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harin replied to Dox's topic in Newbies Hangout
Yep, for me returning to the forum and seeing all the content has been super useful. Lack of images are a problem and it's usually the image you need the most! I was thinking the other day that if people still had these images we could get as many uploaded somewhere and using an AI tool *try* to categorise them somehow. Won't be perfect but might give us something we can refer back too for the future? I'd be happy to give that a go if we could get enough people to pull together the photos. -
Amazing work and some great inspiration for my VR6 build, especially seeing all of that fresh looking paint! Quick question, how hard was the sunroof fix and do I need to get a specific b3.5 model/year? Thanks, Harin
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So bringing this thread up to date here is the car as more or less is at present. ITs fully legal now and ended up being only 214 euro VRT due to being over 30 years old .Result!! I've also got these VW Sebring 16" wheels made by Bstar for that oem+ look .Have got around to fitting them as of yet !
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My original set of foglamps were in good enough condition but the reflectors inside were a bit tarnished and rusty , i came across a seller in Europe on insta with these and i had to have them ! There was a guy in the UK T/A vw stainless that was making SS fastener kits for various vw,s .I got the complete set for a Corrado ,its a very well thought out kit , i havnt used all of the parts as i dont like a lot of bling but they look a lot cleaner than all the original rusty stuff I fitted a B3.5 Passat glass sunroof (or Moonroof ) it brightens up the dark gloomy interior and the sliding mechanism is much more reliable than the origional.
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So after all that messing the front end could finally be put back on ! Got the set of plates made up to mimic the original sales brochure The build up continued and i had some parts ordered from classic parts in germany . After being obsolete for many years the roof trims are available again , At a price !!
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I generally like my cars oem or oem plus ,at least visually but one thing i had to improve on was the intercooler setup.The oe system is pretty poor and barely adequate for a standard engine . They mounted the small IC behind the ps bumper in front of the wheel arch and plumbed it up with a convoluted series of narrow bore piping so the chances of lowering the intake temperatures are pretty slim and the number of pipes and joints makes it difficult to have a non leaking setup. I wanted a front mount IC on the car but didn't want to go hacking and chopping bits out of the slam panel and move the battery away to the boot .Frontal space is minimal on these due to the odd position of the rad in relation the slam panel . I ended up steping back the rad off the crossmember on the DS to gain more clearance of an IC . I also got rid of the original rad fan as the motor on there are massive and replaced it with a Spal fan that fitted perfectly on the fan housing . After much trial and error, buying intercoolers the didn't fit properly etc ,mocking up ,making brackets /remaking brackets i ended up with this ! [url= With front slam panel fitted ,very happy with the way it turned out and i didn't have to fettle and of the slam panel with the grinder! (almost lol) i also installed a setrab remote oil cooler with AN fittings and hoses and got rid of the factory water cooled setup . These G60,s run very hot so this is a must have mod .
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So next step was sending the car off for painting in original tornado red . The guys had it for about six weeks and they did a great job on it. Back in the shed and reassembly started . I love this part of a build .
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Next stage was to get the engine and box back into the engine bay . this went well enough ,i spent a lot of time getting all the wiring loom and hoses etc nice and tidy looking in the bay . Had a major issue the first time i went to start the engine ,it simply refused to start! no spark so spent hours checking every component of the ignition systen but to no avail ,all components in themselves appeared to be working correctly . The only thing remaining was the ECU itself ,but surely not , it was working fine last time i used it ! Anyway took it apart and checked all out ,all looked fine ! Now i had got a custom chip for the engine spec flashed by reputable company in the uk and this was fitted in the ecu . out of desperation i swapped the chip back to the original one and reassembled and tested . First f~~king tip of the key it fired up ! Over the moon but yet fuming at the same time cos id spent so much time trying to diagnose the problem . Anyway to cut a long story short the chip they supplied wasn't flashed at all . Once they sent out a revised chip it worked fine . first time this car drove under its own steam in 22 years .
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Car came with no brakes and i had robbed the black cars 280mm front setup to put on the green 16V Rado. So i was on the lookout for a new set when i friend of mine was looking to sell these. 305 mm 4 piston brembo,s from a seat ibiza Cupra R . These are a direct fit onto the front hubs and are a 4X100 pcd so bolt straight on . They got a rebuild kit fitted and a paint of brembo red to freshen up. Now this put me in another situation ! there was no way the OE 15" wheels would fit over these brakes so had to go shopping for some 16" i wanted something retro but oem looking but with a nod to motorsport at the sametime ,in the end i contacted compomotive direct in the uk and purchased these bad boys! Compomotive 16" TH2 7x16 ET25 in Anthracite .Delighted with these and the guys from Compomotive were excellent to deal with .
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Interestingly I spoke to HEL and they reckoned they were suitable for fuel lines and are the standard ones they use and send out, and are the only connectors they use (other than for hard lines etc).
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I'm sure I saw it advertised last year as needing bodywork?
