For whom the Taco Bell tollsI have had this turd for a little while now but it is a time I present to you: stinky #weirdcarmastoson #weirdcars #vw #vwrabbit #vwpickup #rabbit
Stinky marking its spot đĄthe grass isnât dead because of the emissions but because I couldnât find the damn key for a good three weeks or so #weirdcarmastodon #weirdcars #vw #vwrabbit #vwpickup #vwcaddy
I had the door apart to swap the regular flag mirror for this fancy pants remote mirror. Iâm really living in the lap of luxury now! While apart I cleaned and greased my first window regulator track that turned out to be most easy. The only thing is you really do need those plastic trim tools in order to take off the door panel without mangling it, glad I finally got some. #weirdcarmastodon #weirdcars #vw #vwrabbit #vwpickup #vwcaddy
Eh, there is only one remote mirror because the passenger door doesnât have a provision for a mirror at all
It is time to go. was i a good radio cage? I can retire in peace now, you arenât going to reef me back into shape yet again are you?? No.
What if motorcycle box on top of stinky? #volkswagen #vwrabbit #vwpickup #weirdcars #weirdcarsofmastodon
I didnât mention I got put a cap on it. A glorious multi window monstrosity! Nevermind the ride height, itâs higher now. #volkswagen #vwrabbit #vwpickup #weirdcars #weirdcarsofmastodon
I figured out why stinkyâs horn doesnât work. It hasnât got one! The two dangling wires in front of the oil filter clearly are what would go to a horn if it did have one. Well, today I got around to making a bracket for this silly hella multi horn thing. It was a bit of a faff. I have yet to wire it in or hook up the air tubes. I did however fix the horn âbuttonâ on the stock steering wheel and at least it makes the relay click. #volkswagen #vwrabbit #vwpickup #weirdcars #weirdcarsofmastodon
Well, at least itâs not leaking oil any more #volkswagen #vwrabbit #vwpickup #weirdcars #weirdcarsofmastodon
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rj@madrush STINKY!!!!!
Frank@madrush the day I added these to my 79 Golf was a very fancy day indeed.
Roger the Rabbit pickup has massive side mirrors. Which I think are factory?
Mandelbroccoli@vwdasher they look suspiciously similar the the mirrors on my old LT35, so Iâd guess theyâre factory. @madrush yesterday was truely #doorsday, I spent most of it taking the panels off my Ranger (the European one), but with less to show for it, visually. However, instead of two crappy factory speakers, I now have a pair of components in the front, and a coaxial in each of the suicide doors. Makes a massive difference. I like how Ford/Mazda put all the wiring for the top spec models in the poverty spec lads, it makes upgrades easy!
@mandelbroccoli @madrush yeah I thought they might be, even though Googling pickup photos I haven't come across another pair. But they'll stay, I like the quirkiness of them
@mandelbroccoli @vwdasher nice! Is the ranger in Europe largely similar to the one in the US? I have a fleet-spec Ranger and it also lacks remote mirrors. It probably also lacks door speakers, unless the previous owner threw some in. This, plus roll up windows, in 2007, makes for a hilarious level of equipment for a US market vehicle.
@madrush @vwdasher nope, for the mk1 â99-â06 and mk2/2.5 facelift â06-â11, itâs basically a Mazda BT-50 wearing a Ford dress. After â11 it all goes wrong, unreliable 2.2L engines, tons of electronics, nonsense at every turn. Mine is the last year of the decent ones, and itâs a joy to work on, well designed for maintenance and repair, and easy to upgrade with bits from high-spec models. Came with a 2.5L or 3L diesel, torquey and fun to drive, I love the thing
@mandelbroccoli @vwdasher oh this ford/mazda pickup thing is a lot more convoluted than I ever realized: âFor 1994, Mazda North America ended imports of the B-series from Japan, entering into an agreement with Ford to market a rebadged version of the Ranger as the B-series in the United States and Canada.â
@madrush @vwdasher even over here parts are pretty much evenly split between those badged âFordâ and âMazdaâ. I think it was an Aussie design, and generally produced in Thailand. Though it says âDuratorqueâ on the engine, both the 2.5 and 3.0 are Mazda lumps and completely unrelated to Ford stuff. Good engines though