Re: Seeking 1975 Scirocco car/body

[Mark Peele <type53@yahoo.com>]

> >- I currently 
> >autocross an '81 in DSP (just got back from
> Nationals; finished 3rd 
> >behind a couple of Fiats), and I'm trying to figure
> out if it's worth 
> >the time and trouble to locate a good '75 body. 
> The primary concern 
> >is weight... I've heard many people say that the
> '75s are lighter for 
> >whatever reason, and I'm trying to determine if
> it's because it 
> >simply came with less equipment, or if there's
> something about the 
> >chassis itself that made it lighter than the later
> ones.

My first two Sciroccos were 1975 models.

The chassis is the same. The reason 1975 and early
1976 Sciroccos are lighter is that they were
carburated. The fuel injection weighs more. The chrome
bumpers that came on 1975-1977 models are probably a
little lighter than the 1978-1981 style.

All these weight savings help offset the additional
weight caused by having two front wipers ;-)

HTH.






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