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Firstly, the rumors of my demise are greatly exaggerated! Now the rumors that I have no life and my job is sucking the life out of me as if it were...

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polished wheels....

Last post by Calimus « Fri Mar 31, 2006 9:53 pm
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by vw_nick » Thu Mar 30, 2006 9:44 pm

1 down, 1 completely stripped and polish ready (after pic was taken) and 2 more to go... oi.

all you need is aircraft stripper, plastic scraper,...

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Fri Mar 31, 2006 9:53 pm
The Ruffrod Photo Story...

Last post by 1lowcab « Fri Mar 31, 2006 1:30 am
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by Stampede » Wed Mar 29, 2006 6:25 pm

Thought I'd share a movie I made with my rod buildup as the theme. :wink:

Ruffrod

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Last post by 1lowcab
Fri Mar 31, 2006 1:30 am
Clutch Cables from Hell.

Last post by lowredcabrio « Thu Mar 30, 2006 7:29 pm
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by lowredcabrio » Wed Mar 29, 2006 9:20 pm

Okay, i know, i need a bentley. George tried to send me a link but i could never download it. Does anyone else have downloadable copy? okay. ON...

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Last post by lowredcabrio
Thu Mar 30, 2006 7:29 pm
Help

Last post by kuklaki « Mon Mar 27, 2006 8:51 pm
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by pyrotaz » Mon Mar 27, 2006 8:29 pm

:shock: I have a 93 Cabbie that I love. I just went to change the brake pads on it and realized that I do not have the tool that unlocks my cover to...

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Last post by kuklaki
Mon Mar 27, 2006 8:51 pm
and now for my next mod....

Last post by 1lowcab « Sun Mar 26, 2006 12:11 am
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by 1lowcab » Wed Feb 22, 2006 12:23 pm

hell, i'm not even done with the trans swap and i'm already working on something else! :roll:

anyway...

from this

to this

it should be in...

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Last post by 1lowcab
Sun Mar 26, 2006 12:11 am
gauges, gauges, gauges!

Last post by Calimus « Sat Mar 25, 2006 11:19 pm
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by 1lowcab » Sun Mar 12, 2006 7:04 pm
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messed around with the little VDO gauges and came up with this.

then i got this in the mail.

decided not to use the square style cabby speedo...
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Last post by Calimus
Sat Mar 25, 2006 11:19 pm
Spring work? I got jealous....

Last post by speedtek « Sat Mar 25, 2006 1:28 am
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by kuklaki » Fri Mar 24, 2006 11:12 pm

Taz, 1Low, Juan...everyone is gettin' new toys (or new Cabbies...brian!) so I was a lil envious. Got a lil sumthing sumthin in the works for dear ol...

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Last post by speedtek
Sat Mar 25, 2006 1:28 am
I HATE......

Last post by CalAltaDubber « Mon Mar 20, 2006 2:06 pm
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by 1lowcab » Fri Mar 17, 2006 7:33 pm

pedal clusters!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :x
i'm having problems with mine, the brake pedal won't come back on it's own, you have to stick your toe under it...

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Last post by CalAltaDubber
Mon Mar 20, 2006 2:06 pm
cold start

Last post by tolusina « Sun Mar 19, 2006 11:32 pm
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by 1lowcab » Sun Mar 19, 2006 5:17 pm

well, finally got around to working on my cold start problem.
tested the WUR and it was 9 OHMs, bentley says no lower then 20.
i knew it had to be...

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Last post by tolusina
Sun Mar 19, 2006 11:32 pm
power steering

Last post by lowredcabrio « Sun Mar 19, 2006 10:48 pm
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by 1lowcab » Sat Mar 18, 2006 9:09 pm

finished removing the rest of the P/S from the cab. got it all weighed up and heres the grand total... P/S is 13lbs heavier then manual steering....

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Last post by lowredcabrio
Sun Mar 19, 2006 10:48 pm
Where o'where

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by Briano1234 » Sun Mar 19, 2006 2:44 pm

Does any one know where the controller for the cruise control is on a Jetta? I found a complete setup, but I can't tell where the controller is.

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Last post by Briano1234
Sun Mar 19, 2006 2:44 pm
No CTS sensors in Atlanta

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by Briano1234 » Wed Mar 15, 2006 2:19 pm

I got the last two 90 cabby CTS and coolant sensors in Atlanta today....had to drive to Columbus..Napa had one in Birminghan and autozone, pepboys...

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Last post by Briano1234
Wed Mar 15, 2006 2:19 pm
Project "Mold Spore"...or are they Dust "Bunn

Last post by 1lowcab « Mon Feb 20, 2006 9:09 pm
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by dubchickshubby » Sat Feb 18, 2006 9:14 pm

Sorry for the pun... :roll:

We had such nice weather Friday I decided to do a little cleaning and went into the trunk for some supplies. Hadn't...

