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USA

Name: John Bishop

E-mail:jbishop@neta.com
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Scirocco owned: '87 16v 163k miles
Expertise: replacing suspension parts

Name: Len Sullivan

E-Mail: lsulliv@neta.com
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Scirocco '76 Vipergrün -- GTI suspension and brakes, soon to have 1.8 8v and close ratio 5 speed
Scirocco expertise: wiring fires, parts swapping, long term driving (250,000 plus miles - not sure, speedo quit a LONG time ago) -a source for late model engine into early chassis swap info - I think I ran into every difficulty possible

Name: Josh Hanz

E-mail: hanzi@ecst.csuchico.edu
Location: Chico, CA
Scirocco owned: '84 Scirocco w/ original 1.8 L-4 8Valve engine
Scirocco expertise: changing the oil, and minor maintenance

Name: Hernan Barangan

Email: Barangan@ix.netcom.com
Internet site: http:www.netcom.com/~barangan/vw.html
Location: Santa Clara, CA
Scirocco owned: 1980 Scirocco with RD GTI 8valve motor
Scirocco expertise: General maintenance and A1 engine swapping

Name: Chris Cafaro

E-mail: ccafaro@concentris.net
Location: San Francisco Bay Area CA
Scirocco owned: '80 w/'85 GTi Engine Nuspeed/Tokico suspension
Scirocco Expertise: Engine, Suspension, Electrical, Audio, Clutch

Name: Shawn Meze

E-mail: Shawnmze@ix.netcom.com and/or ShawnMeze1@aol.com
Location: San Diego, CA (El Cajon)
Scirocco owned: 1982 GTI
Scirocco expertise: Building, driving. DSP #30

Name:Josh Hanz

E-mail: hanzi@ecst.csuchico.edu
Internet site: www.ecst.csuchico.edu/~hanzi
Loaction: Chico CA
Scirocco owned: '84

Name: Calvin Ho

email: cho@corp.ultratech.com
Location: San Francisco, CA
Scirocco owned: '79
Expertise: General maintenance experience

Name: Doug & Kathy Teulie

E-Mail : 104372.1061@compuserve.com
Location: Orange County, CA
Scirocco owned: Silver 1987 16V US-Norm with a German twist. (Third VW)
Expertise: History, and car Design. Styling. Love driving.

Name: Joan Faires

E-mail: hedbangr@hooked.net or joan@hooked.net
Location: SF Bay Area (Walnut Creek) CA
Scirocco owned: '85 Scirocco 8V, black
Scirocco expertise: Not a lot -- yet -- but I'm sleeping with the Bentley manual.

Name: Kerry Furr

E-mail: kercork@slip.net
Location: San Francisco CA
Scirocco owned: 87 16V cool nuespeed susp. some minor difficulties but I love it !

Name: Dion Paoner

E-mail: WHYARE4@aol.com
Location: Upland, CA
Scirocco owned: 87 16V, Mileage is unknown due to breaking of speedometer, but stopped 3 1/2 years ago reading 127+ thousand. All euro-parts exterior, full-tilt suspension. The engine is stock save a K&N filter and Techtonics downpipe.
Expertise: Working on the car myself to save me money.

Name: Randell Robles

E-mail: randyr47@juno.com
Location: San Clemente, CA
Scirocco owned: 88 16v nice & clean inside and out. Stock 1.8 with a couple o' bolt-ons does 60mph in 2nd gear(7.8 seconds)
Expertise: I'm no volkswagen guru but I'm learning fast

Name: Jay D. Bichanich

E-mail:jay.bichanich@trw.com
Loc: Torrance, CA
Scirocco Owned: 86 16V, Red, mint cond., 73K mi, orig. owner
Expertise: Eliminating rattles, keeping it look'in real good.

Name: Oscar & Liliana Pinon

E-mail: OscarLili@AOL.COM
Location: Anaheim, CA
Scirocco Ouwned: white 1987 8v. very first car. love it!!
expertise: ?? ;)

Name: Darryn Tardif

E-mail: Dareman@pacbell.net
Location: Sacramento, CA
Scirocco owned: two 82's, 85 Wolfsburg, 87 16v, 86 16v, 85 8v (current)
Scirocco Expertise: try me I've had/solved all kinds o' problems!!

