Re: Rocco Project Revived!!! (long)

[jonas miller <sjmill@erols.com>]

hey man.....
kudo's for getting back to the rocco.....
as for exterior paint i thnik teh kelly green or a deep brick pearl red
(deeper than burgandy,), or you could always go camelon paitn the 3-5 color
paint....my buddy has it on tha crx (liek i said my firend not me) kinda
like the one at h20fest the beetlefrom ND as for mods, fill in around the
rear tag so it looks good, adn maybe a set of audi handles if you wanna do
some coool....
teh suicide hood would be cool as shit but think of workign onthe car ya
know......at that point just remove th hood i guess right ......as for the
rear lock you coudl rig soemthign out of a hood latch type pull switch....

Scott Williams wrote:

> Yo, what f**k up, people! I'm so friggin' stoked right now. Scotty here
> finally got back to the restoration and rebuild of his fabled Mk1
> Scirocco. That's right, though my email sig has said "NJ Scirocco nut"
> since the days of 9600 baud modems, I've actually been driving Rabbit
> GTis four about four straight years. Hell, even the two years before
> that I was riding a Honda CBR 600 all year round. So, check this... I
> have to finally admit that I haven't driven my own Scirocco since...
> (shudder) about 1993.
>
> But like I said, the project has been reborn -after about 3.5 years
> worth of complete and pathetic stagnation. I just got back from
> transporting it via flatbed to a local chum who's going to paint the
> thing next week. And then I tow it up to North Jersey where it'll be
> rebuilt by a fellow VW-freak who's much more time on his hands than me.
> The paint will be running  me about $1600 including body work, prime,
> and final spraying. -not too shabby considering the fact that the guy
> does show cars. I'm figuring that putting the whole thing back together
> again will be setting me back a similar amount.
>
> Now, here's the thing: What color do I go with? Please everyone, chime
> in with your suggestions. The multispoke wheels (Panasport  14x7s) are
> silvery-greyish in color. Interior will be black. Colors under definite
> consideration are dark versions of: british racing green, navy blue,
> eggplant, or burgundy. I am open to any ideas, though. And should I do
> it a flat color or go with a pearl treatment? Should I paint the
> rollcage the body color or in black? What color brake rotors?
>
> Next, I've got to decide what kind of body modifications I want. So far,
> here's what is definite: Shaved side marker lights, no "Volkswagen" logo
> in the back, filled in stock antennae hole, Fuba antennae where you'd
> expect it on the roof, European Mk1 bumpers (thanks, Dirk!). As for the
> tentative stuff.. shaved rear hatchback lock -to be opened via a
> solenoid or with a pull release lever, small hood scoop, "sucide" hood
> that lifts forward instead of backwards like usual.
>
> Am I missing anything? I've got to make the body color decision by this
> Wednesday... Whudda y'all think?
> --
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