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    Wide 13" race wheels for A1 Rabbit, options?

    I am looking for some wide 13" wheels suitable for road racing, and not finding a lot to choose from without breaking the bank. Rota makes their Panasport lookalike, model RB in 13X8 in 4X100 bolt pattern, but it looks like the hub bore it too large, either 67 or 73mm, depending on who's ad...
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    Hankook Z214?

    Trying to decide on tires for next year. Has anyone run Hankook Z214s in an enduro? I have heard claims that they are as fast as a Hoosier but wear like a Toyo, but I am pretty skeptical. Anyone ran these? How do they hold up? Thanks, Tom
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    VW 1.8 8V Strange Crank/block/bearing wear, is this junk? (dialup warning)

    A friend gave us a VW 1.8L 8V GTI engine a couple years ago as a core. We redid the head last year, but just this afternoon tore down the bottom end to get it rebuilt, and found some interesting wear. The #3 bearing is ground almost completely away on one side. The sides of the #3 bearing...
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    Inside the Rabbit gas tank/obscure parts source?

    I have the gas tank from my 83 GTI ITB car cut open, and need to replace the diaphram on the bottom of the surge box. It is the round black thing in the center of this picture: It has the VW logo, Audi rings, and a part number: 171 201 740 I went to my local VW dealer, and the part...
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