1983 Volkswagen Rabbit

GTI Hatchback

4 - Cyl.

Manual

1VWDC017XDV064072

Gasoline

Selling a hard to find 1983 Rabbit GTI, this car is fun to drive and the motor ran very strong, however, since the CSI fuel injection module ( which is not part of the engine itself ) went up its been sitting in the garage. Overall the body is in decent shape, the pros are: 4 rabbit gti 14" wheels and good tires. All VW factory glass, perfect windshield, functional rare optional side vent windows. Both doors, rear hatch, glovebox and ignition uses the same key. front & rear euro bumpers All VW and GTI badging is present and good condition No bondo present Has header, 2.5 exhaust, rare "nuespeed" throttle body New radiator and working fan and shroud has original Steering wheel & shift knob in good condition Dash has NO cracks all headlights, blinkers, taillights, side mirrors are present and in good shape door panels are in good shape front speaker panels are present and in good shape all rear side panels are present and in good shape. all 4 fender flares are present and in good shape rear seat is present and good shape front and rear seat belts are present and latch no cuts or hole in original gti dash panel all body side bumper stripes are present gas cap (nonlocking) and unleaded fuel warning on body is present no rips in passenger seat Problems I know of : 3 problem rust areas on the body, one at the driver side lower rear, second and third are under the jack points behind the front wheels. The front wipers present but the teeth on the motor are striped , rear wiper is not striped Horn doesnt work, I bought a relay but never installed it driver side seat is torn and some plastic hinge covers are broke or missing on both front seats original center console and gauges are missing, I do have a new original shift boot, not installed Front windshield wiper bottle and hoses are missing (rear wiper bottle is present) window cranks are not original (wrong color and from a later model golf) headliner is incorrect (its black) rear speaker panels and deck are incorrect (its black) driver inside mirror control bezel is missing small crack in original gti grill the red body pin striping is missing If you have any questions or concerns please let me know. Buyer is responsible for pickup within 7 days after the auction has ended. On Feb-05-11 at 06:37:29 PST, seller added the following information: REVISED: If it wasnt clear or you dont know much about csi fuel injection, if the csi module doesnt work the car is NOT drivable.On Feb-05-11 at 07:03:03 PST, seller added the following information: REVISED: the csi injection module failed/smoked and needed to be replaced for the car to run safely.On Feb-05-11 at 12:50:04 PST, seller added the following information: ANOTHER REVISION: again, to rephrase, this past fall, while the car with sitting at idle in the driveway, the cis started the smoke badly, I shut the car off, tried the start it again a couple days later and cis system failed and car doesnt run without a functional cis fuel injection. On Feb-05-11 at 13:58:49 PST, seller added the following information: REVISION: after a few emails asking more about the car's options, I want to state that: The 1983 VW Rabbit GTI was the car that started the pocket rocket revolution and though it looks like the other 1980-84 rabbits. The GTI only shared the body panels of other rabbit, everything else was only available on this 2 year only model. The engine is a 1.8, 8v sohc, close ratio 5 spd manuel transmission, heavy duty front & rear factory sway bars, larger factory 9.5 vented front disc brakes, only factory rabbit with 14" wheels because of the bigger brakes, the interior options were either red or blue that wasnt available in any other factory rabbit or caddy The GTI model was the only model rabbit with recaro type seats and center console(sadly mine is missing). Also the only rabbit model that had a rear wiper/sprayer. On Feb-05-11 at 14:10:37 PST, seller added the following information: REVISION: the location of the cis unit sits directly behind the battery which also is over top of the air filter.On Feb-05-11 at 14:22:45 PST, seller added the following information: REVISION: The cis or Continuous Injection System is the fuel distributor behind the battery with multiple fuel lines running over to the engine.