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| scott_in_nh |
 Mar 18 2015, 09:40 AM
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Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 808 Joined: 10-December 10 From: Hampton, NH Member No.: 12,471 Region Association: North East States  |
here's mine - miss it.
The kids called it "Bullseye" because we would get pulled over all the time. Attached thumbnail(s)  Attached image(s) 
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| Ferg |
Mar 18 2015, 03:31 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,948 Joined: 8-January 03 From: Boulder CO Member No.: 116 Region Association: None 
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| KELTY360 |
Mar 18 2015, 06:55 PM
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914 Neferati Group: Members Posts: 5,081 Joined: 31-December 05 From: Pt. Townsend, WA Member No.: 5,344 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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QUOTE(Ferg @ Mar 18 2015, 01:31 PM)  Damn you Ferg!.....I'm looking at it tonight. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif) |
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| KELTY360 |
Mar 18 2015, 07:31 PM
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914 Neferati Group: Members Posts: 5,081 Joined: 31-December 05 From: Pt. Townsend, WA Member No.: 5,344 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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QUOTE(KELTY360 @ Mar 18 2015, 04:55 PM) QUOTE(Ferg @ Mar 18 2015, 01:31 PM) Damn you Ferg!.....I'm looking at it tonight. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif) Any glaring weak areas to look for on these? It's supposed to be a very original '81. |
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| Johny Blackstain |
Mar 18 2015, 07:40 PM
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Walnut Elite Stratocaster player Group: Members Posts: 3,434 Joined: 5-December 06 From: The Shenandoah River Member No.: 7,318 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region
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QUOTE(KELTY360 @ Mar 18 2015, 09:31 PM) QUOTE(KELTY360 @ Mar 18 2015, 04:55 PM) QUOTE(Ferg @ Mar 18 2015, 01:31 PM) Damn you Ferg!.....I'm looking at it tonight. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif) Any glaring weak areas to look for on these? It's supposed to be a very original '81. Not really a rust bucket like the teener, but they had their mechanical issues. Probably a 1.8 8v w/ hydro lifters, CIS injection & a 5 speed. Water pumps go bad if it sits too long. Rubber & plastic bushings in the shift linkage wear out, small drum brakes in the back that had leaky cylinders, 90mm CV joints wear out (they later changed to beefier 100mm). Might have electrical issues too- alternators wear out & need new carbon contacts, they kept adding accessories & the wiring suffered for it, AC weighs a ton as well. |
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| malcolm2 |
Mar 20 2015, 07:49 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,747 Joined: 31-May 11 From: Nashville Member No.: 13,139 Region Association: South East States
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QUOTE(Johny Blackstain @ Mar 18 2015, 08:40 PM) QUOTE(KELTY360 @ Mar 18 2015, 09:31 PM) QUOTE(KELTY360 @ Mar 18 2015, 04:55 PM) QUOTE(Ferg @ Mar 18 2015, 01:31 PM) Damn you Ferg!.....I'm looking at it tonight. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif) Any glaring weak areas to look for on these? It's supposed to be a very original '81. Not really a rust bucket like the teener, but they had their mechanical issues. Probably a 1.8 8v w/ hydro lifters, CIS injection & a 5 speed. Water pumps go bad if it sits too long. Rubber & plastic bushings in the shift linkage wear out, small drum brakes in the back that had leaky cylinders, 90mm CV joints wear out (they later changed to beefier 100mm). Might have electrical issues too- alternators wear out & need new carbon contacts, they kept adding accessories & the wiring suffered for it, AC weighs a ton as well. I will add the normal FI issues, like vacuum leaks. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/barf.gif) CIS is mechanical, no electrics making the squirt. The Fuel Distributor is very delicate. The inside that is, so change the fuel filter regularly. The injectors are a bitch to get out and mine have 2 o-rings. The small one gets left off sometimes. If it is like my 85 VW Cabriolet, it has 2 fuel pumps. 1 in the tank is cooled by the fuel so don't run too low. I got started on Forums at the Yahoo Cabriolet forum. They have a couple guys that are absolutely awesome. https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/vw_cabriolets/info Activity has slowed to nothing, but those guys still monitor it. Cabriolet and Scirocco are basically the same. Get a Bentley manual. BTW: I am in the "always wanted one" group too. |
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scott_in_nh Did somebody say "Scirocco"? Mar 18 2015, 09:40 AM
John Jentz I had a '75. Thirteen hundred CC's, 75 HP ... Mar 18 2015, 09:48 AM Vacca Rabite That poor rear bumper. The crash bumper made it l... Mar 18 2015, 09:48 AM scott_in_nh I wanted Euro bumpers, hell - Euro everything, but... Mar 18 2015, 09:52 AM KELTY360 When I had my first 914 in '73, my brother tra... Mar 18 2015, 10:00 AM Java2570 I had a 1978 Scirocco but unfortunately don't ... Mar 18 2015, 10:04 AM Johny Blackstain I still have my 75 :D Started to restomod it ... Mar 18 2015, 10:06 AM r_towle loved the older boxy ones but came really close to... Mar 18 2015, 10:11 AM
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loved the older boxy ones but came really close t... Mar 18 2015, 11:04 AM gfg3 Wow, does this bring back memories! My Sciroc... Mar 18 2015, 12:18 PM tumamilhem
loved the older boxy ones but came really close ... Mar 18 2015, 04:20 PM Johny Blackstain I drove mine coast to coast 10 times, so I became ... Mar 18 2015, 10:24 AM balljoint I've never owned one but I've always been ... Mar 18 2015, 12:21 PM Johny Blackstain I've owned 4- my 75 which I still have, a 78 ... Mar 18 2015, 12:57 PM tumamilhem
I've owned 4- my 75 which I still have, a 78 ... Mar 18 2015, 04:24 PM Johny Blackstain
87 16V, baby! Dude, we share LEs and Roccos... Mar 18 2015, 05:43 PM tumamilhem
87 16V, baby! Dude, we share LEs and Roccos... Mar 18 2015, 05:50 PM falcor75 http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/matsg... Mar 18 2015, 01:25 PM scott_in_nh
http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/mats... Mar 18 2015, 01:50 PM tumamilhem
http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/mats... Mar 18 2015, 04:27 PM bakerj Back in college I was shopping for a used car. A u... Mar 18 2015, 01:47 PM Steve Pratel Always loved and wanted one of those.
