1988 scirocco project (shortened bumpers too) by JonnyPhenomenon

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so its been a while since Ive updated this. I have a handful of pending projects to complete and a lack of funds to finish them off.

right now I have finished building my megasquirt ECU and the only thing holding me back is the FPR and all of the fittings and hoses to hook it all up. I need about 300$ to complete the job the way I want to.

also, I recently finished rebuilding a 2.0l 9a block. all new bearings and fasteners and gaskets and whatnot, I even turned down my intermediate shaft on the lathe since I had it out. thats waiting to go in as well, but I want to do that after I get the megasquirt in and working, so I can tear it all out and respray the engine bay and clean it up really nice.

next up: since I wasnt 100% satisfied with the color of my redone interior, I have been on the lookout for a complete, somewhat good condition interior to tear apart and redo in all black. the seats that I have are awesome, but the red just isnt a perfect match for the tornado red on the body. it was close enough in some lighting, but too far off in others. I think this interior would look perfect in a silver or black car tho. And so, I got a call from a friend today who hooked me up with a complete set of seats and door cards. they are in decent shape. the vynil is torn in a couple places on the bolsters, but all the foam is good. My intention is to redo these in black and then sell my red interior.... maybe even get enough cash to finish my other projects... 

so I want to say Thanks to Tony for the great hookup today, but I ask you to warn me next time you park your parts car in a poison ivy patch. 

9-3-2008

wow, I am really paying for this interior. the poison ivy is all over my legs and making a big mess.

I should have wore long pants or something. oh well.

I took a couple hits of benedril to stop the itching, and now I am totally dozing off.. 

I got started on the seats. I picked up the heaviest vinyl they had at joannes fabrics, and replaced the drivers side bolsters with it. this stuff is really heavy!

next up, I repaired the lower bolster foam for the drivers side. it was falling apart there and it tore through the middle. I used scraps of vinyl and ultra suede to get the thing to hold together better. I think it will last a long time. I gotta send out a couple peices of fabric to the stitcher to get the scirocco logo embroiderd on them for the seat backs.

come to think of it, should I add the text to the rear seat backs too? 

the drivers side upper seat bolster is prety haggard. does anyone know where they sell liquid foam? the kind that really reselmbles the foam on the bolsters?

Edited for spelling and drowsy typographical sloppiness.