Name: Chris Pena

e-mail: chris.pena@lamrc.com
Location: San Jose, CA
Scirocco owned: '79 White with black and red factory stripes (it looks like an S but didn't come with S badges. Red Plaid interior.
Scirocco Expertise: complete suspension upgrades, multiple engine swaps. All basic maintenance + not so basic stuff. It's my daily driver with about 300,000 miles on the clock. Set up for track days at Sears, Laguna, and Thunderhill. Always thought about what it would take to build a twin engine car!

Name: Jeff Wood

e-mail address: lthrboy@webtv.net
Location: Ventura, CA
Sciroccos owned: '79, '83, '84, '85 Wolfsburg (currently driving), and an '87 16V (which was stolen 6/7/97, I'm sill in shock)
Scirocco expertise: electrical/wiring, general repair

Steve Tompkins

E-mail: edge@ecst.csuchico.edu
Location: Chico, CA
Scirocco Owned: 81 w/30k on new engine
Expertise:worked on engine/maintenance/some electrical

Name: Eric Soltwedel

Email: soltwede@ucsub.colorado.edu
Location: Boulder, CO
Scirocco Owned: '79 Modified, rust bucket, looking for good body to put all these parts on! 86 1.8 solid 11:1 CR G-grind cam, techtonics exhaust, Bilstein shocks, Hortech springs, close ratio 5, ect...ect....
Scirocco expertise: A1 VW, Exhaust, Wiring, Suspesion, Audio, Tires, Wheels, etc...

Name: George Williams

E-Mail Address: geowill@codenet.net
Location: Colorado Springs, CO
Scirocco Owned: 81 VW Scirocco, Indiana Red, 5sp. Purchased new 3-23-81, 130k miles. Excellently maintained. Original clutch and front brakes. No mechanical repairs.
Expertise: Scanning junk yards for plastic trim items.

Name: Rich Garrett

E-mail: jrgarre@uswest.com
Location: Boulder, CO
Scirocco owned: 1987 16V Mods: K&N, Neuspeed upper stressbar, rear anti-sway bar, Autotech front antisway bar, Techtonics 2.25" cat-back w/Borla muffler, ss brake lines, Tokico Illuminas, HorTech Springs. Nology kit planned soon.
Expertise: little to none! Learning as I go along...

Name: John W. Hangen

email: JHangen573@aol.com
internet site: http://users.aol.com/JHangen573/index.htm
Location: Farmington, CT
Scirocco owned: 1987 16v Scirocco (black, stock)
Scirocco expertise: spending lots of money to keep my car going....110,000 miles still running (and looking) like new....

Name: Domenic Lippolis

E-mail: domlipps@ct2.nai.net
Location: Manchester, CT
Scirocco owned: 1980 Scirocco S
Expertise: 1.7 L to 1.8L swap with knock sensor ignition grafting. Suspension and Autocrossing..

Name: Paul DeLuca

E-Mail: kaiser4@smart1.net
Location: Danbury, CT
Scirocco owned: '82 and '86 16V (my joy and headache)
Scirocco expertise: engine swaps, suspension upgrades, modifying , electrical/audio, heavy clutch changing, crashing

Name: David Chianese Jr.

E-mail: chavers@snet.net
Location: Thomaston, CT
Scirocco Owned: 77 (my baby) 1.9 stroker, koni susp.,Supercharged! & 84 8v (recently purchased) bone stock( for now)
Comments: 77 does a faster lap around Limerock than any of the 911 Porsches(ha). Dialed in nicely! best lap time last year was 1:14:03. Working on getting the 84 to do better, but I doubt it. In need of body parts for the 77 though. Help! Please!

Name: Dave Novak

E-Mail: toastworks@usa.net
Internet Site: http://members.tripod.com/~toastworks/scirocco.htm
Milford, CT
Scirocco owned: Green '80 (blown engine--parts), Red '82 - guy built it for racing, racing clutch, 5spd from '88, canadian cam, headers, semi-bondo-mobile...
Expertise: Bondo, finding (and making) wiring problems, LOUD stereo, minor engine work... email for parts or questions

Name: John Gies

E-mail: jgies@skandia.com
Location: Oxford, CT
Sciroccos owned: 1988 16v (minor frontal collision, in repair process)
Scirocco expertise: driving them with enthusiasm

Name: Renato Piereck (Ren)

E-mail: senomar@aol.com
Location: Miami, FL
Scirocco owned: 87 Scirocco 16v
Scirocco expertise: keeping it running and finding parts for it on junkyards.