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Good info Matt thank you. Will look up the alternate part no for the large banjo bolt as Heritage said it was NLA. Like you say, s.all one with filter may be more difficult to source and I ordered it from Heritage but received an email saying despite having it, they couldn't supply it due to the embargo . That LLL site is interesting and I wasn't aware of it so thanks for that. Dougie -
Front Crossmember built up with powerflex bushes Got a set of H+R ARB,s 23mm front +25mm rear. I had these on a previous mk2 golf gti and loved them ! Fitted on the front The koni dampers and springs came with the car but needed to be built up with new bumpstops and top mounts
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If I had the skills to do so then it might be worth considering!
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Was in touch with Fraser the guy I sold it to, he sold it to someone in Wales I think but it hasn't been on the road for a while so maybe RIP ;( Hope you're well!
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_Matt_ replied to Dox's topic in Newbies Hangout
N 903 580 03 has been superseeded by N90358004, specs are M14x1.5 Cheapest from LLL Parts (has parts diagrams too) but they have a picking and packing fee so only worthwhile if you're buying other bits and bobs. If not heritage parts do it for £12.50+post... You probably could easily find an equiv on HEL or as Dox says Pirtek's website as it looks pretty generic unlike 048 133 505 https://www.lllparts.co.uk/product/N90358004/banjo-bolt 048 133 505 is available from VW Classics, it is M12x1.5 but has a filter in and perhaps is pretty unique, not sure the HEL ones would work for this https://www.volkswagen-classic-parts.com/catalog/en_uk/part/048133505?epis=002,004,006,007,009,013,014,020,030,043,044,051,055,059,064,065,066,067,069,070,076,077&ct=3&q=048 133 505 -
Glad I could be of some use ger 😉 Thanks for the lead Dox Matt, its the two Banjo Bolts either side of the Fuel Filter, but if I was really stuck I can just get away with the smaller of the two on the outlet side. I have all the crush washers,, and VW classic have the samll bolt but cant sell it as it might contain Russian steel! I saw HEL performance bolts but started doubting myself that they were the correct dimensions. Small banjo is part no: 048 133 505 and large is N 903 580 03 I managed to fire up an old laptop and reinstall ETKA, so if anyone is looking for part numbers I might be of some use in the future. Dougie
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I can't remember the rules.. could you engine swap to a more modern ULEZ complient engine, like a 2.0 TFSI 🤪
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Solid efforts, it is great to see these build threads showing these cars being saved, especially when people DIY as well.
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ger040 replied to Dox's topic in Newbies Hangout
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While the engine work was ongoing i had my paint guy look over the red shell to see what was needed to be done to get it looking its best again . Although the paint itself was in good order overall there were small marks/Scratches on most panels ,The rear bumper was burnt by the exhaust at some point so that needed replacment anyway ,the whole front end needed paint anyway so when all was weighed up we decided the only way to do it right was to paint the whole car top to bottom . He was,nt ready to take the car in for about 6 weeks so i carried on with the underside and suspension . Got all the underside components powdercoated. Built up the front subframe with a mixture of powerflex and OE bushes . New Oe mk3 golf GTI ps rack .
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it was in reasonable condition overall, the crank its self was in great condition so a bit of a shame to scrap it really . however i found quite a lot of cylinder bore wear at the top of the ring landings ,More evident after honing . The consensus was that really it was too much wear to be ignored so the only real option was to bore it out oversize . Thing were about to turn expensive !! Engine bored out to 83mm / IE max oversize on these blocks .Blocked decked also to gain a bit more CR. Supertech ultralight high compression forged pistons New ex 16v KR crank and rotating assembly polished and balanced .Fywheel lightened by 2.5 kgs The main reason i got these pistons is that it allowed the use of 144mm con rods instead of the G60,s heavy 136mm items . I used OE KR rods which were in excellent condition , these have been used in 16v turbo applications and are well able for big power , more than ill ever need to bother them with . This set came exceptionally well balanced from the factory ,Only 0.5 g between them. KIng /ACL race spec bearings and special order comotec head gasket. Building it back up!
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No prizes for figuring out what happens next ! i decided to break out the black car and use it as a donor of parts to build back up the red one . Wasn't a huge task really as i had already the whole front end pulled on it for the engine and ancillaries rebuild . The engine at some point had its crank pulley bolt come loose and as a result had damaged the crank nose and keyway so that the pulley was moving on the crank under load . i cleaned it up as best i could and pinned a new main crank gear onto it . it worked but there was still a slight wobble so i didn't feel i could trust it , so the only option was to replace the crank for a new one . Thought if i was doing this i may as well have a look inside and see what's what. Engine out and teardown.
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So as I said I already had this complete black G60 ,in fairness it was quite a ropey old thing that needed extensive work in every dept , had at least two poor resprays in its life , got a major repair to the rear quarter at some stage with was also poorly repaired and significant rust had set in , Main engine pulley bolt had loosened and damaged the crank nose and key way so a engine strip down was required , indeed I had already pulled the engine and box and was in the process of rebuilding it when I obtained the red one ..
