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STU175's White G60. 22 years and still not finished!!!
Cressa replied to STU175's topic in Members Gallery
That is one great looking motor . Even better that after nearly 5 years you put this up. Great registration too. I have a Vr, but it was a G60 that got me into wanting a Orrado -
We need to keep this Forum alive 💪. The information available on here is 2nd to none. I too am guilty of not posting enough as it's a pain to use still. But Have a great Christmas and enjoy your Corrado. Whether it's tucked up inside, or out being used. They are ours and great fun. I hope you have all have a nice Corrado present too
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Time away, but I do still check in. I have enjoyed having the Corrado constantly taxed and insured, so I can drive it when I feel like it. This last week she has been out for 4 days in horrible weather's. Bloody filthy but faultless and enjoyable driving surprisingly. Great fun I hope you are all well and looking forward to Christmas 🎄. Take care people and keep enjoying your Corrado
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Got my seats in, started to rain, so I’ll get some better pics another day ! Nice and toasty driving to work this morning, I had to check they worked ok !
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STU175's White G60. 22 years and still not finished!!!
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STU175's White G60. 22 years and still not finished!!!
STU175 replied to STU175's topic in Members Gallery
Im back! thought id update my build with some recent photos. Still perfecting and fixing things 22 years later 🤣 Still visit a few shows during the year, heres some updated photos. Hopefully these wont disapear like all my old photos - Last week
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Great, I’ll stick the with OEM driveshafts then and get a new outer CV joint for the drivers side. I went with FAG wheel bearings so trust they will last, although the ones I removed didn’t feel rough. I don’t really like the scatter gun approach to fault finding but it makes sense getting things right whilst it’s off the road.
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Everything fendervg said. I'd happily reuse those if well packed. What make of Bearing did you use? I used some rubbish ones initially, due to cost. I later swapped them for FAG I think, or the oem maker. The difference was instantly noticeable when driving. Good luck in narrowing it down
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CV joints will last years as long as the boots are intact and packed with plenty of grease. I speak from experience, having ignored a torn boot, which ended in total CV failure and a tow home on another car. I'd say clean them up, grease and new boots and you will be fine as long as the threads are not damaged and no bearing surfaces badly pitted. The vibration could be many things - a bearing would show up when rotating the wheel by hand or rocking it with the car raised. Could also be alignment or any number of other bushes.
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Hi All, I'm a long time lurker following purchase of Kieran's Storm Grey VR6 back in September 2023. I've been slowly working through the standard issues you'd expect with a 30 year old Corrado (Wishbone's, drop links, track rod ends, rear beam bushes, spoiler motor mechanism overhaul, discs / pads, rear wheel bearings etc etc) I've recently been experiencing vibration over 30mph so have taken it back off the road for investigation. I assumed it was the front wheel bearings, however in removing the drivers side hub have managed to distort the threads on the outer CV joint (I used the old nut but it took a bit of a wallop to release the driveshaft splines from the hub!) As I have the driveshafts off I thought I may as well inspect the inner CV joints as it appears you can get a whole driveshaft for not much more than an outer CV assembly, although I'm sure they wont be as good as the 30 year old OEM ones, so long as they are in acceptable condition. This if the first time I've had a CV joint in pieces, so I'm not sure what level of wear is deemed 'acceptable'. The photos below show what I'm faced with. You can certainly feel some wear, however its not much. All the balls appear unmarked. If it was any other bearing I wouldn't dream of putting it back, but I'm not sure the same applies to a CV joint. Any guidance would be very much appreciated. Also, thanks to all who have managed to keep this forum running all these years. I had a Red 1.8 16v Corrado back in the day and this forum was the only place to go for reliable information. Thanks, Andy
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Look forward to updates on this one Chris. I've only been into Corrados since 2018 so it's not something I remember but at 24k and a Turbo I guess it has an interesting history. Love the colour in the Sun.
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That is a beauty! Merry Christmas to you as well :) Mines is clean but not a patch on yours. It is better than that auction car though for sure!
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Not added much to this lately but here’s some summary pics of underneath
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So, not sure how many will remember this car from many years ago on this forum. anyway, the new owner of StormchargedVR6’s corrado asked me if I’d be interested in doing an underneath and engine bay resto / cleanup of the storm. being a long term fan of this car, I couldn’t refuse. It’s now on 24k miles so really low mileage and a stunning car
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Absolutely agree, it’s a shame it’s been stored so badly. The rear beam bushes are terribly rusty and need replacing. The bushes on the 5k mile corrado are worse then the ones I took out of my 93k mile corrado. You really are buying the odometer, it really won’t be as good as what most cars on here are. it will be bought and sent to a back street garage that will fit cheap after market parts to get it running properly and will be less original then mine. at least mine is rebuilt with 99% genuine parts.
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Yet, ironically, many of our own cars on this forum are cleaner underneath than that 5k garage example. Chris' certainly is cleaner all over! A few things surprised me from the advert: 1) they say you'll want to give it a check over before driving it, i.e the brakes and 2) whilst £1k was spent this year recommissioning they didn't put it through an MOT & 3) a matching set of (30 year old) tyres shows a caring, mechanically sympathetic owner (yes, it didn't ever get used). I'm sure it will end up in someone's collection and I suppose you're buying the odometer readout.
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Lovely Job Chris, For anyone who wonders what a brand new Corrado VR6 looked like, check out the one coming up for auction on 20th Dec, by Bonhams Auction's :https://carsonline.bonhams.com/en/listings/volkswagen/corrado-vr6/ its as close as you are going to get to a new car, just 5k miles.... Fat wallet necessary though ! Starting price around £20k ?
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Thanks! He’s always happy to have any excuse to buy tools that “that might come in handy” 😂
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I just used what I had lying around - i have a box of these https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/374803688015?chn=ps&_ul=GB&var=643858318068&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=710-134428-41853-0&mkcid=2&mkscid=101&itemid=643858318068_374803688015&targetid=2361039923645&device=c&mktype=pla&googleloc=9050372&poi=&campaignid=21697381820&mkgroupid=170109506289&rlsatarget=aud-1165757154899:pla-2361039923645&abcId=10027101&merchantid=424798499&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiAsOq6BhDuARIsAGQ4-ziGG_oUq_HmswU1k1ZAP15wlS4ea_FkL25iNI0lEo0dFM0BeIlpAMkaAslzEALw_wcB
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Any idea where to get an appropriate crimp clip from Matt? The other half has had a look and can do the job but doesn’t have anything to replace the clip with. Thanks!
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Hi does anyone have a left side (passenger side) headlight please for a 1995 2.0l 16v corrado that they would be willing to sell me please? Thanks
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Blimey I didn’t even know they were still going! I bought a Golf GTi 16V from them about 35 years ago!
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I knew it was close [emoji3][emoji3][emoji3] They did my engine conversion 160k ago
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TSR? Do you mean Tim Styles Racing in Bridgwater (or were last time I checked years ago) or someone else?
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Calling past members, log in, say hello and update life n cars please
dragon green replied to Dox's topic in Newbies Hangout
Good to hear from you BristolBaron, I always thought you would still have a Corrado [emoji3]
