interior:

Auto Meter gauges (Not yet installed)

Grant steering wheel

Custom felt headliner

Aluminum dash and speaker covers

Custom door panels

Future plans, general comments:

Single wiper conversion

Cabrio kit

Rear disc conversion

Sage advice to others

"V dubs 4 life!"