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you can buy a vr for that money!

8v badge? :lol:

I am not arguing, simply stating the facts, and going on what tinternet tells me.....it has different engine parts / design, different brakes (not just diff size discs, but in fact NEW brakes which were first on road-going Aston), different interior AND finish, different wheels, different body panels (notice copious use of word "different" here), therefore I am pretty satisifed, that these cars are in fact......reasonably different. And even if they share the same alumininium boded chassis.........they are still different :cheers: lol, not argueing either, just refering to the fact they are related by sharing many parts, like siblings but the dbs is the aggressive flash harry and the db9 volante is the femine one :lol: still you take either, lovely cars!!

could do you one by the end of the week (bit busy at work for the start of this week) but you shouldnt need a proper 2d drawing, can you not just sketch it out? or do you need the dims measured from an existing one?

Er,no. And the one on the left is still a convertible :wave: ok, mods to the v12, bigger brakes, slight differences to the interior finish and seats and different wheels... plus the panels (bodykit) the architechture/tub look the same.

they are matching! dbs is a db9 with a bodykit

lot of work in the underside of that beastie, not a fan of the look but i'm sure its a blast to drive!

i made up some frames using old corrado ones, trimmed them down then welded 40x40x3 angle along the sides even with full height adjust and it all the way back my head was in the ceiling and i sat way to close to the wheel. this was using a very thin seat that was mounted as deep as possible. I am quite tall but even if you were ave height, a simple botch on the frames wont really do! I got my hard mounts directly from the recaro site, univeral mounts, position on the floor drill through to the bottom, bolt up using spreader plates (just a plate per side to spread the load) and your away :clap:

yep true! You decided what your doing with yours si?

wow! i wanna get my cage in sooo much now i've seen this, it looks hard as nails standing still... limited rear visibilty though :lol: good progress mate

hunt around breakers sites etc you will find them and as people have said the 3.2 a3's and tt's etc go for less but then so do the bits you can sell! the r32 seats/door cards are worth fortune to mk4 or mk4 platform owners as are the wheels and steering wheel and trim, the rear exhaust sells for a pretty pernny and any straight body panels /bumpers will fetch fair amount. o and if you can be so picky, dont get a front end damaged one as the sump may be cracked and the money making bumpers, grill and lights etc will be ruined! i have left out the ecu mapping and costs for machining etc for that, o and all labour would be additional and just to say, that wasnt meant to be negative or put anyone off but its a fair estimation of the parts needed, german and dutch ebay is your friend for this one!

Boys your more than welcome to pop up - hope i wont be in an arse mood this time :lol: Wont be for a lil while as i'm away this weekend and busy for a few but fingers crossed i'll stop spending time on the passat and golf and put my time into this! o cant remember if i mentioned above but the rear beam is now fully welded and is away being blasted... i know i need to post pics but i'm a bit lax at taking them sometimes!

:clap: good man! glad to hear its still going, once all these conversions are finished we'll have to have a 4x4 24v corrado meet! :) - not too fussed about magazien coverage but that'd certainly show that the uk 'scene' is still alive and pushing the way with home projects! - went to charlys in belgium the other month and was disapointed in the complete lack of engineering creativity of the cars... smooth body + air + retrim + wheels = showcar... not a bad thing but i like to see a bit more effort! lol

:lol: just seen the length of the above post... ok the necessary parts are lots... and i've probably missed out a few things but you get the idea! O and i just have totted all that up and not inc the cost of my car and the mods when i started and bearing in mind i saved alot dismantling a car myself for the parts... parts cost so far is over £6k! eek! but thats including well over 2k on seats wheels and cage less probably £1-2k for the parts from your vr you can sell like leather interior, engine, gearbox, ehaust, wheels, brakes etc etc

