Jim Bowen

It is. But you need to check the pedal end of cable is right. I somehow got the wrong one, but Kevin saved my bacon and sold me his.

Pm's sent

I filled mine up with a syringe before fitting the top banjo bolt, all seems to of work quite well. Manual says to fill it up then rotate by hand to help bleed it, i forgot to rotate mine

Continued.............. Ball joint fixing plate and nuts, removed from my car, has some pitting but rust removed and painted - £3 posted Engine mount kit, from Jay Renshaw group buy, i bought 2 to make the numbers up, fitted my kit so this is spare - £65 posted ABS rotor, came off the front of car - £6 posted Front engine mount bracket, powder coated, says AUTOMAT on it, but looks exactly the same as mine £10 posted New unopened tube of steering rack grease = £10 posted Clutch Parts, bought these when i did timing chains job, but didn't require them = £20 posted Brand new throttle cable- i bought the wrong one = £30 posted People are welcome to come and collect any bits, my postcode is CM6 2LX Some of the parts i can't remember what prices they were new so if you think price is wrong feel free to tell me.

Finished building mine now, so these are parts i have left over to sell on. Brand new Schutz gun and waxes for underbody/cavity, (bought this to do mine but ended up not needing it) £45 Posted Full set of VR6 engine plastics, no broken clips £45 Posted VR6 Steering rack, bought to replace mine, but didn't need it, Was told it was new about 20,000miles, i can't prove this £65 posted 24v Baffled sump, new condition -£55 posted Rad brackets, removed from my car, slight pitting, but have removed rust with deox powder and painted them black £4 posted Boge top mounts ,early style, fitted to my car for about 100miles - £22 posted 1no Steering rack brackets, soaked in deox powder and repainted - £4 delivered, One sold Rear plate light, was going to fit to mine, i remade the foam seal from some foam i had, then a new one turned up, so not fitted it. Its missing one bulb = £6.50 posted VR6 front wheel bearing, unused, box a bit tatty but includes all the bits = £30 posted

Well i bid on them, my max bid was about £105 in the end. :(

What the hell are you doing!!! :lol: Them plastic cowls for the rad fans are still available at the dealers and pretty cheap too, about £8 each

Will have to investigate it I unplugged the sensor on top of the master cylinder and it solved the handbrake light issue. Abs light is always on and I can't hear any abs pump when I turn the key.

I think i solved the oil temp problem, the wire was hanging off the sensor by a thread, broke as soon as i touched it, so sorted that out. Still not solved the handbrake light, switch isn't stuck down. Am going to disconnect ABS again to see if that makes a difference. Also, is the oil light meant to flash with ignition on, engine not running, i can't remember

Cheers :) i am very happy with it, definitely fixed more problems than i'm left with, the steering was getting stuck going round corners before. ---------- Post added at 5:22 PM ---------- Previous post was at 5:21 PM ---------- That looks decent enough deal, did you need a puller or anything to remove old wheel?

I find it funny that during the summer months i get miffed by people driving around with fog lights on, and now its foggy there seems to be endless people driving around with no lights on :lol: I try not to get wound up by other peoples driving but its easy at the moment in a £150 car i plan to scrap in a week or two :lol:

:lol: well the escort clutch has been slipping for about 10,000miles and is really high, i guess i am just too used to that now. Corrado felt low, stiff, bumpy, creaky and a bit rattly but am sure i'll get used to all that again. Just been searching the forum about oil sensor and think i will check the connections first as i've disturbed both ends of that wire doing the work i did. Been reading about ABS and not sure i've ever heard it when i turn ignition on, i hear something but thought thats the fuel pump. I'd be happy to just ditch the ABS system but i'm guessing its not that easy

I am tempted to buy another wheel and then get mine redone, saw a nice one one here before with a more modern leather on it, looked nice. Think it had perforated leather on it. Mine has done 194,000miles now, the steering wheel is pretty rough now. Was a bit mouldy at one point. Replaced the pedal covers and gearstick already as they were in pieces. Going to order a new oil temp sender, the wiring looks alright and the fact it takes a temp then goes up and down suggests something faulty. Am i right in thinking i get some other warning if its an oil pressure warning? ---------- Post added at 4:37 PM ---------- Previous post was at 4:36 PM ---------- Brake fluid was fine, although i suspect i have some air in the system

There is a tiny little german hamster that lives in there keeping an eye on things, if you undo it he will escape!!

Cheers Goldie, it was still your green one that inspired me, i still think about it when working on mine :) I got the wheel bags from Neil on here, and the winter wheels/tyres, got steelies with winter tyres for the rear, but am trying to get some alloys instead of driving on steels ---------- Post added at 1:00 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:59 PM ---------- Going to check the fluid, totally overlooked that, i had tried to bleed the brakes, they work but only just and i filled the fluid up with car in the air. Thanks

Well after 18 months it starts and drives. Quite pleased with myself as had never even changed a brake pad before. Its a long list of bits i've changed, so expected a couple of problems. Some pics Took it out for a quick drive, not washed it yet, but it works (most of it) Paintwork shot :lol: Interior is pretty much the same, minus aircon New steering wheel is on my list Non-winter wheels in storage :! Now the problems i've got: -Handbrake light constantly on? Expecting it to be a switch somewhere or something seized, i've not touched the rear brakes in 18months, discs looked quite rusty. -Oil temp, it comes on, gets up to 66c then falls back down and registers as nothing, just the three lines - - -. Not sure what that could be. -ABS light stuck on, guess i need vagcom to solve this one, tbh its never worked, Bulb was cut out of dash and it was disconnected at the master cylinder, i bought a new dash light and fitted 2no front sensors and plugged the sensor back in on the master cylinder. -My clutch seems to have a really low biting point, i remember it being like this before the work i did, i had clutch off to do timing chains, it was new about 10,000miles ago Any help would be great

Not quite a corrado :lol:

Are they invisible wheels?

I did notice them ones earlier, might bid, but only really need two and no tyres thanks though :D

Hi, sorry about being a bit slow to get back to you. Would you be able to get a photo of them?

I just close my eyes and hope for the best

Seen you about in this a few times now, looks nice. I will have mine back on the road soon so no doubt you will notice me :)

Just started up the corrado after 18months and lots of new parts. I let it sit on the drive and warm up, the coolant warmed up fine. The oil temp went up to about 70c then i noticed it falling all the way down to 52c then slowly back up again? I'm sure i'd never noticed anything like that before? Where is the oil temp read from?

Is it a G6tree or a TreeR6?

it looks embarrassed and is hiding its face in shame imo