Vehicle Design and Fabrication

Customizing vehicles since 1984

My overall favorite car: 1978 VW Scirocco GTI

I have had a lot of vehicles, so I made a video:

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I first purchased this car (completely stock) in 1988. I drove it for about 2 years before taking it completely apart and rebuilding it. It received a new interior, custom paint, suspension, brakes, rebuilt transmission with custom gears, and a new engine—a 1984 GTI block with a ported/polished intake manifold and European exhaust system. Although these upgrades pushed it out of the ITB category, and 130hp couldn’t keep up with GTB cars, it still earned 2 second-place trophies and a first-place trophy in the show car class. It was even featured in VW TRENDS magazine! Today, it enjoys a relaxing retirement cruising the streets of the Bay Area.

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Partial list of modifications:

• Engine: 1984 GTI 1800cc
  Neuspeed street cam (.425 lift, 283° duration)
  Adjustable cam gear
  Ported & flowed intake manifold (match ported to Neuspeed throttle body)
  European exhaust manifold
  Thermostat oil cooler adapter
  Borg-Warner oil cooler
• Transmission: Rebuilt in 1992 by New Dimensions
  1984 GTI 5-speed
  Neuspeed .75 5th gear kit
  Neuspeed short shift kit
• Suspension:
  Neuspeed front & rear sway bars, upper & lower stress bars
  Hor Technologie lowered progressive rate springs
  Tokico struts & shocks
  Vented rotor & caliper conversion
• Interior:
  Custom velour door panels
  Power windows
  Leather seats (1984 Scirocco Wolfsburg)
  Leather steering wheel (1986 Jetta GLI)
• Exterior:
  Xenon front air dam
  Zender rear wing
  Euro headlight conversion
  Euro side markers
  ATS alloy rims

1990 Show Winner:

• Spring VW Show Pleasanton – 2nd Place
• Sacramento VW Show – 2nd Place
• Fall VW Show Pleasanton – 1st Place