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Old 13-06-2007, 23:26
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Default E.a. Rebuild

Just some pics of my 90 Etienne Aigner edition cabby.....









rado dash for the cabby



new color for the cabby










knife edged and balanced crank






9a 2.0 block getting prepped for paint







15x7 and 15x8 th's





















only rust on the whole car






blue EA that keeps mine company...lol









insperation







wiring sucks



Portugese mechanic's best freind



rado column to be put in cabby




















peace out......kicked to the curb



lightened and balanced rods









headlamps 3 chamber.....but not seperated



rust bullet















undercoating over the rust bullet









fitting the rado dash in the car,,,,pain in the arse









wider flares I bought for the car, but am debating using them.....might need wider wheels!!.lol

the plans are
020 with a quaife
clutch net clutch disc and stock pressure plate
Rado dash and custom gauge cluster
strip down and rebuild
Kw or H&R coils
autotech hollow sway bars front and rear
p/p head with 268 or 288 cams
Little bump in the trunk
Brakes will stay stock but with updated/race rotors and pads
Some special interior stuff
and Webber 45 carbs
msd 6a
msd 8389
rain tray gone and bay shaved a little
side moulding holes shaved, but keeping the grove
banna lights gone
single round's and badgeless grill....my buddy Smegor got it from Germany ....should fit better then the F.K. shizz
E.A. shifter boot stitched up by a vellow vortexer
stero/ice...so far have amps, cap, and a 12" woofer...more to come..lol
and whatever else hits me in the head along the way
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Old 14-06-2007, 00:05
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Nice to see a project like this, plans and work looks great! Keep on going.

Don't forget to update pictures @ this forum!
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Old 14-06-2007, 20:57
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so apart from a forumpic whore you're a regular picwhore aswell.... nice.. i never knew the had E.A.'s in the US
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i never knew the had E.A.'s in the US


I thought they were only in US? I'm not sure if I've ever seen a Euro spec E.A.
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Old 15-06-2007, 13:06
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Im pretty sure they had them in Europe....E.A. is a german company

http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=3267429
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Old 15-06-2007, 18:04
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yeh they came in europe, i've seen way too many to all be imports
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Old 30-06-2007, 14:10
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RADO dash shrank down..lol






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Old 30-06-2007, 14:35
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are you gonna re-wrap the dash or maybe paint it?
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Old 30-06-2007, 14:46
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Well the plan, is to re-wrap it in black suede or black leather. If this dash doesnt come out good....I have another mint untouched rado dash to try on again....Thought about a fiberglass dash, but dont want it cracking on me
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Old 01-07-2007, 10:11
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i say, run the wider flares, and just get some spacers.. NEVER sell those wheels
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