VW Scirocco is NOT AS GOOD as my wife's bottom. :( 

So I paid too much, the paint is sad, and it has a ton of miles. She's still one RAD 'Rocco! What would you guys like to see with this project?

Casey listen very closely..... YOU LIKE THE WINDOW LOUVER. Go full synthwave or do not. There is no try. You wanna beat that Fiero by having a Radwood army? You want that louver.

Doing my own 1985 Scirocco restoration. Long live the Scirocco.

Period correct Techtonics Tuning sticker included on the rear hatch!

I really like the louvers (I think that's how you spell it) for the rear windscreen I think it's a nice period correct touch Also if you're looking for parts look up vw heritage in the UK

Most likely the car goes lean and stumbles because your in-tank pump is crapping out. That’s probably the reason why the backseat bottom was out. It’s under that round plastic cap. 👍🏻

Those euro bumpers look great in white with the quad US spec lights. Get H4 square quads with relay kit & slightly higher wattage H4 bulbs and you'll have good lights

I had a beautiful black 88 16V. It was bought used from the original owner in the 90’s. Than sold between me and 2 of my friends over the years till it was my daily driver till I garaged it for years. I sold it a few years ago with 188K on it. Was in better shape than yours. I sold it cheap for 2700. But actually my favorite Scirocco was the 81 S Model. Now I own 3 of them. A blast to drive, handles superior to the 88 16V, the 88 was off balance with the added inches to the front and rear of the car. But I did like the horse power gain with the 16V. I always did liked the white over the black color. Your car looks beautiful. It’s in decent shape. Great leather interior, mine was the black grey velour material.

I wish cars still looked like this.

PLEASE Keep the bumper WHITE!!!🙏🏻

The "lead vest" is from under the passenger foot well carpet sound damping I believe.

My 2nd car was a 1985 Scirocco 8v 5 speed- got it in 1992... so many amazing memories. I loved the car and had it over 6 years. I was always envious every time I crossed a 16v- but to this day I love the style of the MKII scirocco. 👍

NIce!!! Last sale I saw a few months ago, restored was either $32k or $35k. Can't quite remember. In current condition, I think market value for mine could be in the $15k range. In the past 6 months, 2 other Scirocco's sold for $25k and $28k I realize you know what you''re doing. I hope you don't me chiming in..... I've seen that rear window louver you purchased being sold recently. It's ok but if you can actually find one from the 80's, those are manufactured much nicer looking. The black board you were holding but couldn't name (12:30) is referred to as a parcel shelf. Do you have the Euro wiring for the Euro lights? The US harness doesn't quite work. I got lucky and have headlight adjustment motors with my Euro headlights plus the side marker lights. Those front seats look to be in excellent shape. I have Corrado seats. It looks like you'll need the hard to find plastic runners that fit on the adjustment frame and keep it from wobbling in the frame rail. The problem with a white headliner for the sunroof is that it will get dirty after awhile from the movement back and forth. I don't know how to keep bits of dust and grime from building up and transferring onto the headliner. When you do the respray, taking off the gutter rack protectors is super delicate. They may be siliconed in or just "glued" in from years of dirt and grime. The front tab can easily break off so try not to bend it up. They're designed to slide towards the back of the car about a 1/4" to 3/8" to unlock the tab in front and in back. Then you can gently lift/pry the guard out. What great man land you have! You are the car guy, love it! Nice YT channel! Glad to see that you've taken off with it. I'm working on mine.

I don't believe you! show me evidence

Just bought a very original sub 50k mile 1986 scala off my dad, loads of recipts and proof of mileage etc. been off the road garaged since 2019 (strut top bearing race cracked and stiff clutch cable pulled through bulk head) and was garaged for at least 15 years before that, I did some work last year when it had to come out of storage. I had to weld the cracked bulkhead and fit a new cable to repair the clutch issue and while i was at it I replaced the strut tops (re enforced), new bump stop and covers, painted the struts and replaced the dampers, powder coated the front springs, new bottom arms, ball joints & bushes, new disc back plates (and wheel bearings because they have to come out to do the back plates) serviced it with new oil & filter, air filter, spark plugs & leads, cambelt kit, water pump, fresh coolant and thermostat. after all that it has just sat since, It was painful seeing it unused, i've just got to pass my driving test now :)

In a funny way it reminds me of the Dodge Colt 2.2 turbo GLH. Even the Chrysler LaBaron convertible 2.2 turbo. Something about cars from 1986 to 1993 are just iconic.

