Rocco is coming back together....

[SavageRocco]

Well, it has been a few years since my rocco got clobbered by a lady pulling out in front of me. Insurance totalled it out, but I found a reasonably straight body down in Vegas and brought it back. Totally stripped my old body out and have been plugging away at putting the car back together. Hopefully it will make it out to the drag strip this year.



old body



new body

[Vamped]

[syncrogti]

I see coil on plug, cable shift trans, short runner 16v, serpentine belt, custom trans mount. What else is going on there? Specs on the motor?

[SavageRocco]

yeah, there's some stuff going on in there.

The motor.... 2.0 ABA JE forged 9A pistons, ARP head studs, rod bolts AST valve springs and retainers. Lightweight flywheel, 6 puck ceramic clutch, 02A with peloquin. Eurovan clutch cable conversion. URST short runner intake, 850cc Deka injectors. Megasquirt 2 fully sequential spark and injection. Audi v8 FSI coils.
H&R lowering springs, Bilstein Sports in front and Koni adjustables in the rear. I had a 57 trim T3/T4 but I am thinking a gt35 will go back in. I have the old style EIP cast tubular manifold with external wastegate

It was a fun car. I have had this thing since 91 with 35k on the clock. I can't wait to get her back on the road.

I am trying to decide what color to paint it again.. Black, toronado red or maybe a nice yellow... what to do...

[inkwerks]

hey is that the one we sold you a few years back ?

[syncrogti]

What times have you posted with it? What do you think/know it makes HP-wise?

[SavageRocco]

hey is that the one we sold you a few years back ?

Yep, it sure is. Took me a while to get to it, but the time has come.

[SavageRocco]

What times have you posted with it? What do you think/know it makes HP-wise?

When I had this car running before, which means it was on a haltec and not really tuned in, it ran a 13.2, this was basically right off the street, street tires and a/c.... I am hoping for a much better time that go around. The motor was fully rebuilt after it dropped an exhaust valve, thrown back into the car with a megasquirt, new harness and a decent tune, but a lady blowing a stop sign brought the whole project to a screaching halt. I didn't even get two weeks or even a thousand miles from getting it started till mayhem...

[SavageRocco]

finnally got my laptop loaded so I could pull photobucket back up, so here are a few internal pics.
















I got one of these too, that I might throw in if I get bored....

[SavageRocco]

intercooler

[inkwerks]

Yep, it sure is. Took me a while to get to it, but the time has come.

glad to see it coming together

[salteatervw]

This vehicle's power scares the **** out of me.

[kratom]

I loved seeing this thing when it used to run at rmr.

[SavageRocco]

Now I just need to figure out what color to paint it. Go back to the toranado red, paint it black, or maybe a nice yellow, or some crazy green. decisions, decisions.....

[syncrogti]

Please not yellow.

[SavageRocco]

I have never seen a yellow scirocco, it would have to be the right shade yellow, but I dont know which way to go yet.

[salteatervw]

S4 yellow. Or keep it T-Red.

[SavageRocco]

could always go fahrenheit orange......

[salteatervw]

could always go fahrenheit orange......

WIN.

[SavageRocco]

It looks like Imola yellow is going to win..... I already have the toranado red audi sedan, and black is too much brain damage.... I think Imola yellow is going to work for me.

[kda33]

NO!!!! thats the color I am going to paint my car.


Okay after considering the actual yellow of your picking, even though it would be kick a$$ I'll let you keep it.

I'll go with something off the wall like blurple or something

[President Lincoln]

Can't go wrong with Imola. Imo, its the only yellow. Of course I may be biased.

[beyondkustom]

Can't go wrong with Imola. Imo, its the only yellow. Of course I may be biased.

x100.

[Kaveman]

black is good... but.. yellow would be killer. maybe with some flat black somewheres??

[PoweredByAcura]

black is good... but.. yellow would be killer. maybe with some flat black somewheres??

.....like this?



That would be pretty "killer". Get it? killer bee?

[Vamped]

hey is that the one we sold you a few years back ?

So thats my old black rocco?

[inkwerks]

So thats my old black rocco?

yep

[Kaveman]

.....like this?



That would be pretty "killer". Get it? killer bee?

Haha!! Killer! I totally get it. and yes. that could turn out to bee quite hot... get it?? Bee quite hot?!

[syncrogti]

the puns =

[SavageRocco]

So thats my old black rocco?

Yep, it is finally making it back to the world. I think it'll be a very nice rocco.... wanna buy it back after I am done?

[Vamped]

Yep, it is finally making it back to the world. I think it'll be a very nice rocco.... wanna buy it back after I am done?

Im sure it will be nice!

No more rocco's for me unless its white or red, besides everything from my last red 16v rocco is going into an 83 GTi.

[Kemer1]

I thought that shell looked familiar. I almost bought it back in 07 or 08...can't remember but in any case I'm glad it went to someone like yourself. You're certainly going to bring that thing back to a level I would have never been able to. Good work sir...and another vote for Imola from me.

[vento86]

This thread is full of win.. mk1 aba/16vT? And dragging it? Love it!

[SavageRocco]

Well,
Chassis is going to the paint shop in the next week or so, should be back with a nice new coat of yellow, either Imola or something close to it...

[SavageRocco]

Scored some Euro bumpers and valance panels. Car is at the paint shop getting some loving. Can't wait to have this car back on the streets.