VR6Pete

Cheers guys! I've only gone over it with an orbital and it did a pretty good job, I cant afford a respray at the moment, so i'm treating the bodywork as a separate project :)

The only panel I did replace and and get resprayed was the front slam panel as mine was bent out of shape, it was a real good color match they did....

I know I need 2 wings, bonnet and some work on the rear arches, fuel filler neck, drivers sill and rear corner below the rear light.... It's nothing major, just look at some of the cars they tackle on Car S.O.S, will just be a year building up the panels and getting it sorted, probably next year.... I want to enjoy the car now, hopefully it will be reliable given everything that has been replaced from a mechanical side.

Still more work to do on the body front, but now mechanically sound.... just a few more "tarting up" bits to do, like painting my calipers and full wet vac inside... need to get geometry done ASAP and get the old girl mapped, but with my new refurbished injectors, 263 cams and the 3.68 shes got some hoof when you use the loud peddle...

When I got it, it was a non runner, knackered heater matrix, head gasket had gone and the timing chains needed doing.... I knew it would be an uphill struggle, but didn't realize it would be a 4 year battle :)

Engine bay was looking like it would look quite at home in a scrap yard!

The bodywork looked like it had been cleaned with wet and dry for the last 10 years!

After many years of, what I would call restoration given the state it was in when I got it, it now has a new lease of life, passed it's MOT yesterday and now looks as good as any Corrado should be.

It's hard to believe its the same car, the point i'm trying to make is that over my 4 years of ownership, I've seen many corrado's being scrapped / broken for parts in better condition than when I first got my Corrado many years ago, and it just goes to show if your in it for the love, you will get there in the end :)

Comments welcome (apologies for the state of my garage!)

Pete

When I got it, it was a non runner, knackered heater matrix, head gasket had gone and the timing chains needed doing.... I knew it would be an uphill struggle, but didn't realize it would be a 4 year battle :)

Engine bay was looking like it would look quite at home in a scrap yard!

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The bodywork looked like it had been cleaned with wet and dry for the last 10 years!

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After many years of, what I would call restoration given the state it was in when I got it, it now has a new lease of life, passed it's MOT yesterday and now looks as good as any Corrado should be.

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It's hard to believe its the same car, the point i'm trying to make is that over my 4 years of ownership, I've seen many corrado's being scrapped / broken for parts in better condition than when I first got my Corrado many years ago, and it just goes to show if your in it for the love, you will get there in the end :)

Comments welcome (apologies for the state of my garage!)

Pete

Passed its MOT!

Been off the road since 2009, only advisory was that the jacking points were corroded.

Said it looks amazing and wanted buy it off me lol.

Hi mate.

Yes you can. I got 2 individual hoses when building my mk2 vr6 as previously they came off a mk3 golf.

If you look for Merlin Motorsport they will sort you out :)

Be warned, that top hose isn't cheap!

Never thought I'd say this...

It's finished! Booked in for MOT on Monday!!

Can't wait!

Getting there now :) just gotta do plastics etc.. And clean everything up.

Also stuck on some exhaust rubbers, picked the system up about 2"

Almost done :)

You got any mods on that Sean?

I just took my engine out, made things 100x easier

Replaced all bushes / bolts / clamps and mounts, everything flew back together. Just finishing some other engine upgrades before it goes back in :)

Everyone welcome. We get a good number of spaces.

Camping is available, if you do RWYB day before camping is free, the bar is also open Saturday night ;)

sorry that's for my VR6, don't know if you have different part numbers :)

£2.64 each excluding VAT. pary number N102 078 04 I'd have thought it would be the bush causing the knocking though?

GTI SPRING FESTIVAL

When: Sunday 14 April 2013

Location: Santa Pod Raceway, Wellingborough, Northants. NN29 7XA

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The VR6OC will be having a club display here for what's always a cracking and popular day :)

If you would like to display your car on the club display, please put your name down in the following forum thread, please only do so if you are confident you can attend on the day.

Camping is available the night before should you wish to make a weekend of it!

It doesn't matter about the condition of your car, its the people that make it a great day as well as the car :-)

You can register your name / car in the following forum thread;

http://www.vr6oc.com/e107_plugins/forum/forum_viewtopic.php?501551

Just to get you in the mood, here are a couple of photos from our last 2 shows :)

More rare than a working heater control panel, or an un-cracked dash centre :)

got a new bosch from german ebay for just over £100 delivered

sounds extreme, especially when you consider some of the rust buckets on these car restoration programs :)

I've got one with an illusive 3rd nipple?

Been collecting parts for months :)

I want it MOT in 2 weeks :) need order my cam shaft pickup and clutch slave cylinder today and the gasket sealant for the top chain cover.

Went today. Was great apart from the traffic! Seems loads of young uns there in their caps looking like they are ard as nails, I do prefer the smaller events though much more relaxed atmosphere, this is the 2nd show I've been in about 4 years! Really enjoyed It though, but only saw 3 corrados all day!

Come say hello :)

Jesus. 13 quid for a dash blank?!

We made it!

Well engine went in at 4pm, left it like below as broke the pickup on the cam sprocket so need get one now before building up top end :)

Not bad progress in 6 hours today.

Clutch, gearbox and cams in. Just about put engine back in.

My old subframe bolts were all galvanised, but the new ones from VW are not, when they came out they looked like new apart from the head which obviously was a little rusty.