For low power issues, also check that the cam timing is not back a tooth. The shaved grill is likely to accommodate the Kamei grill spoiler with the US lights. The Kamei eyebrow spoiler was designed for use with euro lights. Your euro lights have broken adjusters, difficult to get. There are certain BMW ones that fit I believe.

Epic

So the window louvers look good but then deletes the purpose of the rear wing. If you used the louvers, Then changing the wing would be wise. Maybe a circa '97 Honda hatch wing would look great. As always Great job Casey. Love your videos Love what you're doing.

The Scirocco brings back memories. I had the first generation 1980 model and it was one of the quickest, light and nimble fun car I ever drove. It was only 1.6 litre engine (78 HP in Canada) but for that time, it gave Chevy V8’s a good run. The Scirocco was less than 2000 lbs and I’d accelerate up and down streets with hills and get air born and never bottom out. I gave it up after 13 years and got myself a 1987 944 Turbo. Yes, another 80’s classic. I still have it (over 30 years) and it still awesome to drive. Anyways, you’ve got yourself a classic car that needs a little TLC. Looking for your videos on the progress on this. Keep up the great work!

I had an 81 and enjoyed it every time I drove it. I really like the body style you have. Too bad VW hasn’t brought it back. Maybe one day.

This car looks so good. I never see these for sale. It's all of sudden becoming my next dream car..

The grease in the sliding pin gets old, so yours isn’t sliding freely to lock the seat in. Just clean and re grease and make sure the spring is still there. Also check the plastic clips on the corners of the seat, they break off and your seat will rock side to side. Hard to find them now. A good idea for someone to make 3D replacements and sell them on eBay. I hand waxed mine so much over the years I had some primer showing through too. Please don’t repaint it, you will devalue the car allot. These cars had great paint. Just detail it.

80's Monochrome look, especially in white, is super cool. I had an 85 Saab 900 turbo in white monochrome.

Thank for doing this car. Had a 1988 and loved that car.

I freaking love these cars!!! Thanks for sharing yours!

car is rad and I learned a lot from this. you're the best Casey

I really want to put a 2.0 tsi in mine 😍

I’d like to see this car become a street sleeper to surprise the unaware but there are so few left on the street that it’s going to not be much of a “sleeper” per se. So give her a new life I say but make it like something VW would show at SEMA.

Even though they're just an old vw, I still love them and look at them every single time I see one.

If I had money, I'd buy that from you. I'm dying for a Scirocco/Corrado

Subscribed, I love raw uncut footage.

The seat track should have a small bolt in the end so it can't slide out ...great videos 👍

The old Mustangs had an oil *pressure* gauge. But I added an oil temp gauge. My pressure would be rock steady, but when the engine was almost a quart low, the TEMP would go up by ten degrees. Oil temperature was an early warning system. (The rear main seal on the 289's all leaked.)

sound deadening pad, cant remember where it goes though, awesome score on the euro lights. I am more than a little jealous, between the rocco and the 928. I got your cars twin 20 some odd years ago, and my boss that I got it from had a 928. There is a single stop bolt that goes through the front of the seat rail thats missing. Looks like a really good example, I would go ahead and paint it, they are rare enough they are only going to increase in value. I missed your wifes bottom, but if its better than that car, it must be awesome! OH, and I may have a period correct OEM VDO oil pressure gauge, I will have to do some digging.

Hatch struts then VR6 swap it?

Keep this up and you're going to have to invest in some nice big hair to complete the 80's-ness!

I clicked the bell lol. Hey Casey I’m starting to do time attack with my c5z06 in the gridlife series. In the past 3~5 years I’ve slowly seen the change to more grassroots motorsports. The change from crazy wheel to wheel to more afford forms of racing has been interesting and I’d love to hear your take on it.

This looks great! I can see why you're excited! Looks like a fun project. I remember these cars in the 80's, they were what all the Rabbit/GTI owners lusted after.

Shared this video with my buddy who has a scirocco, this video brought back many memories from high school, these are such cool cars

I owned 3 Sciroccos, the first was a 84 Wolfsburg 8v edition in red with black leather. The second was a white 88 16v with a full Borla exhaust and the car would consistently run at 140mph with ease. My last one in 1998 was another white 88 16v that had been totally customized by the previous owner with euro headlights, euro bumpers, white Enkei's, Sony stereo with MB Quartz speakers and Kenwood amps, lowered with coil-overs, welded in chassis reinforcement beams front and rear......I miss that last one as it was totaled in a wreck. Still my favorite all time vehicle!!

The Scirocco looks really "Miami Vice" good in white, and no...BEEPERS does NOT like the rear window louver.

