New member.

Discussion relating to the Scirocco 1982-1991 - - please ask technical questions in the technical/trouble shooting section
Post Reply
Billinjah
Posts: 53
Joined: Fri Aug 09, 2013 2:53 pm
fill in the right answer: 15

New member.

Post by Billinjah »

Hi guys just got a mk2 gtx. Last driven in 1994 dry stores ever since 50k on the clock one owner from new. Ill get some more pics up soon. Quick interior shot.
Image


Here's one of my mk2 golf 20vt I have just finished.
Image


monzajake
Posts: 744
Joined: Thu Mar 05, 2009 7:13 pm
fill in the right answer: 15
Location: surrey

Re: New member.

Post by monzajake »

Both nice and welcome fella.


Image
User avatar
Reverend Frog
Posts: 497
Joined: Wed Apr 01, 2009 12:57 pm
fill in the right answer: 15
Location: Belfast

Re: New member.

Post by Reverend Frog »

Lovely stuff, nice find indeed. jealous!


Previously owned:
Image
1988 1.6 GT
1989 1.8 GT
1982 1.6 GTI
1993 Corrado VR6
Billinjah
Posts: 53
Joined: Fri Aug 09, 2013 2:53 pm
fill in the right answer: 15

Re: New member.

Post by Billinjah »

Wheels and coilovers sorted. Just need to decide whether to keep the dx lump or do an engine conversion.


the edmundator
Posts: 2928
Joined: Wed Apr 01, 2009 7:34 pm
fill in the right answer: 10
Location: BEDFORD
Contact:

Re: New member.

Post by the edmundator »

If you're going to bugger around with it, please find a less original car!


Register Member 829
--
1980 (1976) Mk1 Junior Cup Replica
1987 MK2 GTX
Billinjah
Posts: 53
Joined: Fri Aug 09, 2013 2:53 pm
fill in the right answer: 15

Re: New member.

Post by Billinjah »

Any work done will be without making any non reversible mods just as I have done with the golf.


GT Matt
Posts: 348
Joined: Thu Apr 09, 2009 3:39 pm
fill in the right answer: 15
Location: Notts/Derby border

Re: New member.

Post by GT Matt »

the edmundator wrote:If you're going to bugger around with it, please find a less original car!
I totally agree. You've got a very special car there and talking about engine swaps etc doesn't make it easily reversible.

As Ed says, if you want to modify a Scirocco, sell this one and find one not so original.


GT Matt
1988 Mk2 GTX
GTXTRA
Posts: 3392
Joined: Mon Mar 02, 2009 9:38 pm
fill in the right answer: 10
Location: London

Re: New member.

Post by GTXTRA »

We're not all total purists here, I'd love to get hold of another mint Helios gtx of this standard but it would get some coilovers and a decent set of rims on it within a week!

Good luck!


Serial Rocco-ist.........
User avatar
Risocco
Posts: 1374
Joined: Wed Apr 01, 2009 1:09 am
fill in the right answer: 10
Location: Costa-Del-Kidderminster

Re: New member.

Post by Risocco »

First of all welcome, car sounds like a cracker, eagerly await more pics. And don't be shy with the pics of your Golf too. I miss mine :crying:

And as GTXTRA says, we are not all purists on here. What wheels are you thinking?


1983 GL
1986 GT
1994 Corrado VR6
User avatar
SYNCRO
Posts: 234
Joined: Thu Sep 15, 2011 7:47 am
fill in the right answer: 10
Location: Great Dunmow, ESSEX

Re: New member.

Post by SYNCRO »

Welcome matey

I work on the principle its your car do with it as is your wish :)

I prefer to keep mine stock though but then I am an old fart!! :laugh:


1984 T25 Autohomes Kamper (BIFFA)
1987 Scirocco Scala (TERRY)
2014 Golf GT TDi (Dirty Gerty)
Billinjah
Posts: 53
Joined: Fri Aug 09, 2013 2:53 pm
fill in the right answer: 15

Re: New member.

Post by Billinjah »

Engine conversion is totally reversible guys. It's a car to keep. The conversion on my golf had been done without a single wire being cut. For the very reason that there aren't many sub 50k mk2's about. So when the fancy takes me I can return it to bone stock. At the present time I'm enjoying driving it whenever I feel like it without having to worry about old k jet systems etc. 250bhp is fun as well.


User avatar
Reverend Frog
Posts: 497
Joined: Wed Apr 01, 2009 12:57 pm
fill in the right answer: 15
Location: Belfast

Re: New member.

Post by Reverend Frog »

Billinjah wrote:Engine conversion is totally reversible guys. It's a car to keep. The conversion on my golf had been done without a single wire being cut. For the very reason that there aren't many sub 50k mk2's about. So when the fancy takes me I can return it to bone stock. At the present time I'm enjoying driving it whenever I feel like it without having to worry about old k jet systems etc. 250bhp is fun as well.
Ha, I see you've ignited the 'tweak vs keep' debate. I'm with the guys that say keep it standard, but it is your car and you sound like you're not some heavy-handed botch merchant, so good luck to you.

As a point of interest, does 250 bhp in a scirocco not make the thing understeer like mad, like those insane Polo G40s?


Previously owned:
Image
1988 1.6 GT
1989 1.8 GT
1982 1.6 GTI
1993 Corrado VR6
Billinjah
Posts: 53
Joined: Fri Aug 09, 2013 2:53 pm
fill in the right answer: 15

Re: New member.

Post by Billinjah »

Not really its got uprated arb's etc torque steer is fun but LSD soon.


Post Reply