Scirocco Sillyness with a midmounted motor

**el_foolio** · 01-12-2005, 12:01 AM

i do love the orange mk1 mid-mount VR6, rear wheel drive converted, best from the uk, i still have those videos, aaaace!!!

Golfwise · 01-12-2005, 08:17 AM

I've got a damaged R 32 which will be used for a project sometime but being a traditionalist I won't be midmounting the motor in anything.
If I liked rear wheel drive I'd be into Skylines or Crappydores or something like that.
FWD revolutionised modern motoring and my hot hatch wouldn't be that with the back floor full of engine.
I like mk3s so I guess thats where it will end up (300 hp with a chip)(I like all modern VWs 76 on)
A current model Polo sounds good as well ?Sorry I hope I'm not hijacking anyones storyline here.

**el_foolio** · 01-12-2005, 10:25 AM

i agree, im not really a RWD man, i love my little FWD hatch

wow, that sounds pretty insane, cant wait to see where that R32 ends up!
Viva La FWD!!!!

**aprr32** · 01-12-2005, 06:48 PM

Some of my cars are front drivers and some are rear drivers and one is all four.Each has its good and bad points. Mid mounted is the best as I have learnt with the 914 but its air cooled, so a mid mounted water cooled VW has to be the best.Any how I have to finish the beetle cab, fit the 2.2 911 engine in the Ghia cab for my wife and take the poor 4 speed out of the caddy and fit the Golf4 GTI box and a KO4 that is cluttering up the workshop. Assoon as the scirocco hits the workshop I will start feeding you all pics. Thanks roccodingo, no doubt I will need some parts for the car and also to keep my brothers 78 scirocco(2l 16v on quad throttle bodies) on the road.

**static1800** · 01-12-2005, 09:57 PM

err.. i never made this thread??
what seems to be going on?

**Golf Loon** · 02-12-2005, 11:14 AM

Dont worry static, It was me in my capacity as moderator. You took the previous thread off track, so I took all replies from that point on and created this thread..... Oh the Power :twisted:

Look forward to seeing you on Sunday.

Golfwise · 03-12-2005, 11:45 AM

Originally Posted by aprr32

Some of my cars are front drivers and some are rear drivers and one is all four.Each has its good and bad points. Mid mounted is the best as I have learnt with the 914 but its air cooled, so a mid mounted water cooled VW has to be the best.Any how I have to finish the beetle cab, fit the 2.2 911 engine in the Ghia cab for my wife and take the poor 4 speed out of the caddy and fit the Golf4 GTI box and a KO4 that is cluttering up the workshop. Assoon as the scirocco hits the workshop I will start feeding you all pics. Thanks roccodingo, no doubt I will need some parts for the car and also to keep my brothers 78 scirocco(2l 16v on quad throttle bodies) on the road.

Sounds like a lot of boasting to me.
Yeah VW/Porsche leant a lot from the 914.They stopped making them.
thank God.
Funny though Porsche's best seller and still made in the biggest volume has the motor behind the gearbox in the back.Stupid Porsche engineers.?????????????