Chopped Top Roccs?

[verboten at michiganvw.org (Jason)]

one solution to cutting the windsheild is to increase the rake.
by doing this you keep th esame windsheild....but it i sat a different ang;e


On 5/24/06, Brian Haygood <haygood@myway.com> wrote:
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>
> Grant,
>
> Where do you live?  I'm sure it must be far from Texas because no one who
> wants to undertake the stupid projects I would love live anywhere near
> Texas.  I recall a chopped SII in a picture from germany as well.  It looked
> awesome.
>
>
>
> Lowering the windshield below the hood works more easily on modern cars
> who have no fixed panel visible between the hood and the windshield (i.e.
> 95% of cars less than 10 years old).  I know a guy who used to cut
> windshields at his glass shop and he told me all about it.  He said it isn't
> hard, and it didn't sound like it from his description, but he says whether
> you are novice or pro you will break a certain percentage of them that you
> try.  Still, it would be way easier than lowering that header panel at the
> windshield's base.  Unless maybe you could slope the windshield down and
> move the A-pillars forward to get rid of that panel all together.  Still
> much harder than cutting the glass, I think.
>
>
>
> Tailgate idea sounds fun, too.  I've got some good rear MK1 sheetmetal
> that is going in the dumpster about the time I get back from Cincy, BTW.  If
> anyone wants to pay me for my time to cut it out I'll bring it to Cincy.  It
> would be pretty easy to make a "pass-through" area between the lights and
> below the hatch's latch, wouldn't it?
>
>
>
> Oh, and Julie, don't worry about him tearing up a MK1.  You can just undo
> his work and return it to its original condition when he is done with the
> car.  <twists knife in Julie's wounds, then runs away>  :)
>
>
>
> Brian
>
>
>
> --- On Tue 05/23, GGehrke < ggehrke@gmail.com > wrote:
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> From: GGehrke [mailto: ggehrke@gmail.com]
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> To: julie@menloparkrandd.com
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>     Cc: Scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>
> Date: Tue, 23 May 2006 10:54:32 -0400
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> Subject: Re: Chopped Top Roccs?
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>
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> Hehe.  I love pissing people off like this.<br><br>I'll add gullwing
> doors, too.  WhaddayathunkaboutTHAT?!<br><br><br>But honestly - I wouldn't
> do something like this to an original, good<br>condition Mk1.  But seeing as
> I currently have two shitbuckets at my<br>disposal....  why not?<br><br>And
> if I were to chop it, it'd be subtle.  Not like a 6" window like<br>some of
> the hot rod guys or anything.<br><br>-Grant-<br><br><br><br>On 5/23/06,
> julie@menloparkrandd.com <julie@menloparkrandd.com> wrote:<br>><br>><br>>
> Not to a MKI you dont. We'll come and take it away and send you to your<br>>
> room.<br>><br>> Now a MKII on the other hand.....<br>><br>><br>>
> >-----Original Message-----<br>> >From: GGehrke [mailto:ggehrke@gmail.com]<br>>
> >Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2006 10:37 AM<br>> >To: 'Scirocco list'<br>>
> >Subject: Chopped Top Roccs?<br>> ><br>> >Anyone chopped the top on a
> scirocco?<br>> ><br>> >I seem to remember a picture of one - I think it was
> on one of those<br>> >pages full
> of goofy looking old school sciroccos from Germany.<br>> ><br>> >It's one
> of the hair-brained ideas I'm tossing around for when I<br>> >finally have
> my own garage to keep the car in. I was reading about it<br>> >a few weeks
> back and saw that one of the ways to do it is to recess<br>> >the windscreen
> down below the hood line - which is how modern cars are<br>> >designed so
> the wipers are hidden. That would eliminate the need for<br>> >cutting the
> windscreen glass and figuring out how to deal with gaskets<br>> >or bonding.
> Side windows would still be a challenge, but maybe they<br>> >could be
> converted to more modern bonded windows. Big benefit there<br>> >would also
> be aerodynamics. Since I've become a more serious cyclist<br>> >I'm
> fascinated with aerodynamic efficiency. Chopping the top and<br>> >recessing
> the wipers would give the car a smaller front profile, more<br>> >sloped
> front window, and less disturbance over the wipers. Pair that<br>> >with an
> underpanel and I bet
> you could raise the car's top speed 25<br>> >mph and increase fuel
> efficiency.<br>> ><br>> >Plus, I think it could look really good. Maybe even
> slope the top to<br>> >match the angle of the bottom edge of the rear
> quarter windows (Mk1).<br>> >It could look really aggressive, but I'm not
> sure. I'd love to hear<br>> >if anyone's done it before and see
> pictures.<br>> ><br>> >Oh, and while I'm talking pipe dreams - I'm going to
> convert the rear<br>> >panel to a tailgate, like a pickup truck. The tail
> lights will be two<br>> >pieces and when the hatch is up, you'll be able to
> swing that panel<br>> >down and it will be flush with the rear floor. Coat
> the whole area<br>> >with truck bed liner and it will be perfect for hauling
> crap around!<br>> ><br>> >-Grant-<br>> ><br>>
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