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I talked to someone at Bilstein. The part numbers are 450770 for an external threaded front strut housing, and 450781 for an internal threaded front strut housing. So, is an 84 VW Rabbit GTI stock...

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You are correct. These are front strut inserts. I left a message for a guy at Bilstein to get the part number so I can order it from them, but havent heard back from him.

I bought some Bilstein sport struts (part#P30-0032) from a guy on the board (cant remember the name) and the stock centering ring is to small for the Bilstein. Where can I get these rings so that my...

Well, I followed your break in instructions and it worked! They grip and stop great! Ill have to try them again tomorrow. I was very easy on them after the heavy 4-5 sessions of 60 to 0 runs. I...

Thanks for the instructions!!! Ill try tonight and see how it goes.

Mike Breen

[This message has been edited by Big Money Mike (edited October 22, 2002).]

Thanks for the input fellas!

I did not recieve any bedding instructions. And to answer one of the other questions, the brake lines are still rubber. I drove the car a while yesterday, and did...

1. Yes, the cars has power brakes, and the booster appears to be working fine.
2. The test lasted for a good 10 minutes while I drove the car home from the shop that did the work.
3. Rotors were...

I just had some Hawk HPS pads and new calipers put on my GTI, and when I picked the car up from the shop, noticed that the pedal is good and firm, but its not gripping like hell and yanking the car...

Ive been playing with the full throttle switch on my 84 GTI also. Im an aspiring racer starting to build a car and dont know much, but, I had a surging idle and bucking hard under acceleration...

Im in Bowling Green, KY. So I guess if you could ship me a cage, it wouldnt be worth the trouble. How much do you think the shipping would be?

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Mike Breen
84 VW Rabbit GTI

Plug wires... Those damn, dirty, little wires were on the wrong nubs of the distributor. THe Haynes manual I have shows 3 diagrams for the wires and none of them were right. It turns out that the...

hornerdon...

Would you be willing to help out a no money, wanting to race eventaully, 84 GTI owner with one of those Rabbit cages you said you have? Could we work out a deal??? Email me at...

Started the car last night to try to fix it. Noticed a small puddle under passenger side door.... GAS! I think the problem is probably low fuels pressure due to a worn out section of 2" rubber hose...

I checked everything again last night with the cap and rotor. The rotor only fits on the distributor one way, correct? The metal piece you press the rotor on to has a slot cut out of it, and the...

UPDATE....

I changed the plugs, wires, cap and rotor this morning. The miss is gone, the idle is smoother, the damn car feels like it has 10hp now. It feels like its sucking wind and doesnt want...

Ive driven the car the past few days and it doesnt seem to be bucking as described above. But, it still jolts like a broken mount when you stab the gas. Should I start by replacing mounts?

Car studders when on or off the throttle, not like a miss, but kinda like a jolt. If you give it light throttle, it smooths out. Also, if you take your foot off the gas and then hit it good it...

I have one more question. The guy with the car says it runs and can be driven but needs some tuning to drive all the time. Does this sound bad? How reliable/expensive is it to get these motors...

Thanks for the tips! The car will be used just as an autox car for now, and Ill slowly make it an ITA/Spec7 car as money allows. Its a 12a 5 speed. Its located in Glasgow, KY, 30 miles from my...

Hey folks!

Im going to look at a 85 RX7, and was wondering what little things to look out for as far as bad signs that would make me not buy the car. The guy was asking $700, but has come down to...