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Last post by 1lowcab
Mon Feb 20, 2006 9:09 pm
thinking

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by Briano1234 » Wed Feb 15, 2006 10:58 pm
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I got a line on a 86 Wolfsburg... if the price is right...I don't know about the CIS systems... Thinking about totaling the 90, and gutting the 86...
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Last post by Calimus
Mon Feb 20, 2006 8:30 pm
Someone better jump on this......

Last post by SoCal_Cabby « Fri Feb 17, 2006 3:54 pm
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by VWnoob » Tue Feb 14, 2006 12:35 pm

Hey guys, check this out!

Jimmy, here is your shot another Cabby!

JIm

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Last post by SoCal_Cabby
Fri Feb 17, 2006 3:54 pm
Short shifter kit...that works

Last post by tolusina « Thu Feb 16, 2006 1:57 am
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by Briano1234 » Wed Feb 15, 2006 8:29 am

Not to ruin anyone thread but I have purchased this and couldn't of been happier at half the cost of TT's

Just in case anyone wants to know what...

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Last post by tolusina
Thu Feb 16, 2006 1:57 am
audi 4000 gauge panel

Last post by 1lowcab « Sat Feb 11, 2006 11:04 am
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by 1lowcab » Fri Jan 27, 2006 1:26 pm
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i got one off ebay, it slants the gauges to face the driver.
spent the past weekend putting it in the dash where the radio was. i'm still working on...
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Last post by 1lowcab
Sat Feb 11, 2006 11:04 am
Still fartin witht he cabby

Last post by dubchickshubby « Sat Feb 11, 2006 8:40 am
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by Calimus » Wed Feb 01, 2006 2:16 pm

Did a little work on the cabby this week and basicly, I'm not sure if it's better or worse.

I swapped the top's of the air boxes back out. I knew...

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Last post by dubchickshubby
Sat Feb 11, 2006 8:40 am
how my day went...........

Last post by SoCal_Cabby « Sat Jan 28, 2006 11:20 pm
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by SoCal_Cabby » Fri Jan 27, 2006 10:12 pm

i went to go on a food run today but had to stop at the auto hobby shop to fix my broken exhaust hanger, when i got there i noticed a puddle of oil...

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Last post by SoCal_Cabby
Sat Jan 28, 2006 11:20 pm
cabriolet work...

Last post by Briano1234 « Sat Jan 28, 2006 9:23 pm
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by vw_nick » Sat Jan 28, 2006 11:51 am

all week at work I've been re-gluing the vinyl on the left door panel.. its about 80% done, the only section left is where I need to add some 1/8 or...

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Last post by Briano1234
Sat Jan 28, 2006 9:23 pm
Wheel Widening...

Last post by SoCal_Cabby « Sun Jan 15, 2006 1:46 pm
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by lowredcabrio » Fri Dec 23, 2005 11:08 pm

Alright, I like the look of the Zandvoort's, but who wouldnt want a slightly bigger, wider wheel?? Well, i found this and i think it looks pretty...

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Last post by SoCal_Cabby
Sun Jan 15, 2006 1:46 pm
The 8v from hell

Last post by vw_nick « Wed Jan 11, 2006 10:09 pm
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by Calimus » Wed Jan 11, 2006 11:45 am

Right, so she calls it the pretty piece of $hit and I refer to it as the 8v from hell. Yes, that would be Cristines Saphire-blue Cabby.

So this...

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Last post by vw_nick
Wed Jan 11, 2006 10:09 pm
Gave myself a Present

Last post by BigDaddy90Cabby « Mon Dec 26, 2005 7:38 pm
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by Briano1234 » Sat Dec 24, 2005 9:52 pm

Well I took out my Ash tray, and placed a new HI-Intensity Blue led in it so that it would shine on the inside of the ash tray.

I then took the time...

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Last post by BigDaddy90Cabby
Mon Dec 26, 2005 7:38 pm
Transmissions

Last post by 1lowcab « Wed Dec 21, 2005 1:10 am
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by sixsracing » Mon Dec 05, 2005 8:31 am

Can I swap a 5 speed transmission out of a Mk2 Jetta (1991) into a 90 Cabriolet? Not looking to change a lot of mounts or linkage, straight forward...

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Last post by 1lowcab
Wed Dec 21, 2005 1:10 am
Evil thought number 4

Last post by J-Dub « Tue Dec 20, 2005 9:59 pm
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by Briano1234 » Sun Dec 18, 2005 10:49 pm

Looking at the Saab 900turbo that was sitting next to my rabbit in the parking lot, I had the evil thought that the Spoiler off the Saab woudl almost...

