Fourt1thirty's fleet

[Fourt1thirty]

I've had a few of these threads... this one will stay updated with what I have right now. I'm not putting my blue Rabbit in here although I still own it she's in a pretty depressing state right now.

Owner Member Name: Leslie and Aaron Brooks (fourt1thirty and fluffypuffbunny).

Year: 1982
Make: VW
Model: Rabbit S
Color: Diamond Silver Metallic

Summary of the car: OEM+ MK1

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Engine Specs: OBD1 ABA complete swap. 260 cam, TT chip, TT downpipe, K&N filter, 9A trans, .70 5th, 16v clutch, Autotech exhaust.

Suspension: Koni shocks, H&R springs, early strut mounts, 16v Scirocco front and rear brakes, master cylinder, brake booster, MK4 alloy rear calipers and 16v Scirocco rear swaybar.

Wheels: BBS RMs, blasted inside and out, sprayed Mercedes Onyx Grey inside and out, 1.5 and 2" Schmidt lips, new chrome bolts, new OEM center caps, flush valve stems, Toyo 195/45/15s.

Exterior Specs: Euro bumpers, H4 headlamps, factory duckbill, new OEM VW windsheild.

Interior Specs: Rabbit GTI seats, new headliner, pioneer CD player, Infinity speakers, otherwise factory and perfect.

Notable Acomplishments: 2nd in MK1 at Waterwagens 2 years in a row.

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Year: 1981
Make: VW
Model: Sportruck
Color: Royal Red

Summary of the car: Rare as hell beater shop truck

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Engine Specs: GX High compression big valve 1.8 8v. CIS-Basic w/80mm flow plate.

Suspension: Ground-Control / Koni coilovers up front, 2.75" drop plates in the rear with camber shims.

Wheels: BB Arrows, filled and shaved arrows, re-cut lips and custom center caps I don't run. Nexen 195/45/15s (cheap but they work on the shop truck).

Exterior Specs: Rabbit S front bumper, factory graphics, long duckbill, 25 years of earned respect.

Interior Specs: MK2 seats, '75 Rabbit carpet and shift knob, Rabbit script floor mats.

Notable Acomplishments: Hauled a big screen TV with it the day after I put it together.

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Year: 1970
Make: Audi
Model: 100LS 2dr Sedan
Color: Biege

Summary of the car: One of four known in the US. 48K original miles.

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Engine Specs: 1.7L pushrod 8v, electric fuel pump, Weber carb.

Suspension: Trimmed front springs, going to turn the rear torsion bars down to match this Summer.

Wheels: Factory 14x5 steelies and caps.

Exterior Specs: Stock

Interior Specs: Stock

Notable Acomplishments: Rare

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Year: 1995
Make: VW
Model: Golf Sport
Color: Alpine White

Summary of the car: Wife's daily driver, my track whore.

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Engine Specs: ABA, 268/272 cam, Custom sheetmetal intake with internal velocity stacks, proper A/C delete, 11lb battery, TT chip, custom cold air intake, short shifter.

Suspension: KW V2 Coilovers, tubular/heim jointed fully adjustable chromoly front control arms, Brembo rotors, Hawk HP+ pads, Technafit brake lines, no front swaybar.

Wheels: 15x8 Rota RBs, 205/50/15 RT615s

Exterior Specs: Textured top euro bumpers, badgeless, yellow film dual chambers, oem euro VR lip, amber turns, painted carbon hood, de-spoilered.

Interior Specs: Euro kneebars, euro Golf upper glovebox, euro console, Momo Benneton wheel with spacer, Sparco Corsa drivers seat, Simpson harness, MK4 knob/boot, 337 pedals.

Notable Acomplishments: Passed an Evo 8 in the infield at Bremerton Raceway.

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Year: 1992
Make: BMW
Model: 525i Touring
Color: Diamond Silver Metallic

Summary of the car: 'Gone for groceries, back in 12 seconds'. It's the baby hauler. The swap is 80% done, expect to see complete pics in the next couple months. Different wheels too.

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Engine Specs: '98 Camaro LS1 / 4L60E, '04 Z06 cam, LS2 valve springs, custom aluminum radiator, C5 exhaust manifolds, true 2.5" dual stainless exhaust, custom intake and everything it takes to make it fit in this car.

Suspension: Stock right now. Building custom coilovers and 13.7" brakes with 4-piston Brembos.

Wheels: 18x8 / 18x9 OZ Mitto 2s currently being sandblasted for paint so I can re-assemble them.

Exterior Specs: Euro smileys, 4300K HID, otherwise stock. Probably do more to it once it's done but for now I'd just like to drive it.

Interior Specs: Stock for now.

Notable Acomplishments: Craziest swap I've ever done and the most expensive thing I've ever taken on.

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Year: 1975
Make: VW
Model: Rabbit
Color: African Red

Summary of the car: Forever project.

