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Chopped Top Roccs?
Not to a MKI you dont. We'll come and take it away and send you to your room.
Now a MKII on the other hand.....
>-----Original Message-----
>From: GGehrke [mailto:ggehrke@gmail.com]
>Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2006 10:37 AM
>To: 'Scirocco list'
>Subject: Chopped Top Roccs?
>
>Anyone chopped the top on a scirocco?
>
>I seem to remember a picture of one - I think it was on one of those
>pages full of goofy looking old school sciroccos from Germany.
>
>It's one of the hair-brained ideas I'm tossing around for when I
>finally have my own garage to keep the car in. I was reading about it
>a few weeks back and saw that one of the ways to do it is to recess
>the windscreen down below the hood line - which is how modern cars are
>designed so the wipers are hidden. That would eliminate the need for
>cutting the windscreen glass and figuring out how to deal with gaskets
>or bonding. Side windows would still be a challenge, but maybe they
>could be converted to more modern bonded windows. Big benefit there
>would also be aerodynamics. Since I've become a more serious cyclist
>I'm fascinated with aerodynamic efficiency. Chopping the top and
>recessing the wipers would give the car a smaller front profile, more
>sloped front window, and less disturbance over the wipers. Pair that
>with an underpanel and I bet you could raise the car's top speed 25
>mph and increase fuel efficiency.
>
>Plus, I think it could look really good. Maybe even slope the top to
>match the angle of the bottom edge of the rear quarter windows (Mk1).
>It could look really aggressive, but I'm not sure. I'd love to hear
>if anyone's done it before and see pictures.
>
>Oh, and while I'm talking pipe dreams - I'm going to convert the rear
>panel to a tailgate, like a pickup truck. The tail lights will be two
>pieces and when the hatch is up, you'll be able to swing that panel
>down and it will be flush with the rear floor. Coat the whole area
>with truck bed liner and it will be perfect for hauling crap around!
>
>-Grant-
>
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