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I'll take it please Jim :)

Removed the fuel tank tonight, hardly took any time as I'd taken one out of the breaker yesterday and it's amazing how quick you can go when you have just learned how to :). It doesn't look too bad underneath at the back but I found more death on the drivers side sill .......not to worry though as I'd assumed it would be getting cut back quite far........maybe a little further now :lol: Rear beam is fairly crusty and the brakes look well past it :) Sill Rear brake

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Possibly mate, its easy to get out, although I've yet to try to refit one? Unscrew lid, stuff cloth in the hole to stop any muck getting in, remove the circular metal retaining clip thing and the rubber boot just pulls out, just work it about a bit as it'll be a bit stiff at first

It's only about 10cm long mate, easy enough to clean out with a small bit of wire/thin stick etc. I think the rot occurs due to a build up of wet dirt gathering around the filler neck area, the one I'm trying to recover had half a muddy field up there :)

Either this Friday or next, I don't want to call him until I'm 100% ready, then there is the weather to consider as he'll need a dry day, which, as you know, is a lottery. There has been some comedy moments of pushing non running Corrados about recently :lol:

£42.50 :)

So, I had a closer look at the Storm this weekend, and there are some scary rust issues, which I knew about from the seller, still, seeing it up close really gets you worried. I think if this wasn't a Storm it would be touch and go whether it would be fixed. It's going to need drivers side door, wing, and a good bit of rot cut out and replaced on the back quarter including fuel cap area and arch and around the bumper guides. Only bit of rot on the passenger side is a smallish hole I managed to poke at the bottom of rear arch. Fuel cap/arch Door area Bumper guide area N/S arch Good news is I have a parts car here with solid metal in the right places and I have a welder that is coming to cut out all the bad stuff and weld in bits from the other car Next job is to remove the petrol tank and strip out part of the interior so the welder can get stuck in......all good fun :)

Genuine never been fitted rear engine mount ?40.00 £40 posted? :)

I'm sorry I can't help mate, I have a couple of Corrados , unfortunately none are roadworthy at the moment :(

The boot light on mine was the cause of a draining battery, the switch is in the lock mechanism, also glovebox light can be one. Ignition switch not clicking off when key is withdrawn can leave some power on

Still planning to fix it, then I'll worry about the storm, can't really say now whether I'll keep both or just sell the twilight one, time will tell :)

I did purchase mate, not from Glasgow though, the one on gumtree? This one is the cheaper one that was in the classifieds, got it trailered up. Needs a healthy amount of bodywork.......but it's a Storm and I'm delighted to have it 8)

Slight complication today 8)

That looks great 8)

I bought one of these, mainly because the company used to be based in the same workspace I'm in, plus my mate bought one and we were blown away by how good it is and how well priced it is compared to bose etc http://www.simpleaudio.com/bluetooth-speakers/go

Very nice 8)

Welcome along, sounds nice :)

That's exactly where I've found a hole on mine, not got the door or wing off yet though, great work as always 8)

Mine broke as well

Got another few wee bits done tonight, got the mk4 callipers off the crusty beam, with no little help from the blowtorch and the Irwins. Also looking to find the name of the clamps used to hold the eibach ARB onto the beam as I can't seem to find them, and I'm sure you'll agree they need replaced :)

Thanks mate, your car can't need much doing, it looks great.

No real plans at how far I should go, I am going to keep stripping it until I've removed the engine, all bolt on parts underneath, all braking components, then I'll try and fix any rusty bits, get any bits that I've not got powdercoated and order up all new bolts. I think I'm going to buy a gasless mig welder to see if I can repair the hole in the sill. Then that might lead me to removing the windscreen to fix the top edge as it's showing a few wee bubbles. The good thing is I have the space to play with it and I have set no real time scale so have no pressure apart from wanting to get out on the road again :)

Got a little more done today, removed the front crossmember and radiator support, then managed to get the power steering pipe removed thanks to my new best friend:) Can the power steering pipe still be bought?

Could be the ignition switch, try wiggling the key in the lock or you can bypass it easily enough to rule it in or out. It's a common failure and can be checked for free http://the-corrado.net/showthread.php?3167-Emergency-Ignition-Switch-Bypass&highlight=ignition%20switch%20bypass