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1985 Volkswagen scirocco GT

miniboy Part of things Posts: 45	1985 Volkswagen scirocco GT miniboy @miniboy
	Dec 19, 2007 23:00:36 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	This ere, be my (<-- :ohehe)vw scirocco GT it's in near mint condition and i've started things off nice and easy, slammed it on coilovers over Standard rocco stellies painted black , fitted a single wiper, thinking of getting a roofrack for her(she called cass because of the plate C422) thinking of losing the front fogs, but dunno yet, any ideas, want to keep it retro, need to replace the rusted out back box but want to keep it fairly standard again ideas??


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big end floater aka lb Part of things Posts: 837	1985 Volkswagen scirocco GT big end floater aka lb @ludeboy
	Dec 20, 2007 0:45:20 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	id get somebody else to do the work if i was you charlie before you kill somebody with your bodge ups
	Lets clear up car terms: "Understeer" is when you hit the fence with the front of the car. "Oversteer" is when you hit the fence with the rear of the car. "Horsepower" is how fast you hit the fence. "Torque" is how far you take the fence with you.

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miniboy Part of things Posts: 45	1985 Volkswagen scirocco GT miniboy @miniboy
	Dec 20, 2007 9:27:21 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	my bodge ups??? the car you brought off me for £20 WASN'T FINISHED, hench the £20 part... i could've weighed it in but fought someone might actually want to do the work... the only thing i bodged was to get the backbox on.... never heard of death by backbox before...
	Last Edit: Dec 20, 2007 9:55:18 GMT by miniboy

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xbo11ox Posted hell of a lot Literally 'an embarrassment' Posts: 6,985	1985 Volkswagen scirocco GT xbo11ox @xbo11ox
	Dec 20, 2007 10:18:25 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	I remember reading about some bloke from macclesfield who died after eating a backbox so it can happen. Don't put a roofrack on it! They are curse word.
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big end floater aka lb Part of things Posts: 837	1985 Volkswagen scirocco GT big end floater aka lb @ludeboy
	Dec 20, 2007 10:34:37 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	WASN'T FINISHED!,no your right it wasnt finished by you or rover but rover at least did pretend they knew what they were doing , hello and welcome to forum
	Lets clear up car terms: "Understeer" is when you hit the fence with the front of the car. "Oversteer" is when you hit the fence with the rear of the car. "Horsepower" is how fast you hit the fence. "Torque" is how far you take the fence with you.

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Ben Part of things Posts: 643	1985 Volkswagen scirocco GT Ben @thedude
	Dec 20, 2007 11:40:16 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	thats propper cool, would love one of these.


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sniper Part of things Posts: 158	1985 Volkswagen scirocco GT sniper @sniper
	Dec 20, 2007 19:19:22 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Hello, Charlie. 20 quid for that Rover? sounds like you tucked him up good and proper! ;D
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big end floater aka lb Part of things Posts: 837	1985 Volkswagen scirocco GT big end floater aka lb @ludeboy
	Dec 20, 2007 19:32:32 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	he did the worse thing about the rover is that the wife has taken a shine to it
	Lets clear up car terms: "Understeer" is when you hit the fence with the front of the car. "Oversteer" is when you hit the fence with the rear of the car. "Horsepower" is how fast you hit the fence. "Torque" is how far you take the fence with you.

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street Posted a lot 6.2 ft/lbs of talk Posts: 4,662	1985 Volkswagen scirocco GT street @street
	Dec 20, 2007 19:42:43 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	That's an impressive slam job, looks geat for it! Don't think i'd do a lot more to it body wise if it were mine, looks bang on to me Welcome BTW!
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miniboy Part of things Posts: 45	1985 Volkswagen scirocco GT miniboy @miniboy
	Dec 20, 2007 19:49:55 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	thinking about losing the front fogs and banding the steelies am i right in thinking someone on here does em for £40 a wheels


