gaz the geezer

first real chance i`ve had in the last month or so to get any work done on the old girl, i`ve managed to paint the rear axle after getting some new oe bushes fitted ( cheers john ), painted the new calipers, fitted the abs cages to the new rear discs, made up the rear brakes pipes, cleaned and painted stub axles.

looking good trig :thumbleft:

............. nice, i reckon you`ll get there and find a couple of 17 stone male truck drivers waiting to give yer motor a quick splash lol

:lol: i`ve done that too ..... i didnt look at the date before posting....

you are right mate A20 LEE, standard seats..... didnt read the thread properly ...... well, it was early in the morning, sorry about that

these pics are of my passenger seat ( left hand ) subframe, i also found a sticker with the number 535 881 103b if it`s any help.

i can see your frustration bob, one suggestion i could make is perhaps to sell what you got now, try and put a few $`s away and get another G another day, the longer she sits under the car port, the more things are going to be needing attention ie. brakes etc, i`d imagine there are quite a few of them over your way, they arent going away anytime soon, maybe this has been a bit of a learning curve :( and you wont be alone mate, we`ve all been there at some stage .... i know i have :) i appreciate you are probaly reluctant to do this but you wont always be in the same circumstances that you are in now, youre going to laugh about this sometime in the future, believe me, we all have tales of woe when it comes to car ownership :lol:

hello Krazee, as it happens, i`ve got the seats out of my car at the moment, i`ll post up some pics in a few hours, hope they are of some use

hello Bobert healetty, sorry to hear you are having so much trouble with your G, it certainly looks like you engine has been fettled to the point of unserviceable, tbh i havent had much experience with your type engine but have a good foundation in the engineering principles in how an engine works, the problem with buying someone else`s project is that you are also buying someone elses`s problem, from the information i have read on your post i`d say that the compression ratio is far too high, it should be around the 8:1 mark to allow for the increased volumetric effiency delivered from the charger, there is every chance the head could be overskimmed. I`m not sure about the contour of the top of the original pistons so i cant really comment except to say that the tolerance on the bore size seems a bit tight, aluminium expands more per degree centigrade than the cast iron at the same temp around it, sounds like a recipe for a siezure sooner or later, i`m used to seeing a good mm or thereabouts sized gap around the crown of the pistons ...... seeing as there could be more problems than meets the eye with this engine i`d be tempted to resign it to the corner of the workshop and put in a good 2nd hand unit, it`s more dollar being shelled out i know but i dont think you have much choice tbh, i personally would rather be driving it than fixing it ( or worrying if it will make it home !!! ) best of luck to you bob

nice one trig.......try not to break it between now and the 23rd 8)

cymru-corrado, surely not on the same car fella ?

:lol: :lol:

.... promise me you wont slit yer wrists mate, you sound a tad depressed

* bump * please ignore the nonsense up above, the lady has a nice motor dont you think

what bristolbaron, sed, makes sense to me mate, think yerself lucky to have a choice :thumbleft:

.... :lol: soz about that vincent vr6, i just saw the vincent bit and got carried away :lol: of course you are a `lady` :thumbleft:

sorted trig...no one will notice now

nice car errr girlie, um ...maybe we will see it in the flesh on the 23rd if your up for it fellarette ( widemouth bay )

oh yes, the original beggars , the corrado has a bit of a rep of being poor on illumination and some people have modified the wiring to improve the power supply to the headlamps, it`s not as complex as you might think and there is a bit about it on the knowledge base mate

welcome to the forum gcpa968, there are a few guys on here from up your neck of the woods, sit tight and i`m sure someone will be able to give you some guidance

cheers kevHaywire, i`ll bookmark these fella`s for later

hello Ginger69, i found them to be rather short lived, one lasted about 1 month and the other gave us another week before going pop, maybe i had a badly handled set before i got them...good light tho

if you dont mind me asking kev, what was the price for a set to be done ?

sounds like the lip seal behind the main crank pulley

lush wheels mate :thumbleft: