This section will be a collection of information I’ve found over the years about the early VW diesel engines.
Expect it to grow; I have a bunch of notes that I need to jot down here…
Category Archives: Mechanical Things
MK1 ‘Toilet Bowl’ manifold exhaust clip
NOS Autobahn Rabbit Logo Splash Guards (mudflaps) ZVW166121
Another for the search engines.
I’m not sure if these are specific to the Pickup, they look to be taller than most I’ve seen. Either way, they’re not-too-commonly found new in the packaging.
These came with my pickup as well. I won’t use them, I’ll move them to someone wo needs them via eBay.
Part number 179-847-681
Here’s a post for the search engines!
Volkswagen part number 179 847 681 ‘handle’, is the latch for the sliding window on a US-built, 3 piece rear window slider for a Rabbit Pickup.
This one came with my pickup in the spare parts box. the one off the truck was missing. The plastic ‘living hinge’ for a lock mechanism is terrible; I’m happy to have a brand new one.
Miata Challenge 2012; Summit Point
Fall Finale Time Trial at Summit Point
EMRA – Eastern Motor Racing Assoc.
Saturday, Nov 10 — Sunday, Nov 11, 2012
Summit Point Raceway – Main, Summit Point, WV
This was another 2-day event. My dad and I went down and stayed for the weekend. It’s another one of my bucket-list tracks (most of the east-coast tracks are), so this should be fun.
Only 4 Miata Challenge cars showed up (c’mon, guys!), but Scott Webster with the yellow MR2 would be there- at least him and I could trade laps. We ended up hooking up with Danny Chan in his Porsche 911. His car was a regular street car with inexpensive all-season tires on it- so his lap times were perfectly in sync with ours. We had a lot of fun.
Our fastest times on Saturday out of 5x25min sessions(!):
- Danny – 1:33.408
- Chris – 1:33.690
- Scott – 1:34.366
Nice and close. I won MC, Scott won ST-6, but Danny was in ST-2 with some fast cars. Either way, we had a blast – and we got to do it again the next day!
Our fastest times on Sunday out of 6x20min sessions:
- Chris – 1:31.845
- Danny – 1:32.107
- Scott – 1:33.464
I won my class, and I think Scott did on Sunday as well.
There was some speculation between all of us between rounds that these late-day sessions are when people start making mistakes and taking chances… I took about 1.8s off my time which was good – the other guys got faster as well, but Danny pitched it off at turn 5 heading into the carousel. Luckily, it was only front bumper/ headlight/ turnsignal damage. He eventually got back onto the track to finish out the day.
Interesting Miata track record stats:
- SM – Kevin Kopp 1:26.159 10/09/11
- SSM – Lee York 1:27.595 10/09/11
I have video I need to upload. This note will remind me.