The Official Scirocco Chit Chat Thread!

[Peter1213]

hi im pedro xD i own a scirocco as well

[punchbug]

hi im pedro xD i own a scirocco as well

Pedro! tell us about your ride.....

[tmechanic]

hi im pedro xD i own a scirocco as well

Welcome to the obsession.

[kerensky]

Hey all, back from vacation and returned to the hell that is Oklahoma in August. :eggfry:

Wish I'd thought to tender some advice on insulation before I left, but it completely slipped what passes for my mind. My favorite choice for the DIY insulator is recycled denim. http://www.bondedlogic.com/

If I was paying someone else, I prefer this material for sprayed-in insulation. Far less toxic than most foams - you can actually eat it without harm - and it doesn't support combustion. It'll burn when flame is applied to it, but it goes out when the flame is removed and doesn't fuel the fire.
http://www.icynene.com/residential?b...rovider=google

[punchbug]

Okay, time to be bored with more pictures! My weekend was about the green car, except for Saturday morning which was about waxing the purple car, but no pictures of her. She stayed inside all weekend. So Friday night as I mentioned, was about thrashing my hubby's MazdaSlowThree. Here are some fom the track:

Staging lanes late in the day:





Cooling turbos in the moonlight:



Yesterday was about 900*C so I went to watch the guys race. There was really no class for me, and Denny was the second slowest car there.



Close up for tberk (always thinking of ya sweetie pie ):



The boy was cobbling together his suspension frm borrowed parts that were "kinda close", only to be rewarded by a bad compression check. I'm guessing he swapped out a piston in the wee hours this morning.



This is a dog of Wrong Season Racing. His name is Martin, for the race track. Can you believe he was a rescue dog? He is the sweetest animal on the face of the planet!



There was a good dose of heavy horsepower there:



Okay, today I was going to take the purple car to show and it was such nice weather out I decided to take something more, umm, weatherproof! (And Klaus needs paint anyway)



And as I had predicted, the wind came up:



And the fun came in off the lake:



I entered the car in "race car", figuring that the "Modified 70s" class was well populated. No clue who won, and it seems that Hemis and mustangs will melt, since they all vanished when the sky opened. Wimps!

[mellbergVWfan]

Scored a set of 15x7 Type A's today. Gonna clean them up and mount some nice summer meaty summer tires it.

[punchbug]

Scored a set of 15x7 Type A's today. Gonna clean them up and mount some nice summer meaty summer tires it.

I approve of this post! (though mine are 14's).

Whatcha doin' for centre caps?

@the metal one from Montreal...that kitty cat is for sale....if'n you want one....

[mellbergVWfan]

I approve of this post! (though mine are 14's).

Whatcha doin' for centre caps?

Probably do without center caps for a while. If I find a set of the logo caps I'll buy them so I have a set but I kinda prefer it without.

[Mtl-Marc]

@the metal one from Montreal...that kitty cat is for sale....if'n you want one....

Thanks, but I have way too much stuff. Good memory though.

OTOH, went for a nice ride saturday to test the new lumpy camshaft. Rode along with a silver mk1 too. A tunnel and two Borlas were also part of the fun.

[punchbug]

Thanks, but I have way too much stuff. Good memory though.

OTOH, went for a nice ride saturday to test the new lumpy camshaft. Rode along with a silver mk1 too. A tunnel and two Borlas were also part of the fun.

Mmmmm, tunnels....any videos with flames shooting from the exhaust?

[fredybender]

OTOH, went for a nice ride saturday to test the new lumpy camshaft. Rode along with a silver mk1 too. A tunnel and two Borlas were also part of the fun.

Sorry Cathy, No cam, and with Marc's new camshaft and headers, flames are just memories, but replaced by "HUMPFFFFF !!!" : The stroker is one not to be messed with

[fredybender]

Edit for my first ever page ownage on this thread: WOOT!

Oh BTW, any plans for Vagkraft?
I have just commited to going; I sold my lapping day of the 18th, to go to Brampton.
(broken crank sensor pulley sensor & bracket from Shannonville on the track car )
I will attend Vagkraft; I am trying to find a double car trailer to bring in both track and street car, but my quest results are telling me I will be coming with only one...

[punchbug]

Sorry Cathy, (snip) The stroker is one not to be messed with

Oh I have no doubt of this. I have seen pictures of the beautiful metal sculpture that splashes around in the oil. Art work that is! I bet your two cars sounded magnificent!

As for Vagkraft....That weekend is a bit of a mess for me this year and I am not sure what I will be doing. I got no resistance to changing the date for Track Day North, and I will post that once it is resolved. So yeah, not sure if I am going or not yet!

