New Scirocco R race car build

[Guy_H]

As some of you may know, we have embarked on a new race car build (track only) based on a new 2012 Scirocco R DSG.

The donor car was water damaged & marked as a "Statutory Write-off" so can't be registered. It had also been raoded of some parts used to fix another Scirocco.

We also have another 2012 DSG Scirocco for spare drive line, engine & transmission.

I recently spent a good few weeks in Germany & the UK swatting up on what & how we will build the car, I had some close up & personal time with one of the genuine GT24 wide bodied Scirocco's. A lot of time at Volkswagen Racing's headquarters and going through the cars they use in the Volkswagen Racing cup (which feature a lot of Scirocco's now), on cage setups, suspension, aerodynamics, ABS / Pedal boxes & brakes.

Anyway, as the build progresses, we will try to keep this thread up to date.

Asking any Scirocco owners to keep their eyes out for any damaged R's they may see around the place - at the dealer, workshops, wrecking yard or panel shops. We need some front end parts (even if damaged), including a bumper bar cover and a dash cover (even if air bags gone off). Will happily pay a spotters fee if someone comes up with the right stuff ;)

Here are a couple of pics: (once I work out why the links dont work.....)

http://i1241.photobucket.com/albums/gg520/Guy_H/Project%20Scirocco/20130201_185328_zpsd568453c.jpg
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[VWindahouse]

SWEET! What's first Guy, Michelle Bridges 12 week diet then cage install?

[Guy_H]

Yep - for sure Anthony! - good thing being a race car (unlike the rest of our cars which remain street cars) we can pull a heap of weight out of different area's & then if needed to put it back in different places.

Its nice to have about 60kg's of tubes for protection around you to make you feel secure

[VWindahouse]

Brilliant :D Any crazy plans to convert to AWD like some overseas tuning companies are offering or are you happy with FWD with its light weight benefits?

[Bug_racer]

Does that mean youve given up on the TT ?
If you do find a whole wrecked R let me know Id like some bits as well :)

[Guy_H]

TT found a new home in Sydney & a new enthusiastic owner who knows his stuff - hopefully it'll be running at Wakefield at the VW Nats.

Happen to have plenty of current driveline bits for the 2.0T so made more sense. Just have to do it as budget allows.

Let you know if we find another. The blue one was hit hard front LH pillar, so dash skin is OK, but would love to find a better one.....

[Ryan_R]

Looks awesome. Hopefully you find a light enough video camera to mount inside as well ;)

[VWindahouse]

Any updates??

[Guy_H]

Waiting for the money tree to grow a bit more :) - we have secured a new dash shell and most of the front end parts now. hopefully sending it off for the roll cage soon!

[roccodingo]

Great to see a local giving the Mk3 what its worth on the track ( at some point :D )
Altho I'm definately more of a MK1 fan its good to see you folks having a go .

Subscribed...

[twin eng, twin turbs]

Spotted a scirocco r on pickles its had a front end crash though may be wortha look

[gavs]

sub-scribed! Ahhhh, one can only dream for a widebody scirroco of one's own :( Without a DSG of course ;)

[Guy_H]

DSG is faster - will be sticking to DSG's from now on - we have worked them out. Look at how clean that is with no gear lever - just the flappy paddles :)

http://stwot.motortrend.com/files/2008/05/9877513.jpeg

[gavs]

You know my history with the dsg! :D

[harrybne]

DSG is faster - will be sticking to DSG's from now on - we have worked them out. Look at how clean that is with no gear lever - just the flappy paddles :)

http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/

Awesome! When this project will finish?

[Razman10000]

Wow that is a great looking interior for a race car. Clean and functional.

[Guy_H]

Yeah, the budget on that must have been pretty big - the bodies are hand fabricated in steel as well.

[Guy_H]

Holy blast from the past!

Anyway due to a nasty accident I had, the project got shelved for over 3 years, so as therapy I got it finished & we ran it a month ago in the WTAC. You will see it has evolved quite a bit since the start (excuse photobucket for killing the old pics).

It was its first run, so we used the event as a "test session" and completed almost 70 laps. Car has only >500km's on it from new - half that at this event. Its got good balance, its fast, cooling system works well, and has a lot of potential.

It is all built to WTAC Clubsprint rules, we were able to replicate the TCR setup in the Intercooler & Radiator - it works very well. Still DSG with Analogue shifter conversion to the AIM Paddle shift datalogging steering wheel. Anyway, more updates as we go.

http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/images/imported/2018/11/45032510554_9cf5f94d00_k-1.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2bBnotL)
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[Guy_H]

http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/images/imported/2018/11/30817614817_8bbb29d500_h-1.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/NXfkdv)

[Bops]

What did you do with the original bits that came out of the car?

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[tigger73]

What did you do with the original bits that came out of the car?


Project started in 2013.... so no doubt they are long gone ;)

[Bops]

Hahaha. Indication of my life ... always playing catch-up

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[Guy_H]

What did you do with the original bits that came out of the car?

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Yep - long gone sorry!

[Bops]

I need to come over and have a chat about my car one of these days, Guy.

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