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I've spent 1 hour in Cologne airport before having to rush back with a Lamborghini spare, and it does seem a really nice place! :cheers:

Way to spoil my fantasy dude. :pale:

Did you accidentally pull the seat too far forward?

Good pt. Don't want to give Stella any more reasons to act up! :nono:

OMG, She's in the UK?! :shock: I think I just found my wife... :lol:

Jonathan, I think a bigger diameter brake master will exert more force/pressure on the brake fluid (and subsequently the pads and discs) per mm of pedal travel than a standard cylinder would, that is how I understand itfrom back in my Peugeot tuning days :salute: I would recommend trying a bigger one if you can, perhaps this is the bottleneck you are trying to find?

Tschus! :wave:

I have a spare late spec steering column if you need one, it's the bare bones metal part though, no electronics or ignition cowling on it at all. Look on my PAS Rack rebuild post, that was a good place for people chatting about column movement. :salute:

I have some good condition top caps I can send to you if you're just looking for a short-term fix until your other suspension can go on.

I'd say spinning through 3rd is too much power, but each to their own.

Ones for a Mk2 Golf 16v should fit, best to phone the company beforehand though. I had an ashley on my Golf and it was great. Really quiet until you put your foot down.

Yeah! classic boy humour :lol:

Yeah it's kinda ridiculous huh! I really should sell those mk2 bits :nuts:

Did anyone see the number plate on the red MG Maestro that did the corkscrew jump this week? I'm just watching it on iPlayer and PMSLing! :shock: :shock: :shock: :lol: :lol: :lol:

I am trying to get Toad's crown of best barn/workshop, so here goes :lol: First, a pretty pic cos it's nice and sunny 8) My little table for sorting stuff out on. Currently has the refurbed Mk2 subframe :cuckoo:, dismantled rear calipers and a mk2 rad support panel on it :cuckoo: :cuckoo: Suspension Department (The struts have been relegated to the Graveyard :shock: ) AFAIK, These are all 92 springs so late spec? Probably won't go onto my car - coffee table? :D Cross members need the bushes pressed into them, then ready to go on. Cavities have been waxoyled and brackets painted. This needs no introduction :grin: The Parts Box - pistons from other engine plus body fixings and fittings from the Moonlight (RIP) The loom from the Moonlight - literally just keeping it so I can strip the connectors from it and then create a brand-new loom from scratch...sometime! Spare PAS Rack and lines underneath (this is #3, not sure what to do with it...work my magic then keep as a spare?) Rear beam off Moonlight and newer shot-blasted beam on the top (needs some POR paint I reckon, then rebuilding once the front is done :salute: ) TOP SECRET PORTING WORK!!!11 :shock: Just kidding :lol: Need a Valve Spring Compressor before I can crack on with this. Would be fun to rig up a flow-bench too, but prob won't happen. Spare early doors in black. Long-term plan could be respray with Audi handles? :| Pump from the Moonlight, just as a backup cos you never know... :ignore: This is on the Parts Shelf. Rear bumper off the moonlight (the front-to-rear hard brake lines are lurking behind this too). Again, just spares. Probably should sell it and get on with something! :cuckoo: The Shelf of Fun - G60 brakes and carriers, old alternator, steering column from the Moonlight (need the U/J off this for my new Rack :wink: ) THE GRAVEYARD! Many many many suspension parts, old mounts, brake discs etc etc etc. Really should do a tip run soon :eek: Spare tailgate glass cos it was free, and I'm a bit pikey like that :dorky: :lol: But with 2 Corrados in the family who knows when it might come in useful? Thanks for watching :salute:

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Mine does exactly the same on my 16v. I think mine is the TB though, as I took the TB off my spare engine and it definitely springs back faster than the one in my Corrado does. As toad says, disconnect them from each other and then try to diagnose.

plusgas is THE shizz. No doubt.

Yeah I got it off using a small 1/2" drive extension to move the drive outwards from the wheel and then put a 2ft breaker bar on it. Snapped the small bar though whilst using only my arms :shock: hence the gun comments :lol: Did get it undone eventually, but soaked it overnight in plusgas (available from all good hardware shops) to help loosen it. They're only supposed to be done up to 192lb ft, which equates to a ~100lb weight (45kg) on the end of the 2ft breaker bar, but as usual bouncing my 80kg self up and down on the bar helped very little. So I switched to guns and that when it loosened off :lol:

Things are getting better now. I sold some rear carriers with fixings to mk3yeti which in turn allowed me to buy some male to female 335mm early brake hoses from g60ff, plus I have a little bit left which i'm hoping i'll be able to get a good M20 die with from ebay so I can rethread my outer CV! :grin: So yeah, I've got a little money, got the PROPER early hoses that I need and things are looking up :wink:

gave up hope in mine.

So wait, you put the old shells back on the crank, and the annular distance makes the "goop" spread and you measure that on the gage to find the size of the closest-fitting new bearings?

Yeah true, I should prob get some plastigages for when I do my KR, but I meant the thread is a fascinating read! Love project threads :clap:

I got a pizza tonight, completely gave up on financial wisdom due to massive hunger! :sad: Cut my finger up on hub nut swarf too, kinda painful :brickwall: LOL @ rice! Need to lay off the carbs, my metabolism is slowing down and I need to stay trim!

Thanks :notworthy: Very interesting stuff. I will probably never own a VR6, but it's still a fascinating read! :salute: