KipVR

Looks mint 8) One of my favourite Corrado's on the forum. I think the 1.8T and the 4wd is a good combination.

Woops, it's a bit more than it used to be, sorry! It does have it's disadvantages though, would be nice if I could have taken the subframe/beam off. http://auto.frost.co.uk/search?w=rollover

Thanks for the compliments guys! Upol Greystripe, followed by VAG Spray on Stone chip (which is escentially diluted seam sealer), then Cellulose Mystic blue (bonds to the cellulose stonechip) then lacquer. Sometimes I missed out the seam sealer if that's what VW had done. That sir is a compliment coming from the captain of concours himself! :D You need not worry though Kip, it's going to be all muddy again soon! The only time my car will ever see a trailer is if it's broken down! It's only clean because you can't spray it properly if it's dirty :D If you want the factory rippley pitted finish, U-Pol Gravi Guard is excellent for that. You can also get some VAG Wurth stuff which is also pretty good. If you're not fussed about the ripple finish, then U-Pol 'Greystripe' Seam sealer is probably the closest you'll get to the original rubbery texture, but it's brush on. It can be 'dimpled' when half set though. Once the underseal is sealed with top coat and laquer, I would recommend a further 2 layers of black Gravi Guard for a neat, robust finish and I would strongly recommend doing the underside of the sills aswell where the paint gets abraded away by water and gravel. Avoid the temptation to apply it too thick because it will take eons to fully harden and if you jack the car up, it will just pull great chunks of your nice new sealant off :lol: Great work as ever Kip :notworthy: I wish I had the facilities to do that! Hey I don't even have a driveway! But I do have a mate (Jon) who's got the workshop/garage which obviously helps, it's all his equipment I'm using not mine :( . My Dad doesn't let me do my cars in his garage any more, sixteen years was long enough apparently, tight git! I've built myself a small workshop to keep all my tools in though but there is no car access. You could using a very large trolley jack and jacking up one side really high, you can get one side a good metre off the ground which is enough to be able to sit on the ground and liberally soak everything in engine degreaser and then jetwash it off, that gets you 80% of the way there. Obviously you'd have to make sure it's all safe! Lets have a race!!! last one to finish has to eat a badger shit sandwich!! Cheers Jon, much better pics to come though, ALL THE SHINY BITS!!!!! Yeah and I'm not even sure I'm going to be able to keep the car, my work contract finishes in late July and I haven't got anything else big lined up yet, my wife's already telling me to sell it (not seriously though!), she just doesn't understand my love for cars :) . I just figured why not, the equipment was there, I've got six weeks off, so I went for it!! Indeed. Kip's car will still be shiney and rust free when the rest of us are six feet under.... Fair play to VW or Karmann though, there was nothing more than surface rust on a 14-15 year old well used car, that's prettey good going. :lol: :lol: Ollie's 2 and a bit now, talks more than his mother (quite a feat), and wakes up at five at the moment :roll: . My better half Helen's pregnant again, little girl due in September :D . Ollie's also obsessed with cars and I've just finished teaching him all the Italian car manufacturers, he can't quite get his tongue round Maserati though!IMAG0047.jpg[/attachment:26rus232] I think you me and Kev need to invest in one of these! Your dad got room in his workshop? :nuts: Great work by the way Kip, loving these threads.... Cheers fella! You could do it for £120 each from Frost, that's not bad at all. I've asked Jon if he would loan his out but he's not keen on it. Messed up the quotes somehow :roll:

Ok, at long last the cleaning and spraying of the underside is finished, every little tiny mark of rust or damaged underseal has been treated and resealed. I've painted a little more blue on the car than there was originally there, just because it gives a smoother finish which the dirt seems to have a harder time sticking to (like in the wheel arches) I'm chuffed with the results. I had to put the car on the lift to enable me to take the rear beam off and front subframe to get to the mounting points. I've oversprayed the blue just so it still looks factory (ish) underneath. Now it's time to start bolting all the goodies back on, starting with the brake lines and fuel tank. Not a good start I know, but can anyone confirm that the fuel lines are the right way round in the clips, I think they are right but I've managed to somehow loose the diagram I made. :bonk:

They look excellent, really makes the car look mint. 8)

Hmm I was told I could just put the VR cooler on, I have put it on and it fits perfectly. Do you know why it can't go on? Problem is, I don't know how to weld and don't know anyone who can really so modding the front mount wasn't an option for me. Ahh sorry mate i hadn't read the thread properly. All I meant was you shouldn't just use the VR one on it's own for cooling as it's probably not up to the job (hence the massive one on the R32) but you're already one step ahead of me there with the mocal... Cool to see another one one the way and you've made very fast progress!