Name: Howard Montaque

E-Mail: hmontaqu@wfscorp.com
Location: Miami FL
Scirocco Owned: 2, 1987 16V Sciroccos
Scirocco Expertise: Spending money on modifications producing neck breaking looks and power.

Name: Terry Green

E-mail: tmgreen@fwb.gulf.net
Location:Crestview, FL
Scirocco owned: 79 red
Comments: I use the car for solo II DSP, 1.8, 8v with a quaife dif, MSD, Hal-tech Fi system, 13x8 wheel with BFG r-1s, etc,etc. It does real good, my real goal is to beat my neighbor he has a austin mini cooper S, strip to the bone. If anyone wants to talk performance or mods let me know.

Name: Preston Parkhurst

E-mail: TMM1969@aol.com
Location: Tampa, FL
Scirocco owned: 8716v
Expertise; spending more money on my car than me, welcome any tips

Name: Kevin Anderson

E-mail: KEVSTOY86@aol.com
Location: Orlando, FL
Sciroccos owned: 77 rust bucket, 79 wiring fire victim, 81 S-model theft victim, 86 8V body with newly transplanted VR6 and 5-spd from donor Passat
Scirocco expertise: I think i have fixed every possible failure. I wouldn't wish this VR6 transplant job on an enemy-took two weeks of late nights to finish

Name: Jerry W. Holmes

E-mail: jholmes@surfsouth.com
Location: Doerun, GA
Scirocco Owned: Monza Blue Metalic 1983 Scirocco
Scirocco expertise: Minor mechanical and electrical.

Name: Steve Leeper

E-mail: WLeeper@aol.com
Location: Atlanta, GA
Scirocco Owned: '85, 8v, Karman Edition, 100k and runnin' strong.
Scirocco Expertise: very limited to what I can figure out in Bentley book!

Name: David A. Wilson

E-mail: DWilsonGA@aol.com
Location: Macon, GA
Scirocco owned: 82 Scirocco GL 72K miles, original purchased for $500 from a guy whose wife got tired of cutting the grass around it.
Expertise: junkyard dogs

name: Timothy Crowley "Timo"

E-mail: TCrow25301@aol.com
Location: Atlanta, GA
Sciroccos owned: '80 scirocco(totalled), '80 scirocco(rust bucket, trashed) oh yeah, and an '80 scirabbit (all the guts of my first scirocco, after it was totalled. '81 scirocco(waiting for transplant) donor fund available :)!
current cars: '81(mentioned above), '79 Toyota Landcruiser FJ40 mechanical expertise: Well, I don't know if I'd call it that, but I should be given an honorary degree just for the knowledge I do have just by osmosis.

Name: Dan Baisley      

E-mail: dan@dmc.gt.ed.net
Location: Atlanta, GA
Scirocco owned: '87 Tornado red 16v
Scirocco expertise: Waiting for my Bentley manual to arrive...

Name: Dave Statler

E-Mail: DSTATLER@townsquare.net
Location: ? IA
Scirocco owned: 1980 Mars Red, VW team-Built Racing engine, some rust
Expertise: General maintenance, finding high octane low lead gas

Name: Shannon Fenton

E-Mail: built2fly@aol.com
Location: Fairfield, IA
Scirocco Owned: 87' 16V "cherie"
Scirocco Expertise: driving,free catalogs,Stereo, eating Dodge Neons and 944's for lunch

Name: Bradley Peet

Email: btpeet@cortland.com
Internet Site: http://209.16.149.2/btp/vw.html
Location: Willowbrook, IL
Sciroccos Owned: '79 Scirocco, '84 Scirocco (RIP), presently '86 Scirocco 16V 2.0 liter, mods, mods, mods.
Scirocco Expertise: Maintenance, Repairs, Performance Upgrades, Engine Swaps, etc.

Name: Carl Baumeister

E-Mail: cgbau@aol.com
Location: Chicago, IL
Sciroccos owned: '86 16V - Show car, '87 16V - Race car, '88 16V - Daily driver
Scirocco Expertise:I have owned many more than this and have had great success in the areas of sport tuning, after market parts, and setting up a winning Scirocco show car. Not to mention stripping a few totaled "S" 's to the frame leaving me a vast supply of parts.

