1988 scirocco project (shortened bumpers too) by JonnyPhenomenon

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5-27-2009

the material I used can be picked up at any auto store for about 12.99 for two yards. I used a 3m spray adhesive that actually says on the can that it is good for underhood insulation. the material is about a quarter inch thick, and while it doesnt actually have a "backer", it does have a fuzzy side and a not so fuzzy side. 

if you look closely you can see the thickness.

I tried to light this stuff on fire, and without any accelerants under direct flame frmo a lighter, all it did was smoke and then turn to ash. 

I used it for my rear deck lid too, and hatch floor. works good as long as I dont get any grass on it. (like from a grass ground mat I like to use)

Im going to make a printable pattern and put it online at some point. Ill put marks all around the perimeter so you can print each part out on a regular 8.5x11 printer and reassemble them. 

when I find some free time.... 

5-31-2009

hit a little snag today. been fighting with megasquirt for a while now and finally got it going again. then while Tony and I were out trying to do some fine tuning, she quit on me and left me dead in the water.

thankfully, I have AAA.

the tow guy was really nice. a muscle car enthusiast from the old days. he took extra special care to make sure I didnt scrape getting the rocco on the lift. (it helped that I turned the rocco up 10 turns on the coils before he got there)

knew what the issue was before I even got it home. so with a little wrenching

here is the culprit. 

luckily, I have a couple spare motors lying around

I was able to extract a perfect specimen from one of them.

got it reinstalled, retimed, and restarted in short order. 

DISASTER: Averted

Now, I should mention that this happened as a result of me not properly tightening that big bolt holding that gear in place. when I built this block, I had no way of properly torquing that bolt, and I had planned on doing it when I got the motor in the car and was able to have someone hold the brake for me. that never happened, and I forgot all about it.

when I got the wheel off and started to unbolt that gear, it was actually loose enough to turn by hand. the fact that it lasted as long as it did is simply amazing.

anyway. its fixed now, and I hope that some of my ms issues have been caused by this part so I can get it running better finally.

here is my 7 month old daughter, trying to help in the moral support department. 

I should mention that I havent done compression test on it to check the valves, but I will tomorrow. I did drive it for an hour and a half after getting the new gear in tho, and it ran fine.

it wasnt That ****ty. only had a ****ty part. otherwise it was good.

send me those pics you took with your cell phone. Ill post the good ones on here.

sure was. did a compression check on it today. 165 on all four cyls.

(after 4 pumps)