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Last post by J-Dub
Tue Dec 20, 2005 9:59 pm
look at this oil filter reference

Last post by Calimus « Tue Dec 13, 2005 9:51 am
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by Briano1234 » Tue Dec 13, 2005 3:01 am

enjoy

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Last post by Calimus
Tue Dec 13, 2005 9:51 am
Started!

Last post by CalAltaDubber « Sun Nov 27, 2005 9:14 pm
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by CalAltaDubber » Mon Nov 21, 2005 2:48 pm

Well, now that the Topless Bunny is parked for the winter, I thought I would get radical and start this winters project now. That way I will have it...

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Last post by CalAltaDubber
Sun Nov 27, 2005 9:14 pm
Winter Plans

Last post by kda339 « Fri Nov 25, 2005 3:24 pm
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by CalAltaDubber » Sat Oct 01, 2005 5:12 pm
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Now that it is almost time to put the toys (I mean Cabby) away for the winter, I plan to redo the interior.
I have heard about upolstry kits, I am...
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Last post by kda339
Fri Nov 25, 2005 3:24 pm
Need some bubbles....

Last post by dubchickshubby « Tue Nov 15, 2005 11:58 am
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by seacook » Fri Nov 04, 2005 5:38 am

Anyone know where I can get the a/c resevoir thats on the hood?
Thanks

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Last post by dubchickshubby
Tue Nov 15, 2005 11:58 am
New Oil Filter for the CABBY

Last post by CalAltaDubber « Mon Nov 14, 2005 9:35 am
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by Briano1234 » Mon Nov 14, 2005 8:33 am

I found out today that my Favorite Manufacturer of filters WIX makes the gold line filters for NAPA. It has the anti drain back valve that we all are...

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Last post by CalAltaDubber
Mon Nov 14, 2005 9:35 am
Car starting issue

Last post by J-Dub « Sat Nov 05, 2005 11:38 am
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by J-Dub » Thu Nov 03, 2005 10:11 pm

OK, so i got a few things on my car fixed today, I let my mom take it out for a little ride. She goes to start the car and does haven't the clutch in...

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Last post by J-Dub
Sat Nov 05, 2005 11:38 am
clutch cable question..

Last post by Briano1234 « Sat Oct 29, 2005 9:16 am
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by Dub Delay » Sat Oct 29, 2005 12:37 am

Hello all. New to the forum here. I've owned and wrenched on plenty of air and water cooled VWs in the past. After 6 years away from them, I've...

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Last post by Briano1234
Sat Oct 29, 2005 9:16 am
if it's not one thing...

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by theonlychuck » Sat Oct 22, 2005 11:47 pm

ok i got that bushing replaced, and when i was putting it back together, some brass looking ring or washer just crumbled. it sits ontop of the...

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Last post by Briano1234
Sun Oct 23, 2005 9:39 pm
Benz Winter Storage...

Last post by lowredcabrio « Fri Oct 14, 2005 1:08 am
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by lowredcabrio » Mon Oct 10, 2005 3:05 am

So the name pretty much says it all. My best friend has a '68 Mecedes Benz 250s. hes going to be putting it away over the winter and would like to...

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Last post by lowredcabrio
Fri Oct 14, 2005 1:08 am
High times with Fuel distributors

Last post by Calimus « Mon Oct 10, 2005 6:51 pm
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by Calimus » Sun Oct 09, 2005 8:58 pm

Welp, I tackeled some of the issues with the silver beast today. mainly the cold/host start problems. Being that I've gone through some much trying...

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Last post by Calimus
Mon Oct 10, 2005 6:51 pm
WOOOOOOOOOOOOoHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Last post by kamzcab86 « Fri Oct 07, 2005 6:35 pm
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by Briano1234 » Fri Oct 07, 2005 6:05 pm

I ordered this BBB (Bodacious Boot Bag) from Kammy and it arrived today......AWESOME.....I like....I would snap a pic, but my camera has beed...

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Last post by kamzcab86
Fri Oct 07, 2005 6:35 pm
Worked on the VR, not the bunny

Last post by kamzcab86 « Tue Oct 04, 2005 12:34 am
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by Calimus » Sun Oct 02, 2005 9:27 pm

Welp, today had given me some interesting new issues with the Jetta. Changed the oil yesterday, went for a trip today. Went 50 miles, everything was...

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Last post by kamzcab86
Tue Oct 04, 2005 12:34 am
The saga of Gee Dad My Car won't start..

Last post by CalAltaDubber « Sun Oct 02, 2005 6:23 pm
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by Briano1234 » Sat Oct 01, 2005 7:15 pm

A week ago my Blonde Daughter called and said her car didn't start again....I told her have a friend come over and replace that thing it won't cost...

