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Turning Rocc into an Azteca :o)
ahhhhh... I missed that...I don't know about rigidity, but that idea
sounds cooler than what I had in my mind :)
LT
On Tuesday, January 7, 2003, at 06:26 PM, Tyler P. wrote:
> Thats right Drew, It would look stock unless you were looking at it
> closely
> seeing as It would need at least two latches on the outside. As for
> structural stuff, I'm still trying to figure this out. The whole
> comparison
> with the convertable mods doesn't work for me because there you
> completely
> remove part of the car, here the "tailgate" could be dropped down but
> everything would still be there and just be clamped into place. I'm
> just
> trying to get opinions on wether or not this area really contributes
> to the
> structure seeing as in a truck situation this doesn't make it so the
> truck
> bed twists. Of course a truck bed isn't exactly part of the body, it
> more
> just sits on the truck (though I don't know if rabbit pickups are like
> this?).
>
> Oh, by the way, I am not joking but not completly serious. This is
> something I would like to pursue but may do so with my rabbit, but
> overall
> it was a "hey lets gut this but at the same time a tailgate would be
> cool
> for easy loading of bikes!" kind of thing. (and no dave, Im not
> buying a
> rabbit pickup, they are ugly) Frankly, I feel the complete rear of the
> scirocco is terribly designed and useless. At the very least I feel
> like
> gutting the back because the speaker mount area makes the trunk too
> narrow
> for anything and the rear seats don't fold all the way down, also
> seeing as
> they practically touch the front seats they aren't useful for
> passengers.
>
> I'll make a sketch to show you what I'm envisioning, if such
> brilliance can
> be captured on paper :oP
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Drew Teague [mailto:roccnroll@hotmail.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, January 07, 2003 2:31 PM
> To: ternil@union.edu; ty@festf.org
> Cc: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Subject: Re: Turning Rocc into an Azteca :o)
>
>
> If I understand Tyler correctly, then I think you have his idea wrong.
> I
> think what he's doing will look like a stock rocco body-wise, but with
> the
> hatch open, the panel with the lights/license plate would fold down.
> Is
> this the right idea?
>
> Drew
>
> **Drew Teague**
> Harrisburg, PA
>
> `84 8v Rocco -- "Bruise"
> `85 BMW 318
>
>
>
>
>
>> From: "Lyman M. Terni" <ternil@union.edu>
>> To: "Tyler P." <ty@festf.org>
>> CC: "List (E-mail)" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>> Subject: Re: Turning Rocc into an Azteca :o)
>> Date: Tue, 7 Jan 2003 17:17:45 -0500
>>
>> this is one of those times when you kind of lose a person's
>> intentions in
>> email. Are you joking or actually serious?
>>
>> If joking: hahaha
>> if serious: So, basically, what you are saying you want is a European
>> El
>> Camino with a changing option. yikes. Buy one of them Subaru Bajas or
>> whatever they are called, save a rocc. I'm taking a wild guess here,
>> but
>> that would probably do really bad things to your structural
>> integrity. I
>> mean, if a convertible has less structural rigidity than a hard top,
>> imagine what doing this to half your car yourself would do to it. And
>> maybe I'm paranoid, but what if it rolled?
>>
>> LT
>>
>>
>> On Tuesday, January 7, 2003, at 04:15 PM, Tyler P. wrote:
>>
>>> I'm thinking about doing a pretty crazy mod. I want to completely
>>> gut the
>>> back of my rocc, including the rear seats so that the entire back is
>>> the
>>> width of the car and is all flat so I would lay down custom bed
>>> liner to
>>> make it look stock instead of gutted. Then I want to convert the
>>> back and
>>> make a tail gate so I would lift the hatch then lower the tailgate to
>>> easily
>>> roll in mountain bikes. :o) (hence, it would be like an azteca but
>>> nice
>>> looking)
>>>
>>> I just went out and looked at my car for a while and think it could
>>> be
>>> done.
>>> Basically I would cut by following the lines that go around the rear
>>> lights
>>> and go down to the bumper, install hinges and some sort of rubber
>>> seal.
>>> Then I would have a metal backing put over the inside of the
>>> tailgate so
>>> it
>>> covers and protects the lights. Anyway, I think I could do this but
>>> here
>>> is
>>> a question.
>>>
>>> What would this do to my structural integrity? When the hatch was
>>> closed
>>> I
>>> would think it would be ok because everything would be clamped into
>>> place
>>> but who knows. Also, will there be any structural problems from
>>> gutting
>>> the
>>> back and taking out the sides where the rear speakers and trunk
>>> board sit?
>>>
>>>
>>> Also, do you think this sounds as cool as I do? I may try it on my
>>> Rabbit
>>> first.
>>>
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