Nice, I've always liked these. I saw a semi-sleeper style one with a ferrari v8 in the mid/late 90's which was very cool. Can't wait to see what you do with it

the euro lights look sooooo awesome!!! that was my dream for my scirocco paint the mirrors black, keep bumpers white. dont mess with the leuvers on the rear deck it messes with visibility alot and looks weird on that car. the rest is looking good and cant wait to see it going.

I have an 88 8v GTX with the same body kit, the UK ones at least, had this body kit on all but the lowest spec cars. The U.S spec cars had 123 bhp a figure brought about by U.S emission regulations, Euro spec cars had 139 bhp in 16v form and 112bhp with the SOHC 8v.

Miss my Scirocco!!!!

Love the 80 s body mouldings.. Reminds me of my old jetta

Interesting find. I had an 85' and 1980 Scirocco. the 85' was white, needed paint... you know the drill. for the seat, in the front middle rail is 10mm nut and bolt- that keeps the seat from coming out of the the track- at the back on each side are the sliders; all of these points middle and sides have plastic sliders that wear out. you should be able to still get them. clean all the rails replace these sliders and you should be fine. Which engine size is it? 2.0 or 1.8; most likely its an 2.0- very similar to a 1990 an up Passat (i had one of those too) got 321,000 miles out of it before selling it on. Yes, there are two fuel pumps; one low pressure then a high pressure. depending on which one fails it'll keep running but will eventually take out the other pump. - do your pump test and change the fuel filter. A quick check with the CIS can be done with a nickel; if the plate is a nickel's edge lower than the machined edge , its pretty close. Setup involves a DVOM and a t handle allen wrench. make sure to take the allen wrench out between adjustments. there is a plug covering this adjustment hole from the factory; if its missing- good chance someone has been messing with it, bet you a nickel. I wish you the best of luck, she'll be a pretty easy resto. Though, I would have liked you to have found a 88' Fox wagon ~ swap in a 98~2000' Passat 1.8t. now that would be a thing to behold! light and powerful. Kinda like the early 80 scirocco S. good luck, have fun. don't get discouraged; just finished watching your hypo vid earlier. living the dream of the nightmare myself.

What's the story with the Bellanca Viking? I've got an '87 Scirocco with an upgraded AEB 1.8T and custom O2M transmission. While I like the power, I love the looks of the 16V engine, and the idle of a 2.0 with some 276 Schricks....

The same body kit could be found on the 8 value version in Europe on the GTX and Scala models. If I was you, I would put the European headlights/spotlights on as well the American lights look terrible.

Was anyone else wanting to step though the screen and either A-explain stuff Casey had forgotten or B- pick up tools and join in? The "leaded vest" is what VW used for sound deadening BITD. Ive had 2 Scirocco's, 5 Golfs and 2 Jetta's... All A1 and A2's... This video makes me want another but too many projects atm. Still stoked on the project!

You seem to have a knack for buying cars which I know about. Its KE-Jetronic, NOT K-Jetronic... Quite a few differences. First thing I'd do is check the differential pressure regulator current. It should be oscillating around 8mA with a frequency of 1-3 Hz... After the car is warmed up. If the fuel pump is bad, they often start buzzing. The in-tank pump is cheap and easy to replace. The outside of the tank pump was way more expensive. If the intank pump is crapping out replace it before it breaks the other one, because it will. As a side note I had a hybrid 8V engine (ABA 2L 8V block with RD 1.8l 8V head and Hor 270 cam) as well as a 9A (2L 16V)... Given a choice between the two the 8V felt about as fast, and probably was, but seemed more reliable, simpler, cheaper and got notably better fuel economy.

Had an 88 Roc but went with a 90 G60 Corrado and put about 4 grand in too it back in the day....I miss the Corrado and wish they would’ve made a new one. The HP and Torque was weak but the car was a roller coaster on rails for corners.....

I’m thinking about getting a project car, one of these is ideal. £2500-3500 seems to be the average price for a 100-200k miles car. Seen one with 213k, engine rebuild in 2016 and a full respray in 2008. And it’s only £2500. Super tempted.

VW comissioned Porsche to build the 924 prototype for them using parts from the VW/Audi parts bins. The 70's oil crisis scared VW, so they pulled out of the 924 project and sold it to Porsche and went with the Sirocco instead. Porsche used the 924 to help save the company as no one was buying 911's at the time and the engineers wanted to get away from the rear-engined design of the 911. So a new president pushed the 928, 924 and later the 944 to help take the company in a new direction. The 911 snobs hated this and started buying 911s in spite and eventually ousted the president and the rest is 80's history. So yeah, lots of odd parts interchange between the MK1 Golf/VW T4 Transporter/Super Beetle and the 924/944. Even the fancy, crack prone cast control arms on the later 944 are simply based around the Golf geometry.

