Granite's 1982 Scirocco Update Thread

[Granitethewolf]

This thread is a continuation of:
http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=4510889

Well its official, I am back into a Scirocco. I just got back from purchasing the car and tomorrow it looks like my dad is towing me home if he keeps his word- was supposed to be today but plans changed for him
Price: $100
Mileage: 154742 Miles
Engine: 1.7L

Here are a few photos:

I'm very happy with its body condition, for such an old Wisconsin car the rust is very minimal- the underbody has almost nothing for rust haha! I just hope I can get it running, I'm sure I can with good help from you guys!

[California 16v]

glad you decided to save this scirocco

[Rocc__On]

Quote, originally posted by California 16v »

glad you decided to save this scirocco

x2..
and with a blue interior in good condition...very rare....nice find...

and you know what?,I have a soft spot for white raised lettering on tires...even tho' there probably shot....I like them....would be refreshing to see someone put the letterring white-side out....
how old school can you get?

[Granitethewolf]

Quote, originally posted by Rocc__On »

x2.. and with a blue interior in good condition...very rare....nice find... and you know what?,I have a soft spot for white raised lettering on tires...even tho' there probably shot....I like them....would be refreshing to see someone put the letterring white-side out.... how old school can you get?

Thanks, I wasn't too sure on the blue interior because im used to the black interior of my old 84, but after looking at it a bit more it has grown on me. I'm excited to see what the interior will look like after a good cleaning!

As far as the tires yea the white lettering does look very oldschool facing outward.... but the tires on the car are shot, I had to pump up the 2 on the passenger side today by hand- hopefully they will still have air in them when my dad tows me home tomorrow in it lol.

I'm not really worried about anything I have to spend $ on the car other then what it takes to get it running, that is my first priority. After its up and going I hope to find a good set of rims, Id like to also get a G60 valve cover for it (I believe they fit on most of the 8v engines right??)


Modified by Granitethewolf at 11:02 PM 8-10-2009

[Rocc__On]

'82's are a good find all around...in this condition...very nice...
I believe the G cover will fit but we'll let other's answer that one as I've never swapped myself so I truely can't say...if your going to be going over the car changing out the fluids and gaskets anyway....why not.....not on this kids list of priorities but to each they're own...if it gives you inspiration then it's a good starting point.....

Congrat's on a great find...

[Granitethewolf]

Just a small update, today I just replaced the old battery with a new one and played around with the car a bit more as well as got a few more pictures.
I'm a bit mad to find out that the radio harness is butchered but oh well... Also for the life of me I could NOT hear the fuel pump running! I cranked on it a bit and I can smell the stale gas odor from somewhere.... I dunno where though. I'm guessing you can change the fuel pump from underneath the passenger seat in the rear? I looked under it and I saw a circular plate that looks like an access cover to the fuel pump!

Anyway heres some more pics:

Engine- Pretty clean for 152K miles if you dont pay any attention to the cobwebs on it lol.



Rear hatch shots:

And a rough shot of the under body, quite clean ^^

[Nataku]

Awesome! Nice to see another upper mid-west member come aboard! Do keep us updated.

[DrugsMakeMeCool]

That thing looks sweet

[VWtrend]

Nice Score!!! Love that interior Color.

[G-rocco]

Quote, originally posted by german old school »

Nice Score!!! Love that interior Color.

X 2. And that great looking 2 piece rear parcel shelf!

[Granitethewolf]

Thanks guys, I hope to have her cleaned up and running soon, all depending on my free time and money of course haha

[Iroczgirl]

Nice! I love the interior and the 2 piece parcel shelf!!!!

