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Hello all, I'm based in Melbourne, Australia and am really hoping to find a community of Corrado owners....especially if you are looking to sell ! I had a VR6 many years ago back in the UK, and I am very keen to get hold of one again. A few pics attached, circa 2002. I know there are probably only a handful of Corrados down here....it would be great if you could get in touch if you have one, even better if you know of one for sale. Cheers Simon

Hi I have PM'd you - please could you let me know if the G60 fuel rail (and injectors + loom ?) is still available ? thanks

Slowly....one of the exhaust valves was bent, so am waiting on that to be delivered. My self imposed March deadline for having her on the road is ebbing away....

Well I got them :-) Best looking wheel for an early 'rado I think.

Hi - re: tires, I'm not too fussed. I thought the narrower ones were often used as winters. More concerned about about the size - I can only find references to these being 6x15. Can anyone confirm if they are actually 5.5 ?

As the title suggests....these have come up for sale http://www.adverts.ie/2581465 Even with a set of part worn winter tires, are they worth €200 ? I've always loved this wheel so am sorely tempted..... cheers

One of the exhaust valves is bent, so that's on order. Should have the head back in a couple of weeks. Meanwhile, I spent the weekend ripping out the Toad immobiliser. Very satisfying to re-solder all the crappy connections under the dash and lose a mountain of wiring: I was going to try and bring some order the the loom behind the fusebox, but I gave up in the end. Bird's nest ! Next was to review the stereo/speaker situation. The factory headunit is obviously gone, and there are JVC 2-way coaxials in the front doors. The dash speakers are disconnected, so I guess thy couldn't be resurrected without crossover and amp....will have a good read through Ice'n'Secure. The previous owner supplied some refurbed electric window motors & mechanisms. On removing the passenger side door card, I realised it must be off a LHD car, as it has 2x window switches and the mirror switch, unplugged ! Am I bothered ?.....Hmm. There was plenty of broken glass fragments in the bottom of the door, along with this little bit of metal...door handle must have been repaired after this bad boy snapped. It'll be a quiet week I think, waiting for some engine parts to arrive. Keep watching.

Ha I dunno what I was worried about. 2 hours with wire snips, soldering iron and insulating tape and there's no trace. There were obvious signs the loom having been chopped in and out of over the years, so all the dodgy looking joints were re-done. Satisfying afternoon :-)

Hi all I am about to set about removing the aftermarket immobiliser from my project G60. The wiring is a real birds nest, and when the guy I bought it off showed me how the system worked, it looked like a total head wrecker. So, I'm getting rid. I can only find 2 references to a Toad A520 system on Google, but that is what the receipt from the installer says the system is. Anyone heard of this system, or can point me in the direction of a wiring diagram etc ? I want to make sure that I get all the connections etc removed properly - even by tracing wires back to the control unit I am worried I'll miss something. cheers Simon PS - would there have been a factory fit alarm on a early '92 G60 ?

This evening's quest was to discover whether it was the heater matrix that caused the sodden driver's side carpet. In a word, yes. It was... In other news.....the heater box looked like it had been out before, and was wrapped up in a bird's nest of immobilizer wiring. That lot is all coming out. The heater box itself is in poor condition, one of the lever arms is broken so one of the flaps doesn't move. All the foam/rubber parts are perished and crumbling - is it possible to renew those separately ? In fact the fan itself is being held together by cable ties, and wasn't even plugged into the connector. Another issue - these 2 pipes obviously need to be connected....they're the central locking pipes, right ? Also dropped the head into Howard Engineering for the refurb. Keep watching. And any feedback welcome

Picked up a mint rear bumper today from a guy on a local VW forum, and also an unmolested parcel shelf and supports. €115 the lot. He also took the rocker cover to his work and did this with it: Here is how it looked at the start of the day Not pretty! First step was to blast the inside with a very fine glass bead,which gave this finish And for the front I used a plastic bead as I didnt want to dimple the metal,just take the paint off The black parts are where the paint had come off and corrosion had started. Next step was to get it into the vapor blaster which uses pressurised water containing glass bead to clean and also give a nice finish And here is the finished rocker cover

Everything now makes sense http://the-corrado.net/showthread.php?78778-Mystery-pipe-blanked-off&p=949013#post949013

Undid that final exhaust manifold nut, and the head popped right off. No obvious sign that the head gasket had failed, but lots of oil all over the rear of the head and manifolds. Was pretty horrified to see the state of the fuel rail, injectors and loom - melted, crispy style: Anyone come across this before ? Surely not a consequence of normal operations...something must have been pretty hot there (fire ??). Some evidence of there having been insulation attached to the exhaust manifold in this pic - could this be anything to do with this ? Feedback welcome.

I managed to get the head nearly off tonight. It's just being held back by the exhaust manifold to downpipe joint....[edit] I've just read somewhere that there are 6 nuts not 5......fail !!! Anyway, here are a few more images. The leaky head gasket: Sad looking rocker cover: I'm pretty unimpressed by the casting marks on the head, it looks like someone's been at it with a hammer and chisel. Are all G60 heads like this ?? With a bit of luck I'll figure out how to separate the exhaust manifold shortly, then will have the head off and into a machine shop for an overhaul. Cheers.

The stripdown continues Intercooler, looks a bit the worse for wear but serviceable Bumper in a pretty horrible state - under the crappy black paint it's blue ! New splitter required The heart of the beast :-) Discovered a few oil leaks, lots of loose or missing nuts and bolts on various fixings. With a bit of luck tomorrow I'll be able to get the head off.