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

[vwnuts at yahoo.com (Anthony Pelletier)]

I believe they are going through some sort of rapid
economic expansion.  I guess this is also part of the
reason why we are paying so much for fuel.  Its only
supposed to get worse too...
.02

--- Allyn <amalventano@sc.rr.com> wrote:
> 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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