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The 75 FINALLY comes home, and in style...
ROCKIN THE FREE WORLD BABY!
Nice Mark! I expect that car AT cincy. Now GET CRACKIN!
(PS- I will be holding you to that free beer comment...but I'd much rather
have a ride/drive in that 75)
--
Eric
www.vintagewatercooleds.com
79 VW Iltis
81 Rabbit Truck 2.0 16v
81 Scirocco S (TDI Swap project)
90 Corrado TDI
91 Cabriolet (2.0 Crossflow swap project)
Mark said:
> ...pulled by my 81 S on a Uhaul car dolly! The 2.0 ABA/JH made the 700
> mile round trip without a problem, and had more than enough torque to
> make the trip a breeze, even at 70 - 75 mph... I was really surprised
> how hard the car would accelerate lugging around double it's own weight
> and then some. I welded up a farcically beefy hitch that bolts in place
> of the bumper. Braking was pretty good (Mintex pads w/vented rotors),
> but an electric brake is definitely going to be in the plans for my
> homebuilt tow dolly. As a nice bonus, the roads were dry, so no salt
> spray got on the car.
>
> As for the 75, all I can say is WOW, did I ever get a great deal on it!
> The car is more solid than the pictures made it out to be. Areas that
> looked a bit rusty in the pics turned out to be dirt. Here's the info
> on it:
>
> - 86,000 original miles
> - one owner car
> - meticulously cared for and repaired
> - driven for 5 years and then stored in a shop for the last 24 years!
> (it was only put outside in December (covered) when the owner needed the
> space in his shop, which led him to decide to sell the car)
> - all window seals are PERFECT! (no shrinking at all)
> - underside is mint, no rust or holes
> - all wheelarches are perfect, just surface rust removed and then primed
> - surface rust around bottom of car repaired and primed (minimal work
> was needed)
> - Here's what came with it:
> - completely rebuilt 1.5 litre w/ 0 miles on it since rebuild
> - new never used Weber carb
> - newly reupholstered seats
> - original Zender "S" airdam
> - original Kamei airdam (don't know which one it is)
> - Brand new Mk1 sheet metal! (uninstalled):
> - rockers
> - inner and outer door skins (bottoms)
> - rear valance
> - 8x 13" alloy VW wheels (ugly, forget what they're called)
> - new headlight buckets, and a bunch of other new parts in boxes
>
> All this for only $500!!!
>
> What it needs:
> - a new hood (the factory put foam in the front recesses and that area
> is less than perfect - probably could be repaired, but I'm looking for a
> replacement.
> - the bottoms of the doors need to be repaired. Not sure if I'm going
> to use the door skins that came with the car or source some better
> condition doors. But the doors could also be sandblasted and repaired
> too...
>
>
> Anson, YOU DA MAN!!! Thanks for posting about this car! Also, thanks
> go out to Eric S for contacting the seller and hosting pics. I
> appreciate it guys, beer is definitely on me at Cincy this year. :)
>
> And to wrap up this long-winded message, if you ever get the chance to
> tow a Scirocco behind another Scirocco, DO IT! It's one of the coolest
> experiences I've ever had. As people passed by I got a lot of smiles
> and pointing (I could see some of the people saying "Scirocco"), even a
> couple of thumbs-up from VW drivers. I took a pic when I got back home,
> but it was a bit dark out and it didn't turn out to well. I'll post it
> after I take a bunch of pics of the car when I get it into my shop
> (sometime in the next couple weeks).
>
> Mark.
> 75 - future MINT example of an early Mk1
> 80 S - future dedicated race/autocross car
> 81 S 2.0 ABA/JH/4K - winter beater/track car/and tow vehicle!
>
>
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