Upper strut bars Rear and Front - & request for info/help

[bmcgarvey at gmail.com (Brian McGarvey)]

Yes cory,
> > Now that I'm going to make every body upset.. Lets go at it. How do
> > you make a no body twist Scirocco that will pass SCCA, NASA specs,
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> This is an excellent question, and leads me into a request for help from
> anyone that knows a little about there Scirocco :)

And I dont :-P..

As a quick review the stress bars on the front (any aftermarket crap)
makes a 2-5% difference in handling. the bigass pipe welded between
the rear towers and tied into the driver protection hoop that is at
least bolted down behind the driver/pass makes like a MUCH bigger
impact. Realize the pics of the mk2 looks like he driving slowly
around the track when in reality the car never saw onder 25 in the
whole track. he in fact had to shift into 3rd gear in several parts at
about 6krpm with an AGB tranny

and use the mk2 its cheaper to fix. I've personally tossed at least 4x
decent shells in the trash..because I couldnt give them away..


pics of the roll bar build
http://bustedknuckleracing.com/RollCage

a shot of a couple of the gussets. 1/4" plate steel.. also acts as
armor plating. :-0
http://bustedknuckleracing.com/GRMAutoX04/100_0672
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> I can say that I have been playing with Sciroccos for over 17 years now, so
> I know enough to get me a decent street machine, but I have never played
> around with a track car (and that is what I plan on building now)
>
> I have to say that this question of body twist has been going through my
> mind the last couple of weeks.
>
> I am just looking into the cage requirements for the classes I am interested
> in (up here on the west coast of Canada, is not scca regs but they are very
> close) and I was wondering if having an extra support bar run behind the
> front seat area would offer any additional effects. I was toying with the
> idea of having the cage welded down around the rear seat area/floor, as well
> as to the rear strut area but I am not sure if it would be beneficial or
> not.
>
> So if you have any ideas on how to strengthen up the mk1 roc (or mk2 as I
> still may go with that shell) so that it is a stiff as possible, lets hear
> them :)
>
> Cory Langford
> 81 1.8S (for Supercharged)
> 78 1.9L 8V Turbo
> 86 2.1L 8V Turbo
> 68 Ghia
> 95 Eurovan
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