Leif’s Rabbit

Leif’s Rabbit has been in the family for over a year now. After its initial purchase the paint was fully stripped all the way down to bare metal. Leif did all the work himself in our garage, working tirelessly during nights and weekends, last year while I was away at college. I returned for the summer to find a fully primered car that looked schweeet as hell. Here’s a picture of the car at last years Dubs Along the Rockies show in Colorado Springs.


This summer Leif has some wild new plans for the car. It’s out with the dull primer black look and in with a fresh coat of Volkswagen’s Black Magic Pearl (BMP). The fenders are to be rolled and flared “way the way out” to accommodate a set of 15 x 6.5 Seebrings with some fat rubber. The new wheels look hot; they’ve been painted so that they’re not your average Seebring and do well at showing off the recent rear disc brake conversion and bright red brake calipers. Along with the upcoming bodywork/re-spray the rear hatch is going to be fully shaved and outfitted with a brand new OEM 20th anniversary GTI badge.

With less than a month left till the show Leif’s done most of the work but I’ve had the chance to help out here and there. By Saturday the car will be fully sanded and we will haul it over to Konstruct Performance where we will work with Diego to weld up the holes in rear hatch and smooth any remaining dents with filler. Diego has also volunteered his shop to set up a make-shift painting booth where both Diego and Leif will work to spray the car in numerous coats of that sweat sweat BMP. Work is probably being done as I type this as a strict deadline to finish the car and show it at this year’s Dubs Along the Rockies show has been set.

Stay tuned for photo updates over the weekend.

Edit: In responce to comment, its deff not my old rabbit - its fast (faster than the Corrado infact) and lowered. Between the four of us Rotsaert's we have 3 rabbits, a 62 bug, a 72 bus, and my corrado for a whopping total of 6 Volkswagens. We also still have the Wagonier and the Falcon.