bristolbaron

Morning all! it’s been a while… life took over and things have been busy, too much for this time of day. I still have Corrado number 10, although it’s not been on the road since Covid. It did start earlier in the year, but needs a full respray before it goes anywhere. I’m not doing that until I’ve built a garage, which is getting closer to a reality. Meanwhile I went through a B8 RS4 and C7 RS6 before picking up a V8 R8 in the summer, a natural progression from the Corrado and they do look great side by side. I often look about for very good examples of Corrado’s and think it’d be cheaper and easier just to pick one of them up than sort mine! Hope all is well with those still here, maybe I’ll have some more exciting news in 25!

Grant motorsport over in Warmley has built many race spec vr6’s over the years. http://www.grantmotorsport.co.uk PC motors is more central and focussed a lot on Audi rs stuff these days, but certainly know their way around a vr6. https://www.pcmotors.co.uk

Madness. £1500 all day long!

The same annual price as CCGB membership but without the events/sprinter/Christmas cards? The only benefit of membership seems to be being able to post (and therefore contribute) to the forum. Considering over the past few years I’ve only posted a handful of times this doesn’t seem to be the most effective way to engage people. If you shared the actual losses you’d made over the past few years I’m certain you’d have more people willing to donate, but to state ‘my time isn’t free’ as a reason for the forum not to be free to post on when so many alternatives are out there doesn’t create the same level of generosity, from me at least. It’s your forum, do what you like with it, but it seems to have been run into the ground and now the expense of getting it going again is falling at the feet of those that have contributed the most.

Did you miss this Anna or choose to ignore it? I won't be using Heritage now either if you're working with Spoonfed.

The owner is racist scum and banned from the forum. I wouldn’t fit his parts to my car if they were free. http://www.the-corrado.net/showthread.php?80034-Dogger-Spoonfed-tuning-UTTERLY-HORRID-SERVICE&p=960851&styleid=14

FB is only full of people posting photos of their dinner etc if that’s what you choose to follow! It’s very easy to unfollow someone but remain friends if their content isn’t interesting. I barely see anything other than posts from various car groups.

The owner of spoonfed is banned from here for racist comments towards a forum member. Not a penny of my money would support any of his products.

After selling on my Storm to Monkey, I'm left with a rather unique interior. THIS THREAD should give you some information about the work that went into this, however photos are now down. Doug had designed and built the interior to fit completely on factory fittings. The airbox has been modified to run a full climate control system, but compressor etc is not included. I fear i'm likely to end up removing standard parts and sellign them seperatly, but someone out there may fancy taking this on and finishing it off. If someone's ready to take it on, I have spare leather etc for finishing. Price wise, I could sell the standard parts for £100 and still be left with leather door cards. If someone wants the lot for £150, come and get it. I'm based in Bristol and need it gone asap. It's in a garge which leaks so the sooner its out the better for anyone taking it on! Cheers Baz

Welcome! Where in Bristol are you?

Looking good mate!

If the timing wasn't the worst in the world this would compliment my Classic Green R32 storm project perfectly! GLWS

There's a blast from the past? How's things bud?

There's a huge amount of irony in this though, forums were really the first place (this one especially) where it became the norm to have 'friends' you'd never met. I'd talk at work etc about the car my 'mate' is building without a second thought that I don't even know what they look like! Social media has become the progression of this. My wife meets up with 'the I nstamums' which I find weird, until I remember the days of travelling around Europe to car shows with people I know from the internet.

If they're 6.5" all round you want the same tyre sizes front and back! Only worth going up to a 205 if the rears are 7" plus..

As long as they're a 195/45 they'll be fine. 205/45 might give you some issues, but I've run 195/45s many times with no issue.

Sorry mate, busy day! Saw you were still looking for answers and gave short version of correct one! Info still stands though, you really need 195/40s..

195/40/16 or 195/45/16 is what is needed. Whilst you might be able to get the tyres to work with spacers they'll look crap and are too big for the wheels and car. Do it right, or put other wheels on.

Jim, more to the point, this needed locking last year!

You need a magic sponge.. dampen, but should feel basically dry. They do a flash one in most supermarkets, just noticed Poundland do one but not tried it yet!

I thought about going but have too much else on at the moment and apart from the fact it's local doesn't have much else going for it. Queens square breakfast meet was on this morning and would have been a much better way to spend some time

My stepdad - http://www.watchworks.co.uk Will only advise more than a batt/seal if needed

After receiving fake parts from them twice, I'll never go back. Gsf are better and cheaper when you get a discount code. (Sign up for email and you get them all the time) Current code JUN53 for 53% off.

Going back to standard or doing something else with the engine?

Borbet A's in 7j and 8j? J isn't a measurement and they're unusual widths. My guess is 7.5" front and 9" rear.