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    WTB: I could probably find you one here in Iowa,.. a...

    I could probably find you one here in Iowa,.. a little closer than Nebraska.
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    WTB: 4-door?

    4-door?
  3. Thread: MK2 Radiator

    by fatmobile
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    WTB: I have a TD one,.. this for a gasser?

    I have a TD one,..
    this for a gasser?
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    WTB: http://www.vwparts.com/parts-outlet-center/?pg=17...

    http://www.vwparts.com/parts-outlet-center/?pg=17
    the dealership is clearancing some symphony 1.
    Same year range but probably different.
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    WTB: So you tried to get ahold of the guy in Mason...

    So you tried to get ahold of the guy in Mason City with the craigslist ad?
    He has the grill too.
    If you can't get ahold of him; PM me and I'll give you his number.
  6. Where at in Iowa?

    Where at in Iowa?
  7. WTBorrow: Don't use a dial gauge to set the pump timing. ...

    Don't use a dial gauge to set the pump timing.

    All it does is get you to a general operarting range, you can do that without it.

    It doesn't account for internal pressure (start of timing...
  8. WTB: Yeah, especially with a torn tie rod boot, ha.

    Yeah, especially with a torn tie rod boot, ha.
  9. WTB: If you can find the boot easily, and you can't...

    If you can find the boot easily,
    and you can't find a joint;
    then take the old u-joint, cut it, slide a piece of pipe over it and weld it longer.

    I don't blame him, I'd sell it together...
  10. WTB: That's the Golf I was talking about. One tie-rod...

    That's the Golf I was talking about.
    One tie-rod boot torn on it.
    Actually a good friend of mine.
    He agreed to trade me the complete manual rack for a power steering setup.
    When he asked why...
  11. WTB: Power steering ones are shorter,.. cut,...

    Power steering ones are shorter,..
    cut,
    stretch,
    weld

    Probably as cheap as buying a used one.

    But if you seriously want one, I know a guy that knows a guy who's married to a lady who cuts...
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    Right, I think the AC ones have a vent where the...

    Right, I think the AC ones have a vent where the non-ACs have a "pocket" in the spot below the controls.
    I sure like the AC center vent, even if I don't have AC.

    Whaaat, no one guessed the fan...
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    FS: Any of those Rabbits have the driver's side,...

    Any of those Rabbits have the driver's side, under dash cover?
    I don't mean the knee bar or later plastic lower cover.

    There used to be a carpet-like cover over everything and an access hole...
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    FS: I do want it. I have plenty of good seat covers...

    I do want it.
    I have plenty of good seat covers for the GTI but no seat frame/base for the driver's side.
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    FS: I'd love to have the driver's seat base. But it...

    I'd love to have the driver's seat base.
    But it would be awhile before I could get up there to pick it up.
    Ever make it to Albert Lea? If it's a common trip for you; maybe we could meet in the...
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    WTB: MK2 hinges are the same as MK1 if those are...

    MK2 hinges are the same as MK1 if those are easier to find.
  17. Sticky: Looks like a TD. Eco diesels didn't have the LDA...

    Looks like a TD. Eco diesels didn't have the LDA on top of the pump, so it could all be stock.
  18. Slipped timing rarely causes a crushed valve. I...

    Slipped timing rarely causes a crushed valve.
    I just messed with a car that wouldn't start, ended up someone turned the timing belt tensioner the wrong way (down away from the cam) and the cam...
  19. Thread: diesel Swap?

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    The VNT spools up earlier than any of the others....

    The VNT spools up earlier than any of the others.
    I have one that's manually controlled. There's a knob on the dash that I push in to make smoke, pull out to make power.
    Fun to Belch out some...
  20. Thread: diesel Swap?

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    Sprstu makes sense; stick a turbo on the 1.5. I...

    Sprstu makes sense; stick a turbo on the 1.5.
    I put a VNT-15 turbo on my 1.5 and it had lots of power and a great sound.
    I did use head studs because the 1.5 head bolts are too short and stress a...
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