[Vwdiesel] Maxi Cab

[Will Taygan]

Whoa, soo cool.  When I first got out of my 81 pickup my friends told me
it looked like a clown car, as I'm not height disadvantaged :)  I ended
up tearing out the (falling down) headliner to get some vertical space..

Can we have some pics?

Will.

On Mon, 2007-03-19 at 11:12 -0700, B & R Decker wrote:
> Well Folks I'm back to dieseling it.
> 	It is hard to give up driving the 81 pickup with it's hot 1800 gas
> engine. (about 115 horses)but the lure of 45 mpg is strong. I had a leaky
> injection pump on my 1981 1.6 N/A diesel Rabbit pickup and left the project
> idle for about 6 months. Here are some of the things already done and some
> plans for the future.	
> 	From a wrecked 81 pickup I cut 8 inches off the top along with the
> back of the cab inside of the bed. I then cut out the back side of the cab
> on my diesel truck all the single thickness metal. The donated cab back adds
> 8 inches in the passenger compartment from just above the bed. This shortens
> my inside bed length by 8 inches but it doesn't compromise the integrity of
> the structure. Now my friends that aren't height disadvantaged can ride in
> comfort. I have quite a few mods done to the truck already and many more
> planed. The fenders have been flared and I'm running 185-65-15 tires. That
> along with a tall FF tranny gives me the following ratios.
> 5th gear = 3000 RPM = 79 MPH (Somewhat hard to achieve until the turbo and
> 
>            2655 RPM = 70 MPH     and intercooler are installed).
> 4th gear   3000 RPM = 61 MPH
>            3404 RPM = 70 MPH
> 3rd gear   3000 RPM = 43 MPH
>            4825 RPM = 70 MPH
> 2nd gear   3000 RPM = 28 MPH
>            4500 RPM = 48 MPH
> 1st gear   3000 RPM = 16 MPH
>            4500 RPM = 24 MPH
> 
> 	Already installed on the pickup besides the Maxi-Cab are 11 inch
> Corrado disc brakes on front. Corrado seats. 185-65-15 tires on alloy
> wheels. Bilsteen big piston shocks and Eibach race springs in front. A 90
> amp alternator. Cab high Gem top shortened 8 inches.	
> 	Things I have and will be installing soon. Move the battery to the 8
> inch tray created behind the seats in the front of bed. An ADDCO rear sway
> bar. Upper front strut brace. BAE turbo and 2.25 inch exhaust system.
> Intercooler from a New Beatle gas turbo. Gas Rabbit intake manifold. Audi
> 5000 CS turbo oil filter holder and oil cooler. Isspro pyrometer and a boost
> gauge. Turbo injector pump with injectors rebuilt and set to turbo specs. A
> Quaife limited slip for the tranny. A full set of Roger Browns short shift
> goodies. Modify my gas tach cluster to work with the W terminal on the 90
> amp Quantum alternator I have installed. A four round Euro H 4 headlight
> setup from a Dasher. From a Scirocco MK 2 16 valve parts car the rear disc
> brakes, lower front strut brace and large master cylinder. There are more
> things I'm sure that I haven't thought of yet or else have forgotten.
> Brian Decker
> Western Washington
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