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Re: Also



One question.... do the raceing springs also lower at all?


At 04:55 PM 10/15/96 -0700, you wrote:
>At 05:20 PM 10/15/96 -0600, you wrote:
>>Any info would be greatly appreciated i am looking to totally make this car
>>killer and if i have to wait 10 years to do it...it shall be done :) J/K i
>>plan on takeing off the road and doing it all in the spring....I can say
>>money is no object but that would be streaching it....but i can honestly say
>>i am ready to put like 3K into it....I mean ya really can not buy anything
>>like a rocco anymore without spending like 20k (hence an corrodo) so i
>>figure if i spend 3-5K on this one and have what i want i am better off
>>anyways....cuz i love my rocco!!
>
>Well, look at what I have been able to do with my car: My spec list please..
>
> POORBOY RACING TEAM
> 
>82' Scirocco GTi       163,000 miles A/C, P/M, P/W
>
>Neuspeed Race springs
>Neuspeed swaybars 22mm/F and 28mm/r
>Neuspeed upper and lower stress bars
>Eurosport rear upper stressbar
>Koni adjustable shocks
>European Bumpers  Front/Rear
>Autopower Roll Bar
>ABD 3 position shortshift kit with the weighted shift rod. (AKA Corndog)
>Stainless steel braded brake lines on all 4 wheels. 
>Forodo brake pads on vented rotors. (Castrol GTLMA fluid)
>Thermostated 10 row Oil Cooler
>Swiss cheezed air box
>3" intake tube (custom made)
>Tetonics 2" stainless system from the cat back
>Diesil Exhaust manifold
>Custom made dual downpipe with the Ox mount
>SACHS clutch
>K&N air filter
>HOR G-grind cam (keeps me in DSP)
>Recaro seats from 91' GTi
>"LONZA" pedal covers
>NEUSPEED 3 gauge panel (removes the ashtray, hckpoo)
>120 mph spedo from an 84 Scirocco
>VDO water temp gauge
>VDO oil pressure gauge
>VDO oil temp gauge (Stock)
>SCHROTH Rallye 4 Harness Belts (driver and passenger, Blue)
>15X7 Motoring Exponents "ZONE" wheels with Dunlop cheapies 195/50R15
>Race wheels are 13X6 "Laguna's" (Pannasport look-a-likes. 7 spoke) with
>Yokohama    A008RSII 205/60R13's
>16V rear antenna
>Tinted windows
>84' Scirocco rear spoiller
>newer fuel distributor (80mm)
>
>The engine is from an 83' Rabbit GTI (eng code JH)
>and its putting out about 115HP according to the math...
>To date, I have just over $6,000 invested in the car.
>
>Alot of these parts I got from the net. I paid $225 for the F/R Swaybars and
>Upper/lower stress bars. New, they would be around $900 so you can see my
>savings there. 
>I got the Autopower roll bar for $175, used. New its $400
>Recaro Seats for $500, used, new is $1500!! Ouch!!
>VDO guages were $20.00 used.
>engine for $400 with all the goodies that's needed for the JH engine. 
>Thats where I made some of my savings on the car other than I have done ALL
>the labor which is the biggest savings of all. If you're mechanically
>enclined to do the work yourself and not afraid to get a little dirty,
>there's pretty much no limit to what you can do with your car!
>
>
>Shawn
>
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