Yeah thought that program was great too, and I agree with you about your sence of direction too, I can't stand politicians, they've made me dislike so much about my country. :(

Oh yeah mine was rusty there too, but I forgot to mention them :D I've just finished repainting mine on Friday, and due to start re-waxing everything next week. The VW stonechip is excellent if you ever get to doing that. Nice progress there buddy, roll on the VR......

:salute: very nice, makes me wish i'd left mine standard too :(

I had to modify the front mount on mine, and you can't just stick the VR oil cooler on, I'll take some pics on monday if you like?

Lets see some pics as it is now Kip! Can't wait to see it in the flesh now!

1. VW split screen samba bus - Holidays etc 2. 1965 Ferrari GTO - Summer Evenings 3. Bugatti Veyron - Who wouldn't! 4. Dodge Charger! - The duke boys are to blame! 5. My Corrado! - Doh! 6. 1983 Mercedes 280TE Estate -The classiest estate ever made 7. Carrera GT -The most beautiful engineering ever. 8. Lancia Stratos Stradale -Loved it as a kid 9. E46 M3 CSL -for track days 10. DB9 S -for my everyday car!

Give yourself 3mm clearance from the caliper and you should be ok. Spacers over 5mm and you should be using longer wheel bolts but it doesn't sound like you need them that big.

Personally I would have it grit blasted and then painted silver so you retain the 'roughness' of the aluminium, powdercoating never looks original as it's too thick.

Awesome cars!! I've always loved them, but never owned one :( Don't like the exhaust though, too big imo. You should also get some leather repair dye from furniture clinic, that'll sort all the cracks out etc then the interior will look as mint as the outside. Really nice car :D

I think the sound is all down to the exhaust TBH, Pete's R32 Corrado didn't sound massivly different to the VR! MkV's R32's though sound awesome but TT's sound dull......Didn't think of using a 2.8 Autobox, could be a winner.

Only DSG, it can be done, but it's a hell of a lot of work.

By whole R32 what do you mean, the dash etc? By far the easiest option is just to bolt the 3.2 up to your auto box.

No, was advised not to by the exhaust fitters, as excess heat can stress the stainless? TBH alot of heat seems to be radiated by the manifold/turbo - did a touch test Doh! :D :D Get a turbo jacket on it, that should help a lot.

I'm REALLY bored of cleaning now though!!! still painting the underside tomorrow weather permitting, then it's bolt on time :dance: Glad you got the lambda's ok mate :thumb right: Ha ha, seems ages ago I handed over the old heart but no the enthusiasm for the conversion hasn't stopped yet! Did you find out if it was ok, I never really checked it out properly, I was just looking for any excuse to go 24V :D No worries mate, if you want a hand before the VR is done, I'll scamper over in the valver, most of the parts are in similar places so we should be able to work it all out. Nice one cheers mate!!

Just a thought, have you lagged your downpipe etc? That would reduce your temps quite a lot.

Yeah but when it comes to making a claim I'd rather go through Brentacre any day, elephant were an absolute nightmare.......hence I went back to Brentacre.

I might have to drag you down here one day Tom! :D Maybe do the paintwork here?

Aye that it does! To be honest though it started out as a rust prevention excercise, but you can't really do it properly until you've thoroughly cleaned the underside- and inspected it thoroughly. You can see the smallest little pinprick of rust in the underseal etc, but peel it away and it's far bigger behind it. I'm not trying to create a show car, just a car that will run on for another decade and hopefully be reliable although I'll still take it to a couple of shows!! I am trying to build the car using VW parts only, there are exceptions but I've tried to keep them oe looking, exhaust, wheels, suspension... the result will hopefully be a car that doesn't look modified to the untrained eye, but to the trained eye it's totally different in many subtle ways. :lol:

Cheers mate! Expect a few posts asking 'where does this bit go' :D