neil20vtc

yeah sorry i mistook what vwdubs was saying thought he was wanting to know if he could get rid of the bits which no doubt he could but he was wondering what to do, personally if it was my car and the damage was as little as you say i would keep it and repair it as your not going to get what its really worth when its classed as a write off but like you say you have family now so are thinking of getting rid so i would post the pics and see if you have any intrest in the car as a whole an if not keep it or break it

i may be interested in the momo steering wheel depending on which one it is

got some more pics today and was told that hopefully it should be ready by next week just waiting on some hoses to arrive that have been on back order for ages tell ya im like a little kid gettin all giddy i cant wait! anyways heres some of the pics

right quick question for you sunroof experts my roof is working fine but sometimes looks like its not quite sat right in the closed position from the outside of the car then the other day i had the roof slid back an when i closed it and got out of the car noticed it had put a scratch on the roof i have not dared slide it back since incase it does more damage what do you think could be the cause of this? any help appreciated neil

got an update and some pics of how my car is doing from psi yesterday the old engine is out and the new one is in the process of being prepped to go in its driving me mad not having my c but its going to be worth it :D anyways here is some pics

no interior didnt come with the car i swapped my old seats and some cash for em and the centre armrest is currently just sittin wedged in place! i will sort something out with it eventually but it never moves at the moment so its not top of my things to do

dropped my car off at psi tuning today for its 20v conversion and am missing it already!! but its gonna be worth it he is gonna start on it next week and will be sending me pictures as the conversion progresess so looks like im gonna be drivin my dads old mondeo for about a month :( i will post the pics in here and keep you all upto date on how things go

thanks again for your comments, things went well yesterday the church was packed and getting up and speaking is the hardest thing i have done in my life but i am so glad i did it i really think i did him proud the reverend even said he couldnt add any more after i had spoken as i had said it all and as for my engine conversion andy talked me into puttin the 20v in as i originally was going to turbo my 16v and i know a lot of you are die hard v6 fans but i actually want a 20v

glad to hear your dad is ok ardandy an thats the exact reason why i have thought sod it an im gonna stick a 1.8t in my c whats happened with my brother has made me realise that you just dont know whats gonna happen

cheers gaz the geezer im sure i will get the energy to do it from somewhere ill have to because i dont think id forgive myself if i didnt and totally understand what you mean when you say it sharpens your perspective on life im going to try my hardest to live my life to the full

yeah he seems sorted from when i have spoken to him an yeah its gonna be a BAM 1.8t with a few other bits done as well should be a bit of a change compared to the lump thats in it at the moment

thanks for your kind words people its his funeral tomorrow and im bricking myself as im going to get up and say a few words, but if i dont do it now then i will never get the chance again and i know he would have done it for me and as for the c well i really hope it will bring a smile to my face its booked in for the work to start at the begining of july to be honest with you i cant wait

dont know why im sharing this with you all but ill start from the beggining in january my brother fell down his stairs at home and knocked himself out when he went to the hospital and had a scan it showed that he had a brain tumor but it wasnt any old brain tumor he only had it was one that had been there from birth called a dermoid cyst i think less than a hundred people worldwide have ever had a tumor like this and only a handfull of people with it in the exact place that my brother had it he came home in febuary after getting the all clear after having most of the dermoid removed but only managed to stay out of hospital for 3 days as the dermoid continued to grow with no cure(because its so rare) its just been a matter of seeing if he could fight it himself as chemo wouldnt work as the tumor consisted of healthy skin tissue it was just growing as skin would just in the wrong place and total removal was impossible finally on saturday after a long battle and countless operations with this dermoid he passed away so my message to everyone is dont ever take life for granted as you just dont know whats going to happen so to take my mind of things ive decided that im going to treat my car to a engine conversion andy at psi tuning is trying to source me one at the moment i can say that it is taking my mind off things, id also like to thank the forum as over the past months its been a nice escape to just sit and read your banter and find out things about the corrado that i didnt know so cheers you have all helped without even realising.

i live in kendal red corrado16v, think there is gonna be a north west meet on the 21st of this month at longlands near carnforth you should come

yeah wrynose and hardnott are the most steep an treachreous passes in the lakes i dont know if my c would make it due to pot holes and the general condition of the roads or id have to go at snail speed if i wanted my splitter to survive! was this an issue for you petermunns? oh and nice pics

right cheers didnt look like there was any oil in it so thats partly why i was so worried and dubsport did replace the dizzy as well an checked me oil level its alright ill have to give the engine a wipe clean then see if i can tell where its comin from

what about the oil that has escaped will i have to top it up or does it use oil from the engine? sorry if a really stupid question

cheers fella its just had a kr cam put in by dubsport so they must have set the timing and forgotten to put it back in the clowns !!

just noticed that my c's gearbox looks like it has a gromit or something missing from it as i can see a cog and oil has splatted up the side of the engine dont know if you can tell from the pic as i only took it on my phone please help as im quite worried and a numpty when it comes to engines :roll:

well got me car back now and have to say i thought dubsport were alright an the car feels much more lively now but they didnt have time to rolling road it because i needed it back so think i may take it to awesome to get that done then i can compare the two myself

na sorry fella dont have a clue an i was hopin that me new manifold was 50mm was only puttin it on cos it looks nicer than the standard one but now looks like it wont fit does anyone know what it will have come of as it has 14/11/89 stamped on it so cant have been a 2.0 16v

sorry to jump on here but i bought a polished 50mm inlet manifold ages ago an was gonna get it fitted this week but upon looking at it compared to mine which should be a 50mm one as it has the indents in it to clear the spark plugs and its a 93 16v the one i was gonna fit is bigger still could this be a 53mm one if so im buggered cos i only bought the top half thinkin it would go straight on

oops hadnt checked this thread for ages cos thought no one had replied plus ive been really busy so ive gone ahead an booked it in at dubsport hopefully they will do an alright job as most of you seem to prefere awesome anyways ill let ya know how i get on

in the not too distant future im finally gonna get my kr inlet cam fitted as i dont trust any local garages to do it plus i want it rolling roaded afterwards ive decided its gonna get done at one of the above as stealth is a bit too far away, anyone had any dealings with dubsport or awesome an what did you think?

right have had my kr cam fitted now and the car feels like a corrado should to me as it was a bit on the slow side in standard form, and finally got me seats wired in so here is some pics (sorry for the delay tom) also wired a amp in but have yet to make a false floor in the boot and finish my stealth shelf ill post some pics of that when its done but knowing me it will months off yet! :roll: