What did you do to your Scirocco today?

**Teighlor O'** · 04-16-2012 08:23 AM

Chopped 3 inches off the shifter and put on an old school wooden MOMO shifter knob.

**jrpgdavies** · 04-16-2012 08:33 AM

Bought a new deck for it, and admired it for around 30 minutes

**cuppie** · 04-16-2012 11:11 AM

Pulled the instrument cluster (again!) yesterday, and got the speedo cables & counter box out.
Still need to tear the cluster apart (again!), lube the odometer shaft (100,000 wheel is dragging on the shaft), and install the new 1pc. speedo cable. And, of course, put the car back together...

Such a stupid reason to not be able to drive the car, having the screeching speedo cable...

**All Eyez on me** · 04-17-2012 07:03 PM

Made the driveshafts work, now they can turn without going trapped because of the 2mm smaller wheel bearing housings...had to trick a little bit...

Did some other detail work on the motor and for my motivation I have done this...

By daywalker823 at 2012-04-17

More and more the concept of the car is coming through...

**red16vdub** · 04-18-2012 06:28 AM

I'm doing a brake fluid changed replacing the horn and repairing the reverse light switch

sent from rocco 4G

**cuppie** · 04-18-2012 11:48 AM

Well, I got the instrument cluster & speedo cable back in on Monday.
Drove Tuesday, all seemed ok, but for a slight ticking noise (cable routing?)
Oh, and: the damned 100,000 wheel is still turning on its own...

Last night, all hell broke loose.... Speedo screeched real quick, then died. Then it started working again when I came off the freeway.

And, now it's erratic as hell, and noisey as hell at all speeds.

Time to tear into it again.... Thinking "replace engine ground cable", and "tweak cable routing."

**85roccoZ400** · 04-18-2012 12:38 PM

Fixed my inner door handle on my lunch break

**silver16v** · 04-18-2012 04:50 PM

I finally got the 87 16V out of the garage after 5 yrs. New battery, alternator, changed the oil and
coolant. Put the BBS RM's on and went to get her inspected. Passed emission and safety with flying colors.
Been driving her to work all this week. What a BLAST!

Now to get the 88 back on the road!!!!!

**brownhound** · 04-18-2012 09:47 PM

Since my daughter's birth in Dec. my poor Scirocco has been sitting dejected and neglected in the garage. It was such a beautiful day for a drive so I treated her to some fresh Redline, a bottle of Techtron a tank of Sunoco Ultra 93 and a tire rotation.

**cuppie** · 04-18-2012 09:57 PM

Made & installed a new engine ground cable.
The speedo is, ah, less funky now; but, it's definitely frakked. Needs to order a new one....

(but, they're only $70!

)

**woody16v** · 04-18-2012 11:41 PM

i actually visited my 'rocco last night. and even pulled back the tarp far enough to open the hatch and crawl inside... the tarp was a good call, as i had expected a good bit of mustiness and moisture evidence, but thankfully none was to be found!

...sadly the engine leveler i was looking for was also nowhere to be found but it was nice to visit nonetheless

damn i miss that car...

**Think** · 04-19-2012 12:02 AM

Nothing, car in deep storage waiting till I forgot I have it then bring it out of it's time capsule
cheers,
yarrow

**jslagg** · 04-19-2012 05:20 PM

Drove thd hell out of it on this nice sunny day.......Damn these cars are fun.

**punchbug** · 04-19-2012 06:12 PM

Originally Posted by jslagg

Drove thd hell out of it on this nice sunny day.......Damn these cars are fun.

This, but with moar sunshine and purple ness !

**The Igneous Faction** · 04-19-2012 06:17 PM

Originally Posted by jslagg

Drove thd hell out of it on this nice sunny day.......Damn these cars are fun.

Me too! Maybe I'll go back out in a bit...

**GHOST 16V** · 04-19-2012 08:14 PM

rinsed the pollen off...I HATE POLLEN I HATE POLLEN I HATE POLLEN I HATE POLLEN I HATE POLLEN I HATE POLLEN I HATE POLLEN I HATE POLLEN I HATE POLLEN I HATE POLLEN I HATE POLLEN I HATE POLLEN I HATE POLLEN I HATE POLLEN I HATE POLLEN I HATE POLLEN I HATE POLLEN I HATE POLLEN I HATE POLLEN I HATE POLLEN I HATE POLLEN I HATE POLLEN I HATE POLLEN I HATE POLLEN I HATE POLLEN I HATE POLLEN I HATE POLLEN I HATE POLLEN I HATE POLLEN

**cuppie** · 04-21-2012 04:54 PM

- Replaced the collapsed right engine mount. This one, I filled the top three cavities with urethane before installation.

Should hold up a lot better than the last one did (I hope...)
(And, damn!!! is that a pain in the arse of a job. Been dreading it since I found it broken last October.)
Tearing into it, found that she shredded her front mount (not surprising.) Boss was cool, and let me send our shuttle driver up to Parts Place to grab one for me.

- Rotate & balance.

- Brake fluid change.

Ohhhh.... car is soooo much smoother now. I do like the feeling of fresh engine mounts - they vibrate so much less. I missed that feeling.
Oh, and: it "fixed" the mystery rattle from the heater box. Yays!

**punchbug** · 04-21-2012 05:34 PM

Drove it!

**red16vdub** · 04-23-2012 02:18 PM

Drove it like I stole it hahaaaa ooh plus I'm replacing the manual clutch cable / 1 horn / oil pressure switch for now.

sent from rocco 4G

**ziggirocco** · 04-23-2012 08:57 PM

Originally Posted by red16vdub

Drove it like I stole it hahaaaa ooh plus I'm replacing the manual clutch cable / 1 horn / oil pressure switch for now.

sent from rocco 4G

Your car is so fast........looks like it's flying!

**red16vdub** · 04-23-2012 09:56 PM

Originally Posted by ziggirocco

Your car is so fast........looks like it's flying!

Actually it's not ( SO ) fast, it's just plain FAST.

sent from rocco 4G

**20vRocc** · 04-26-2012 01:55 PM

found this when pulling up the carpet up

new project for the day

**cuppie** · 04-26-2012 09:47 PM

That sucks....

Today:
- oil change
- trans oil change
- replaced windshield wash hose.

#1, was time.
#2... well, after 15 minutes of carefully walking the drain plug loose with an air hammer (damn, that was just a little stressful...) Two new plugs (BMW man trans plugs are a perfect replacement, have 17mm external hex, and cost me all of $3.50 each!

), and 2 quarts of Syncromesh.... damn, it's like a new trans. The cold 1-2 shift is so nice now...

#3, glad I did it now. One of the hoses was starting to crack at the nozzle, [i]and[i] the tee was cracked. Nice little failure-in-waiting there (which, of course, would have happened when it was needed most, right?

)

**Colamjam** · 04-27-2012 01:54 AM

Yesterday did the full clay bar rub down, polish, interior and engine shampoo. Feels like new for now. In fact the body feels like butter to the touch.

**California 16v** · 04-27-2012 01:57 AM

yesterday washed my 78 and went for a drive in it afterwords

**Doug T** · 04-27-2012 02:01 AM

Originally Posted by California 16v

yesterday washed my 78 and went for a drive in it afterwords

**Rocco_julie** · 04-27-2012 06:47 AM

Tonight I'll prep Victor for inspection in the morning. I just need to tidy up some wiring and run wires for the tach.

OMG I cant wait to get him on the road again!

**IronTrap** · 04-27-2012 08:30 AM

Got it inspected for the first time in 2 years and had my buddy fix an exhaust leak that had come up recently..

Planning to replace a leaky waterneck and valve cover gasket tonight on the G60 and start driving here semi-regularly to work.

**scirocconaut** · 04-27-2012 08:48 AM

I tore off the old oil baffle in the oil pan
Unbolted the oil pump and

Installed a metal Windage tray with built in gasket ; )
Discovered my crank shaft has been balanced and machined

more awesomeness especially after finding out my head has been ported polished and machined

I put on a k&n diesel oil filter hp3001
And used full synthetic 20w50 castrol with added zinc.
Then added a little Rislone .5 quart for extra camshaft & lifter protection

Feels like a new engine, valve chatter and chains are a lot quieter, revs even harder, a little more power and response, No loss of power up hill or around curves uphill

I bought a 7$ down turn for open header for my tt dual downpipe which I'll install soon

Fixed vacuum leaks, replaced the NLA 16v cis-e boot with another nice one

**Chris16vRocco** · 04-27-2012 12:17 PM

Originally Posted by saddest6day66

Got it inspected for the first time in 2 years and had my buddy fix an exhaust leak that had come up recently..

Gee, I wonder how that happened...

**85roccoZ400** · 04-27-2012 01:28 PM

Originally Posted by Chris16vRocco

Gee, I wonder how that happened...

Like Seriously . . .

I check the oil . . . drove it to work.

**IronTrap** · 04-27-2012 02:42 PM

Originally Posted by Chris16vRocco

Gee, I wonder how that happened...

I was as surprised as you are!

**My88Rocco** · 04-28-2012 05:11 PM

shampooed the carpet and cleaned the windows

**cuppie** · 04-28-2012 05:20 PM

Went up to The Parts Place with a list of carp to get. Struck out on every item.

Stopped at the shop on my way home, and replaced my fuel transfer pump.
Get home, and... it was so nice to not hear the main pump whining when I backed into the garage.

Yesterday, she was treated to:
- new bolts for the wheel center caps. Nice, SS shallow-head bolts from McMaster-Carr.
- a fabbed-up screen for the cabin air intake. Also sourced from MMC. I have a lot of extra....

**punchbug** · 04-28-2012 08:05 PM

Originally Posted by California 16v

yesterday washed my 78 and went for a drive in it afterwords

Reverse for me, sort of......drove it and THOUGHT about washing it....

VWVortex

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