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forn Samba Member
Joined: January 29, 2006 Posts: 11
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Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2016 9:39 am Post subject: I wanna race! 89 Cabrio Lemons Car |
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I have finaly talked my daughter and wife into building a 24 Hour of Lemons race car.I live 25 miles from Barber Motorsports park and have a good solid team ready to go.If anyone has raced a Rabbit or A Cabrio any input would be great.
1989 1.8 8 valve all stock..
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TDCTDI Samba Advocatus Diaboli
Joined: August 31, 2013 Posts: 12861 Location: North Carolina
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Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2016 11:06 am Post subject: Re: I wanna race! 89 Cabrio Lemons Car |
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The 1.8 8v in that car is the last of that design & as such has been well sorted & quite dependable. Hopefully it's a 5speed, the automatic transmissions weren't very performance oriented. The biggest downside to the cabriolet is the additional weight of the convertible components & the supplemental stiffening required to brace the car for the lack of rigidity due to no roof. While fun initially, you might quickly grow frustrated with its ability to be competitive. A rabbit sedan with the required roll cage might be around the same weight as the stock cabriolet. _________________ Everybody born before 1975 has a story, good, bad, or indifferent, about a VW.
GOFUNDYOURSELF, quit asking everyone to do it for you!
An air cooled VW will make you a hoarder.
Do something, anything, to your project every day, and you will eventually complete it. |
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forn Samba Member
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Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2016 8:45 am Post subject: Re: I wanna race! 89 Cabrio Lemons Car |
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It is a 5 speed and i got it cheap b/c the kid down the street smoked the clutch.The tittle is a salvage so just figure that I will work with what we have.It is an indurance race so hopefully the 8 valve will hold up. |
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TDCTDI Samba Advocatus Diaboli
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Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2016 3:35 pm Post subject: Re: I wanna race! 89 Cabrio Lemons Car |
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Then yes,it's a great solid little driveline. Just make sure that you get or fabricate a lower suspension tie bar, the sheet metal frame horns are prone to fatigue, especially under aggressive cornering & braking. _________________ Everybody born before 1975 has a story, good, bad, or indifferent, about a VW.
GOFUNDYOURSELF, quit asking everyone to do it for you!
An air cooled VW will make you a hoarder.
Do something, anything, to your project every day, and you will eventually complete it. |
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forn Samba Member
Joined: January 29, 2006 Posts: 11
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Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2016 6:51 am Post subject: Re: I wanna race! 89 Cabrio Lemons Car |
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Thanks for the input.I sure as crap wanna go out and run hard. |
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