Was 16V for sale-Deede. Now, Mk1, Mk2, Rabbit is strongerforpower...

[amalventano at sc.rr.com (Allyn)]

what the heck are they building?
Al

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Eric S" <scirocco@vintagewatercooleds.com>
To: "Dan Smith" <sad_rocc@yahoo.com>
Cc: "Scirocco-L@Scirocco.Org" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Friday, June 11, 2004 11:04 AM
Subject: Re: Was 16V for sale-Deede. Now, Mk1, Mk2, Rabbit is stronger 
forpower...


>
> Unfortunately, prices on steel have forced my fabricator to up the price
> on the bars.  Now sitting at $165 shipped.
>
> Don't blame me, blame China.  (yes, I am serious, they are sucking up
> something like 80% of the worlds steel right now and causing some bad
> price spikes)
>
> -- 
> Eric
> www.vintagewatercooleds.com
>
> 79 VW Iltis
> 81 Scirocco S (TDI Swap project)
> 90 Corrado TDI
> 91 Cabriolet (2.0 Crossflow swap project)
>
> Dan Smith said:
>> That 'Fella' is our own Eric Soltwedel on the list here. $125 (shipped I
>> think) for the crossmember brace. You'll have to talk to him about 
>> fitment
>> on cars other than roccs, but from what everyone says, it does the job.
>> Eric's email is: scirocco@vintagewatercooleds.com
>> I'm sure he'll chime in soon.
>>
>> Dan
>>
>> David Utley <fahrvegnugen@cox.net> wrote:
>>
>>
>> I disagree. My first GTI, I broke Rad support. Granted, it was my first
>> VW, and I abused it badly, however, I think all of these cars are
>> potentially weak up front with added power. Why? For the simple reason
>> that they were never designed to take it. However, there is an easy 
>> answer
>> to fix the trouble; a front-end reinforcement. On Vortex, there is a 
>> fella
>> on the Scirocco Forum (IIRC) that came up with a reinforcement to try to
>> minimize this problem. All who bought it said that they could feel the
>> difference in driving (yes I know, not scientific, but give me a break). 
>> I
>> do agree that the Scirocco seems more prone to this, but it can happen in
>> the Rabbit as well. I am working with a friend here who is fashoining a
>> few of these. I will need two. :-) (GTI, and pickup)...
>>
>> HTH
>>
>> David
>>
>> Cheers,
>> David Utley
>>
>> ---Chrome don't get you home.---
>>
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