CrazyDave

Oh and driving in the dark tonight.... Lights are the normal early valver complete joke! Good job I have a rather nice headlight loom at home ;)

Thanks For the heads up Jim. I did my last one with the dash in.... Despite being very careful I still managed kink a Bowden cable and it never worked the same after. I'll ask Chris when I see him next ;)

I don't think it has, no single push window functions going on at the minute.... I have all the loom, control box and regulators from my old car so looks like I'll be doing that at some point, along with the heater matrix (which hasn't been done yet). The windows leave about an 1" of glass above the door when fully down...

LOL! It's the backlighting of the buttons and the LCD display that make it look proper time warp :)

Hi David, It is pretty much all there... although for some reason strange bits of interior trim are incorrect or missing. Good job I have the remnants of my old valver interior in the shed :) I'm wondering if the electric windows have been retro-fitted....they don't come all the way down?

Right then! Progress today and yesterday. Door Handle - Sorted (Cheers Brunye!) Coolant leak - repaired with new from head plastic flange :) changed the expansion tank for a new one at the same time. Flush the coolant and now looking all nice and pink :) Central locking - Fixed... faulty pump... Retro Radio - Fitted. Blaupunkt Atlanta SQR47 ;) 5 cassette tape holder in centre console - Fitted. Complete with tapes....Bon Jovi Slippery when wet, Whitesnake 1987, Deep Purple House of Blue Light, Pink Floyd A Momentary Lapse of Reason & Iron Maiden Seventh Son. Period enough I think you'll find ;) Speaker Grill fitted. Oil flush and change. Spare Wheel - Toolkit plastic holder and plastic screw wheel retainer fitted. Might get brave tomorrow and sort the sunroof slide......

I said that! The Flying Banannas gone to a great home Kippy!

Now the memories are VIVID! The Corrado players certainly did a good job ;) That trip to Germany certainly left us all with a whole new meaning for Corrado Love!

So many images flashing through my mind right now....... :)

Lol! As always... You guys :) It is good to be back, spent most of yesterday fettling! Mic, ya big softy, can't beat a bit of Peters and Lee. It's a 90mm splitter, currently out of stock at VW Heritage. Really want a mint condition one. No plans for a turbo, just want to drive. And the CCGB Welsh road trip is just too tempting to pass up on! So trying to get ready for that at the mo. All good Corrado related fun ;)

Well after just over 12 months away from Corrado ownership.... I've got the bug again! I fancied a tidy car, but completely standard and also something that wasn't so super clean that I wouldn't want to use it.... So here she is... A 1990 1.8 16v with 63k on the clock. The cars had some paint so it's reasonably tidy, still has a few dings and dents but really benefitted from a damned good clean, clay, polish x 3, wax and gloss enhance. Trim is pretty clean, just a few bits of tidying to do.... thats the good stuff.... The central locking isn't working, driver door handle broken (but the little die cast bits inside so can't repair!!), broken NS mirror plastic, coolant leak from the front head plastic (obsolete) pipe, front splitter (obsolete)..... What happened in the last 12 months, all the bits have disappeared!

Looking to buy a pair of door handles. Must have key and working switches..... Let me know :) Dave

Needs more cylinders!

LOL! Yeh I remember that day. Really started to get what the Corrado community was about wandering about chatting with everyone! Always loved the car, in any version and any state of mods. It's Corrado people that make it what it is..... such a great bunch to be around. Definitely still be about at shows..... can anyone give me a lift to Stanford.... :)

Looks like it's sold...... Going to a great home for plenty of love.

LOL! Shows how much attention I'm paying..... do you have a 'forums for dummies' guide somewhere?

The only one I know of on here is Jaded (Matt). Think it was originally built by Dubsport.... Just recently fitted with a Quaife 6 speed box, and now sounds like a touring car...

