At the end of July 2023, we had our first look at the turbo Suzuki Hayabusa Volkswagen Rabbit pickup project that the guys over at Rich Rebuilds are currently working on. Since it was the first video in the series, no one knew how it was going to turn out—but the idea seemed potentially interesting. Take an incredibly lightweight, early-80s VW Caddy, mount a Gen One Hayabusa engine at the front of the bed, just behind the cab to make it mid-engine, and go from there. Sounds totally simple, right?
I am, of course, joking—absolutely nothing about that sounds even a tiny bit simple. Then again, YouTube channels like Rich Rebuilds wouldn’t be half as entertaining if viewers didn’t get to watch the builders rescue themselves from new problems they’ve run into while building.