[8716vrocco]

Surgery was a success

Got it done last Wednesday. Had to be at the hospital at 6:45 am and was wheeled into surgery at 9am. It was supposed to take about 1½-2 hours but took 2½ because my nerves were scarring over to protect themselves. So he had to pretty much scrape disk material off. Wow was I groggy coming out of that! I was finally coming out of the anesthetic enough by 2pm to be able to eat, couple hours later I got up and did a lap in the hallway. It was tough but felt good to not have intense pain shooting down my leg anymore. The surgeon came to chgeck on me around 9:30pm and we went over some stuff, he watched me walk and let me go home that night.

Recovery will be slow but steady, I already walked 1.9 miles today and I'm getting stronger as every day goes by. I already miss work, so this will be a long 2-3 months! I'm hoping to find some small projects on my car to give me something to accomplish so I don't go insane. Thanks again for the support

[TBerk]

Great news, re: Hospital as bodyshop... Don't forget that Nutrition is key, as is hydration. Get your vitamins and stuff from as many various sources as you can...

And Cathy;

Who Loves ya Baby?...

[vwdaun]

Trying to get the planets to align.... would really like to have a partner in on it though:



BTW, if Jeff doesn't buy it, I will probably have a 172 for sale.

[California 16v]

very nice Navion

BTW, if Jeff doesn't buy it, I will probably have a 172 for sale.

this would be ... I like the Cessna

[vwdaun]

this would be ... I like the Cessna

Hence why Jeff just needs to buy it. I'd still get visitation.

[cholland_]

Anybody recognize this Scirocco-related spot?

[86rocco8v]

would that picture be taken in Montreal?

[TBerk]

That would be 'the Hole in da Wall' of fame and fortune..... right?

[crazyaboutrocs]

Anybody recognize this Scirocco-related spot?

Yes. The first time a Slegato came out of there and the second was at night (the smell of burning crack was in the air) to see a certain "Mary."

[onurB]

(the smell of burning crack was in the air)

Marc on crack?
Or was it his 83...?

[crazyaboutrocs]

A neighbor, or maybe all of them. Probably why Marc doesn't actually live there.

[woody16v]

A neighbor, or maybe all of them. Probably why Marc doesn't actually live there.

but it looks like such a fine upstanding location.

[cholland_]

Back in Toronto. Flying to Victoria tomorrow morning then Vancouver Friday afternoon (on a DHC-3!)

For all you plane nerds... this was sitting at the Toronto Island Airport when I landed this afternoon. A couple hours later, it flew over my head low and slow (and loud and grumpily).


Looks like it's on a tour of the continent: http://www.rimowa-in-the-air.com/northamerica/logbuch/

[cuppie]

Day two of "no internet at home" (due to outside cabling issues - ~30dB SNR on the line = unhappy modem.)
Depression setting in. Posting from phone.
Tech will be here Friday evening (because I can't do Thursday.)

Miss... Internets....

[TBerk]

Cholland: Funny because i just mentioned to my Brother "I wouldn't mind having a DC-3" and his reply was "You want a DC-10".

Cuppie: Same brother; We're moving his base camp and he's also off line. Except for his phone.
Seeing all his routers and stuff in a Milk Crate was.... sobering.

[TBerk]

Cholland: Funny because i just mentioned to my Brother "I wouldn't mind having a DC-3" and his reply was "You want a DC-10"...

Of course what I'd really like would be one of these:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:F7F-3P_Tigercat.jpg
Grumman F7F Tigercat

[crazyaboutrocs]

Back in Toronto. Flying to Victoria tomorrow morning then Vancouver Friday afternoon (on a DHC-3!)

For all you plane nerds... this was sitting at the Toronto Island Airport when I landed this afternoon. A couple hours later, it flew over my head low and slow (and loud and grumpily).


Looks like it's on a tour of the continent: http://www.rimowa-in-the-air.com/northamerica/logbuch/

Great. She was in Maine a little over a month ago and I missed it. I've seen and been in one on static display, but would love to see one running, live.

[fredybender]

Ok, its confirmed I will be heading out to Brampton on the 18th for Vagkraft with both cars!
I will be driving the street car, and I have someone that will trailer in the track Rocco.
I am thinking about registering for the Solo and the burn out competition with the track car... I guess that could be fun.

These guys are what I'm talking about!

[vwdaun]

Trying to get the planets to align.... would really like to have a partner in on it though:



BTW, if Jeff doesn't buy it, I will probably have a 172 for sale.

So it loooooks like Jeff will buy the 172, so she'll stay in the family. The hurdle now is to find a co-owner for the Navion. That's proving a little difficult so far. **sigh**

[OSLer]

Maybe you can help me out on this: Where do i get a really good fitting dashboard cover for a Scirocco Mk2, where should i buy it and where did you buy yours?
Any shop which will ship to Germany?

thx a lot for any help


greets
Lars

[scirocco*joe]

So it loooooks like Jeff will buy the 172, so she'll stay in the family. The hurdle now is to find a co-owner for the Navion. That's proving a little difficult so far. **sigh**

Which Jeff?

[Michael Bee]

There is only 1 Jeff...