If you have a Rabbit AND a Mk1 Scirocco...

[roccit_53 at hotmail.com (C Boyko)]

I measured, and in fact, the towers (and below) appear very similar, and the 
difference is in the height of the metal above that to the fender as you 
suggested. There is more metal in the rabbit, since it has deeper fenders. 
Conveniently I have a nice MkI and a Rabbit with an empty bay to do 
measurements with (for those of you know me well, you know why this is 
problematic, grrrr, something to do with dead Passats and departed children) 
Anyway, I've sent Mark a bunch of pictures of both cars, and if anyone else 
wants the same, I'll fire 'em off to you. Gotta love digital.
Cathy


>From: Neal Tovsen <nealtovsen@yahoo.com>
>To: sead causevic <sead69@hotmail.com>
>CC: Scirocco-L <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>Subject: Re: If you have a Rabbit AND a Mk1 Scirocco...
>Date: 16 Aug 2003 20:00:09 -0400
>
>Most (but not *quite* all) of your question can be answered by simply
>understanding what suspension/engine/chassis components are shared
>between the cars.
>
>Since suspension components (struts, springs, control arms, knuckles,
>strut bearings, etc) are swappable between the two cars, the part of the
>tower around where the strut bearing attaches MUST be the same between
>the two cars, and the relative positions of the strut bearings to the
>control arms also MUST be the same.
>
>However, the sheet metal between the strut bearing and the fender could
>be (and probably is) completely different. The strut tower is
>spot-welded to the inner fender. It is *possible* that the entire piece
>of sheet metal that makes up the strut tower is the same, but the inner
>fender section is definitely not the same...it would join to the strut
>tower and the control arms in the same relative locations, but follow
>different contours everywhere else (since we know the fenders, hood,
>headlights, etc, are different).
>
>Hopefully, that was of at least some value! Good luck.
>
>Neal
>
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Mark" <mardak@cogeco.ca>
> > To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> > Sent: Saturday, August 16, 2003 1:17 PM
> > Subject: If you have a Rabbit AND a Mk1 Scirocco...
> >
> >
> > > ... could you compare the strut tower/fenderwell areas?  Namely, does 
>the
> > > top of the fender sit higher on the Rabbit (measured from the frame
> > "rail")?
> > > Do the strut towers look the same?  Overall, do you think one could be
> > > substituted for the other?
> > >
> > > If anyone has any underhood pics of the driverside fenderwell area (or
> > even
> > > better, under fender pics) of a Rabbit could you please send them to 
>me
> > > <mardak@cogeco.ca>?
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance!
> > >
> > > Mark.
> > > 80 S
> > > 81 S - needs a strut tower/fenderwell transplant, and soon, it's my 
>DD...
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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