Hello! another corrado/4x4 mentalist :wave: :cuckoo: :lol: I am also using mk3 vr syncro rear end (ish - i'm using the trialing arms but mk2 syncro central frame which is basically the same from the mk2 rallye/syncro but the body mounts on the mk3 vr syncro are a bit beefier) Ok before you read the next bit dont get scared off! This is not an easy conversionlike slinging a replacement engine in but is logical and as long as you are prepared to devote alot of time to the cause you will get out the other side (i hope as i am at the stage of finishing off installing the floor! lol) The best advice i can give you is buy a complete write off, its how i did it, stripped and kept only what i needed. Engine & box Front and rear brakes Front and rear halfshafts 2 piece central driveshaft Complete front and rear subframes inc haldex diff and the v good cast ally front wishbones Complte engine and cross car wiring inc door looms complete Dash board and plastics clocks pedals gear linkages keys steering column (essential for the steering position sensor needed for the haldex and traction control to work right) air con compressor/ rad etc climatronic module and all dash buttons downpipe (the audi one is better quality apparently but i intend to chop mine around to fit in the corral tunnel and then heat wrap it) should have kept the rear exhaust for the variable flap in it (but there is a new pipe with device you can buy thats better if you are putting a custom exhaust on so you can do without, its a 3 stage y piece with 3 switchable modes, quiet running with a butterfly slightly obscusign the flow to dampen noise, normal, and straight throgh which bypasses the rear boxes and chucks the ehaust straight out the othe rfork in the y) 2 cats - fooking expensive and necessary if running mk4 electronics ecu so you do need the whole car to turn it into mk4 platform 3.2 engined car with full diagnostic capabilities and tuning options, you can then achieve a factory smooth motor with 280-290 brake after a remap and a good exhaust. You will also need either a mk3 vr or b4 passat vr syncro for the... rear floor central subframe trailing arms cast body mounts subframe brackets rear diff to jig the frame if installing haldex shafts are a good idea too just in case you cant get r32 stylee ones fuel tank & pump then you need a new gearbox mount modify your front subframe - notch for aircon compressor and remove and reweld gearbox side mounting cup as new mounting bracket is needed to move fix 20mm rearwards to allow for the driveshaft to clear new mounting cage and brackets to fix haldex rear diff (dutchdub stuff is spot on if a little pricey with the euro atm but marcel is a very helpfull gent) shortened front and rear driveshafts (not sure on the specs yet as i am yet to get to this stage) shortened front to rear driveshaft mk3 golf vr6 syncro coilovers new radiator new custom exhaust to get through the corrado tunnel and around the syncro rear beam and tank new mk2 rallye tunnel heat shields to protect the driveshaft from the exhaust I have also added 6/8 point full msa approved weld in roll cage Carbon fibre/leather bucket seats Race approved fuel tank new fuel pumps and lines new brake lines new wheels and tires to clear brakes - mk4 r32's require 17's at a minimum and then not all 17's will clear the 334mm twin pot monsters you will also need a whole raft of tools and bits and bobs and very understanding friends and family who you will no doubt bore with the details but then thats half the fun 8) I can estimate costs if you want but it can get a lil scary! it is cheaper to buy a 50k mk4 r32 atm and just enjoy that... but its not a corrado and will weigh a fair bit more :D cheers andy

i heard he's moved onto a rallte project now and the corrado is no longer being built? seems a shame (i dont like mk2's :camp: )

Tiny update, need more pics but Floor is back from the bloke ywho blasted it, £60 - bargain! Havent got any pics of the full extent of the underseal removal but i'm sure you get the idea with the flames! This is it when i got it back and i covered it in weld through primer o and if you are doing this, it wont go into the car unless you cut the sides off behind where the wheel arches are and very carefully remove this panel - it needs to go back on again. Also worth noting that the floor needs the rear corner bits narrowed by 20mm a side, i think if i remember right a rallye is 1380 across and the corrado is 1340 so remove 10mm a side and create a new weld flange by folding the next 10mm upwards (thanks for the info on that sukh!) o and i havent got any pics of the floor in atm but heres the last pic that was taken of the car with the chassis legs trimmed of its top flanges Will get pics of the floor in and the beam assembled this weekend - it was all tacked up at the start of the week and ed is taking it to a mates farm workshop to use their 3 phase mig as its a better set to use than my clarke 135 amp one! :)

looking good dude! i reckon the mrs is scared to drive it cos its your baby and she doesnt want to break it :lol: mines plodding on, been preoccupied with other cars atm but its slowly getting more and more dine to it! 8)

is that for the spin a ma jig? you got a link?

v true! and at least for the time being i havent got adjustable toe on the rear swing arms as i cant be arsed to spend out on the kit and new bushes untill i know how it sits as is

yeah, just seemed kind of cool as its a fairly simple system just needs expensive harware i guess, still i'll wait till i hear back from them as to what decision i make but looking at it again its retro fittable to current units i think i'll probably get bored and order the v3's at the start of next week!

well the mk3 vr6 syncro v3's come in at around £1050 and clubsprots £1350 so i'd hope they are no more than the clubsports!

Just seen on the back of pvw this month kw are advertising a very cool looking system, the hls range of coilys that have ana dditional hydrolic cylinder on the side to remotely (and at speed up to 50mph) raise and lower the car up to 45mm... bye bye speed hump problems! be just like a ferrari now 8) http://www.kw-gmbh.de/uk/30_Products/21_KW_HLS/index.php Anyone else seen this and got any opinions on it. I've emailed thir tech dept this eve and hope to hear back soon as i need to order my new suspension and i was all se ton v3's untill i saw these, i'll post up what they say soon hopefully!

looks good mate, looks like mine when they were freshly done, i left the e marks on them though - if the light units dont have these they'll fail on the test regardless of colour :( - unles you have a friendly tester :lol:

dude when i mentioned it was and is an oiption on b5/5.5 passats its only a bolt on and is relivively innexpensive so have a look into how much it is from the vw parts man :D