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Last post by CalAltaDubber
Sun Oct 02, 2005 6:23 pm
Where is my fuel?

Last post by CalAltaDubber « Sat Oct 01, 2005 5:00 pm
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by seacook » Sat Sep 24, 2005 2:45 pm

What a drag, I tried to go home at quitin' time on wendsday and my engine would crank but not start. I found no power to the transfer fuel pump in...

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Last post by CalAltaDubber
Sat Oct 01, 2005 5:00 pm
New tool

Last post by Calimus « Fri Sep 23, 2005 12:21 pm
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by sixsracing » Fri Sep 23, 2005 8:18 am

Not really work but it felt right to put it here. When I moved to Maine I returned my leased oxygen and acetylene tanks to their rightful owners and...

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Last post by Calimus
Fri Sep 23, 2005 12:21 pm
Stupid cat

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by Briano1234 » Mon Sep 19, 2005 9:25 pm

Well last week the Cat fell off from the rear..sounded boss..
This week right in my parking garage when I went over the speed bump it came off from...

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Last post by Briano1234
Mon Sep 19, 2005 9:25 pm
stupid clutch...

Last post by theonlychuck « Mon Sep 19, 2005 4:11 pm
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by theonlychuck » Sun Aug 21, 2005 9:54 pm

i was driving this weekend and when i went to shift i hear a snap and my clutch hit the floor. i hoped i only shot the clip off the end of it, not my...

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Last post by theonlychuck
Mon Sep 19, 2005 4:11 pm
Proposed weekend plans

Last post by Calimus « Mon Sep 19, 2005 3:31 pm
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by Calimus » Fri Sep 16, 2005 3:26 pm

Welp, this weekend I think I'm finally going to attempt to wash the 92'. It has had a serious layer of dust/durt and oxidation on it since we bought...

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Mon Sep 19, 2005 3:31 pm
New User + Thanks

Last post by SammySJ99 « Wed Sep 14, 2005 12:10 pm
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by SourSamo » Wed Sep 14, 2005 2:22 am

Hi there,

Stumbled across your site after searching for info on replacing the top on my 86 cabby and just thought I would create an account to say...

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Last post by SammySJ99
Wed Sep 14, 2005 12:10 pm
Thought about lowering my ride....

Last post by Briano1234 « Mon Sep 12, 2005 9:04 pm
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by Briano1234 » Sun Sep 11, 2005 9:49 pm

I have thought that I might lower my wabbit a bit, but then this week after wrenching my back for the first time in a while trying to get out of my...

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Last post by Briano1234
Mon Sep 12, 2005 9:04 pm
Cabby Plans

Last post by SoCal_Cabby « Thu Sep 08, 2005 10:29 am
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by CalAltaDubber » Wed Sep 07, 2005 2:47 pm

Yep, that time of year again. Crusin' season is almost over and it will be time to put the Topless Bunny away for the winter. This winter I plan to...

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Last post by SoCal_Cabby
Thu Sep 08, 2005 10:29 am
What I did on my summer vacation

Last post by SoCal_Cabby « Mon Sep 05, 2005 9:34 pm
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by Briano1234 » Sat Sep 03, 2005 7:24 pm

Well, I had to hang a new cat on the bunny, seeing that it wouldn't pass inspection. Then I removed the interior and cleaned the seats front, and...

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Last post by SoCal_Cabby
Mon Sep 05, 2005 9:34 pm
Got to do some work today.

Last post by BigDaddy90Cabby « Sun Sep 04, 2005 1:48 am
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by BigDaddy90Cabby » Sat Sep 03, 2005 8:48 pm

So, this is the first time I ever get to do actual work on the cabby.. Probably shouldnt have seeing is the neck isn't fully recovered yet, but oh...

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Last post by BigDaddy90Cabby
Sun Sep 04, 2005 1:48 am
Finally Clean seats rears

Last post by kamzcab86 « Mon Aug 29, 2005 6:05 pm
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by Briano1234 » Tue Aug 23, 2005 2:21 pm

Well since I owned the cabby and changed it from tripple white to white and black, I got the rears out of a cabby, and they had stains and crap out...

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Last post by kamzcab86
Mon Aug 29, 2005 6:05 pm
Got my first piece of my order today!!

Last post by BigDaddy90Cabby « Mon Aug 29, 2005 12:46 pm
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by BigDaddy90Cabby » Thu Aug 25, 2005 6:45 pm

WOO HOO> got my first piece of my order.. am getting stuff from four different warehouses from sasponline.com. was suppose to get two packages today,...

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Last post by BigDaddy90Cabby
Mon Aug 29, 2005 12:46 pm

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