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Fri 30 September 2005 3:50 PM

Rabbit Trim

From here:


  For the US market:



  "Rabbit" - base model. These are only available very early so are pretty rare.



  "Rabbit C" = Rabbit Custom. This is just one step up from the base model (Which are just called "Rabbit")



  "Rabbit L" = Rabbit Lux (translates to "Deluxe".) One step up from Rabbit C.



  "Rabbit LS" = Rabbit Luxury Special. One step up from Rabbit L.



  "Rabbit GL" = Rabbit Grand Lux. Another step up in terms of features and options from Rabbit LS. I think only sold in '83-'84.



  "Rabbit S" = Rabbit Special. Weird model with red trim, I think '82-only, that was pre-GTI. It went away when GTI was introduced in '83.



  "Rabbit GTI" = Rabbit Grand Turismo Injection. Explanation not needed.



  Most commonly, Rabbits are fuel injected gasoline motors - their badges say "Fuel Injected" on them (except GTI, where the I stands for "injection" it would be redundant.) There were also Rabbit Diesel and Turbo-Diesel ('83-'84 only) enging options which are each also noted on the badge. If the badge doesn't say anything regarding the engine option (IE: Fuel injection/GTI/Diesel,Turbo Diesel) then the engine is just carburated.

This implies that in the A3 line the "base model" is equivalent to a "Grand Lux" Rabbit. Speculating here, but it seems GLS would be "Grand Lux Special" and GLX, "Grand Lux eXtreme".


Fri 30 September 2005 10:26 AM

Dieselku

Compression ignites
the fuel which pushes down
on the piston -- torque!

Category: General
Posted by: beowulf

Wed 28 September 2005 12:05 PM

Scrolling with the Win API

It apparently breaks down like this. Different controls will actually scroll for you in response to different commands sent via SendMessage().

  • Textbox - SendMessage EM_LINESCROLL; wParam = 0 and lParam = number of lines to scroll
  • Listbox, FileListbox, Treeview, Listview - SendMessage WM_VSCROLL; wParam = SB_BOTTOM (7), SB_LINEDOWN (1), SB_LINEUP (0) and lParam = 0


Wed 14 September 2005 10:42 AM

Choda Pop

Choda Boy!


Sat 10 September 2005 11:26 AM

OEM

I saw this in vtblackout's sig on VWVortex and I did LOL.

Quote, originally posted by Immortal Technique >>
Whats OEM stand for and whats their website?

Category: General
Posted by: beowulf

Wed 7 September 2005 11:12 AM

The Grease

Well, I've found a source for waste vegetable oil. Or at least, a source that doesn't mind me dumpster diving behind their shop to grab their used oil. I didn't have enough tubing at the time to draw any oil, but the remnants that I saw in one of the buckets looked clear and amber, which is apparently the way it's supposed to look.

In the next week or so I plan to grab 5 gallons of oil and begin the process of letting it settle and then prefiltering it. My plan through the winter is to run an 80/20 blend of #2 diesel/WVO. That's a fairly conservative blend, but I am not making any modifications at this time to ensure proper heating of the fuel or the fuel lines. I will be plugging in the engine block heater every morning regardless of temperature to ensure I'm not injecting VO into a cold engine (which contributes to coking).