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mutwagn
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What year is your cabby?: 1993
Do you own a Cabriolet?: Yes
Location: South Central VA

New Member, wanted to say howdy.

Post by mutwagn »

Howdy all, I am new to this forum and Cabriolets.
I rescued a 93 Caby from a trip to the junk yard, buying it the night before the misguided and frustrated soul was going to send this one to the graveyard.
That was Tuesday night, in the rain, but I got it home, and now the fun begins.
There are issues with it, like it leaks a bit, that's putting it mildly. The seats need to be repaired and/or replaced, and the carpet has to be replaced. These are cosmetic, and there are some mechanical, but like I said, the fun begins now.
I'll be reading, searching, and asking questions as I go.
Andy
CalAltaDubber
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Post by CalAltaDubber »

Hi Andy, and welcome to TRF.

Glad you could save the poor little cabby. Currently I have two, one since new the other is an '88 that is a project. It's a bit too cold here right now to work on them, but that's the way it is.

You will find the folks here very happy to help answer all your questions.

You will have to post some pictures of the car for us.
Phil

'87 Cabriolet, "Topless Bunny"
'88 Cabriolet, "Posh Bunny"
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SoCal_Cabby
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Post by SoCal_Cabby »

welcome
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Briano1234
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Post by Briano1234 »

Welcome, to the TRF.

This thread is useless with out pic's.

OBTW...

Sites that you may want to peruse:

www.cabby-info.com
www.mk1vw.info
Briano

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mutwagn
Posts: 12
Joined: Fri Dec 11, 2009 10:57 pm
What year is your cabby?: 1993
Do you own a Cabriolet?: Yes
Location: South Central VA

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Post by mutwagn »

Thanks for the welcome, and also for the links.
I'll take some pictures in a few days and try to get them posted.
Thanks again, Andy
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bbrown
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What year is your cabby?: 1986
Location: Longview, TX or Exeter, ME

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Post by bbrown »

Welcome to the wonderful world of Cabby ownership. Pics would be great and here are a couple other links that may be of use:

The GAP (best online source for OEM replacement parts):
http://www.germanautoparts.com/

Looking for some performance parts? These guys can help get you started:
http://www.techtonicstuning.com/index.asp
http://www.eurosportacc.com/
http://www.autotech.com/
http://www.ecstuning.com/Volkswagen-Gol ... rtible-8v/

Good luck and keep us posted. :thumbup:
~Buster

1986 VW Cabriolet 1.8 5 spd.


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mutwagn
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Joined: Fri Dec 11, 2009 10:57 pm
What year is your cabby?: 1993
Do you own a Cabriolet?: Yes
Location: South Central VA

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Post by mutwagn »

A few pictures of the Cabby project.
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And the # 1 reason the carpet has been ripped out........
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I now have a Bently manual, and will work on door, window, and top adjustments. Then I'll redo the interior.
The other major item is a cooling system problem. But I think I can work it out. We'll see.
Not a bad place to start for $200.00 though.
Andy
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Post by kuklaki »

Looks like you have yourself a nice little project there. She wont be too hard to fix up and will bring you never ending smiles as a thank you :)
2nd 89 Cabriolet 8v (Crabby Cabby)
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87 Scirocco 16v (TWINS!)
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