RE: 7 weeks later - core support damage fixed

[Josh Hignight <Josh.Hignight@phoenix.edu>]

You've got my attention!

(scared to crawl under my 85 16v this weekend! I haven't had a chance to
install the lower support yet either. EEK!)

Joshua Hignight
Student Services/Technical Services
New Mexico Campus
(505) 821-4800

-----Original Message-----
From: Richard Deede [mailto:rdeede@hotmail.com]
Sent: Friday, October 26, 2001 7:06 AM
To: soltwede@privateI.com; kcollins1@socal.rr.com
Cc: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
Subject: Re: 7 weeks later - core support damage fixed

I would ABSOLUTELY buy the bar right now if it was possible to bolt it up to
the front using the front bumpers bolts. I wonder if enough of us express
interest, if he will make a bunch for us on the list.

Rich
-88 Scirocco 1.8t
-00 GTI VR6 - SOLD
-88 Scirocco 2.0 16v - R.I.P.
-87 Scirocco 16v - R.I.P.



>From: Night Shadow <soltwede@privateI.com>
>To: Kevin Collins <kcollins1@socal.rr.com>
>CC: Scirocco List <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>Subject: Re: 7 weeks later - core support damage fixed
>Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2001 22:26:14 -0600 (MDT)
>
>
>Kevin...that bar looks great!  Any way Ron might be insterested in
>designing one that bolts to the front bumper bolts so that no welding
>would be required?  I would pony up $200 easily for a quality bar that
>doesn't require welding.
>
>Eric
>
>
>On Thu, 25 Oct 2001, Kevin Collins wrote:
>
> > Man it's been a long 7 weeks!  My car went into the frame shop in early
> > September for cracks in the core support and motor mount area.  As it
> > came apart and the grease was stripped away, the damage was found to be
> > much more serious than originally thought.  Fortunately, the frame guy
> > has done this nasty job before, and Ron Wood of VW Specialties was along
> > for the ride - Ron also has experience here.  Ron fabricated a custom
>front
> > "stress bar" that was added when the welding up of the cracks was
>completed.
> > Before and after pics are below.  The resulting repair should leave me
>with
> > a front end that's "better than new".
> >
> > Ron could probably be talked into making more of these bars if anyone is
> > interested.  The cost is about $200.  Here are the pics.. beware!  The
> > "before" pics are pretty nasty!
> >
> > http://www.deco.net/klc/mvc-502s.jpg
> > http://www.deco.net/klc/mvc-503s.jpg
> > http://www.deco.net/klc/mvc-504s.jpg
> > http://www.deco.net/klc/mvc-505s.jpg
> > http://www.deco.net/klc/mvc-506s.jpg
> > http://www.deco.net/klc/mvc-507s.jpg
> > http://www.deco.net/klc/mvc-508s.jpg
> > http://www.deco.net/klc/mvc-509s.jpg
> > http://www.deco.net/klc/mvc-510s.jpg
> > http://www.deco.net/klc/mvc-511s.jpg
> > http://www.deco.net/klc/mvc-512s.jpg
> > http://www.deco.net/klc/mvc-513s.jpg
> >
> > --
> > Kevin Collins
> > Huntington Beach, CA
> > '86.5 16V 2.0
> > '00 Passat GLS 1.8T
> >
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>--
>Eric
>Westminster, CO
>
>76 Honda CB400F Super Sport
>79 Scirocco (Parts car)
>80 Scirocco (Parts car)
>81 Scirocco S (2.0 16v swap and complete restoration in progress)
>84 Scirocco Automatic (Katy's Daily Driver)
>91 Cabriolet (2.0 8v swap and mechanical rebuild in progress)
>00 Golf GL TDI (My Daily Driver)
>
>"For Aquarians, the physics of loopholes is a perfectly valid science."
>-Kelli Fox
>
>
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