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1984
VW Rabbit GTI: “WarPig II”
Owner: David Baker
Engine: 1780cc (81mm bore x 86.4mm stroke) balanced
12:1 compression ratio with JE forged pistons
ported/polished 8v solid-lifter cylinder head
Total Seal piston rings
WEB cam 276, .449 Lift cam
Techtonics valve springs
Dell’Orto dual sidedraft carbs
Eurosport tri-y header
Eurosport Exhaust
MSD 6AL capacitive discharge ignition
Trans: 9A close ratio 5-speed
6-puck race clutch w/16V pressure plate
lightened flywheel
Suspension: no front anti-roll bar
unknown rear anti-roll bar
(street) Bilstien HD struts/ shocks
Blue Coil 450lb front/ 300lb rear springs
(rally) Tokico Illuminas
Neuspeed Softsport springs
Wheels/ ATS Cup 15x7” rims (street/autocross)
Tires: Falken Azenis 205/50/15
Diamond rims 15x7” rims (hillclimb)
Hoosier slicks
Stock GTI 14x6 rims (rally)
Michelin M4 rally 14-62-15
Braking: Scirocco 16v front calipers
Scirocco 16v rear calipers
10.1" (front), 8.9" (rear) rotors
undecided brake pads
stainless steel brake lines
hydraulic “fly off” hand brake
Chassis: custom 6-point cage
custom skid plate
upper & lower front stress bars
full plastic underbody protection
Exterior: VW euro-bumpers
Subaru WRX hood scoop
single round front-end conversion
duckbill front spoiler
Zender rear 3-pc spoiler
Cabriolet rear filler plate
early taillights
“WarPig II ” will now be a multi-purpose weapon. It is built for street
fun, autocross, rallycross, ice trials, hillclimbs, dragracing, TSD
rallies and essentially any other event it can be entered in. Dave
expects to campaign the car himself, but it will also be driven by his
wife and a few guest drivers along the way. He hopes to hone his skills
so someday the car and crew can tackle some real rally stages. The USRT
would love to see its trusty GTI flung sideways yet again!
In the meantime, the old steed will serve as a test bed for different
engine/drive train experiments along with various electrical engineering
projects.
Dave sends lots of thanks to:
Andrea Baker (his “cute wife”),
Neil Whitehouse,
James Michelinie,
Letty Baker,
Phil Mueller,
And everyone else who's helped!
