Twin engine project update #2 | questions/parts needed

[maardak@yahoo.ca (Mardak)]

I've been toying with idea of a twin engine Scirocco (MK1) for years, well before I knew
people were actually doing it to other cars...  The thought of an awesome hp/weight
ratio, plus all four wheels putting the power down, in our favourite VW, makes me
drool...

When I found out about Ian Birch in the UK and his twin engined Golfs a while ago, I was
so stoked, I emailed him asking for any info that would help me build a twin engined
Scirocco.  Even though I assured him I was a backyard mechanic/hack, on the other side of
the world, who would not take away any potential business from him, he never responded...
 I didn't expect he would, but it didn't hurt to try I guess!

Anways, his idea of basically mirroring the front end configuration in the rear is pretty
straightforward, and how I was imagining would be the easiest way to do it.  The one
thing I found interesting is that Ian swapped the rear (front)spindles so the steering
arm and rod were ahead of the wheel.  This was to reduce bump steer...  The use of cable
shift trannys was something I hadn't thought of at the time either (I was picturing this
crazy maze of rods and linkages!)

How are you going about the measurement process?  By the book (body point measurements)
or actual measurements?  Do the top centre points of the rear shock towers happen to be
the correct points for the conversion?  That would be sweet...  Anways, sorry about the
rambling post, good luck with your project!  I look forward to seeing it some day.

Mark.


- Allyn <amalventano1@home.com> wrote:
> Fellow Listers,
>     The result of some extreme digging on my end arrived at my door today.
> July '82 issue of a german sport car magazine. See these scans (low res -
> modem friendly):
> ftp://etka:etka@scirocco.dhs.org:69/twin.JPG
> ftp://etka:etka@scirocco.dhs.org:69/twin-1.JPG
> ftp://etka:etka@scirocco.dhs.org:69/twin-2.JPG
> Those pics compose the future guts of my project.
> 
> As for the outside (pics courtesy Eric Ellis):
> ftp://etka:etka@scirocco.dhs.org:69/kamei-1.JPG
> ftp://etka:etka@scirocco.dhs.org:69/kamei-2.JPG
> That will be the look. Current plans are for black exterior.
> 
> Needs:
> - I'm in the hunt for someone to take high res photos of the hatch glass
> 'scirocco'. May make myself/get made at sticker shop. If its a sticker on
> the inside, can someone pencil trace it with paper? (you know, that shade
> thing you did back in school to make pics of quarters on paper and stuff).
> - Also in hunt for high res photos of the gtx 'sticker' type badges. Eric
> Ellis is currently working on a font project where he may be able to
> duplicate them at a sticker shop. I did my best to make that last photo
> morphed into 2d for him, but higher res would definitely be welcome im sure.
> - Need rear hatch w/o wiper hole. (if get just glass, be sure to get plastic
> trim piece to cover lock hole).
> - Unfortunately to be correct to the gtx, i need a mk2 mono-wiper. Any of
> these around?
> **- Wheels - see below
> Haves:
> - Got kamei x1 kit
> - Got euro bumpers/lights
> **- Got a set of gtx-similar type wheels (the kind that are fully painted
> grey, anyone got the silver faced ones in those gtx pics? - could be other
> than black between the spokes). The set i have is PERFECT, but i want to
> match that gtx look exactly, to the poilt where i'd give em up. (or should i
> get get em powder coated black???).
> 
> As usual, thanks in advance for assistance/info.
> Man on a mission,
> Allyn
> 
> Allyn Malventano, ETC(SS), USN
> 87 Rieger GTO Scirocco 16v (daily driver, 170k, rocco #6)
> 86 Kamei Twin 16V Turbo Scirocco GTX (shell donor ready to rock, still plann
> ing, rocco #7)
> 87 Jetta 8v Wolfsburg 2dr (daily driver, 260k, 0 rattles, original clutch,
> driveshafts, wheels :)
> 
> 
> 
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