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Re: Project "START you viscious b*****d"
Posted: Sun Jul 04, 2010 11:11 pm
by Risocco
chin up dude, these things are sent to try us eh?
You gonna be at Cosford mate? Will do wonders for igniting your love for the Scirocco!
Alex
Re: Project "START you viscious b*****d"
Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2010 12:19 am
by G Beats
This is very true.
Risocco wrote: chin up dude, these things are sent to try us eh?
You gonna be at Cosford mate? Will do wonders for igniting your love for the Scirocco!
Alex
Re: Project "START you viscious b*****d"
Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2010 7:46 am
by walkinginperu
Will try and make it to Cosford this year (for once). Had the cam and tappets out last night, I can just hear air blowing out instead of any meaning ful compression. Could be the valve seats I suppose but I lapped the valves in when I rebuilt the head after xmas. Hmmm
Re: Project "START you viscious b*****d"
Posted: Mon Jul 26, 2010 12:49 pm
by walkinginperu
After more disappointment with the 'rocco, I decided I can't put up with it as my daily any more. The bad news is that means i'm driving round in a Pug 206 1.1. It would struggle to pull the skin off custard, but does 50mpg and doesn't break down every day. 206 1:0 scirocco
On the upside, i can now justify getting a bit silly with the roc and enjoying it on weekends etc. I might even actually make it to a show for once!
List of things to do:
Fit injection radiator and cowling
Replace all hoses with silicone
Coilies (probably cheap ebay jobs- never going to track it and not a daily, so i don't care if the ride is gash).
And finally...
...MORE POWER!
I have two options in mind, and thought i'd see what you boys & girls thought:
Drop in EX carb engine and have my head rebuilt/ported a bit
16v KR running sidedraught weber 40s
Any thoughts would be much appreciated!
Option 1 is cheaper and easier, option 2 will be faster and shinier!
Re: Project "START you viscious b*****d"
Posted: Thu Sep 23, 2010 10:19 am
by walkinginperu
After a long delay while I moved house (moved in with the girlfriend
)and changed job, the project has finally taken a turn for the better. Got my council garage today!
Finally the rocco will have somewhere dry to live and I'll have somewhere to work on it. Should be up and running again in a few weeks with a following wind!
Re: Project "START you viscious b*****d"
Posted: Thu Sep 23, 2010 6:43 pm
by Bill
Nice one chap, Midlands meet req
Re: Project "START you viscious b*****d"
Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2010 9:27 am
by walkinginperu
Yeah definitely! I might try and organise a cheeky BBQ at the garage and get some free labour from you boys!
Re: Project "START you viscious b*****d"
Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2010 9:36 pm
by Risocco
walkinginperu wrote:Yeah definitely! I might try and organise a cheeky BBQ at the garage and get some free labour from you boys!
Bring it on dude!
Alex