Was 16V for sale-Deede. Now, Mk1, Mk2,Rabbit is stronger forpower...

[scirocco at vintagewatercooleds.com (Eric S)]

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/en/doc/2004-01/25/content_300957.htm

Everything and anything apparently.

-- 
Eric
www.vintagewatercooleds.com

79 VW Iltis
81 Scirocco S (TDI Swap project)
90 Corrado TDI
91 Cabriolet (2.0 Crossflow swap project)

Allyn said:
> what the heck are they building?
> Al
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Eric S" <scirocco@vintagewatercooleds.com>
> To: "Dan Smith" <sad_rocc@yahoo.com>
> Cc: "Scirocco-L@Scirocco.Org" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> Sent: Friday, June 11, 2004 11:04 AM
> Subject: Re: Was 16V for sale-Deede. Now, Mk1, Mk2, Rabbit is stronger
> forpower...
>
>
>>
>> Unfortunately, prices on steel have forced my fabricator to up the price
>> on the bars.  Now sitting at $165 shipped.
>>
>> Don't blame me, blame China.  (yes, I am serious, they are sucking up
>> something like 80% of the worlds steel right now and causing some bad
>> price spikes)
>>
>> --
>> Eric
>> www.vintagewatercooleds.com
>>
>> 79 VW Iltis
>> 81 Scirocco S (TDI Swap project)
>> 90 Corrado TDI
>> 91 Cabriolet (2.0 Crossflow swap project)
>>
>> Dan Smith said:
>>> That 'Fella' is our own Eric Soltwedel on the list here. $125 (shipped
>>> I
>>> think) for the crossmember brace. You'll have to talk to him about
>>> fitment
>>> on cars other than roccs, but from what everyone says, it does the job.
>>> Eric's email is: scirocco@vintagewatercooleds.com
>>> I'm sure he'll chime in soon.
>>>
>>> Dan
>>>
>>> David Utley <fahrvegnugen@cox.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> I disagree. My first GTI, I broke Rad support. Granted, it was my first
>>> VW, and I abused it badly, however, I think all of these cars are
>>> potentially weak up front with added power. Why? For the simple reason
>>> that they were never designed to take it. However, there is an easy
>>> answer
>>> to fix the trouble; a front-end reinforcement. On Vortex, there is a
>>> fella
>>> on the Scirocco Forum (IIRC) that came up with a reinforcement to try
>>> to
>>> minimize this problem. All who bought it said that they could feel the
>>> difference in driving (yes I know, not scientific, but give me a
>>> break).
>>> I
>>> do agree that the Scirocco seems more prone to this, but it can happen
>>> in
>>> the Rabbit as well. I am working with a friend here who is fashoining a
>>> few of these. I will need two. :-) (GTI, and pickup)...
>>>
>>> HTH
>>>
>>> David
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> David Utley
>>>
>>> ---Chrome don't get you home.---
>>>
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