Name: Aristotelis Platon Mpougas

E-mail: skepsys@suba.com
Location: Chicago, IL
Scirocco owned: '87 16V
Scirocco expertise: Exceeding 127 mph

Name:  Stephanie Lipka

E-mail:  dayo@bigbrother.net
Location:  Peoria, IL
Scirocco Owned:  '84 Wolfsburg-black (totaled) need a replacement, looking for info on autocrossing VW's.

Name: Ken Peiser

E-mail: wpmp68@ibm.net
Location: Munster, IN
Scirocco owned: '86 8V
Scirocco expertise: rollin' the tinted glass up and gettin' down

Name: Matthew Bader

email: mdbade01@starbase.spd.louisville.edu
Internet site: http://starbase.spd.louisville.edu/~mdbade01
Location: Louisville, KY
Scirocco owned: '87 16v, Neuspeed Springs, Techtonics exhaust
Expertise: speeding, installing springs/shocks, hacksawing stuck bolts, rattle search and destroy

Name: Daniel Adams

E-mail: Danstep@ix.netcom.com
Location: Covington, KY
Scirocco owned: 1984 Jet Black Scirocco Karmann Series, 1.8 L, 15" Custom Mags, Performance 5-speed shifter, Sun roof
Scirocco expertise: Rebuilding just about everything on the car b/c it was a piece of c**p when I bought it and everything that possibly could have went wrong while on some kind of a road trip :)

Name: Mark Simon

Email: Rocco16V@beer.com
Location: Louisville, KY
Scirocco Owned: '88 16V Black, 16" Borbet Type M wheels, Intrax springs, Tokico HP shocks, Neuspeed Front Tie-Bar, Eurosport Rear Tie-Bar, ABD Short Shift Kit, Momo Shift Knob, K&N filter with a modified airbox, 118,000 Miles and still running strong!
Expertise: Could tell you almost anything about every watercooled VW!

Name: Corey Stup

Email: cstup@pobox.com
Internet site: http://www.ntr.net/~cstup
Location: Louisville, KY
Scirocco owned: 1984 Wolfsburg

Name: Dawn Haley

e-mail: dhaley@digroup.com
Location: Beverly, MA
Scirocco owned: 1975
Scirocco experience: defensive driving, brake conservation, strange noise appreciation

Name: Amna Greaves

E-mail: agreaves@eng.pria.com
Location: Tyngsboro, MA
Scirocco owned: 1980: neuspeed (sways front/rear, springs, throttle body, ssk), Bilstein/Tokico shocks, sport clutch, GTI rims w/ Pirelli p600's
Scirocco expertise: engine, electrical, suspension, general weirdness

NAME: Tim Larson

E-Mail: TLARSON@juno.com
Location: New Bedford MA
Scirocco Owned: 1982 Automatic trans Stock
Scirocco Expertise: Little bit of everything

Name: Bryan Petrisko

E-mail: ZQHM93A@prodigy.com
Location: Newton, MA
Scirocco Owned: 1988 red 16v
Expertise: Reading parts catalogs

Name: Peter Stark

Email: racerex@world.std.com
Location: Boston, MA
Scirocco owned: 81 S
Scirocco expertise- you name it: G60 conversion, Shine racing suspension, roll cage, intercooler installation, aerodynamic design and implementation, brakes

Name: Wiley Cox

Email: wcox@opendev.com
Location: Malden, MA
Scirocco owned: Red 5spd 84 Scirocco, Lowered on Bilstein Shocks, GTI Teardrop wheels, Neuspeed Anti-sway bars and throttle body, Custom exhaust, extra VDO gauges, Sony CD player
Scirocco Expertise: Pothole Avoidance, Rush Hour Traffic Commuting, Door, lock and mirror replacement, soon to be brake-cylinder expert and water pump replacer. :)

Name:Ted & Nicole Lamoureux

E-Mail: vwgearhead@AOL.com
Location: Plymouth, MA
Scirocco's owned: 75' stock, 80' S stock, 84' slightly modified, 87' 8v / 1.8lt highly modified.
Scirocco's we presently own: 80 S evolved from stock to extremely modified and scary fast (structural rust problems are taking over), 86' 16v slightly modified (Blstn. susp.), 81' S stock (CA) about to receive the scary fast transformation from the 80' S.
Expertise: Best described as a sickness or a disease. More tools, cars, inventory of new and used parts, and experience for anyone in their right mind, should have, especially for someone who does not make a living working on them.

