Scirocco Register

Hi all,

I hope to document the transformation of my J-Plate Scala i from tame & tatty to track toy.

Plans for this car are

big brakes (discs at rear too??)
suspension suitable for track use (uprated ARBs, bushes, adjustable shocks, uprated springs etc.)
a bit of a diet (probably better off if I did that than the car!!!!)
ABF 16V motor
aftermarket engine management
oh, and a turbo!

I'm aiming at 300ish BHP and hoping to get the car down to a usable 800kg (ish), that will give her 375bhp/tonne so should be quite a lot of fun!

There is a small hurdle to jump first however, that's the budget .... there isn't one!!!!

Luckily I have a lot of bits from my old GTX, already have some nice bits in the loft and the back up of a fully fitted workshop (lathe, mill, bandsaw, MIG/TIG welding, lots of air etc.) and my background. I've been building / playing with cars for as long as I can remember and am a design development engineer in the automotive industry working on specialist fuel systems.

Wish me luck ... pics to follow

Today mainly consisted sorting some parts out, working out what needed cleaning & painting, what could used as is, what was only fit for the scrap heap and of taking the old shell to the scrapyard .... the resulting £56 was a pleasant suprise, thought hte price of scrap steel had gone right back down!


Thinking about money I've decided to keep track of what it has cost me so far (anything I had bought for the other car I'm considering as zero cost.... I'll keep track of the actual value if I can remember)

Budget Blaster car was bought from Piston Heads for £375

Parts sold off the scrapper to date (including the scrap value) = approx £176 and there are still loads of bits to move on that I don't want.

Parts sold off budget blaster totals £70

So far total recovered £246

Parts bought for the old car but never fitted

Neuspeed front ARB set £55 (Ebay, brand new!)
Strut braces, front upper and lower + rear £50
Spax top adjustable front shocks £45 brand new from a forum
280mm discs
280mm calipers from a Vaux Omaga V6 £60 the pair
Mk2 Gti rear brakes, hubs etc. £45 from breakers
braided brake lines £60
Fox 6 16" wheels & tires £400
Total (£715)

Parts savlaged from the scrapper which will be used on budget blaster

Momo steering wheel & boss
Momo gear knob
Jetex full system
Eibach -60mm springs
Jamex fixed damping, fixed height rear shocks

Parts salvaged from the previous 'rocco (the one Barry sold on for 5 times what he bought off me)

G60 steels, will be trackday wheels unless I change my mind (say about £140)
Clear front indicators (normally £150 from german Ebay)
Clear side indicators (normally about £20)
Kamei grill / eyebrow spoiler (normally about £40)
Momo steering wheel & boss (worth about £50 if I was to sell)

Total value of above £400 + £100 for the car as sold = £500, cost to me £200 a saving of £300


Parts bought for Budget Blaster

Poly bush kit (front arms, rear beam, engine mount) £34 .... Rally Design are easily the cheapest for quality bushes!


Adding all that together so far

-£246
£375
£715
£200
£34

Total so far £1078 ... I don't think that is bad for a Scala i with uprated suspension & brakes to trackday specs with 2 sets of wheels to cover!

Now all I have to do is start to put the car together and hunt down the Mk3 Golf 16v which will donate it's heart.