Re: Cabriolet questions..

[Brett Van Sprewenburg <brett@netacc.net>]

>
>Here are my q's
>I'm looking at an 88 cabby to rebuild over this
>weekend.  Front end damage - hit a deer, and says he
>has all the parts to fix it.
>anyways, what engine did the 88's use?

1.8L 8v, hydraulic lifter big valve head.

>were they
>still 1.8 or had they started using 2.0L by then?
>How comparable are the cabbies to regular golfs as far
>as parts cost & integration, etc. (other than the top)
>Are the A2's a lot more expensive to keep up than A1?

They make look a bit A2ish, but they are A1 through-n-through.
There was no A2 cabrio, from the factory at least.

>
>What are the worst parts to repair on front end
>damage?  Let;s say it still runs & the radiator
>doesn't leak... if the cross-brace is bent how hard is
>it to fix?  If the bumpers are pushed back in the
>mounts how much to re-align?
>
>Any good advice?

If it were me, it'd be frame shop/body shop time...

>
>Thanks
>Oh - and by the way - it's not for me, it's for my g/f

Oh sure, that's what _all_ the cabby drivers say... (just
trying to rile J.J. here) :)

"Like uh, I have this friend, yah, that's it.  A friend of
mine that, uh, in fact it's my _girl_ friend, even better!
Well there's this problem with _her_ cabriolet..."

(not at _all_ fair to Jim I might add...either one actually...)
:-)


>===
>Mark

==Brett

 \/  '84 Scirocco (ITB racer 2B) | "Hot VW's, take two home. They're small"
\/\/ '88 Scirocco 16v (Show), '85 Scirocco (Winter) | - brett@netacc.net



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