Candy Apple Bunny [Rob.Cusick]

Owner: James Cathers

Photos: Rob Cusick

Age: 23

Occupation: Sales

All modifications were performed by Chris, Tyler, Tristan, and James Cathers of Rusty’s Island. Over the course of 8 years our family team was able to apply our knowledge, skills, and perseverance to create a car that we are all quite proud of.  Rusty’s is a repair facility located in South Toms River, New Jersey which specializes in rust repair, panel replacement, preventative maintenance, post-restoration repairs, custom body-work and custom paint-work. 
 


1984 Volkswagen Rabbit Gti Sport / Painted Chrysler Candy Apple Red

Body:

• Cabriolet single round headlight radiator support
• Cabriolet fenders
• Front and rear side marker and antenna holes deleted
• Cabriolet taillights with inner rabbit taillight holes deleted
• Side molding holes deleted
• Cabriolet small side-view mirrors
• Cabriolet single headlight grille with chrome accents
• Smoothed rear lower valance
• Custom wide-body fender arch extensions, all metal
• Custom rear hatch flares
• Euro bumpers
• Rabbit wide duckbill
• Suspension/ Wheels
• 15x7.5 Enkei EK83’s (from 1988 catalogue), Kumho Ecsta 195-45-15
• Bilstein Shocks with H&R MK1 sport lowering springs
• Custom welded frame braces
• Corrado G60 g54 single piston disc brake conversion, 10.1” front rotors, rear disc conversion
  
  Engine/ Drive train:
• 1994 OBD I ABA motor with forged internals and oil squirters
• T3/T04E Turbo 2.5” intercooler piping
• ATP 8 valve turbo manifold
• 3” VR6 MAF housing
• Bosch 42# green-top injectors
• C2 Motorsports OBDI 42# fuel program
• K&N 3” performance filter
• Rabbit CIS fuel-pump
• Scirocco 16 valve AGB transmission
• Quaife LSD
• ACT modified street clutch and heavy duty pressure plate
• 100mmm Scirocco 16 valve axles
• 3” Downpipe to 2.5” techtonics cat-back system (no cat)

Interior:

• Original Rabbit Gti dashboard dyed gloss black
• Custom built door-cards, rear speaker panels and false floor, wrapped in black vinyl
• Rear seat removed
• 1990 Golf cloth seats, grey with red/grey stitching
• Scirocco shift knob and boot
• Inner rear fenders color matched
• JVC Head unit with iPod interfaced hidden under passenger seat
• Cadence Z-6000 6 Channel 2500 watt amplifier, color coded
• Cadence Z series 6x9s, 8s, 5 ¼s, tweeters, and Solo bass Striker 12” subwoofer in custom sealed box
• Sound-Deadener and Dynamat throughout