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Originally Posted by ckelly78z
What is part availability for that car ? Does it have a supportive online forum like this one ?
Very cool car, and a throwback to my youth.
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Parts are not a problem, unless you mean obscure trim items. They sold about eleventy billion of these worldwide, when you count Rabbits and Jettas, etc. Mk1 Sciroccos are extremely rare on the road, though, can't remember when I've seen one in the wild.
I'm hoping that the turbo and associated parts are all good, though.
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Originally Posted by pavulon
Awesome! Can it be converted to euro bumpers?
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No idea, I've never seen a photo of one with small bumpers. It would be nice, I guess but the bumpers don't bother me. They are just part of the car and era.
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Originally Posted by ZOO
The decal is terrific. Don't take it off . . .
I wouldn't spray it myself. Just get it running and enjoy it. Is it the 1.8?
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That decal is a major part of the appeal and story behind the car for me. This car was bought new in 1980 by a very young but very meticulous Japanese American guy who wound up attending Art Center in Pasadena. That was his parking sticker and it is mint because the car has always been parked in the shade and was covered the last 20 years. He also put an amazingly high-end stereo in the car that I still need to catalogue as far as what the components are. I've only taken a quick glance at that. Also BBS rims and wider tires and oh...a Calloway turbo that was a popular aftermarket kit for these cars back in the day.
Unfortunately, the car needs to be resprayed. There are a lot of bad chips and scratches from storage plus it was resprayed when almost new to change the color slightly(?)...I'm going to put it to factory correct. I like original paint as much as anyone but this car doesn't have it in the first place.
Thanks for all the comments! I'll definitely update this thread as I get it running. Bad fuel in tank is the probably the biggest immediate challenge.