The shaved 88 Shitaco

[Nagah]

[magnumleigh]

Haven't seen that one before. Is that pic from UD? I kept seeing roccos in backgrounds of pics but couldn't find pics of the cars themselves. The pulled rear quarters on that car are stop on.

As for the breaks... pretty good. OEM 16V brake setup is a bit bigger and have vented rotors opposed to solid rotors on 8v cars. Also has rear discs from the factory. I replaced the rotors and pads all around and bled them and they seem to work pretty well.

Yeah the pic is from UD 2011 I think. Same idea you appear to be going in the direction of: smooth and clean.

I had the pansy 8v brakes that would be suitable on a bicycle, 16v appear much more robust. Keep up the good work, carry on

[PRO-STAR]

build is looking great so far , keep up the good work

[Steve.]

Always loved your Harli and now I love your Scirocco. That is exactly how I would build a MK2 as well! I can't wait to see how this turns out

[harlerocco]

Found this in a local yard today. Had the weirdest colors everywhere lol. Poor thing.
https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphot...23006222_o.jpg

Looks like it could be related to my Golf. Poor car... but that's how most of them end up now.

aircraft stripper, i wouldnt use anything else. don't buy the aerosol, not nearly as abrasive as the brush on stuff.

I thought that's what I was buying at Walmart earlier but I guess I didn't look at the can hard enough. I've used aircraft stripper before with good results but I wasn't sure if there was any certain brand to get.

Started on the 180 grit. Drop lips suck to sand on.

[w201e34]

Any recommendations on effective brush-on paint strippers that can be bought at local stores?

aircraft stripper, i wouldnt use anything else. don't buy the aerosol, not nearly as abrasive as the brush on stuff.

[Tubaman]

Found this in a local yard today. Had the weirdest colors everywhere lol. Poor thing.
https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphot...23006222_o.jpg

[harlerocco]

Tried to strip the clear off the lips using some Klean Strip paint stripper I found at wal mart. Shit is terrible, so threw away $20 there

Any recommendations on effective brush-on paint strippers that can be bought at local stores?

Also just tracked down some 1.5" lips for the rears. Thinking about doing 7 & 7.5" stagger w/ 165/45 Federals.

[harlerocco]

Yeah that black number is quite nice. Here's the one I'm on about, won't clog up your thread with the photo so clicky:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/zebphoto/3339141001/


I like your tail lights, they look so much better smooth and help bring the rear end more up to date. I never thought to do that. How are your brakes? That was my biggest gripe

Haven't seen that one before. Is that pic from UD? I kept seeing roccos in backgrounds of pics but couldn't find pics of the cars themselves. The pulled rear quarters on that car are stop on.

As for the brakes... pretty good. OEM 16V brake setup is a bit bigger and have vented rotors opposed to solid rotors on 8v cars. Also has rear discs from the factory. I replaced the rotors and pads all around and bled them and they seem to work pretty well.

[magnumleigh]

Yeah that black number is quite nice. Here's the one I'm on about, won't clog up your thread with the photo so clicky:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/zebphoto/3339141001/


I like your tail lights, they look so much better smooth and help bring the rear end more up to date. I never thought to do that. How are your brakes? That was my biggest gripe

[harlerocco]

Thanks for the comments everyone. I've lost steam on this project many times over the years but I'm glad I never gave up on it.

Well done with the scirocco man, they're a hard car to love. I had one and sold it on rather than try to get into what you're at - you've good stating power to keep with it this long. Or maybe you're just stubborn! There's a really nice MKII in England, it's grey and has the wing gone from the boot lid - might be good inspiration for you. Lovin' what you've done so far, smoothing defo helps

I think I'm just stubborn with this one... definitely hard to love these but once it started to progress it wasn't nearly as difficult.

I may have seen that gray one you're referring to. There's only a few cars that have been inspiring to me, everything else is either stock or stuck in the 90's.

This car is my main inspiration ever since I saw it in '08. 16V supercharged with shaved body kit, shaved hatch, shaved tail lights, smoothed bumpers, etc etc. It has the look I'm going for but I plan on lowering mine a bit more and running 15's (plus my car will be red).





Has my old Compomotive TH Mono's in these pics. I traded him for some BCW Powertechs (15x8 & 9) which I regret getting rid of. However if I still had them I'd be one step closer to having an identical car

About to go strip the 1" lips from the RS's and get to polishing. Also ordered some of this stuff last night (for the 001 centers):



On sale... heard it works pretty well... too poor for powdercoating... etc etc. Seems like a pretty good option and I know Eastwood makes quality stuff.

[AustJ]

Great work so far! cant wait to see this thing when its done!

[magnumleigh]

Well done with the scirocco man, they're a hard car to love. I had one and sold it on rather than try to get into what you're at - you've good stating power to keep with it this long. Or maybe you're just stubborn! There's a really nice MKII in England, it's grey and has the wing gone from the boot lid - might be good inspiration for you. Lovin' what you've done so far, smoothing defo helps

[Tubaman]

Heck yes! I'm loving both of your vws.

[Queef|Chief]

This is gonna be cool as shit! And I'm super jealous of the Harli, Ive seen you cruising around Louisville a time or two