New to list: Kinda Long

[jsoutherland16@attbi.com (Jeff Southerland)]

Thanks for all the responses, and no new info on the seat situation.

I was thinking of powder coating the calipers, but as I understand you would
need to rebuild the calipers afterwards. I have never rebuilt calipers, and
don't know about kits and part sources. It wouldn't hurt to build them
anyway, for longevity. I did see some nifty stuff here for the rotors, and
they also have caliper paints.
http://64.4.16.250/cgi-bin/linkrd?_lang=EN&lah=a019d4ca976975f543eba5e5d0c45
cbc&lat=1043519238&hm___action=http%3a%2f%2femail%2eeastwoodco%2ecom%2fUM%2f
T%2eASP%3fA5%2e16%2e15%2e4%2e194598
I didn't want to rattle can the calipers, as I plan on keeping this car for
a very long time. And the FLAPS rattle cans say "for best results heat to
400* for x hours".

The squareness issue is just that, ABA vs 3A. I want to build a motor, and
was wondering about weight between the two blocks, as weight and F/R balance
is a major issue for me, and what real world differences do the stroke vs
bore issues make. I will be building from scratch, so everything is a
consideration, and ideas are welcome.

A new issue is exhaust size, I want to upgrade the current stock size,1.6
engine, but don't want to lose too much bottom end. I also want to be
prepared for the upcoming larger engine size. I thought about 2.25 with a
more restrictive muffler, for the 1.6. Later with the new engine, install
new muffler, then only eating the muffler cost and not two exhausts.

 I have looked for this tranny code, with no luck, anyone enlighten me?  "FO
20029"

Thanks for the time   Jeff








----- Original Message -----
From: "T Berk" <tberk@mindspring.com>
To: "Jeff Southerland" <jsoutherland16@attbi.com>
Cc: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Friday, January 24, 2003 5:07 PM
Subject: Re: New to list: Kinda Long


> > Jeff Southerland wrote:
> >
> > My name is Jeff, and I am kinda new to the list. I joined about six
> > weeks ago and have been mostly just reading. I just wanted to say
> > hello and have a few questions. Please forgive me if they have been
> > answered before. I have a '79 and have begun the resto/update and
> > need some info.
> >
> > 1) I found some green plaid seats and need to know if any were made
> > that were height adjustable. The price for the complete set is $250
> > USD, is that fair? I have not seen these yet, just need to know if
> > they are worth the time, or not.
> >
>
> If they aren't out of a Rocc I don't think they are height adjustable.
> That said some folks have swapped the lower portion of the adjustable
> seats over to the good portions of the 'newer' seats.
>
>
> > 2) I want to paint my brake components and would like some pros and
> > cons. Any experiences would be appreciated.
> >
>
> Like the others mentioned you can get hi-temp caliper paint from your
> FLAPS.
> I like the quiet colors like black myself.
>
> > 3) I was wondering if anyone has any experiences with the
> > "squareness" of an engine-- longer stoke vs bigger bore.
>
> Classic case is the tall block 2.0 8v vs the Audi 3A bubble block. The
> former is a longer stroking motor than the latter. What about it?
>
> > I'll stop here for now, cause this is getting a little long.
> > Thanks again for any and all help. Jeff
>
>
> Aint too long yet. Keep typing.
>
> TBerk
> Oh, & Welcome.
>