Name: Dave Smith

E-mail: AMBACNORTH@aol.com
Location: Springfield, MA
Scirocco owned: 1985 8V
Expertise: Mechanical adjustments/repair, Bosch fuel injection, and performance issues!

Name: Shaun Bevere

E-mail: RDH1226@aol.com
Location: Boston Ma
Scirocco owned: 87 16V 120,000 miles
Comments: I'm try to fix up my passengers side rear body panel. I love my Scirocco!!!!!!

Name: Brian Oshenska

E-Mail: Oshen5@worldnet.att.net
Location: Severn, MD
Scirocco Owned: 1984 1.8L Fuel Injected, 5 speed Scirocco
Expertise: General care and maintanence, appearance, cleaning

Name: Stephen Tomecek

E-Mail address: s-tostvi@mail.vjc.edu
Location: Middle River, MD
Scirocco Owned: 83 Scirocco (Crashed/Totaled) 86 16V (142,000)
Scirocco Expertise: General Maintenance - Radio & Speaker Installation

Name: Jason Rappaport

E-mail: jrapp@fred.net
Location: Hagerstown, MD
Scirocco Owned: 86 8V 1.8L, in pretty good condition
Scirocco expertise: audio, general maint., center console, windshield wiper transmission (ARRRRGGHHH), soon: clutch, exhaust, bearings/brakes

Name: Javan Jackson

E-mail: c/o hcarzis@osf1.gmu.edu
Location: Shady Side, MD
Scirocco owned: 1988 red 16v (affectionatley named RAW NRG), owned previously- 76,two 78s, two 79s, 80, 85( roccos alone)
Expertise-- suspensions, engine work, basic trivia/knowledge of VWs, as well as slalom, drag, and a little illegal racing....owner and operator of car detailing business (so interiors as well) knowledge of all german and a basic understanding of japanese cars as well. Member of: VW SPORT club, H20 racing, and SCCA

Name: Steven Toughill

E-mail: Mainelyvw@aol.com
Location: Bangor, ME
Scirocco Owned: 84 Scirocco GTX (not stock either)
Expertise: Have been fixing VW's since freshman in high school. ASE certified mechanic. Partner of a VW parts and repair shop in Holden, ME. (Stock, Custom, Hi Perf and Restorations) Originally from Burlington, New Jersey. Always willing to help fellow Scirocco owners. Love to watch racing of all types. I run SCCA too and am working on soon building a circle track car for local speedway.

Name: Jake Blough

E-mail: jblough@im4u.net
Location: Middleville MI
Scirocco's owned 1984 wolfsburg, 1983 wolfsburg, 1988 16v,1987 auto,
Scirocco Expertise, have independent vw shop work on everything.

Name: Kris Tewkesbury

Email: tewkes@engin.umich.edu
Location: Ann Arbor, MI
Scirocco owned: 1986 Scirocco 8V
expertise: I'm still working on it. Just got my Bentley!

Name: Mike Whelan

E-mail: pdtech@pdtech.com
Location: Traverse City, MI
Scirocco owned: 1983 Wolfsburg, 1.8 8v and switching to a 16 v. Sport suspension, Slotted rotors, all wheel disk breaks.  Hobby car with no rust and premier interior.  I build it as I get the time.
Expertise: None, just like the mechanics of the car.  Strictly on a learn as I go.

Name: Ken Greenlaw

E-mail: mercury@sprintmail.com
Location: St. Louis, MO
Sciroccos owned: '81 Scirocco S w/ '89 16V engine, '87 Scirocco 16V
Areas of expertise: oil pan gasket, filter flange gasket, motor mounts, suspension

Name: Jason Isaacs

E-mail: jisaacs@mail.shighway.com
Location: Brookfield, MO
Scirocco owned: '87 16V Lowrider
Expertise: Stereo

Name:Tim O'Brien

E-mail:TCOvw@aol.com
Location: Billings, MT
Scirocco owned: 1978 1.6 SCCA F PRODUCTION
Scirocco expertise: High performance 1.6 motors. Anything related to Road Racing.

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