For Sale - Corrado VR6 Turbo - Registered May 1996 Built by Crazy Dave at home on the drive. 0-60.... 5 seconds... 12.1s quarter mile Garrett GT 3076 R Ball Bearing Turbo Custom Short Runner Manifold Custom 3" exhaust downpipe and external waste gate mated to Jetex full stainless steel exhaust system. PVR Charge cooler with 12" pre-rad mounted in front of main rad. ARP Head bolts with custom stainless steel head spacer. Helix Motorsport clutch and new genuine VW flywheel. 360cc Bosch Injectors. Complete chain rebuild using all genuine VW parts. Vibratechnics mounts all round. Firm but not harsh All extra pipework is 316 stainless steel (i.e. the best!) Remapped ecu to handle extra performance (by yours truly). Recent refurbed Solitude wheels and 2 new tyres. Toyo Proxes T1R 225/55/15 Koni adjustable dampers and PI Springs. Front and rear fully re-built in the last 10k miles. Track rods, rod ends, ball joints, roll bar drop links, top mounts, rear bushes. Roof strips still in great condition (ie not been trimmed) 288mm EBC grooved and vented. MK IV front calipers. Stainless steel flex hoses all round. EBC Yellow stuff pads. Standard Rears. Interior is original. Grey Leather. Badged as a Storm inside and out but isn't, it's been like this from new. The dealer put them on! New 90mm front spoiler. Nearly new 50mm included. New genuine gear knob. Momo Race steering wheel. Original wheel also included. Glove box now contains. Electronic boost controller. Two modes - 0.5bar = 290hp, 0.8bar = ~350hp. Boost gauge and fuses for charge cooler fan and pump. iPod 30pin interface. Pioneer bluetooth radio with handsfree. 2 x Philips amps in the boot with Pioneer OE fit speakers all round (no holes cut anywhere!) MOT till May 2014. Tax till end March 2014. Paint is pretty good, mostly original so some chips along the bonnet and front wings. TBH this is the only thing that lets the car down a little and was next on my list of things to do. Still really good though. Lots of other spec stuff, so much I can't remember it all. File stuffed full of receipts. Turbo parts alone adds up to over £5000! Mileage currently 94k. Car finished 4th in class 14 (VW Coupes) at Stanford Hall this year despite all the mods the car is original inside and out. It looses all its points under the bonnet for not being factory standard! Oil and filter changed every 6000miles from initial ownership. VW Synta Gold, FSH before this. Essentially this car has wanted for nothing. Lots of people know this car and have been out for a 'Pootle'. It's been described by many as such a good conversion that it drives like VW built it. Lots and lots of spares and all the original parts removed for the conversion. Lots of now obsolete parts like, door rubber strips, wing mirrors seals, front screen seals and trim pieces, seat squab foams etc etc. Another set of solitudes (original from car). 2 x Doors, 2x working sunroofs, spare lights, mirrors and loads of trim. Basically if anybody gets close to the asking price the all the spares will come as part of the package. Looking for offers in the region of £7k with everything. I may consider coming lower without the parts package which is easily £1k on its own, but seeing as most of it is now obsolete........ Sensible offers only please. Any questions drop me a PM.

I have two sets of the brackets in the picture (on the 1st page).... £20 + postage if anybody wants them. No plans to do any more TBH and no plans to design anything else for the Corrado if people are just going to rip stuff off all the time. A real good way to kill off any good will in people.....

Been saying it for years! VR6 Turbo all the way :)

I forgot all about this..... just ordered. Many thanks for pulling it all together Mr Meth :) A sterling effort once again!

Oh John...... Many fond memories of my passenger ride around Castle Combe... and the Sprinter article that goes with it :) and yes I was one of those VRT's who had no intention of trying to keep up with you... horse power is no substitute for ability.... it would just be tempting a collision with the armco LOL! A sad day indeed, hopefully we'll still see you about?

Hi Lee, yes I have some prints left. Sent you a PM. Dave ---------- Post added at 6:17 PM ---------- Previous post was at 6:16 PM ---------- LOL! Think I'd need a factory to put it in first!

Nice job Jake! I can't wait to throw coffee over the bonnet ;) Wendy will know what I mean!

Oh I'm still about...... :) email sent with pics.