front stabilizer bar and exhaust clearance

[roclist@accessconsulting.ca (Jason Adams)]

considered aftermarket?  my neuspeed bar has a dip in it.

jason
84 16v


----- Original Message -----
From: "drew" <drew@dyermaker.cs.uoguelph.ca>
To: "'Scirocco List'" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2002 5:16 AM
Subject: front stabilizer bar and exhaust clearance


>
> While I'm waiting for a local supplier to provide me with a 2.25" madrel
> bent 90 degree elbow so I can upgrade the downpipe on the TD Roc, I'm
> pondering how I can resolve clearance issues that will be a concern with
> the larger diameter pipe as it crosses over the stabilizer bar.
>
> When I took a boo at the pictures of the Mk2 Twins that Tobias posted, I
> saw the underside shot which clearly indicates a significant u-bend in the
> front stabilizer to accomodate the downpipe.
>
> Now it seems to me that the front stabilizer may have come with factory
> with a slight bend in it, or it may just be that the A1 cars I've had (2
> GLIs and a couple of Sciroccos) have all had the bar bent to solve exhaust
> clearance issues...  Doubtful.
>
> I'm not sure I'd be able to achieve the necessary clearance by heating and
> bending the bar further, as the length is likely not there.  I'm guessing
> I'm going to have to drop the bar another inch to avoid having to "dent"
> the downpipe (which I can do if necessary, but would rather not)
>
> The other thought I had was to cut the centre out of the bar and weld
> another section of bar (with a U bend in it already) to the underside (or
> the backside, depending on how pronounced the U is...) to provide the
> necessary clearance.
>
> What are people's opinions on welding to the stock bar?  I would likely
> use a chunk of stock A2 bar (from a Jetta GL, not a GLI, so the diameter
> would be closer to the A1 bar's) so's not to trash a perfectly good A1
> bar.  Does anyone have any insight into the composition of the bar?  I've
> never tried cutting/bending it - I'm assuming it's not mild steel, but I'd
> hope it's not super-hardened either.
>
> Thoughts?
>
> Drew MacPherson - '84 Wolfsburg Edition Scirocco TurboDiesel
>
>
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