Whitedog

haha....random post...^^^^^

Best advice i can give is whip it out and drop in a manual box.....once you've aquired all the parts needed you could get it switched in a weekend i reckon with 2 competent people. Theres enough info / people on here that have done it to help if you get stuck.....and theres not really that much to do...quite suprised really at how simple it all was.....a few tricky areas with the wiring but simple enough once you get your head round it. Have a look at my build thread for an idea of whats involved.

Cool, sounds like an ace trip...get some pictures up. Also, didnt realise they did a Europe edition golf....any pics?

This is a fantastic thread, a proper enjoyable read. I did 2 tours of bosnia when i was in the army a few years back, seeing these pictures is a proper flashback......snipers alley is something else aint it..... Keep up the good work and keep enjoying yourself.....more pics too....

Well last night after returning home the carpets had fully dried so i though i would just place them in the car being as it was getting dark. One thing led to another and now the carpets and all trim is fully fitted, great fun in the dark with a headtorch.....looks like a car again now... :-) Pictures to follow tonight. Just got to sort the seats out and they can go back in....then its finishing off the little jobs before the mot...abs sensor etc... oh, and i picked up another coolant res cap so it runs again.... :-)

mmmm...headlight washers

Well, time flies and not a lot gets done....guess thats having young kids for you eh.... i'm having a big push to see if i can get it all finished in the next couple of months and back on the road so tonight i went out in the dark and fitted half of the new underlay after the old stuff got trashed when it got wet. This is just some foam carpet underlay, 7mm thick which i have doubled up to 2 layers so that should be sufficient. I think its the type of stuff you put under laminate flooring, seems to work a treat anyhow. Dont know what it'll be like for stopping sounds but i only wanted it really to give some cushioning under the carpet. Once i finish this its carpet cleaning time so hopefully i'm gonna make the most of this nice weather and see if i can clean it and dry it this weekend, then i can refit it and get it out of the garage finally. Whilst i was doing this i was running her up, she gets just up to temp when i notice her leaking hot coolant everywhere. On closer inspection it seems the coolant cap was so brittle it broke inside causing the rubber seal to fall away, thus creating a scalding geyser on my drive. at least its only a cheap fix.

This is why mine has been off the road for 2 years now :lol:

What if you were to layer up about 10 layers of wax on it, nice time he jumps on he wont be on for long......

I'm not the only one then :scratch:

Early dash will have the slider heater controls, the later dash has the dial heater controls. Cheers, its an ongoing project, its been over 2 years since i last drove it but hopefully come about april time it'll be back on the road.

Do it....you wont look back... :grin:

Whoa....your chain tensioner was worst than mine and i thought mine was bloody bad...

Hi Karl That is very nice, love the colour. The beemer was awesome but i too have a bit of a soft spot for the mk1 tt's. Only downside i found was trying to get used to the limited visibilty of them. Great fun though, i'm sure you'll be chuckling to yourself everytime you drive it. Looks like its been well looked after too.

Wow, some good work there, think this rado's future is in safe hands by the looks of it. One of the best colours too..... Cant believe how good them bits have come up after the vapour blasting.... I too have a k reg vr6, what interior do you have in yours as it seems to be a mis match on rado's of this year. I have late dash and door cards yet early seats???? Looking good though, keep it up.

:clap: :clap: :clap: every time we saw one before we got one we used to say "iligitimate person" or something like that If ever I see another one on the road it just makes me smile...and I always wave if I'm in mine. Tried waving at other times too when I haven't been in the Rado forgetting and I get some strange looks....haha.

I think this is a great idea and very comendable of you for getting stuck in and giving it a go. I am very interested but cant confirm anything until i have the MOT pass certificate in my hand...i will watch this thread with the hope i can jump in when all road legal. Well done.

I can see why people would rather have the alfa over a rado, to the untrained eye you get nice wheels, pointy italian bodywork (in red makes it reminiscent of another famous italian sportscar), a lovely looking interior with stitched leather and modern dash....easy choice really, i too have looked at these in the past and thought how much of a car you get for your money. But, i love my corrado. Theres just something about these cars that everytime i sell one i pine(sp?) after another untill i get one again. I love the interior of the later rado's, teamed with some nice leather recaro's would give the alfas a run for its money. I like the curve of the dramatic swage line down the side that only i am able to see out of all my family for some reason....."dunno what your looking at tbh stu..??"..... :lol: .....i like the flat chisel like front end, i love the spoiler and the fact it goes up and down :grin: ....i love the maclaren F1 mirrors ( :lol: )....but most of all i love driving it....and hearing that vr howl on full chatt, theres just nothing like it. :luvlove: (I still do quite like the Alfa though)

????? :scratch: :nono: :cuckoo: :camp: :roll: :shrug: ?????

Good price for the p/pots, and just incase you were wondering what they look like on 16" beetle steels would look good if sprayed silver like the g60 steels, not a big fan of black wheels.

My friend has just taken over a bodyshop in the midlands, he starts trading the middle of feb. PM me if you would like any details, i can pass your details onto him if you like.

is that a brake light just below the rear spoiler or a number plate light of some sort?

Fitted new foliage seal. Fixed radiator properly, now secure.

Yeah, the front passenger footwell mainly, although it can travel to the rear also. It wont do anything about the heat of your fans, this may be a matrix issue, certainly sounds like it could be. Yeah leather does have its disadvantages.

The nugget is definitely in good hands looking at that beemer. Love the finished article dax....haha