I did have ... Mar 18 2015, 02:20 PM Chris H. Another VW I ALWAYS WANTED!!! Love bo... Mar 18 2015, 02:43 PM KELTY360 This thread has struck a pleasure nerve, but.....W... Mar 18 2015, 03:18 PM Chris H.
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[quote name='Ferg' post='2162091' date='Mar 18 20... Mar 18 2015, 10:32 PM KELTY360
[quote name='Ferg' post='2162091' date='Mar 18 2... Mar 19 2015, 11:28 PM tumamilhem It's not a Porsche, it's a Volkswagen... Mar 18 2015, 03:58 PM tumamilhem
It's not a Porsche, it's a Volkswagen... Mar 25 2015, 11:06 PM tumamilhem RE: Did somebody say "Scirocco"? Mar 18 2015, 03:58 PM rgolia When I married my wife in 1980 she had a 76 dark b... Mar 18 2015, 04:08 PM 914Next Very nice Tommy! Love it. Mar 18 2015, 04:16 PM tumamilhem
Very nice Tommy! Love it.
Thanks, pal! ... Mar 18 2015, 04:21 PM Beeliner When I was engaged, I taught my future wife how to... Mar 18 2015, 05:29 PM bigkensteele I don't think that I have any pictures of my b... Mar 18 2015, 06:11 PM Johny Blackstain 2015 VW Scirocco... :barf: too round. Mar 18 2015, 06:19 PM Larmo63 My first brand new car was a '84 GTI. I found ... Mar 18 2015, 07:22 PM tumamilhem ^ My brother in law would agree Larmo63. Oingo Boi... Mar 18 2015, 07:29 PM Steve Pratel
^ My brother in law would agree Larmo63. Oingo Bo... Mar 18 2015, 07:48 PM Johny Blackstain I too spent way too much money @ Neuspeed & st... Mar 18 2015, 07:30 PM oldschool Look what's on the side of my first 914.... Mar 18 2015, 08:07 PM JRust I had an 83 when I got married in 93. Bought it fo... Mar 18 2015, 08:34 PM poorsche914 I bought a '90 G60 Corrado new :)
White with ... Mar 18 2015, 08:57 PM tumamilhem
I had an 83 when I got married in 93. Bought it f... Mar 18 2015, 09:31 PM JRust
An 87 16V? :shades2:
Duh! The real question... Mar 18 2015, 09:46 PM BuddyV AAAh, the Scirroco.....
I wanted one so badly wh... Mar 18 2015, 08:55 PM Larmo63 I liked the plain "golf ball" shift leve... Mar 18 2015, 10:41 PM rdauenhauer 86 Isuzu Impulse Turbo....
:shades2: Just say... Mar 19 2015, 08:03 AM OU8AVW My older brother had an '84 back in 87. It was... Mar 19 2015, 08:35 AM tumamilhem
My older brother had an '84 back in 87. It wa... Mar 19 2015, 06:58 PM rangrbob Here is a couple pictures of mine when it was feat... Mar 19 2015, 08:55 AM Scott S The Scirocco was my dream car in high school. Fina... Mar 19 2015, 02:37 PM Unobtanium-inc First car, an 82, one wiper. It was a lot of fun. Mar 19 2015, 08:54 PM beech4rd My 1978 Scirocco. The picture was taken in 1999. ... Mar 19 2015, 09:05 PM RobW Awesome cars. The Scirocco was on my dream list. T... Mar 20 2015, 04:49 AM falcor75 VWvortex Scirocco Mk1/Mk2 forum is awsome and full... Mar 20 2015, 12:50 PM rhcb914 All I can say is Durocco! I had an 85 back in... Mar 21 2015, 08:22 AM bzettner I bought my first NEW Scirocco S in 1980 @ 18, ... Mar 21 2015, 10:09 PM porbmw Bought a 76, new, for 6K. Was a blast to drive, ... Mar 23 2015, 11:08 AM steuspeed Still have mine after 20yrs. 81 MKI shaved and spr... Mar 25 2015, 03:27 PM KELTY360
Still have mine after 20yrs. 81 MKI shaved and sp... Mar 25 2015, 04:25 PM |
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