Been a good long while since I've posted.  Here's a little update to a car that makes it's appearence every year a BAP.


Here she is back when I bought her on 00'



BAP6


Recent


Still have a few more things planned.  Might be able to finish them in time for BAP8.  Even if the car isn't ready, I'm at least making it to the show.

Mod List:

ATE Power Disk front rotors
Euro Spec Headlights
Euro Spec Smoked Turn signals
H&R Sport Springs w/Boge shocks & struts
55% Short shift kit
Poly rear control arm bushings
Konig Rated-R 16" rims


Improvement List:

Wired a relay system for the headlights
Converted stock ground wire to 02 guage
Converted all seats to factory leather (had cloth before)
Much buffing/polishing/waxing of the stock paint (a dying cause but I try anyway)


Thats all the major things.  I've been very lucky that I haven't had to do any seriously invasive work to her.  Untill now.  Over this winter she's getting a few goodies which will include a new motor, Euro Spec bumpers (shaves about 50lbs off the car) and some better shocks and struts.

Major goal is to have it turbo'd & repainted by spring 2007.  I'm just hoping I can get enough things done to get it to BAP this spring so that it doesn't have to miss a year.

Thanks for the kind words.  The timing belts are a real sore spot thats for sure.  I've replaced mine twice just to be on the safe side as the last thing I want is 8 bent valves.

I've seen some VR swaps into rocco's and man is it sweet.  I thought about it myself but after seeing a few, it noticed that to do any engine work at all, you had to drop the motor basicly.  I like having fun when I work on a car, but not that much fun.

As for the engine in the rear comment, while it's not exactly what you mean, check out http://www.durocco.com

Owners name is Anson and he's about as crazy as it gets.  Not the greatest fab-job, but it works and he has a blast with it.

I think it's in the wolfsburg museam.  Along with two twin-engine scirocco's that were built.  A dual 8v and a dual 16v.   It's amazing that VAG not only thought about that sort of thing, but they actually built them.

Best of all on the Durocco project.  Anson did the project for $1,800.00  Thats less then what it's going to cost me to re-do the pans & interior in my Ghia. :?

Oh well.  Can't have it all I guess.