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Ladies and Gents, I would like to thank each and every one of you for a warm welcome into the Synco World.
I have dreamed of owning a Rallye for about 10 years now.
While I was in Germany in 2007 I had the opportunity to bring one back to the U.S.
I will soon be posting all the info I have obtained in the last few years on importing a German Spec Vehicle from Europe to the U.S.
Please keep in mind many people may steer you in an illegal direction.
They may try to find a loop hole in the system to getting a car into the states, however unless you want US Customs to come and take your car and cut it into tiny pieces and slap you with a 10,000 dollar fine or worse. . .
I recommend importing the correct way, anyhow I digress thats not what this page is for, I would like to take a minute to show all you nice folks my pride and joy.
keep in mind the **** that had it befor me treated it like scat, but I have alot of plans to bring it back to a simple, yet sporty state in the time to come.
Enjoy… and now that I have typed this elaborate post telling you how much I love my car I can get the pictures to load. more to follow please be patient.
Sorry here are my details
Owner: Jonathan Thompson
Location: currently, Atlanta, GA, USA
Model: Golf Rallye
Year:1989
Motor: 1H G60
lhd
Extras: i’m not exactly sure. The **** that I bought it from did some odd things to it that I am in the process of undoing, but I do know thier is a cam in it. Havent even researched it to know which on though, and he said it had an ECU updrage and that the charger had been gone through by Jabbasport, but i dont know id I belive any of it, It pulls hard.
Estimated bhp: 160-195 maybe
Brakes: Stock
Suspension: rubbish stock with I think clipped springs…lol sad huh, rides like junk right now
g/box drivetrain: I belive its an O2C box, of course its syncro
Bodywork:Factory
Other:??? shoddy wheels and some scratches and dings from being in storage for 10 years before I bought it.
Future plans: here is the money. . . Ground up dent and body work clean up, Alpine White Paint, unpainted side mirrors and badgeless grill, french yellow rallye lights. clear front signals, hella 2 tone clear/red tails, Audi 90 door latches (unpainted, black), pop-out rear windows,BBS RSs magnisium colored centers w/ polished lips and bolts 8×16 all the way around, romove all the tint from the windows and clean or replace all glass and seals to stock. Interior: replace the worn rallye dash with a better condition one. black light weight front and rear door cards from a Golf 2 CL. (no trays or speaker mounts) 2x new front seats( undecided) have stock rear bench trimed to match.(dont worry i dont have rallye interior in there right now, so i wont be butchering any rare parts) other than that factory interior restoration. Engine: work the G60 back to a warmed over factory condition, along with cleaning up the poor wiring harness. but i will latter be swaping a pre-drive by wire 20v T into it after I strengthen the syncro a bit, as for the brakes and susp, powerflex bushings all around, AVO coilovers( first on the list after I get a new Tbox) and i havent really looked to much at brake kits but i’m sure they will end up being some sort od momo block 4 pot setup. . . and thats the gist of the whole operation. of and nothing flashy on the exhaust, simple dual outlet 63mm kit from G-werks
Some Arse from Berlin F**Ked it up for a long time, then I bought it, its a long road I will have to travel, but all worth it
thank you. Ya vortex is a great place and i have spent alot ot time there, but the just dont have the market for syncro. if your interested im starting to post info on importing to the states http://www.vwsyncro.co.uk/data/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=2411
correction to the info above, the thread has moved http://www.vwsyncro.co.uk/data/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=2416
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