[California 16v]

Quote, originally posted by Iroczgirl »

Nice! I love the interior and the 2 piece parcel shelf!!!!

the first mk2 scirocco I drove was an 82 in Cosmos Metallic LK5Y with the same blue interior

[africanwind]

nice looking 1982 - I have the exact same car, bought in Apr of '08 from the original owner in Long Beach, CA.

if you entertain switching your interior ... I'd be interested in your door cards (front) sadly, your dash looks about like mine No no Cracky Wacky

[Patter$on]

"Update" When replacing Injector seals, pay special attention to the valve. Everything was going as well as could be expected, (i.e. slow and agonizing) but I get to #4, finally decide to pull the valve cover, scratched my really cool hammertone paint, get #4 out, and wouldn't you know it. Stuck Wide friggin open. As mad as I get with CIS a seemingly simple answer. I'm hoping a replacement takes care of it. the lousy idle, running full rich, super horrible gas mileage. I suppose it could be worse. My hats off the Bosch for being able to fire all that crap off. I think a G60 Valve cover or something cool is in order.

[Granitethewolf]

Quote, originally posted by IM16Vlvn »

When replacing Injector seals, pay special attention to the valve.

What do you mean by valve, you mean what atomizes the fuel at the tip of the injector?

Anyway, well, I'm back online! Got everything moved in and today the internet/phone is back up!

Not much good news....one of my brake lines blew on my DD Mercury Sable after I let a room mate use it who is a bit rough on brakes....dammit Now tomorrow morning I gotta limp that to a shop to get fixed...

Only updates I got is my spark plug wires came in for the rocco and I also picked up a universal oil pressure gauge- I hope it will work lol.

[Granitethewolf]

Well, all this worrying about oil pressure ive been doing has been nothing but a waste of time, I hooked up my universal oil pressure gauge and everything appears to be right!
Cold PSI- ~85 +/-5, maxes out my pressure gauge at 100psi when revved
Warm PSI- ~35ish-50psi, and when revved over 3Kish it will max out my 100psi gauge.

A little video proof, the engine wasn't fully warmed up at the time but it was a little warm.

My only question remaining about this oil pressure warning system issue is there any way to fix it?? Or does anyone know at the very least where the oil buzzer is located so I can cut the noizy thing off? The blinking oil light doesn't bother me.

I didnt get a chance to put in my new spark plug wires but ill do that tomorrow, oh and I also ordered my new fuel injector insulators today!

I also drove my DD mercury sable around the block with its blown brake line, oddly once i get past all the air to a certain point it still is able to stop the car decently if i go slow, it must have some kind of sealed off brake line or something, hell if I know its a ford lol.

[xenergy_one]

Quote, originally posted by Granitethewolf »

Well, all this worrying about oil pressure ive been doing has been nothing but a waste of time, I hooked up my universal oil pressure gauge and everything appears to be right! Cold PSI- ~85 +/-5, maxes out my pressure gauge at 100psi when revved Warm PSI- ~35ish-50psi, and when revved over 3Kish it will max out my 100psi gauge.

I think 100psi is normal when cold. At least you have the peace of mind knowing your pressure is good. I need to get a gauge for both my cars.

[Granitethewolf]

Its worth the ~$20 investment for a oil pressure gauge even if your not going to actually install it in the car- I just used mine to check my cold & warm pressure then I put my oil pressure sender switch back on.

Now all i want to do is to get rid of that damn annoying buzzer that goes on with the oil light, does anyone know how to do it?

[Patter$on]

Quote, originally posted by Granitethewolf »

What do you mean by valve, you mean what atomizes the fuel at the tip of the injector?

Yep. Be careful not to pull the shroud off the end. It'll go back in w/o them but it's not a very tight fit at the end. When I pulled mine two of the tips came off. Even with the injector puller it still ended up being quite a violent procedure. Check for grease, gunk oil what not. I soaked mine in some Sea Foam over night asa CYA measure.

[chemicalbro13]

hey im junking an 82 with a bunch of new parts so if you need anything send me a pm....most stuff cheap or free

[Granitethewolf]

Quote, originally posted by chemicalbro13 »

hey im junking an 82 with a bunch of new parts so if you need anything send me a pm....most stuff cheap or free

I wouldn't mind having a spare ecu, otherwise the only other things I could use are some extra good spraying fuel injectors.

Arg, drove the scirocco to work today, and on the way home I feel bad- I dunno how the hell i missed 3rd 3 times all at once, grinded twice and went into 1st once. Was perfectly fine the rest of the drive. Guess I wasn't paying attention and was just pushing a bit to the left while shifting up

On a good note I got my new hatch struts in today

[xenergy_one]

Quote, originally posted by Granitethewolf »

Arg, drove the scirocco to work today, and on the way home I feel bad- I dunno how the hell i missed 3rd 3 times all at once, grinded twice and went into 1st once.

