Re: The Project

[Rich Deede <rdeed@UDel.Edu>]

The question is, will it all be ready in time for cincy? I hope so.




Rich Deede
University Of Delaware (Communications)
1988 Scirocco 2.0 16v
1987 Scirocco 16v - R.I.P.



On Mon, 5 Apr 1999, Brett Van Sprewenburg wrote:

> 
> The project is my engine swap in my show 16v for those of you that have
> recently tuned in.
> 
> Here's what the car will have had done to it over the winter storage:
> 
> -1.8L 16v engine pulled out.
> -2L block rebuilt
> 	-new 83mm pistons (bored .5mm over)
> 	-only the block, crank, and rods are original...everthing else
> 	 in the engine has been replaced
> -cylinder head ported by Interprep Performance (southern NY)
> 	-Schrick 260 cams put in
> 	-Kent Adj. cam sproket
> -replace all rubber brake hoses with stainless steel lines
> -replace rear axle beam bushings
> -polished intake manifold and valve cover
> 
> There are *many* other parts being replaced at the same time (all tune-up
> parts, plug wires, water pump, vac hoses, etc...)  Not the mention the
> HUGE effort going into making things clean and look nice...
> 
> I know I've dropped > $3,500 in the past 6 months if that give you
> some idea of what an idiot I am for this car. :/
> 
> Here's where things stand today:
> 
> The car has no engine in it, no rear suspension what-so-ever (axle beam
> is several feet away from the car), even the hood is in my basement and
> the 2L block is in a closet behind me (fully rebuilt though!).
> 
> I'm waiting on parts from the local dealer, Mike at Virual World, my
> cylinder head is still at Interprep, my intakes and valve cover are
> still somewhere near Buffalo (Medina for those who know the area),
> and I still have things to sandblast, paint, and clean.  After this
> round of modifications, there will be almost no bolt on the car
> that I haven't torqued myself.  There will be almost no system left
> unmodified or at least replaced...hard to believe really.   Ah!
> Interior! I haven't replaced the seats yet!  Or the dash board with
> one from a Corrado, gotta put that on the list... :)
> 
> ==Brett
> 
>  \/  '84 Scirocco (ITB racer 2B) | "Hot VW's, take two home. They're small"
> \/\/ '88 Scirocco 16v (Show), '85 Scirocco (Winter) | - brett@netacc.net
> 
> 
> 
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