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Engine Specs: RV High comp 1.8L 8v, 4K trans, light flywheel

Suspension: Stock right now, drilled rotors and braided lines.

Wheels: stock

Exterior Specs: Stock

Interior Specs: Full of parts

Notable Acomplishments: I've collected, then sold, then recolleced a lot of parts for this over the years.

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Year: 1971
Make: Chevrolet
Model: Nova
Color: White

Summary of the car: High school hot rod.

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Engine Specs: '64 327 block, lightened crank, lightened rods, arp hardware, Brooks racing forged pistons, .037 Dykes rings, thin wall tool steel wrist pins, Dart Iron eagle heads, Manley valves, springs, lifters and pushrods, 295° Crane cam, roller rockers (1.7in/1.6ex), stud girdles, double roller chain and guide plates, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, Moroso double kick, trayed and scrapered oil pan, Z28 oil pump, MSD Pro-Billet distributor, 6A ignition box, plug wires, Dart cast valve covers, 840cfm custom chokeless holley, Carter fuel pump, Holley regulator, 1" carb spacer, '67 L79 air cleaner with K&N filter, Hooker super comp headers, 2.5" Flowmaster exhaust. Built TH350, custom driveshaft, 12 bolt rear axle narrowed 2", Auburn Gear posi, Richmond 3.73 gears, Moser c-clip axles, Moser cast cover.

Suspension: Hotchkis front springs, Benz-Spring 5-leaf rears with a anti hop spring and Mopar Super Stock style clamps, KYB shocks. Factory power disc brakes and front swaybar.

Wheels: Centerline Warriors 15x4.5 front 15x7 rear.

Exterior Specs: Stock

Interior Specs: Miata seats, upholstery matched rear seat, new carpet, window cranks, package shelf, door panels, etc. Alpine CD player, B&M pro-stick shifter, Grant polished/leather 3-spoke steering wheel, MSD tach, Autometer 2-5/8 mechanical oil pressure/water temp gauges.

Notable Acomplishments: Stupid stupid stupid fast.

[VWjetta97]

cars are looking good aaron

[shedpress]

Damn. That is quite a fleet, Aaron.

[halfofnothing]

quite the mixture. love the rabbit.

[twenty4valve]

Awesome stuff man.

[liquidmike]

Holy crap you've got alot of cars Aaron They're all really nice but the Nova and Audi really caught my eye

[Vdubbinit]

Nice cars. I love the Nova but I really love the rabbit.

[omfg]

h ly shit

[Fourt1thirty]

Thanks guys. Except for the '75 every one of them has been driven in the past three months and I keep insurance on all of them. Eventually the '75 will be road worthy and the Bimmer should be done in the next couple months.

I may need to add another 4dr baby carrier before too long. Still not sure what though. Probably a B3/4 Passat Wagon.

[DtSvDuBB]

very nice fleet love the sportruck

[ARRRRRRRR32]

haha that 5 is nuts. badass cars man

[duke]

What made you do the LS motor in the wagon? Crazy swap, never knew it was possible. Really lovin that truck!

[2k4golfgen4]

Sick collection, especially the Audi. I think my uncle from Holland might have been rockin' in one of those in the 70's.

[Fourt1thirty]

The engine choice in the E34 was easy. They were horribly under powered from the factory and all Tourings in the US had autos so it was quite slow.

The LS1 swap has been documented into several chassis (not an E34 though) so the knowledge base to pull from was huge when it came to things like wiring and setting up the fuel system. Being all aluminum it's within 15lbs of the M50 I-6 that came out of the car. It was rated at 345hp in stock form, is totally reliable and easily modded or it can be left stock and still haul some serious ass. Oh... and it'll still pull 22-25mpg which is all I was getting out of the 2.5L.

But when it comes down to it... we weigh our options like so...

M50B25 (stock) - 189hp/181ftlbs
S52B32 - 240hp/236ftlbs - $2800
S54B32 - 333hp/262ftlbs - $7000
LS1 - 345hp/365ftlbs - $2700

Other BMW engine options like the S38 M5 engine, euro S52/54 and M6x V8s were out of the question due to pricing and difficulty finding parts. Plus the LS1 is well supported in the aftermarket and capable of 1000hp+ using the stock block... all with stuff I can order from this chair. It's a cam, valvesprings, converter and PCM flash from running low 12s and the local parts store carries all the gaskets, seals, etc (I bought a pair of water pump gaskets today for $1.40 at a parts store within three miles of my shop). My wife can drive it and it'll sit in traffic happily all day. I can't bitch.

The work I'm doing on the swap is pretty top notch too. I'll probably make some kind quick/dirty build thread for it when it's close to done so the quality of the fab work can be seen.

[duke]

Well if you're doing all the work yourself I have no doubt the work is top notch If the fab work is anything like your 16v turbo manifolds, I'm sure it's a work of art!