Was Re: Repeat after me, a parts car is a good thing! now Rad support Q

[jdbubb@ix.netcom.com (Dan Bubb)]

Yes you would be wrong.
The lower rad support (where all the cracks are) is welded in on the
Scirocco and is not removeable like A2 and later VW chassis.

----- Original Message -----
From: Scott Rose <slash2@mindspring.com>
To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Friday, March 15, 2002 3:10 PM
Subject: Was Re: Repeat after me, a parts car is a good thing! now Rad
support Q


> I was wondering something.  It seems to me that in order to remove the
> lower rad support, you could drill out the rivet where the hood hooks in,
> and then unbolt it from the car.  Would I be wrong in this assumption?
>
>
>
> At 08:00 AM 3/15/02 -0800, you wrote:
> >Well,
> >
> >Have the old 1.8 motor out of my 16v rocco and I
> >discover that there's more than just one crack in my
> >lower rad support, there are more like 5 of them.
> >
> >The shop is doubtful that welding them up is going to
> >cut it.  Looks like something more invasive is
> >required.
> >
> >Luckily I still have the shell from the parts car and
> >it's lower rad support is in *much* better shape than
> >mine.  Soooo, I think we'll be cutting out the two rad
> >supports and welding in the one from the parts car.
> >What fun!
> >
> >Knew my luck had to run out sometime.  My junkyard 2
> >liter bottom end was in great shape, as was the 4k
> >tranny.  Bleah.
> >
> >I just need this shell to hang together for 3 years
> >until I move out to San Diego and can find another
> >rocco 16v with a good body and paint to transfer all
> >my goodies into.
> >
> >Unless someone has a good 16v body shell with decent
> >paint in the New England area...
> >
> >-josh
> >
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