Re: NOO! Cracked front cross member?

[Emm Dee Emm Eh <scirocco86@home.com>]

Ok, I need to start talking shit to the Mad bastard :) When my 75 is
done, I want to run your scirocco. Your car is fast, but I think mine
may be a little faster :O  What did your car run again dude? I can't
remember, it's been a while. I remember you said it took a type R
though, so it has to move a bit. Peace,
	-Gary Huff


the mad bastard wrote:
> 
>     damn, what a drag, dude.
> 
>     the same thing happened to me with my first rocco.  about 4-6 months
> after i installed my 2.0 on my 16V, i was at the local drags, and when i
> launched the car, i ended up ripping the motor thru the front crossmember,
> and had the rad resting on the engine.  i was still able to drive home (and
> it pulled to 120mph easily ;)), but i decided that it was time for a new car
> after that - enter: the sciretta.
> 
>     when i got the sciretta (84 2-door jetta GLI), i had a piece of 12 or 14
> guage (i think) steel welded to the crossmember that covered the top face of
> the lower crossmember from, and the side that faces the motor.  the top part
> extended to both rebar tunnels, and even continued about 5" up the sides,
> while the side that faced the motor extended the length of the entire
> crossmember, IIRC.
> 
>     it was a while ago, and i unfortunately didn't do it to my new rocco,
> but i will do it eventually.  we have a welder at my buddy's place now, so
> if i do fuck it up again, i don't care, i'll just cut the existing bar out,
> and try and sort out some kind of removable mk2 golf/jetta rad support.  i
> dunno. we'll see.
> 
>     in any case, best of luck to ya daun.  and hey, if it don't work out for
> you, there's always the prospect of a 16V mk1....
> 
> jason
> the mad bastard
> "i drive far too fast to worry about my cholesterol"
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Daun Yeagley <vwdaun@yahoo.com>
> To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> Sent: Monday, March 19, 2001 8:51 PM
> Subject: NOO! Cracked front cross member?
> 
> > I spent some time today getting my 16v ready for the road
> > after winter hibernation.  While the oil was draining, I
> > noticed what appear to be two cracks in my front
> > cross-member. (get yer mind outta the gutter!)  Pics can be
> > seen at:
> >
> > http://alchemist.dyndns.org/16vxmember/index.html
> >
> > Tell me I'm just seeing things.  If I am seeing what I
> > think I'm seeing though, what can I do about it?
> >
> >
> > =====
> > Daun Yeagley - Wilmington Ohio
> > '80 Scirocco S,
> > '82 Pickup
> > '85 Scirocco 8v
> > '88 Scirocco 16v
> > '91 Passat
> > "I am who I am. What else could I be?" - Lara Fabian
> >
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