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Re: '75 Mk1 - What to look for
*RUST* :) The 75-77 cars rot like nothing else. For real. I have a perfect example in my driveway. It has 55k original miles, spent it's life in texas and it still needs floorpans. Surface is creeping everywhere else too. Take a screwdriverwith you, and poke everywhere. stomp on the floors. Kick underneat, and poke everywhere you can imagine hard, with that screwdriver. Good luck, and may this example of a two wiper mk1 be as rust free as possible :)
-ghuff
P.S. Brake lines run through the body too, make sure they are solid. Stomp the pedal, if it sinks you probably popped a line.
On Wed, Aug 29, 2001 at 10:30:55AM -0700, Brad Sterling wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I just finished checking scirocco.org (even used the newer, fandango search
> option) and need some info from the Mk1 crowd. There's a '75 listed in my
> local paper that "runs but doesn't drive". I told myself I wouldn't go look
> at it, but the price just dropped after a few weeks of being listed and I
> just can't resist. Before I call, I need some guidance on what to look for.
> I've always been a Mk2 16v kind of guy, so I didn't always pay attention to
> posts on Mk1s and 8v'ers. Anyway, this is what I need:
>
> * Rust is an issue in the floor plan and A-pillars. Are there other places
> I should be looking at that aren't readily fixable?
> * Just how anemic is the carbureted 1.5?
> * I know the 1.7 block is stamped 1.6. What's the 1.5 stamped?
> * What tranny should be in a '75 and where is it stamped?
> * In general, what are the problems that will be a telltale sign to run, not
> walk, away from this thing.
>
> Feel free to reply off line if you don't want to clog of the list with
> rehashed info. Thanks in advance.
>
> - Brad
> '86.5 Volkswagen Scirocco 16v
> '76 International Scout II
>
>
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