RE: Rear Axle Beam!

["Brian Honnold" <bhonnold@pac-cap.com>]

I use the 16V e-brake handle and pedal cluster in my 78.

The ebrake handle fits but you have to modify the switch for the dash
e-brake light circuit due to the fact that the 16v switch actuator on the
e-brake handle is in a slightly different location than the MkI.

The pedal cluster is easy.  Pull the stock one out at the same time you pull
the vaccum booster and put the 16v one in.  Then you simply have to re-wire
the brake light circuit to work with the pedal actuated brake light switch
from the 16v pedal cluster.


Brian H
2.0 16V turbo box of parts

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> [mailto:owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of Sal Guzzo
> Sent: Thursday, June 22, 2000 9:53 AM
> To: thescirocco@juno.com
> Cc: Scirocco list
> Subject: Re: Rear Axle Beam!
>
>
> Peter,
>
> Glad to see that I was thinking along the same lines as you are.  Here's
> what I plan to do and I'm almost there.
>
> -Complete Scirocco 16V brakes
> -22mm m/c, brake booster,  and the two propotioning valves at the m/c (are
> there any others?)
> -Stainless steel brake lines up front and in the rear.
> -New oem rotors with mintex redbox pads
> -I'll be using the Rabbit rear axle, sandblast it and fit the brakes on it
> prior to installing it on the car.
> -16V e-brake lines
>
> The following are items which I'm not sure whether I need to fit onto the
> Mk1 rocco.
> -16V e-brake handle
> -16V pedal cluster (can I merely retain the original one)
>
> Thanks for any suggestions or criticism.
>
> Sal Guzzo
>
>
> 81 Scirocco S (16V to be)
> 81 Scirocco (motorless and directionless)
> 84 Rabbit (now Gti)
> 84 Scirocco Wolfsburg
> 67 Peugeot 404
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <thescirocco@juno.com>
> To: <pellom@yorku.ca>
> Cc: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> Sent: Thursday, June 22, 2000 1:33 AM
> Subject: Re: Rear Axle Beam!
>
>
> > On Wed, 21 Jun 2000 14:36:02 -0300 "Sal Guzzo" <pellom@yorku.ca> writes:
> > > The thing is Craig, the car is at the shop and I just got a hold of a
> > > sandblaster; hence, sandblast the shit out of the rear able I
> > > already have sitting in the garage (the one on the rocco  is
> so flippin
> > rusted
> > > anyhow), and install the brakes on the rear axle. Once I get the car
> > back,
> > > BANG!, in 30 minutes I have a rear disk conversion.
> > >
> > > Sal
> > > 81 Scirocco S (16V to be)
> > > 81 Scirocco (motorless and directionless)
> > > 84 Rabbit (now Gti)
> > > 84 Scirocco Wolfsburg
> > > 67 Peugeot 404
> >
> > If the axle is rusted, there is a good chance that the steel brakelines
> > are rusted and corroded as well.
> >
> > I just did the rear disc axle swap on my '83 GTI, and both
> steel lines on
> > the GTI rear were rusted and had to be sacrificed,
> > oh well they were on the original "rear" anyway.
> > On top of that I had a hell of a time getting the threaded brake line
> > ends out of the rear brake hoses.
> >
> > Then there is the proportioning valve dilemma...
> > On my rip '81 Scirocco, I installed a 16V Scirocco brakes and I used the
> > almost new ATE M/cyl with the '81 P block,
> > which gave me great rear brake bias.
> > When I did the '83 GTI rear disc swap, with stock 9.4" fronts and the
> > rear brakes will lock up if I stomp on the brakes.
> > I'm going to install 16V Scirocco P valves, to take care of
> that problem.
> >
> > Btw, I used the "rear" that originally came from my rip 16V '87
> Scirocco,
> > then I sold it to the PO owner of my '84. 8^)
> >
> > Peter
> > '79 Scirocco 16V project car
> > '83 GTI
> > '84 Scirocco, '80 Scirocco, '88 Scirocco 16V
> >
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