Just like the 944 & 928, not something you see much anymore. E-Bay doesn't even have any listed. I guess I'm just an '80's product. Granted I am a Muscle Head through and through but I still remember these cars New and lusted after them. Not something I can say about today's cars. The drivetrains and suspensions, yes, but the styling🤮.

Great car in amazing shape! I have been driving my 87 16v since 2000 and she is so ridiculously reliable, I don't ever want to get rid of it. What I do want, is to transplant the AWD system from the Golf R onto it and turn the motor into a small monster. That way I can drive around and hurt feelings with an old VW. Thanks for the video Casey!

Just a heads up!! If the sunroof works disassemble the covers that go over the tracks and cables and CLEAN AND LUBE EVERYTHING!! Like you where cleaning your new born. I say this because parts are NLA and the cables and some mechanisms like to break. Again just a heads up and it does almost sound like your pre pump or in tank pump is dead. If your car has the power options as in windows and locks you've got a rare one. Been a while since I've seen one that has it. Good luck with the old girl. 👍

Had som friends back in school that had the VW Corrado's and they were actually pretty cool and inovative for the time(90's). The supercharged 4 or the na 6 was the options but i always thought the kompressor 4 was the cooler one to hav.

Heckin gosh? Thats has to be the most American thing anyone has ever said while touching a Scirocco. Love it! Nice find by the way. I still miss mine 25 years later.

Only Americans think white colour matched bumpers look good on an 80's car, I'm sure from my spelling you can tell I', on the right side of the pond 😉 Enjoy the project, I've had several Sciroccos and a couple of Corrados, my favourite was the run-out Storm version.

I once had that problem that car was stopping and no power,8v,not 16,rest the same. I solved it within amount of 70 dollars. 1st thing 0 cost is nasty to reach and most likely it can be, just not many people know it. I do not like typing this, under hood as you stand and look at it there is a tube at the farthest point to put fingers there, central looking, up behind the engine first thing that is next to chassis. Oh, man, what an explanation, it gets loosen, tighten that. Fuel filter and maybe the ancient computer which can vary from 20 to 100 dollars if Bosch. After market 20 Bosch 100. If it is not that then the pump or all that package that comes with the pump, like pre- pump. Change the rubber tubes for vacuum, 1 dollar costs, very important parts though,they get cracked. If lucky 30 dollars and no problems, if not 350.

I used to have a Dasher which was the 2 door family version of the Scirocco. The car was super fast and almost got me shot. I bought it in Clemson, SC while working at a nuclear plant there. I next drove it with lots of Clemson stickers including a National Champs Plate to Blair, Nebraska. I do not follow college or professional Football very much and did not know that the Huskers lost the 1992 National Championship to Clemson. Everybody in town was talking about burning my car or shooting at it. Fortunately, they were too nice to follow through with the ideas.

The 8V watercooled engines had a nasty habit of spiking the oil pressure above 100 psi on cold startup. In the late 80's I had a 1983 GTI. I replaced the analog clock with an electric 150psi VDO gauge to get one that had a sensor that didn't rupture and puke oil all over on the first cold start. I've forgotten what VDO series matched the original gauges. I want to say Cockpit series but I'm really not sure.

One thing about European cars from the 80s is that they...actually looked like European cars. Contrast that with today where, thanks to the booming market from China, European cars look just like every other Asian car.

I owned this same white 16v in 1990 ...I had the same fuel problems then and changed the rear pump and I think a cold temp regulator. The only other thing that broke was the stainless steel exhaust, I recall it was a Y pipe ? Cost me a bundle from VW. Great car though I miss it.

The only VW I find kind of cool. A bit like a poor man's DeLorean... although a poor man can't afford a Volkswagen - which is ironic if you consider the name.

That scirroco in white was built and designed by vw especially for the girlie's so think you should seriously think about changing your phase 2 for a phase 3 oh sorry forgot you yanks didn't get offered the phase 3 in the USA vw didn't want you lot over there to get your hands on it. 😂😂😂😂🇬🇧

There is actually a guy making new louvers for Sciroccos. www.sciroccolouvers.com. I haven't seen them up close, but they look much better and much more period correct than that warped plastic abomination Casey pulled out of that box.

