Traded a 70s mini bike that didn’t even idle right for this running and driving VW Scirocco
Posted by Sea_Repeat_163@reddit | projectcar | View on Reddit | 39 comments
5 speed manual Wolfsburg edition with the low wing and sunroof delete. Needs a lot of maintenance and TLC (car was sitting from 2002-2026) but will make a great summer project. Drives like a go kart! Will be fun to take to my college classes in the fall
gankindustries@reddit
Hell yeah
God I always forget how absolutely enormous the usdm bumpers are
fckreher99@reddit
Do yourself a favor and buy a copy of the Bentley repair manual for the a1 chassis Golf/Jetta/Scirocco. Nearly every piece of information on the car you’ll ever need. Usuall around $100 on eBay or still some new copies floating around
lilbrumby@reddit
Nice! I traded a mini bike for a van that looked like a dog back in the day
pixdam@reddit
ONE1-ZERO@reddit
I’ll tell you everything you need to know about that
Eagle-Enthusiast@reddit
My brother has one that keeps hard starting while warm, and dying on him. He’s fired the parts cannon at it for a while. New injectors, fuel lift pump, fuel accumulator, drainback valve, plugs, wires, cap, rotor, etc… Are there any usual suspects for those sort of symptoms?
ONE1-ZERO@reddit
Pull the feed line to the distribution block and check the screen.
Eagle-Enthusiast@reddit
Will let him know! I also ordered him the Bosch fuel injection manual as a gift, hopefully it helps him. He’s been working out of his scirocco manual and I’m sure it’s not as detailed
ONE1-ZERO@reddit
The k-jet motronic etc. one?
Eagle-Enthusiast@reddit
Yep!
ONE1-ZERO@reddit
It’s a great book. Lots of info to digest but if learned you’ll be one of the few that can rip those cis fuel delivery systems apart and tune it
Spinal2000@reddit
We called those cars always Scirosko (in English like Scirusto) because of their rust problems. They always looked like a leopard, like this one. Nice car
DerK0missar@reddit
Now trade it for Corrado!
imfirealarmman@reddit
This is a terrible idea
bluenosesutherland@reddit
Is there a red paper clip involved?
punkassjim@reddit
I don’t know this one, ELI5? Also, happy cake day.
sonicdm@reddit
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_red_paperclip
BeautifulCuriousLiar@reddit
that’s crazy. i just threw out a paper clip, i guess no house for me.
imfirealarmman@reddit
Yessss, I’ve owned three of them and would kill for another.
tk42967@reddit
Dang, I have a modded minibike with a new engine I built for my kids during covid. I'd love to fall into a deal like that.
lunaticmagnet@reddit
That's a great score
conanlikes@reddit
perfect ev swap
Unlikely-Law-4367@reddit
Very nice classic car!
You did a good deal.
coldestravioli@reddit
Sick. But I find myself curious about the mini bike...
-CaptainFormula-@reddit
Seems pretty good to me.
Unless it was a Trail 70 😬
Sea_Repeat_163@reddit (OP)
Honda Baja Monkey Z50 that was 125 swapped. So not too far off
0mnigul@reddit
If it was an all original z50, then I'd say you got screwed, but it's not. Good luck, have fun. Post the progress.
KamakaziDemiGod@reddit
If it was the original CZ100, they would have lost out by a couple of thousand
If it was a Z50A or later? It was probably a pretty even trade, especially since it was engine swapped which devalues it to most collectors, so if the cars half decent they did well out of the deal
If the car was a reasonably good to very good example it would be worth as much as CZ100
punkassjim@reddit
How much does an all original Z50 go for in not-excellent condition? I can’t quite speak to these second-gen Sciroccos, but I looked into buying a rolling shell first-gen scirocco a few years ago and the best I could find was like $10k.
Unfair-Tomato-2000@reddit
You can always use the Midnight Club Los Angeles as a base for tuning.
grapegeek@reddit
Lots of parts for those older VWs and easy to work on.
BlackWingF1Racing@reddit
Are you the kid that traded the mini bike for the dog van in dumb and dumber?
Gostaverling@reddit
Awesome! I remember a guy years ago who turned his scirocco into a 6sp and added a quaife diff for positracton.
pm_me_buffalo_wings@reddit
Win.
lemmys_wart@reddit
Badass!
FrostyVariation9798@reddit
In my humble opinion... actually, i'm not really that humble at times... you won the car deal of the week this week.
Duncansport@reddit
out of the pan and into the fire!
All kidding aside, that's pretty rad car and hopefully it's gone to a good home
Sea_Repeat_163@reddit (OP)
Always wrenched on and repaired my shit box dailies in highschool but never had a true project before. Have a lot of car friends who rebuilt/swapped engines if I need it, but I plan on just applying my MK1 golf wrenching experiences. I’m good at wiring and carbureted stuff (for a 19 year old) so I’ll cross my fingers
CodewortSchinken@reddit
You can improve the handling even more with a front chassis brace, as the mk1 chassis VWs do not have a front cross member.