Turning Rocc into an Azteca :o)

[ty@festf.org (Tyler P.)]

Thats right Drew, It would look stock unless you were looking at it closely
seeing as It would need at least two latches on the outside.  As for
structural stuff, I'm still trying to figure this out.  The whole comparison
with the convertable mods doesn't work for me because there you completely
remove part of the car, here the "tailgate" could be dropped down but
everything would still be there and just be clamped into place.  I'm just
trying to get opinions on wether or not this area really contributes to the
structure seeing as in a truck situation this doesn't make it so the truck
bed twists.  Of course a truck bed isn't exactly part of the body, it more
just sits on the truck (though I don't know if rabbit pickups are like
this?).

Oh, by the way, I am not joking but not completly serious.  This is
something I would like to pursue but may do so with my rabbit, but overall
it was a "hey lets gut this but at the same time a tailgate would be cool
for easy loading of bikes!" kind of thing.  (and no dave, Im not buying a
rabbit pickup, they are ugly)  Frankly, I feel the complete rear of the
scirocco is terribly designed and useless.  At the very least I feel like
gutting the back because the speaker mount area makes the trunk too narrow
for anything and the rear seats don't fold all the way down, also seeing as
they practically touch the front seats they aren't useful for passengers.  

I'll make a sketch to show you what I'm envisioning, if such brilliance can
be captured on paper :oP

-----Original Message-----
From: Drew Teague [mailto:roccnroll@hotmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, January 07, 2003 2:31 PM
To: ternil@union.edu; ty@festf.org
Cc: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
Subject: Re: Turning Rocc into an Azteca :o)


If I understand Tyler correctly, then I think you have his idea wrong.  I 
think what he's doing will look like a stock rocco body-wise, but with the 
hatch open, the panel with the lights/license plate would fold down.  Is 
this the right idea?

Drew

**Drew Teague**
Harrisburg, PA

`84 8v Rocco --  "Bruise"
`85 BMW 318





>From: "Lyman M. Terni" <ternil@union.edu>
>To: "Tyler P." <ty@festf.org>
>CC: "List (E-mail)" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>Subject: Re: Turning Rocc into an Azteca :o)
>Date: Tue, 7 Jan 2003 17:17:45 -0500
>
>this is one of those times when you kind of lose a person's intentions in 
>email. Are you joking or actually serious?
>
>If joking: hahaha
>if serious: So, basically, what you are saying you want is a European El 
>Camino with a changing option. yikes. Buy one of them Subaru Bajas or 
>whatever they are called, save a rocc. I'm taking a wild guess here, but 
>that would probably do really bad things to your structural integrity. I 
>mean, if a convertible has less structural rigidity than a hard top, 
>imagine what doing this to half your car yourself would do to it.  And 
>maybe I'm paranoid, but what if it rolled?
>
>LT
>
>
>On Tuesday, January 7, 2003, at 04:15 PM, Tyler P. wrote:
>
>>I'm thinking about doing a pretty crazy mod.  I want to completely gut the
>>back of my rocc, including the rear seats so that the entire back is the
>>width of the car and is all flat so I would lay down custom bed liner to
>>make it look stock instead of gutted.  Then I want to convert the back and
>>make a tail gate so I would lift the hatch then lower the tailgate to 
>>easily
>>roll in mountain bikes.  :o) (hence, it would be like an azteca but nice
>>looking)
>>
>>I just went out and looked at my car for a while and think it could be 
>>done.
>>Basically I would cut by following the lines that go around the rear 
>>lights
>>and go down to the bumper, install hinges and some sort of rubber seal.
>>Then I would have a metal backing put over the inside of the tailgate so 
>>it
>>covers and protects the lights.  Anyway, I think I could do this but here 
>>is
>>a question.
>>
>>What would this do to my structural integrity?  When the hatch was closed 
>>I
>>would think it would be ok because everything would be clamped into place
>>but who knows.  Also, will there be any structural problems from gutting 
>>the
>>back and taking out the sides where the rear speakers and trunk board sit?
>>
>>
>>Also, do you think this sounds as cool as I do?  I may try it on my Rabbit
>>first.
>>
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