More Q & A 'bout my 82

[Greg Baxter <gbaxter@valleybrook.com>]

After about a week of real driving (finally!) in my 82, I have assembled a few questions:

Gas tank - how big is the gas tank in an '82? I was shocked when I filled it up the first time, and it was 2/3 the cost of filling my 91 Jetta (55l tank) But, I dunno how accurate the needle is on the 'rocco.

Gas mileage - I seem to be getting rather poor mileage with my new engine... (88 Cabriolet, JH w/hydro head) +/- 8km per litre of gas. (I think about 27 MPG, but with the 1.7, the old owner said he was getting 40mpg out of it...) (My Jetta gets about 11km/l (35MPG)) I'm certainly not expecting that anymore, but I do drive 90 km (mostly Highway) to & from work each day, so mileage is a factor... BTW, I am using high-octane gas. The mods on the engine: 268 cam, K&N, big bore TB, matched intake manifold, S&S header, no cat.

Interior -

1) Is the roller dial on the bottom of the dash with two pictograms of speakers a factory fader? It looks neat, but serves no function anymore... 
2) I'll be replacing the stock (blue) seats & door panels with those from an 87 16v. After the dash & carpets are swapped to black, I'll still have a few remnants of blue remaining. The trim on the A pillar will still be blue - any advice or hints on replacing this? I'm not too eager to rip out my windshield, if that's whiat it will take to get this done. Ideas??


That's about it - put me down for a Carbon-Fiber grille, rear seat covers, set of tire valve stems & caps, and of course, gas cap door...


Greg

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