1995 Volkswagen Cabrio

Convertible

4 - Cyl.

Manual

WVWBC81exsk008008

Gasoline

Meet the Marshmallow. She is a 1995 Cabrio with a modified drivetrain which includes a rebuilt 1.8 Turbo engine from a 1999 Passat AEG with the large port head, and a 5 speed manual gearbox from a 2007 Rabbit. Needless to say, there is a great deal of time and money invested in this project. Modifications, upgrades and maintenance as detailed below: Saab 9.5 Convertible full power leather seats. Heated seats need to be connected- switch and wiring harness installed in vehicle.Navy blue canvas top recently replaced, in excellent condition.Custom front fog lights by Hella. Windshield is less than 2 years old and in great condition. Alpine AM/FM/XM stereo receiver. The head unit is capable of receiving XM signals but no XM antenna or unit is included.Hood & front right fender replaced due to corrosion. Left front fender needs minor repair or replacement for similar issue.Timing belt and water pump replaced in November of 2010 with approx. 2k miles of driving since then. Full oil change done at the same time.New rear brake calipers and cablesHeater core replaced in summer of 2010 Bilstein front and rear struts with Neuspeed Softsport springsTechtonics Tuning custom stainless steel 2.5" exhaust with Borla stainless steel mufflerCustom high-flow 3 way catalytic converterTechtonics Tuning custom racing downpipe for conversion5 bolt conversion using 5x100 drilled and tapped OEM hubs for front. Wheel bearings were done at the same time as the timing belt.Tow hitch rated at 200lb tongue weight. More than enough power to pull a much larger trunk. ;)5x100 "donut" spare tire Shifter assembly from a Mark V JettaTransmission only has 2k original miles- not a rebuild! Originally from 2007 2.5L Rabbit. The gear ratio matches up very nicely with this engine.OEM Passat intercooler with custom tubing and pipesK&N cone air filterOEM ECU with no chipFront interior carpet from a 1990 CorradoAll work performed by an ASE Certified Master Technician with over 18 years experience working with VW and Audi. The vehicle passed NJ inspection for both safety and emissions- see photo. Clean title, currently registered and insured in the state of New Jersey. The insurance on this vehicle will be dropped in the next 20 days. PLEASE NOTE that the aluminum alloy wheels pictured on the vehicle are NOT included in this auction. The steel wheels (featured in one photo, on the driver's side front) will go with the car. Plenty of life left on the tires. If you want to upgrade them, you're on your own. What the car needs to be really "done" and a great showpiece: A paint job that's all one color, after all minor body work is dealt with. There is some damage to the left rear quarter towards the bottom. The right center rocker has a welded repair patch where there was minor damage. The car has some surface rust that will need to be tended to prior to painting. The interior needs some TLC to include shortening the custom frame rails for the Saab seats and hooking up the heated seats.There is a gauge display with 3 gauges that is not the most attractive finish. Can either be repaired or replaced with the stock console from a local salvage yard very inexpensively.Shifter boot and knob need to be modified, replaced or custom made.A/C has not been recharged since installation of the heater core.Rear fog light from Porsche 911 was previously installed in the left rear but was regrettably stolen while the car was parked at a local train station. Mounting bracket is still on the car and a replacement lamp can be purchased at Automotion or any other retailer of Porsche parts. This car has outstanding handling, acceleration and is a hell of a lot of fun to drive. Get a jump on this nearly complete true custom car in time to enjoy it with the top down this summer! The hard part has already been done, all you have to do is take care of the finishing details to your liking and enjoy this car for many years to come. LOW RESERVE. This car can be available for pick-up in one of three places: northern NJ, eastern CT or western MA. CT and MA will have a minimal fee to cover fuel, tolls and time- contact seller if you are interested in either of these locations. Will deliver within 250 miles of NYC for a reasonable fee. PAYMENT MUST BE MADE IN FULL BEFORE THE CAR LEAVES THE DRIVEWAY in any circumstance. We have sold 5 cars through eBay, all with excellent feedback. Have also sold probably enough car parts to build a few more. Bid with confidence and know that you will receive an item that is accurately described. We are selling the vehicle because the older kid is too tall to fit in the back seat any more and are working on a new, roomier and much much faster custom car. Any questions, feel free to ask. Some questions too dumb to answer will be ignored. And, since I know at least one person will ask, all the hard mechanical work and fabrication to make this combination go has been done and done right, with over $5k invested in the project. All that is left to you are the finishing details. On Feb-22-11 at 16:06:56 PST, seller added the following information: One other note: Because the transmission that I used does not have a speedometer gear but instead uses the ABS sensors, the speedometer does not work. You can read up on people doing the 6-spd conversion and the fixes they have used. There is a company working on an aftermarket solution, but for now we use a TomTom. On Feb-26-11 at 13:56:57 PST, seller added the following information: Updated Information, all four steel wheels are installed, as stated in the auction the wheels pictured on the vehicle are not included with the vehicle. also included with the wheels are four OEM hubcaps. I was no sure I would be getting these items so I made no reference to them. If any one would like additional pictures of the car please let me know and I will email them to you. One note I need to mention is the fuse for the window motors will randomly trip. I believe that this is being caused by one of the front door harnesses witch is common with the Mark3 VW. I will also include all the OEM wiring diagrams of the blending of the engine to the vehicle that I used when making this beast Priceless information Any questions do not hesitate to contact us .