Re: fatty rear tires

[Nathan Malone <nmalone@sumagroup.com>]

Point taken,
and nice Rocc's,

Nathan



Doug Teulie wrote:

> The big tires on the rear are not functional on a FWD. As you know the
> kits are for people who want to stretch the imagination.
> You never know when someone will make a rear wheel drive
> Scirocco. It has been done. You know an all wheel drive
> Scirocco has been done too. Even a 2 motor Scirocco was made.
>
> Zender and Kamei designed kits that were used in production by VW.
> In the 80's Motorsport was big. You will note that the M3 had blistered
> fenders and a big wing. Porsche had major blisters and big wings too.
> The "rice" stuff was copied from the Euro Motorsport movement.
> In the old days the "rice" attachments were true bolt on crap that
> did not integrate with the design of the car. The Zender, Rieger, ABT,
> and Kamei aftermarket style kits are designed solutions. You may
> not like the big kits but they are not for everyone. You gota give
> the folks credit that have taken the time to do a nice job grafting
> on the fenders and attaching all the plastic so it looks like the
> car was made that way. You don't have to drive it if you don't like it!
>
> This brings me to the show car topic. Would you be happy just looking at
> stock cars at shows? What fun would that be? I say the more wild the better,
> just put the car in a barn and don't drive it on the road. You don't see
> real F1
> race cars on the road and you should not see wild show cars on the road
> eater.
>
> Check out my cars and you see what I drive. Your cars may differ.
>
> Doug
> 87 16v silver Scirocco "GTX"
> 81 8v red Scirocco "S"
> 90 16v 2.0 wht Passat wgn 5 speed
> http://home.t-online.de/home/Scirocco2/dougmk1.htm
> http://home.t-online.de/home/Scirocco2/doug16v.htm
> http://home.t-online.de/home/Scirocco2/doug.htm
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Scott Williams <sfwilliams@home.com>
> To: Shawn C Meze <skerocdriver@juno.com>; scirocco list
> <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> Date: Wednesday, October 20, 1999 7:51 AM
> Subject: Re: fatty rear tires
>
> >Shawn C Meze wrote:
> >
> >> How can the Reiger kit be rice and your MK-1 kit NOT be?
> >
> >Sigh, I thought that my scathing remarks were beyond reproach. Okay, I will
> >attempt to educate the masses -especially you, *SEAN*. The Reiger kit is
> rice
> >because it seriously compromises the car in the interest of enhancing
> >aesthetics. This is *exactly* why we give the Honda people grief!
> >
> >Now, the mild fender flares in "my" Mk1 kit are actually practical. The
> front
> >airdam doesn't have to flare out at the ends to meet the flares but that's
> >minor. Honestly, though, I think I'd rather have the stock S-model airdam
> up
> >front for a more subtle appearance. This has little to do with style,
> though.
> >I'm talking tech! Don't you know that my sense and judgement are
> infallible?
> >Its just me and the Pope, baby!
> >
> >> Damn it! I KNEW when you lost the dreads your mind would return to its
> >> natural state. (Mush state U!) :)
> >
> >Yeah, well you got me there. I have lost it completely! That's what driving
> a
> >Rabbit GTI for a few years instead of a Scirocco will do to a guy. :^)
> >
> >> Dale said he only added 8lbs total.
> >
> >Very impressive and entirely not typical, I'm sure!
> >
> >> If you have the added HP on tap the wider wheels would be a definate plus
> >
> >-to a point only. Besides the HP is coming out of the front -not the back.
> >And with that wheel width bias, the added power in the front only makes the
> >situation worse!
> >
> >> and I KNOW the aerodynamics have GOT to be better than the stock numbers.
> >
> >Yeah, RIGHT! :^) Hee hee... Waaaahhahahaha.. hoo hoo waaaaahaahaha.... Talk
> >about frontal area! Waaaa- *cough/ hack/ choke* Whoa... I shouldn't laugh
> >like that. Wow... (Scott wipes tears from his eyes and spittle from his
> >chin.)
> >
> >> (Damn you, I will sit on your chest until you open your eyes!) LOL!!
> >
> >:^) Just don't fart on me, dude. I hate it when you do that. ;^)
> >
> >> Naw, thats OK. *sigh*. The mental image is painful enough....... :)
> >
> >Heh, my evil plans are working after all. Hoohahahaha.... *cough*
> >--
> >Scott F. Williams
> >NJ Scirocco nut
> >SCCA ProRally driver
> >Hotrod Rabbit GTi
> >
> >
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