Re: Buying a Scirocco... (Fake GTX)?

["Wm. Josiah Erikson" <josiah@gsinet.net>]

In the US anyway, the 1.8L motor, vented front rotors and swaybars came in in
'83. They were options, anyway. I know because I've had three '83's with
swaybars, 1.8L motor and vented front discs : ) That's why I think '83 is the
best year- because it came with all that stuff, and the monowiper, and the
large spare tire well. (I guess '84 would be the same except it had an Xfer
pump and the large spare tire well, and two wipers).
    -Josiah
    http://www.gsinet.net/~josiah
    Constantly being redesigned
    '84 GTi
    '86 Scirocco
    '87 QSW

Kathy Teulie wrote:

> Thanks Dirk. I did not know which year the GTX
> got the extra details. Some of the stuff I listed
> was on the "GT" in 83 too. My history books show
> only the 84-88 GTXs. It sounds like Germany got the GTX
> one year before the rest of europe. The US did not fet the Scirocco 2
> untill 82 but Germany had it in 81. I have found that Sciroccos
> have different details all around the world.
> My catalog from Japan list a Kamei kit on the GT in 83.
>
> In 1982 the US did get a Scirocco MK2 that is like Dirk
> describes except for all the Euro lights and
> bumpers were not included. The Zender rear wing may
> not have been on the US car too. I think the Euro version had the smaller
> US type
> head lights too. The 82 US limited Scirocco had the Kamei X1-bodykit.
> I think it was offered in 83 for a short time. The 82 and 83 Sciroccos had
> the 1.7ltr
> motor. The 84s were a different story:
> All the good Golf GTI stuff became standard on the Scrocco line. It was
> VW's
> first performance equipment on the performance model. Included were front
> 16mm and rear 19mm anti-roll bars, revised stiffer spring rates, Vented
> disc
>  breaks an the 90 hp 1.8-liter motor with a power peak at 5500 rpm.
> The 84 had a 5-speed close-ratio gear box. Top speed was 110 mph.
> The 0-60 was 10 sec flat. The car came with 14-inch BBS alloy wheels.
> Most of the US cars had the 13" wheels. The Sciroccos were badged
> "SCIROCCO", "SCIROCCO GL fuel injection"(GLi) and "SCIROCCO GL".
> I think that VWoA added a turbo kit to some of the cars in 85. I still
> think
> it was not badged "GTX" in the US.
>
> Dirk has a GTX and you can see it on his page.
> He has a custom grille. Later GTXs have more stuff on them like I listed.
>
> Doug
> 87 16v silver Scirocco "GTX"
> --
>
> Message text written by "Lauri Pettai"
> >
> Hmmm... Everything maches. I think that my GTI is GTX! :)
> No red lines - yup!
> Big lights - yup!
> Kamei X1-bodykit - yes!
> Zender rear wing - in place!
> What is the glove-box and B-pillar?
> Stickers - stickers!
> No textile - no!
> "Avus" 14" alloys with195/60 - yes!
> 112 HP injection - yep!
> Antenna - Hmm... looks like a 16v antenna!?
>
> So 50-50 with Dirk 9 maches 1 mismach equals to 90% mach!
>
> '84 Scirocco GTI or GTX Kamei X1 Bodykit (VIN025736)
> http://www.ttu.ee/~laurts/scirocco
> I finally added nothing new to my page!
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dirk Schneider <SCIROCCO@t-online.de>
> To: Kathy Teulie <104372.1061@compuserve.com>; Owen <rabeys@cadvision.com>;
> scirocco-L@scirocco.org <scirocco-L@scirocco.org>; Paul Maione
> <scirocco_16v@yahoo.com>
> Date: 07. oktoober 1998. A. 23:16
> Subject: Re: Buying a Scirocco... (Fake GTX)?
>
> >Hello,
> >just my 0,02DM on this topic:
> >
> >Doug's listing below is correct for the newer GTX-series (1984-)
> >The first years GTX-models (1983-84) were different :
> >no red lines in the grille, big lights,
> >Kamei X1-bodykit (wedge-shaped) colored like the car,
> >horizontally divided rear-wing (Zender),
> >no badges on the glove-box,
> >no badges on the B-pillar
> >no badges on the hatch but stickers, so there must be
> >no holes in it. No textile on the inner doors.
> >VW "Avus" light alloy rims 6J14 with 185/60 tires.
> >available with 90HP (carburator) or 112HP (injection)
> >no 16V, no fuba.
> >
> >Dirk
> >'83 53b GTX
> >got rid off 90% of that GTX-stuff   :)
> >
> >
> >>A GTX will have two red stripes
> >>on the front grille, Euro (big) lights with the driving
> >>lights inside the big lights, Euro turns, GTX side
> >>"B" pillar badges, Euro taillights with the tail fog light,
> >>Euro bumpers, No room for the US plate to fit top
> >>to bottom, no big bumper holes (so US bumpers will
> >>not fit), and the body kit is like a 16v's. The speedo
> >>should be Km/h and the seat belt light on the dash
> >>will not say 'BREAK" or "FASTEN BELTS."
> >>The glove box will have a "GTX" badge on the lid.
> >>You will note that the 16v GTX will have a small
> >>"GTX" added to the rear badge cluster on the right side.
> >>
> >>Doug
> >>87 16v silver Scirocco "GTX"   ->Mine has 90% of all that "GTX" stuff.<
>
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