Re: My "Heavy Hauler"

[R.O.R-2.0]

looks like its just rear hatch struts, fitted to the hood.. believe im going to be doing this conversion rather soon. looks quite easy.

woah, the ebay kit is 20 bucks.. kinda hard to mess around finding parts to do it, when the whole kit is 20 bucks..

[R.O.R-2.0]

And Stu, i believe your truck would look AMAZING with one of those quad-rectangle hella grilles

or one of the german mk1 AERO lights, god those things are COOL..

ABSOLUTELY NOTHING wrong with the way its set up right now tho!!

[stewardc]

And Stu, i believe your truck would look AMAZING with one of those quad-rectangle hella grilles

Thanks man. I've been looking for a good Hella grill for years now. I'l find one some day......

[R.O.R-2.0]

And Stu, i believe your truck would look AMAZING with one of those quad-rectangle hella grilles

Thanks man. I've been looking for a good Hella grill for years now. I'l find one some day......

i saw one up in Portland the other day.. i almost made my friend stop, so i could go have my way with that grille..

i almost couldnt believe i saw it.. also, there were a couple for sale at PAC Waterland last year, or maybe the year before?

[stewardc]

they are indeed rare, and even rarer with good lights in them.

[stewardc]

I've had ol' Rattle & Haul now for 6 years and we've had some fun smokin the Honduhs locally. First to go was the tired old 1.6TD to be replaced by a bored, balanced, ported AAZ with a T3 turbo (22 psi), Giles pump and BIG exhaust. Last year we stripped the body down to bare metal and refinished it completely. Maybe this winter an 02A. Will these projects ever end?
Enjoy.

[stewardc]

d'OH, I just realized I'd already posted on this section. Please forgive an old man and delete this if possible.

[R.O.R-2.0]

Stu, your truck is nice enough that you could post a new thread in here every day, and i would still open the thread, just hoping there are NEW pics of your beautiful ride!

[stewardc]

Stu, your truck is nice enough that you could post a new thread in here every day, and i would still open the thread, just hoping there are NEW pics of your beautiful ride!

Thanks man. I spent 2 weeks in Oregon and Washington last month, but no Caddy. I had to rock a new Jetta 5 cylinder with a 6-speed. Nice, but no Caddy   

[R.O.R-2.0]

Stu, your truck is nice enough that you could post a new thread in here every day, and i would still open the thread, just hoping there are NEW pics of your beautiful ride!

Thanks man. I spent 2 weeks in Oregon and Washington last month, but no Caddy. I had to rock a new Jetta 5 cylinder with a 6-speed. Nice, but no Caddy   

6spd manual or auto?

my buddy has a 6spd auto 2.5 Jetta..

it ***z n getz...

[stewardc]

It was a rental, so an automatis, but you can shift it too. Very nice car...nice sound....nice go...nice stop...nice handling.

[damac]

is your truck all stock as far as suspension, rims and tires?

im picking up my first truck in a couple weeks and am curious as to what the stance will look like since i can't tell with it where its sitting right now.

[stewardc]

is your truck all stock as far as suspension, rims and tires?

im picking up my first truck in a couple weeks and am curious as to what the stance will look like since i can't tell with it where its sitting right now.

My truck is stock underneath with the exception of KYB gas shocks and a Scirocco "K" Brace. These trucks came on 13" wheels and I added the 14" Mk 2 rims and 185-65x14 Michelin tires. I hope this helps.

[CrazyAndy]

Can't believe I forgot seeing this over at the 152.  Still going strong obviously?  Keep killing those Hondas; hopefully I'll be doing the same before the year's out.

Any I agree with you that the 5 cyl is nice; makes a noise reminiscent of the 80's Audis (for obvious reasons), just wish it's power band woke it up a little lower than the ~2800 it seems to start to REALLY pull at.  Now if we could only get the newer 2.5 TD's . . .

[R.O.R-2.0]

Can't believe I forgot seeing this over at the 152.  Still going strong obviously?  Keep killing those Hondas; hopefully I'll be doing the same before the year's out.

Any I agree with you that the 5 cyl is nice; makes a noise reminiscent of the 80's Audis (for obvious reasons), just wish it's power band woke it up a little lower than the ~2800 it seems to start to REALLY pull at.  Now if we could only get the newer 2.5 TD's . . .

you drive the 150hp 2.5, or the later model 170hp version? the 150hp engine was a belt timed engine, the 170hp is chain timed.

the one i have access to, is the 170hp version.. it will roast the tires on dry pavement from a dead stop, just mash the throttle.

sounds JUST LIKE an older Audi.. thats my FAVORITE part.. usually, when im driving the car in town, its in manual mode (engine braking, stop n go, whatever) but the freeway gets full automatic..

damn the injectors are NOISY tho..

still needs the ECU re-flashed to de-activate SAI.. damn, the 2.5s have the noisiest SAI i have ever heard..