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Find of the Day: 1982 Zombie Rabbit

Fans of Monty Python know that rabbits can be dangerous, and this 1982 Rabbit is a killer. Forum user VWeezly started building this gorgeous Mk1 way back in 2007 and now he’s ready to sell it.

When this project started eight years ago, the goal was to make a daily driver and take it to the Grassroots Motorsport Challenge. It’s hard to believe, but this stunner started out as a $200 rust bucket. In fact, when he bought it he sold some parts off of it, so essentially it was a $75 car.

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After buying it, VWeezly tried to drive it home, then, when it wouldn’t go, had to drag it home. It was so old and broken that commenters on his build page offered to beat up the guy who charged him $200 for the car.

VWeezly saw what the others didn’t, though, and set work on bringing this Rabbit to life. In a video that accompanies the ad, VWeezly explains that one night, while thinking about his car, he realized that he’d brought it back from the dead, so it was a zombie. He liked the idea and ran with it, making it the theme of the car.

It now has blood all over the engine compartment, and the theme runs through the car in subtle details. Really, it’s a fitting theme for the car, which, while a little cleaner than a traditional rat rod, still borrows heavily from that aesthetic.

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Now the car features a 1.8L 16v engine with a K26 turbo, a custom  exhaust manifold, an Audi 5000 wastegate, a Spearco Turbonetics Intercooler, and so much more. The suspension, too, has been heavily worked over, now featuring Bilstein Group B struts, a Mk2 rear disc swap with drilled and slotted rotors all around, and, again, a whole lot more.

5875509565_f306558378_bOutside he’s got a Berg cup flare kit paired to custom aluminum side skirts and the Zombie Rabbit is rolling on Diamond Racing 15×9 ET6s. And there are also those great leather hood straps.

VWeezly says that the car runs well and drives fast. It’s never been track driven so it hasn’t had its neck wrung, but he does admit that it could probably use a dyno tune to reach its full potential.

VWeezly is asking $7,000 for the Zombie Rabbit. You can read through his extensive build page here.

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