I've had 2 of these Sciroccos back in the day, all be it both carburetted. On both vehicles the fuel tank filler pipe which runs in to the rear wheel arch corroded in the wheel arch area allowing the ingress of foreign matter which caused the lack of power issue exactly as you described.

I had a scirocco when I was 18 - 1998.. I was so cool. It was A reg in the U.K. east lancashire. I did so much work to it. I was the coolest got in my town. It’s army green. They was vw garage in my town and we was cool.. 🇧🇩🇬🇧

So watching this video I got distracted by Bernoulli's Principle, what is up with all the airfoil frames hanging on the walls? Sorry I saw a shiny object or maybe it was a squirrel.

Yeah, the move from oil pressure gauges to lights bothers me. On *some* cars when you're key on engine off the oil light being on actually verifies that when you have no oil pressure, and that the sensor and light both work. On newer cars the lights coming on generally only tells you that the bulb works and is just part of the IPC module boot-up. That means that you never actually *know* if you have oil pressure, because the light being off could mean you're fine or it could mean the sensor is broken.

I have no idea as to what idiot at the DOT thought that all cars must have square headlights in the mid 80's ,but , I am glad they did . I love my 87 YJ Jeep because they were the only wranglers with square lights. Most jeep guys hate them and don't give the stupid jeep wave and that fine by me.

That's a weird video title 😂 White cars are the easiest and best color to repaint.

well you can replace from the same era the seats on vw models, at least has far has i know in europe, the golf, passat, polo, from the 90's can be interchanged between them, also some other manufacturers, for example the seat ibiza, inca, conrado, the same can be changed, the seats the dashborad, only between the polo/ inca/ ibiza/ conrado the seats you can fit even from the golf with out a fuss it's plug and sit, i have vw polo seats in my seat ibiza...

I just bought a 84 scirocco!!! I’ve never owned one and never worked on one but I’ve wanted one for so long! Haven’t seen it yet. Gonna look at it tonight. To the best of the guys knowledge the motor just needs a carb and an exhaust.

Please strip the bumpers. Painted bumpers just don't look right. The European ones were all black. Mirrors should be black, as well.

The drivers seat is a representation of my life lol.. looks ok goes bad quick

Had the twin of this car even down to the wheels. Was a electrical nightmare. Loved the car but taught me to never buy another VW. Euro sport looks exactly like the Neuspeed I had

Scirocco was the first VW to get the 16v engine, in the Europe and UK it was 139 BHP standard :-P

I know you don’t like it and this is why you should send it to me... check your fuel pump inside the tank . They often go bad. I’ve had 7 scirocco and I changed it in 4 of my cars.

i miss my scriocco...i had 3...i now have a 85 cabriolet..bodywork being done now

I like the uniformity of the American headlights. I'm surprised at myself...

That was the endless trunk! You just kept pulling stuff out of it. I had a pewter gray 86 8 valve.

Sure it is not a Euro-Version? Did you run a Carfax? The covered licence plate holes in the rear look like they held a larger European plate at some point....

this car is pretty cool, I look forward to seeing whatever you do with it. I have no idea of anything to do besides restore it. My imagination is not that robust

Don't forget to check the fuel filler neck. It can rust then all the rusty crud starts blocking up the fuel system. Well that's what happens here in England.

they might have wrapped corrado fabric/foam around a rocco seat frame. Thats how you do mk2 to mk1 rear recaro seat swaps. Most likely if the fronts are corrado.

There's an additional gauge cluster available that goes in the lower console For an 88 it's in great shape

This Scirocco costs over 10000 Euros (Dollar) in Germany !

I had a 85 scirocco in white, had to let it go years ago, was just thinking about it today, how did RU-vid know ???

Put the Louvers on and make it a true 80’s classic. Lol

Back end of the v-dub is not even in the same ballpark. That 928’s rear end however...

In highschool my weight coach had one and I always took a liking to them. I think they have a very unique body style and a clean look. Just a cool car as is.

the problem with you're seats is the same issue i have in mine its a small plastic/ rubber guide in the front of the locking rail that degrades over time, to move seats and lock them in place you have to pull that leaver then for the seat to lock you release the handle and just wiggle the butt to lock it in place

I had the bright green 76 and the black 82. I really want to get an 88 but am not a gearhead and know that it would be hard and expensive to find parts

LOL....What you crying about that car is in great shape for it’s age! Just give it what it deserves

Go all eighties on it and paint the BBS wheels white. Leave the centercap polished. It wil look really nice and retro like the Oettinger cars

I like the euro lights but honestly the American lights look better and a lot of euro guys swap to the American style lol