Re: Mk1 bumper shock drilling

["noodle noggin" <scirocco82@hotmail.com>]

Hey dude,
I just did my bumpers on my '82, it made a huge diference on the front, 
a little on rear. It sucked the front in at least three to four inches. 
The rear could go more if you cut off the tow hooks, but I wanted mine 
just in case.

I found it way easier to just take the bumpers off the car. On my mkII I 
just removed the high beam head lights to get easy access to the bumper 
bolts. Then I drilled three or four small holes in the front of the 
shock. and one hole in the very back of the shock. If just drill the 
back you will only let the compressed air out. The front contains all 
the fluid. Man I was suprised at the amount of fluid in there, and the 
amount of pressure. It coated me and my little brother on the first one, 
then just him on the second one, cause I drilled and then ran. He should 
have been quicker. 
I then hammered on the back to bottom out the absorber, and put a sheet 
metal screw in through both layers, bolted them back on.
I like the look much better.
c-ya, dave gray


>From: "Pete Jacobsen" <fluidweb@hotmail.com>
>To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: Mk1 bumper shock drilling
>Date: Fri, 26 Feb 1999 21:04:21 PST
>
>I've been cruising the list archives but haven't found a good post on 
>this topic yet. 
>
>I wanna make my ride even more of a _deathtrap_ by pushing in both 
front 
>& rear bumpers... I know it involves drilling small holes in each shock 
>and driving the fenders up against a wall, but what are the specifics? 
>
>How far will the bumper go in and will i have to do some shaving on the 
>ends? Can the rear bumper do the same, and will i have to remove the 
top 
>plastic cover strip?
>
>Now that I've pushed in the bumpers, removed the headrests, and tinted 
>out all the signals, should I upgrade to 4-point harnesses or airbags?
>
>Pete Jacobsen
>Silver 1980 Deathtrap
>
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