Iconic Rabbit becomes apart of the Vivid Racing Family

The way our online sales manager, Adam, came upon his iconic 84 GTI Rabbit; is why we love this industry after 12 years. Every car has a story, here’s Adam’s.

He found this build online. It was a guy who owns a shop with his dad in Washington. The GTI was a family heirloom of sorts. It was his parents car that they decided to turn into a father-son project car. Adam started following the build, and it wasn’t long after that he decided he needed this GTI in his life. He contacted the father-and-son duo, they agreed to sell it to Adam and finish the rest of the build the way Adam wanted.

If you’re not familiar with the GTI or its legacy, here’s the best description of this car I found. It’s from Car and Driver,

“If the GTI were a woman, she’d have an IQ of about 130, play scratch golf, break 25 at skeet with a .410, know how to carve a leg of lamb, never miss a Jay Ward cartoon festival, and have an inexhaustible and playful curiosity about sex. It’s tough to imagine anything that delivers more pure, uncomplicated fun than a Volkswagen Rabbit GTI.”

With an explanation like that, why wouldn’t you want one. They sent Adam some progress pictures throughout the build. When it arrived in AZ, after being shipped from Washington, it had all the original window stickers on it. Once he had it, he used his resources to find the parts he needed to finish the build.

Below is the mod list, as the car is now. Beyond the mod list are progress pictures and the photoshoot our own Cody Gephart took of his Rabbit!

• Euro Front end conversion with hella crosshair headlights
• Euro small bumpers
• Whole car was shaved and Long Boarded then finished with gloss jet black paint
• Shaved Engine Bay
• 2.0 16v engine swap
• Built bottom end with ARP hardware and Scat Rods
• Techtonics tuning 272 cams
• Custom intake manifold.
• Stand alone Engine Management with Mega Squirt 3
• Walbro HP fuel pump
• Header back Borla Exhaust
• Quaife LSD
• Sachs stage 1 clutch
• Driveshaft shop axles.
• H&R coilovers
• Energy Suspension bushings all around
• Mk4 VW Gti brakes
• Stoptech brake Lines & Pads 
• Brembo brake disks
• Momo Monte carlo Steering wheel
• Corbeau GTSII seats
• Status 6 point Harnesses
• Custom headliner
• Color matched painted interior
• ESM 002R wheels (shout out to ESM!)

Iconic Rabbit becomes apart of the Vivid Racing Family

"Le Yeti" Spotted in Canada with New ESM Wheels

When we built our Focus ST project car we got on the forums to get ideas and see what other people we doing to their ST. It was there we found this customer who’s motto is, “Just put rims on it and slam it!” We couldn’t agree more. When it was time for him to put his motto where his mouth was he chose a ST to put wheels on and slam.

He calls his ST “Le Yeti” because it dwells in the mountains of Canada and has the all-white look you would find on a majestic Yeti! He’s still in the beginning stages of his build, so he just got the essentials out of the way to start. As with most our project cars, wheels and suspension are the first mods we do.

He’s fitted with H&R Coilovers to ensure his Yeti’s slammed. Then he threw some ESM-004 wheels that he got from our guy Jacky (jacky@vividracing.com). These powder coated 18×9 5×108 +40mm look just aggressive, but still function well in the mountains and on rough terrain. To ensure he has good control, he upgraded his brake pads to keep up with his advanced setup. He’s runnin’ the hawk ceramic pads which will keep his Focus more responsive for longer, no matter where he’s driving.

Let us know what you think of “Le Yeti” or the awesome back drop behind him. You can tell us in the comment section below, or on Facebook or Instagram. Shop all Focus ST parts here. See our Project ST here.

"Le Yeti" Spotted in Canada with New ESM Wheels

Hundreds of New H&R Products

H&R is a well known name in the spring and coilover game. We have used their products on various project cars we’ve put together and we just got hundreds of new products, for tons of different makes and models in. H&R isn’t new to the game. Starting out in the late 1970′s they have been able to adapt and change with the times opposed to sticking to the basics and getting lost in the dust. Their in-house design and innovation allows them to have creative control over every product they come out with since the 70′s. We don’t know if you’re like us and we think 2001 wasn’t that long ago but the 70′s was over 40 year ago, that’s a long time to be innovating and creating. They can not only be counted on for their legacy, but the reliability of their products will prove itself.

We’ve tried it out, now it’s time for you to step your suspension game up. Here are a few of the new H&R products we got.

 

Hundreds of New H&R Products