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- The Bunker
This VW Scirocco GC10 V8 is a frustrating car. How can something so gorgeous have had such a bad start in life?
I don't know where the original car came from but whoever converted it seems to have stretched it in all sorts of directions while downing a bottle of Scotch (check out all the ovals in the cockpit that should be circles) and left it about 5% too big overall. The cockpit is cavernous, even allowing for the wider wheelbase.
It's such a shame that this car hasn't received more love as it's a blast to drive and they look fantastic out on the track. Show me a car with a better posterior - you can't. Chasing a pack of these up Eau Rouge, through Radillon and along Kemmel is absolutely thrilling.
But that cockpit.
Jesus.
Anyway, to help it a little for VR I swapped a new driver in and improved the way the steering wheel is held and rotated, but the driver is now a little pixie. At least he hasn't got one snapped leg and arms like tentacles like the original one.
Also added a 7th gear as it previously ran out of puff on long straights.
If anyone fancies taking a look at rescaling the car and maybe adding a better steering wheel and other cockpit elements it might form a good base to restore this car to its pre-AC glory.
http://www.mediafire.com/file/lxl985dw453hpip/scirocco_gc10_v8.7z/file
I don't know where the original car came from but whoever converted it seems to have stretched it in all sorts of directions while downing a bottle of Scotch (check out all the ovals in the cockpit that should be circles) and left it about 5% too big overall. The cockpit is cavernous, even allowing for the wider wheelbase.
It's such a shame that this car hasn't received more love as it's a blast to drive and they look fantastic out on the track. Show me a car with a better posterior - you can't. Chasing a pack of these up Eau Rouge, through Radillon and along Kemmel is absolutely thrilling.
But that cockpit.
Jesus.
Anyway, to help it a little for VR I swapped a new driver in and improved the way the steering wheel is held and rotated, but the driver is now a little pixie. At least he hasn't got one snapped leg and arms like tentacles like the original one.
Also added a 7th gear as it previously ran out of puff on long straights.
If anyone fancies taking a look at rescaling the car and maybe adding a better steering wheel and other cockpit elements it might form a good base to restore this car to its pre-AC glory.
http://www.mediafire.com/file/lxl985dw453hpip/scirocco_gc10_v8.7z/file
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