RE: Front cross member braces from Ron Wood

["Richard Deede" <rdeede@hotmail.com>]

Never seen it before....get a load of Kevins car


http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=136660


This is also what did my last Scirocco in.

Rich
-88 Scirocco 1.8t
-00 GTI VR6 - SOLD
-88 Scirocco 2.0 16v - R.I.P.
-87 Scirocco 16v - R.I.P.



>From: "Scott F. Williams" <sfwilliams@home.com>
>To: "Richard Deede" <rdeede@hotmail.com>
>CC: "Scirocco List" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>Subject: RE: Front cross member braces from Ron Wood
>Date: Fri, 2 Nov 2001 16:18:07 -0500
>
>Oooooh... now that makes more sense. But, why not just seam weld the
>crossmember? Has anyone thought of that? Where do these things crack,
>anyway? I've never seen the failure before. Thanks.
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Richard Deede [mailto:rdeede@hotmail.com]
> > Sent: Friday, November 02, 2001 4:06 PM
> > To: sfwilliams@home.com; scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> > Subject: RE: Front cross member braces from Ron Wood
> >
> >
> > Scott, this bar is not a replacement for the front sway bar. It's an
> > additional bar that is simply meant to take the brunt of the
> > force that the
> > front cross member normally takes. This should hopefully prevent the
> > cracking that is becoming common on Mk2 roccos and maybe other A1's. 
>This
> > will bolt in behind the front motor mount, run along flush with the 
>front
> > cross member and then bolt in at the sides using the front bumper bolts.
> >
> >
> > Rich
> > -88 Scirocco 1.8t
> > -00 GTI VR6 - SOLD
> > -88 Scirocco 2.0 16v - R.I.P.
> > -87 Scirocco 16v - R.I.P.
> >
> >
> >
> > >From: "Scott F. Williams" <sfwilliams@home.com>
> > >To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> > >Subject: RE: Front cross member braces from Ron Wood
> > >Date: Fri, 2 Nov 2001 15:50:16 -0500
> > >
> > >Hmm... What is the benefit of reversing the swaybar mounting points
> > >relative
> > >to the factory method? This inquiring mind wants to know.
> > >______________________________
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> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> > > > [mailto:owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of Richard Deede
> > > > Sent: Friday, November 02, 2001 3:48 PM
> > > > To: jarrett@rpa.net; scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> > > > Subject: Re: Front cross member braces from Ron Wood
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Ron mentioned that Mike would be handling the sale of the bars.
> > > >
> > > > Rich
> > > > -88 Scirocco 1.8t
> > > > -00 GTI VR6 - SOLD
> > > > -88 Scirocco 2.0 16v - R.I.P.
> > > > -87 Scirocco 16v - R.I.P.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > >From: Jim Jarrett <jarrett@rpa.net>
> > > > >To: "Richard Deede" <rdeede@hotmail.com>, scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> > > > >Subject: Re: Front cross member braces from Ron Wood
> > > > >Date: Fri, 2 Nov 2001 15:36:28 -0500
> > > > >
> > > > >At 1:52 PM -0500 11/2/01, Richard Deede wrote:
> > > > >>Well I just got off the phone with Ron Wood at VW Specialties. He
> > > > >>said that Potterman had just finished giving him the measurements
> > > > >>for some A1 cars and it looks like they are going to be able to 
>make
> > > > >>a front cross member brace that bolts in using the front bumper
> > > > >>bolts. This is great news. He said it will take another week or 
>two
> > > > >>to get al the measurements sorted out but they think this should
> > > > >>work on all A1 cars.
> > > > >>Great news!
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >Awesome! So is Mike gonna be the contact or Ron Wood to buy them?
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