The 75 track car - it's home...

[vwtype53 at yahoo.com (Ben Harder)]

Mark,

 Congrats!!  Can't wait to see the car!
Maybe I'll even see ya at the track next year... dueling Mk1's is
always great, eh?  ;)

So... get to work!  I want to see that 75 with a nice powerplant, k?

Later,

Ben


--- Mark <mardak@cogeco.ca> wrote:

> I just got back last night from my run to the U.S. which included a stop 
> in Ohio for a set of "S" seats and some fine hospitality from Anson and 
> girlfriend.  Anson's Durocco rocks!  He (perhaps foolishly!) let me take 
> a turn behind the wheel, and I gotta tell ya, that thing is fast!  I was 
> grinning from ear to ear to the point my face started to hurt!  :) 
> Anson - you've inspired me to get going again on my own crazy project. 
> Keep giving me kicks in the ass though - I need the motivation once in a 
> while!
> 
> In the morning I headed to Daun's to pick up Rhett & Tarra's Mk2 and 
> hauled it to Dubuque Iowa for them.  Other than tiptoeing across Indiana 
> (I have an outstanding $175 speeding ticket there!) the trip was 
> uneventful (almost to the point of being downright boring - Indiana and 
> Illinois aren't the most exciting states to drive through, but at least 
> it wasn't Kansas!  :D)
> 
> After dropping the car off (I'm bummed I didn't get to at least meet 
> Rhett and Tarra) I headed towards Chicago and grabbed a hotel room for 
> the night.
> 
> Saturday morning I headed to Lombard, a suburb of Chicago, to pick up 
> the 75.  Don Walter (nice to see you and your son again!) stopped by to 
> pick up some nice hardware from the owner as well, and all felt right 
> with the world when more than two Scirocco nuts get together... :)
> 
> I was MORE than happy with the 75.  Here's the rundown:
> 
> - 75 (green) stripped interior and engine bay (no engine/trans)
> - Rust free(!) except for two tiny small patches.  The underside is 
> amazingly clean (which is rare with 75's since there was practially NO 
> undercoating).  Fenders and floor/rockers are mint as well.  The car was 
> from Colorado.
> - Window/door seals are original, but not shrunk.  Overall they're about 
> an 8.5/10
> - rain tray cut out and heater fan hole patched with diamond plate
> - Completely rewired with Painless Wiring fusepanel and new wire throughout
> - ALL parts less than 2000 miles on them
> - BSI Koni coilovers - double adjustable fronts, 350lb springs
>                       - single adjustable rears, 300lb springs
> - BSI rear swaybar (shine style) + stock rear swaybar (no front bar)
> - Rear beam spherical bearings
> - Front welded in Shine camber plates
> - Delrin bushings
> - 88 16V full brake setup including rear discs, pedal cluster, booster, 
> master cylinder, etc...  Carbotech Panther Plus pads up front, OEM rear.
> - All new hubs/bearings/ball joints/tie rods/cv's, and rebuilt rack
> - Autopower bolt in roll bar
> - ATL fuel cell (Wellcell - fits in spare tire well) with aluminum 
> bulkhead and all Earls braided stainless lines and AN fittings.
> - Kosei K1 15" wheels with new Kuhmo 712's.
> 
> There's probably more that I'm forgetting, but all in all, it's pretty 
> much ready for the track - I just have to install and 
> engine/tranny/management, and clean up some of the wiring...  There 
> won't be any time for this racing season, but that gives me lots of time 
> to get it ready for the spring.  I plan to do a complete autocross 
> series next summer and hit up as many track days/schools as possible.  I 
> can't freak'in wait!
> 
> Later,
> 
> Mark.
> 75 x2
> 80 S
> 81 S x3
> 81 Caddy
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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