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Repro Decals & Stickers!, Virtual Things

Jetta TDI Cup Decal

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I made these up for someone recently.  I thought they came out cool.

jetta_cup

The pics show them a little darker than they really are.  They’re on Light Grey Avery vinyl.  Let me know if you want some.

 

The TDI cup was a pretty cool 1-make (duh) series that featured rookie drivers and was televised almost like a reality-TV type show.  The cars ended up being purchased by New Jersey Motorsports park after the series ended.  From what I know, you can rent one and fling it around the ‘Lightning’ course for a few hours.

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Kart Info

Kart Section added

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I just added a new section with some documents from when I had a CRG Road Rebel TaG kart a few years back.

http://chris.chemidl.in/iame-parilla-125cc-leopard-tag-engine/

Karting is just about the perfect motorsport to me:  it’s quite minimalist, and it comes at you FAST.

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How else you going to go racing while living in a condo? 🙂  A Harbor Freight fold-able trailer, vertical storage stand, and an old station wagon did the job well.

Note the killer ‘Brawn GP’ sticker on the chainguard.  That would set this pic in ’09.

The first thing I’m posting is a repair guide for the Parilla Leopard engine that powered mine.

http://chris.chemidl.in/iame-parilla-125cc-leopard-tag-engine/

 

1981 Rabbit Pickup Diesel

Rabbit Pickup Tailgate Mod

More of a fix than a mod…

If your rod clip breaks off in your tailgate, you can’t open your tailgate to fix it.  When I first got my pickup, this was the case.

If you drill a few holes, you can manually activate the latch with a screwdriver.

You can see that I was a little off… 100 mm or so would have been better.  You can go to the hardware store and get a nice little rubber/ plastic cap to cover the hole if that’s your thing.

That photo was from the day I received the truck… hence the layer of grime.  That usually doesn’t fly.