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16877
Geoff, you are not the only one kicking himself from the Nationals. We changed the front rotors, pads, calipers, bled and bedded the brakes the day before our...
jak_cordeiro
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Nov 1, 2006
3:52 pm
16878
... Woopsie! Yes, I forgot to answer somebody's post a month or two ago, asking, do Keizer's fit over 10.1" rotors? Heck, sometimes they don't fit over 9.4's! ...
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cp1303vw
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Nov 1, 2006
11:34 pm
16879
Hah! I did the same thing the first time I mounted my Keizer's. It was at a divisional though and it hit the strut housing with same results. I always carry...
rich windberg
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Nov 2, 2006
1:00 am
16880
I know this may be cheezy, but just wanted to share my joy that it is finally running. It all started one day when I decided I don't want a dual duty street &...
seadspictures
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Nov 9, 2006
9:46 am
16881
Wow, that brings back memories. I have a number of pictures that look almost identical to yours... Congrats! Mine took 2.5 years before it actually hit the...
Neal Tovsen
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Nov 9, 2006
3:10 pm
16882
it's not as big as it can be tho. Also you need to improve the front spliter. The way it curls up will cause lift, and ya might loose the hat. ... Ted V p.s....
seracetire
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Nov 21, 2006
4:08 am
16883
I just got my copy today. It was all Pat Washburn's idea!! We tried to use the entire allowed 15 sqft, but crosswinds were a BITCH. :) Hey, if you can't drive...
Neal Tovsen
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Nov 21, 2006
4:34 am
16884
BTW, Pat had so much interest in the hats, he's seriously thinking about making a few more for a modest fee, if anyone is interested. Oh, and for the record, I...
Neal Tovsen
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Nov 21, 2006
5:01 am
16885
... Yes. He really doesn't look worried about how they're always after his Lucky Charms, does he? ... CP [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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cp1303vw
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Nov 21, 2006
5:27 am
16886
http://farnorthracing.com/autocross_secrets.html [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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cp1303vw
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Nov 23, 2006
2:03 am
16887
Would you believe fourty percent faster? OH NO! I copied and pasted. DG50, please don't come get me! Forty. Dennis is enthusiastic. As easy as it is to poke...
Iain Mannix
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Nov 23, 2006
1:49 pm
16888
Yeah, those are my thoughts as well. He definitely has done a lot for the sport, but sometimes...well...you read the copyright notice, and the Wikipedia...
Neal Tovsen
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Nov 23, 2006
6:55 pm
16889
... Well, the early Wikipedia page. I checked last night and apparently, other folks begged to differ. It's a shadow of its former self now. CP [Non-text...
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cp1303vw
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Nov 23, 2006
7:26 pm
16890
Ratios: 3.89 F/D, 1st: 3.45, 2nd: 1.75, 3rd: 1.06, 4th: 0.70 I built this two years ago for my autox Scirocco, with new diff and pinion bearings, all shimmed ...
Ron Pieper
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Nov 25, 2006
5:46 pm
16891
While this is not a tranny I could use, as nice as it is (90 vs. 100mm for my 16v's), you mentioned 020 5 speeds. My '91 GLI w/ the 16v needs a new tranny. How...
Shane and Lynn
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Nov 25, 2006
9:11 pm
16892
Shane, I have a nice clean CHE for $325, I went through it and replaced some synchros, reverse gear, slider etc. Bearings were good. Buttt...this is a wide...
Ron Pieper
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Nov 25, 2006
9:31 pm
16893
In a message dated 11/25/2006 4:12:29 PM Eastern Standard Time, heidi33@... writes: While this is not a tranny I could use, as nice as it is (90 vs....
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neonacr02
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Nov 25, 2006
10:22 pm
16894
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180058070503 1980 Scirocco looks very original. My neighborhood association wouldn't approve of...
Kevin Hoff
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Dec 1, 2006
4:10 am
16895
any reason to use electric steer over hydraulic? (other then free-up HP) .. ?...
blowtorchracing
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Dec 14, 2006
6:17 am
16896
With an electric pump you can dial in your assist very simply with a rheostat or other voltage limiting device. For instance, I'm experimenting now with...
Scott F. Williams
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Dec 14, 2006
2:40 pm
16897
... Does it really free up HP? The electric pump draws power from the charging system, which consumes HP... Though on a dedicated autocrosser you could...
David Raistrick
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Dec 14, 2006
3:51 pm
16898
... From his section on FWD: "It's probably worth mentioning that you want as much front weight bias as you can get away with. This will hurt braking, but you...
Kevin Wenzel
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Dec 14, 2006
6:43 pm
16899
Eh. what are we drag racing here? Since when does a car that turns need a front weight bias??? Ah, with that in weight distribution mind, I've got a hybrid car...
Scott F. Williams
scottrally
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Dec 14, 2006
8:11 pm
16900
surely its less weight... you can put the lines closer to the rack. save space.. ... From: blowtorchracing To: vwautox@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, December...
VW FREAK
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Dec 14, 2006
8:37 pm
16901
... It might be lighter with the MR2 pump, but the Subaru XT6 pump I used in the rally car was heavier than a stock VW pump. -- Kevin Wenzel...
Kevin Wenzel
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Dec 14, 2006
9:39 pm
16902
Sounds like a fun ride. Problem is, more than 1/2 of the people on this list won't fit into a pickup. But, I DO!!!!! Where are the keys.... 8) I do not...
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Dec 14, 2006
10:43 pm
16903
I fit rather well driving a VW pickup. I drove one 8plus hours a day delivering VW parts when I existed in NJ. You don't really live in NJ. Tube frame to...
seracetire
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Dec 15, 2006
1:05 am
16904
... Huh? I fit just fine into a VW pickup! The tailgate goes down, right? CP [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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cp1303vw
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Dec 15, 2006
2:51 am
16905
... Wheelbase? CP [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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cp1303vw
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Dec 15, 2006
2:53 am
16906
... P.S. Thought #2: is pickup point for front of leaf spring further forward than the shock tower on G/J? Longer wheelbase, but long spring... then again, ...
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