Chopped Top Roccs?

[desinor at sympatico.ca (Jean-Claude Desinor)]

   Not a MkII either.
   Find a Chevette or something like that. Or build a Fiberglass one.
   Clean Sciroccos are rare enough by now that it is a crime to destroy 
them for some experiment.

	Jean-Claude
	84 8v

julie@menloparkrandd.com a ?crit :
> 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-