Toph

Happy days mate, looks like a sweet project indeed. Look forward to seeing what you've planned!! Toph

Hi guys Does anyone know if a Raceland MK.2 Golf GTI 16v exhaust manifold will fit a 90 Corrado 16v?? Cheers Toph

Surprisingly I didn't have to put too much effort into the arches, lol! I gave them a good squirt with Auto Glyms engine degrease stuff, rinsed with the power hose, then a dose of some heavier duty stuff, left to soak, and then another rinse with the power hose. Then what was left cleaned away with a sponge (like what ya use on your dishes when washing). Though the worst bit was the drivers front, which had a load of wax oil, and that proved to be a nightmare to shift. Found that Auto glyms Intensive Tar Remover did the job. Yeah, them rear bumper bolts seem to be a real pain in the ass! Took us several attempts to get them to play. Each time we tackled them we gave them a good soaking with WD40 in the off chance it would help. Some new sockets proved to be very helpful, from Halfords, and a long bar ratchet to give better leverage. Just took time and each time we got them moving out a squirt of WD40 and a turn back in seemed to help clean the threads. If they continue to give ya hassle just drop me a shout and I'll come over and try to help! Was chatting to my dad about the plastic welding and he reckons that the guy spraying my car did at one stage do plastic welding. If he doesn't now he'll def know of who to approach. So will find out once I'm chatting to him! Fingers crossed at the weekend or early next week as I'll be getting the to him fingers crossed! Have just downloaded new images of the cars progress. Hopefully get them edited tomorrow and up over the weekend!!

Very impressive mate! Good luck with the rest of it and look forward to seeing it develop to completion! Toph

The bumpers hadn't been taken off the last time it was sprayed and proved to be a nightmare, but we won the battle! :lol: ^^^ "the wisdom and experience of a parental came in very handy!" Will try to get the rest off the camera in the next couple of evenings! 8)

@ The Hub Yeah think the person was under the influence, lol! Haven't downloaded the pic's off the camera yet as been too busy working on the car. Where you at the Castwellan meet/show the other weekend? You certainly are just up the road, must hook up some time, especially when mines on the road again. Till then keep an eye out for a fairly low Dragon Green Vento, that would be me in the daily, lol! Oh and will ask the dude if he does the plastic welding and will let ya know! But here's some more to get this thread up-to-date! Decided to get stuck in and clean out the arches to see what condition they were in... Before After Before After - to come

Cheers guys! @ THE HUB - where you on these shores?? Had meant to post more images by now to bring you up-to-date with the project, but have been flat out rubbing down. This is my first proper hands on build, which is proving rather exciting and tiring, lol! Have most of the car rubbed down now and just waiting for the dude looking after the spraying, to swing by and see where we stand. Hope to get it to him this week or early next (basically ASAP). Have discovered the reasoning to the badly discoloured panels! The dodgy paint was removed to reveal some serious diamond pattern action over the front wings and bonnet. After thinking that was it I started on the rear of the car to only reveal an airbrushed image of a womans face! :shock: :shock: Have images on my camera and will DEF try to get them posted, as it is something else, lol!

Cheers mate, had made my initial 'Hi' over in the general section but thought I had better shift over here properly, lol! Yeah certainly seem to be a good bunch here and well up for some straight talking and advice/help!! Erm, for now I think I'm just going to get them silver, though will see what the guys have to suggest when I drop them off. They did a cracker job on the Borberts which I've on my Vento, and that was done off their suggestion. In that case it was to spray them in the same silver which BMW use on their wheels. But yeah that exhaust has to go for sures, and more clearance is always a bonus. Have a load more pic's to post up on it as I'm now rubbing it down for the bodyshop (anything to keep the bills down), but thought I wouldn't over kill the start of this thread, lol!

Sliced rubber (bad times)... Example to the random shades of red... TLC needed for the wheels...

How it was bought... Couple of snaps in the yard before I started to pull it apart...

Thought it was about time that I started a proper thread on my first 16v Corrado. It's a 1990 with about 137k on the clock, runs really well and the bodywork is straight, which is always a Brucy Bonus! Some of you may know it, well anyone from the Portsmouth area as that's where I bought it. Was good times driving it back to N. Ireland, especially through them Welsh tunnels, lol! Initially the plans are to sort out the paint as it's mainly red with a flake in the lacquer giving it an orange tint in the sun, which aint my cup of tea but seemed to look ok, but for some reason it's been badly painted over in areas. So for both them reasons and the fact that it was never properly painted since it's factory days, a respray is on the cards. While it's in getting this done, I'm intending to get the arches rolled. Only running 15's (which came on it) but with the spacers on the rear the arches were leaving nice slice marks in the rubber (bad times)! Unknown sports suspension is hopefully being replaced with coilovers, prob FK Konigsports (finances permitting). Wheels being treated to a refurb, with the lips/dish done to a diamond cut finish. Exhaust needs to be replaced as it's an unkown for me, and looks very like the exhaust I used to have on my Civic. For now I'm swinging towards a full Magnex system as I know a few guys running the same on their C's and have no issues. Have a load of other plans in mind but for now I think the above is enough, and my finances would agree! :lol:

Mate the Raddo is looking SWEEEETTT!!! Good skills! You attending Edition this year?

Hadn't noticed this thread till this morning. I emailed DDI over the weekend inquiring about a set for my 16v as well. If nothing else from my email they'll know that there is an interest for 16v kits. Please excuse my limited knowledge but could the G60 ones not work from a quick glance they seem the same? If there's a list being put together count me in! Toph :D

Cheers guys! Yeah a long drive home is for sure the best time to get to know the motor, lol! Thankfully it didnt miss a beat at all and made it back safe n sound! Another bonus is that my Vento, the daily runner, is in the garage getting new bearings at the moment, so need the Corrado for work. Really enjoying it, is such a nice car to drive! :D @ Zuko - Where you at the NSDUBS meet at Mullingar on Easter weekend? If so I was the guy parked beside your Corrado in the dragon green Vento.

Hi all! Have just bought and collected my first Corrado at the weekend there, and loving it!! :D Had the joys and fun of driving it from Portsmouth back to mine in Northern Ireland (approx 450 miles, lol). The tunnels along the north coast of Wales proved to be fun, lol, but unfortunately the new tunnel at Dublin was closed so wasn't able to have a blast down it. :( It's a 1990 1.8 16V, very straight, just needing some tlc with the paint and wheels. Will be getting it fully resprayed within in the next few months, along with a full refurb of the wheels. Have a few subtle changes which I would like to make while it's at the body-shop. The attached pics are just from what was on Pistonheads, but will get some more up soon! Hope to have it sorted for Edition38 later in the summer! 8) Toph