RE: shocks and springs

[Brian McGarvey <brianm@zbt62.eastnet.gatech.edu>]

So only the manly men can drive girlie cars...
82 Cabby getting redone..
new paint (very red)
top (cloth)
interior (rocco seats + heaters)
motor (rebuilt EN...)
suspension. (anybody want some koni reds? for the rear... 1" of
suspension travel... aaahhhh it rids like the damn rocco did koni reds
allthe way around. 8v upper front 16v lower front H&R OE's)
brakes. (10.1's up front and Xdrilled drums in the rear using stock M/C)
driver (fat old woman to fat old man and skinny wife  + dog)
seats (recovered)
windshield (new)
+heated seats
+ cruise? gotta check this out for an old 8v.
future mods?
(sleath 2.0L crossflow? so the wife's it must have 8 valve requirements
are met :-))

On Sun, 14 Oct 2001, Night Shadow wrote:

>
> Its not that Jim is all that old....its just he drives a girly
> car.....thats what he is all snippy about...
>
> Plus, Daun's next year, it will be the battle of the Cabbys, Katy's 2.0 8v
> vs Jim's 1.8 16v....he knows he is gonna loose....
>
> :-)~
>
> Eric
>
> On Sun, 14 Oct 2001, Neal Tovsen wrote:
>
> > Sheesh. You don't have to get all snippy on me just 'cause you're old! :P
> >
> > Neal
> > (TWO AND A HALF FREAKIN' DAYS to do a clutch...)
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Jim Jarrett [mailto:jarrett@rpa.net]
> > > Sent: Sunday, October 14, 2001 10:49 PM
> > > To: Neal Tovsen; Jason VW; scirocco-L@scirocco.org
> > > Subject: RE: shocks and springs
> > >
> > >
> > > At 4:26 PM -0400 10/14/01, Neal Tovsen wrote:
> > > >That's OK Jim. We allow the old people extra time to do their work. :)
> > > >
> > > >Neal
> > >
> > >
> > > BITE ME. <G>
> > >
> > > Actually, it only took me 2 hrs to do the rears this morning. It
> > > looks SOOO much better now, the front has really sucked down to a
> > > nice, agressive stance.
> > >
> > > The rear sits up a bit higher than I would like.  I only drove it
> > > round the block, and it felt better. I don't want to drive it much
> > > till I get the alignment checked.
> > >
> > > The other thing is I had a homemade upper strut bar that came on my
> > > convertible.  It won't fit on the Scirocco.  Anyone got a used 8v
> > > upper strut bar they want to part with fairly inexpensively?
> > >
> > > HOw about the lover subframe bar from a 16v?  Anyone got one of THOSE
> > > fairly inexpensively?
> > >
> > >
> > > /===============================================================\
> > > | Jim Jarrett,Rochester NY      '93 Passat GLX, '84 Scirocco    |
> > > | mailto:jarrett@rpa.net         '81 Rabbit Convertible 16v     |
> > > |                                                               |
> > > |    Any problem can be solved with the proper application of   |
> > > |   Force, Heat, Chemicals, or Money.                           |
> > > \===============================================================/
> > >
> > >
> >
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> --
> Eric
> Westminster, CO
>
> 76 Honda CB400F Super Sport
> 79 Scirocco (Parts car)
> 80 Scirocco (Parts car)
> 81 Scirocco S (2.0 16v swap and complete restoration in progress)
> 84 Scirocco Automatic (Katy's Daily Driver)
> 91 Cabriolet (2.0 8v swap and mechanical rebuild in progress)
> 00 Golf GL TDI (My Daily Driver)
>
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> -Kelli Fox
>
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