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miniboy Part of things Posts: 45	1985 Volkswagen scirocco GT miniboy @miniboy
	Dec 20, 2007 19:56:35 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	hey mike, hows fi, he got a bobby dazzler, just needs an expert hand waving over it's bits, due to my mate HELPING me (haha) and causing me to lose intrest init... sniper said: Hello, Charlie. 20 quid for that Rover? sounds like you tucked him up good and proper! ;D


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big end floater aka lb Part of things Posts: 837	1985 Volkswagen scirocco GT big end floater aka lb @ludeboy
	Dec 20, 2007 19:58:56 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	ive got a bloke coming to look at it this weekend as a donor for a maestro ! i do hope he buys it
	Lets clear up car terms: "Understeer" is when you hit the fence with the front of the car. "Oversteer" is when you hit the fence with the rear of the car. "Horsepower" is how fast you hit the fence. "Torque" is how far you take the fence with you.

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miniboy Part of things Posts: 45	1985 Volkswagen scirocco GT miniboy @miniboy
	Dec 20, 2007 20:28:45 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	i'd love to have put that engine in a maestro van (in yellow) wit added rust on the rear doors


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big end floater aka lb Part of things Posts: 837	1985 Volkswagen scirocco GT big end floater aka lb @ludeboy
	Dec 20, 2007 20:33:05 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	i hope he bloody takes it or i have to mot for the wife
	Lets clear up car terms: "Understeer" is when you hit the fence with the front of the car. "Oversteer" is when you hit the fence with the rear of the car. "Horsepower" is how fast you hit the fence. "Torque" is how far you take the fence with you.

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giggles Part of things Posts: 303	1985 Volkswagen scirocco GT giggles @giggles
	Dec 20, 2007 21:09:26 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	First of all you lower the tone of the nieghbourhood by moving in round the corner and now you're on here!!! lol Welcome to the forum. The Rocco is seriously low, but very cool in a retro kind of way. But doesn't turn as many heads as your mini when we're on the school run (or should that be walk)
	Last Edit: Dec 20, 2007 21:10:28 GMT by giggles Mrs Sniper

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miniboy Part of things Posts: 45	1985 Volkswagen scirocco GT miniboy @miniboy
	Dec 20, 2007 22:07:20 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	well i'll make sure the mini is there again very soon (as soon as the gritters have f**ked off)


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miniboy Part of things Posts: 45	1985 Volkswagen scirocco GT miniboy @miniboy
	Feb 15, 2008 18:43:03 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	MOT time and it failed the first try on rear fogs (fuse) brake lights staying on (pedal adjustment) and headlight aim too low and inscure( £2.58 for new adjustment screw from VW..now obslete..) pics from MOT re-test and the drive to felixstowe after it passed it's re-test


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miniboy Part of things Posts: 45	1985 Volkswagen scirocco GT miniboy @miniboy
	Feb 15, 2008 18:46:52 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	these pics are from cliff tops in Felixstowe what u all think??


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dubzi Part of things Posts: 711	1985 Volkswagen scirocco GT dubzi @dubzi
	Feb 15, 2008 21:35:30 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Nice looking car. I had an early one of these ('83 Y reg GL) about 10 years ago and it was fun to drive. 1.8 carb flavour, which I suspect yours is with the lack of "I" after your GT? The only bad things about it were that the Pierburg carb was knackered. If you've got one of them I suggest you bin it and get a Weber replacement unless someone's already done it. It also had a rusty fuel filler pipe that had let a load of crud into the petrol tank. A stainless one of them would be a good mod as it will rust! Other than that, enjoy it! It's a VW so will be fairly bullet proof if looked after, although even abused ones seem to survive quite well!
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miniboy Part of things Posts: 45	1985 Volkswagen scirocco GT miniboy @miniboy
	Feb 15, 2008 22:06:52 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	it does 90 miles a day commute to norwich from ipswich, since this time last year 1 year to the day tomorrow. (about 30,000 taking in my miles in the day too) and so far apart from the mods it's needed a service and a cap and leads and has NEVER broke down (touch wood) not bad...


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