Unless it's been done, your shift linkage could probably stand to be refreshed. It's very easy and cheap.

[Granitethewolf]

Quote, originally posted by xenergy_one »

Unless it's been done, your shift linkage could probably stand to be refreshed. It's very easy and cheap.

The guy I bought it from said some (not all) of the shift linkage has been replaced already. The suspension has been completely rebuilt too

Well I swapped in the new hatch lid struts, its so nice not to have to hold that open any more XD. I also bought a nice big bottle of Dawn dish soap to wash the crud off the car as best as I can before I buy a buffer to buff the dirt out and polish.

EDIT- I also need to ask before I forget- On the injector insulators when i put the new ones in is there any type of sealant (such as Loctite) I need to put on the threads of the plastic insulators before I screw them in?


Modified by Granitethewolf at 8:46 PM 9-8-2009

[xenergy_one]

Quote, originally posted by Granitethewolf »

EDIT- I also need to ask before I forget- On the injector insulators when i put the new ones in is there any type of sealant (such as Loctite) I need to put on the threads of the plastic insulators before I screw them in? Modified by Granitethewolf at 8:46 PM 9-8-2009

They don't need any sealant.

[vwdaun]

Quote, originally posted by chemicalbro13 »

hey im junking an 82 with a bunch of new parts so if you need anything send me a pm....most stuff cheap or free

I would recommend picking up the instrument cluster as a spare.

[Granitethewolf]

Well today I drove the scirocco a lot, I drove it to work and back and i also drove it for a 30 minute round trip on the highway up north to my parent's place and it made it okay

Today my injector insulators came in and while at my parents house I washed the car using dawn dish soap- Worked pretty well!

Next up is to put in the new injector insulators and injector seals.

[xenergy_one]

Looks like $100 worth of Scirocco to me.

[Granitethewolf]

Quote, originally posted by xenergy_one »

Looks like $100 worth of Scirocco to me.

Sure is

Today I put in $10 worth of Premium octane fuel in and it seems actually to help the car run slightly better, and I also put 2 new pioneer 4x6 speakers in the hatch....sounds MUCH better, not much more bass at all tho lol.

Today I drove the car again on a 30 min highway trip to my parents place like yesterday and back- no problems as far as it being reliable for me just need to get it running good

[A1peopleS2wagons]

Looks like $100 worth of Scirocco to me.

You stole it.That is a way cleaner than my $300 82.

[Nataku]

[Rocc__On]

have I told you today,how much I like your car?

[Granitethewolf]

Quote, originally posted by Rocc__On »

have I told you today,how much I like your car?

Now your have! Thanks

God im so bored....bored enough that I took some Purple Power and cleaned the whole underside of the hood and also cleaned some random engine parts

I also discovered a sticker on the gas cap cover that says Oktan min. 91 ROZ/RON! Im guessing that means a minimum octane rating of 91? Ive been feeding the rocco nothing but Premium (91 Octane) fuel since ive had her.

[Rocc__On]

Quote, originally posted by Granitethewolf »

God im so bored....bored enough that I took some Purple Power and cleaned the whole underside of the hood and also cleaned some random engine parts I also discovered a sticker on the gas cap cover that says Oktan min. 91 ROZ/RON! Im guessing that means a minimum octane rating of 91? Ive been feeding the rocco nothing but Premium (91 Octane) fuel since ive had her.

Usually the 16V's run on a higher octane.....we'll have to call in the experts on that one.....it is just a recommendation tho' by the sticker.

and you are welcome...I like your car and the effort you are putting into reviving this car...your giving this kid inspiration...it's so tough somedays with owning a house and all...

[vwdaun]

Quote, originally posted by Rocc__On »

Usually the 16V's run on a higher octane.....we'll have to call in the experts on that one.....it is just a recommendation tho' by the sticker.

There are two different methods of computing Octane... RON 91 = the U.S. pump 87.