pete_griff

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Hi, mate If I dont sell it, store it, or put it back to std that is certainly something i would consider :grin: What do you reckon about the ABT's? I certainly like the 90's feel of them. How you getting on without a Corrado? Matt hey Matt, life without a corrado is surprisingly good ta - the money that i would be putting into it in maintenance is going into the m5 in fuel instead! :lol: i love abt's on a rado - if you want a pic, check out this link the only other thing i would do to your car is to loose the round exhaust and go for an oval item like a magnex or jetex

imprezas suffer from the same thing - stinks of bad geometry setup to me - have seen several imprezas with exactly the same symptom. get your geometry checked out, and also the tyre as well obviously. on that - mke sure you le the geometry place know how $hit VW's design for the two camber bolts is - they can allow play over time when done up to factory torque settings - just do 'em up as tight as you can without snapping them!!! (it's worth gettig new ones from vw if you're getting the geometry done too - they're not that expensive iirc

it's a pretty easy sort if it's only the slave - anyone with a bit of mechanical knowledge should be able to help if you can't sort it youself... it's going to be worth keeping an eye on the master at thesame time though as they are certainly not known for their bulletproofness! - keep an eye on the fluid level for losses and in the drivers footwell for any small signs of leakage from the master. also prone to going porous with age are the flexi hoses. they are about £45ish from VW if i remember - if you're doing the slave it's worth changing that too if you can afford it. now i've said that, i wouldn't bother with the flexi hose from vw - just rip out the old flexi and the hard line from themaster and replace the whole lot with a braided item straight from the master to the slave - if you do end up having to replace the master at any point, that will make your life a lot easier as ifyou want to keep it OEM, then you'll need to go making up new hard lines as well, as the masters have now been superseeded with a different VW part, meaning that the hardline comes off in a different place and that you need a new clutch pedal inside the car. just ask if that's not clear or you need any more advice! oh - and welcome to corrado ownership! :D

rose joints are great, but they tend to make the steering a bit "crashy" for your everyday road car that has todeal with potholes etc don't they (and not to mention the lifespan as you say). i'm surprised nobody has come up with a kit for this yet though - people have been after this mod for aaaaaaaaaages. is there no hub/running gear setup in the vag range that could be swapped for - that could sort out the ball-joint to disc clearance issue too...

hey pal good thanks - educated an audi on my way home this evening actually. that said the mrs has got the pig with me now and she's buggered off downstairs - she's not a fan of going even slightly fast! (i never went above 100 though! :ignore: ) she asked me once to "drive like you do when you go out with Chris and your friends!" - i explained how that possibly be a bad idea! i had the evo at the time too which seemingly didn't have to slow down at all for corners, so that would have been an even worse plan :lol: really need to get my arse in gear and sort the new goodridge brake hoses out - just getting round to it i guess. i'll try and get the originals sent off next wknd, then i can have the replacements back in time for when i do the water pump and belts etc - do all the work in a day then HOPEFULY! hows both the rado and the mk2 now - you must be running out of excuses why the rado can't be on the road by the end of feb at the very latest... :wink:

think he's just going for the r32 sump rather than the Lump there pal... car looks lovely btw Shaun - i do like the smooth back end there, more than i thought i would. defo think you should keep a badged grille though...

very very nice - looks lovely 8) are you tempted to go back to ABT's someday?

think you're right there pal - afaik the immobiliser chip on the ecu varied with age rather than which vag model it was fitted to

true, it is expensive....HOWEVER once you get over the initial niggles, other than fuel, the running costs aren't actually as horrific as you mght think. sure you'll have to replace parts on it as whatever m5 you get will be getting on a bit now and they will not have been kind to their parts being big heavy beasts. BUT, once you've got things like new brakes, clutches etc etc, you know those parts are going to last you for a good long while yet. (that's why i've bitten the bullet and bought nothing but genuine bits for it). pop over for a drive in mine Karl - go on! :D :wink: but do be warned - they are very fond of a drop of v-power! as Matt says, it's either really you bite the bullet and decide that you're going to be a bit sensible and save the cash and be done with a 530, or.... just go for the m5 - a 540 isn't going to be much cheaper to run over an m5 if you're honest - remember i mentioned the price of a water pump on an m5, i think that even the 540 item still fetches about £150... so in summary, either get a 530 and be happy or stop messing around and get an m5! (and let's face it; we all know which one you've chosen even before i wrote this! :wink: ) whatever happens, best of luck though obviously pal - looking forward to seeing some pics. if you do decide on the m5 then feel free to give me a buzz about any questions etc - sure your old man is pretty clued up on his BM's though by the sounds of things...

when you buy an aftermarket fuel pressure reg, it should be adjustable so you can set the pressure that you need for your individual application. (normally the little allen-head screw on the top of the reg, depending on design though obviously. of course the only way of actually knowing the pressure is to fit a pressure gauge. there is normally provision to fit these on the FPR that you buy. (again see my build pics) the one that i bought was by a company called Aeromotive who have a good reputation when it comes to their FPR's. it cost about £120ish delivered with a couple of fittings and a gel-filled gauge if i remember rightly. i bought it from a company called coast to coast motorsport from ebay.

you simply cut a bit off the end of the return line and stick that hose on the return from the FPR. the line in to the FPR obviously comes straight from the pump and you'll also need to trim that down, then you have a single line going from the FPR to the fuel rail. the FPR will sort it all out for you and should be set at about 3-bar iirc for a standard engine running standard management etc.

looking great James - not long until it's gets sprayed now so you can put it all back together surely... :D

about the crack pipes - i meant just check that the r32 one isn't a better fit than the 12v item - iirc the r32 one is longer and you may find it's a snugger fit; just worth checking that's all. also if you twist the flanges on the shiny metal valve you'll see it's actually a drain valve for the block (should point down), instead of the useless slotted screw cap that VW put there in their own crack pipes got you about the vacuum solendoids now - all i can say there is just check out my old build pics and you'll get the answer... as for the temp sensors, i THINK that i only actually used two sensors on mine in the end - one from the r32 setup to talk to the ecu, and one for the instrument panel. i'm not certain, but i THINK that the fan and cooling setup takes everything from the fan switch on the rad and doesn't actully talk to the sensors in the thermo housing, but i could be wrong there!

hey pal, that crack pipe is the wrong way round sos orry but you'll have to remove and re-fit it. while you're doing that, check it against the original r32 item - i had a gruven crack pipe on my conversion and i THINK (not certain) that it was an r32 item - would certainly be worth checking seeing as you're going to have to remove the crack pipe anyway. you need the 2.8 24v tensioner bracket - order one for a 28 24v mk4 (can't find part number sorry) and i'm fairly sure that it's the 24v tensioner that you need a well - both of those shoud come in together at around the £80-100 iirc... don't know what you're on about with the control capsle and having multiple ones there pal... there is a closed loop vacuum system that operates the flap actuator on the en of the inlet manifold - check out my old build thread for pics... and yes, you do have to run one of the audi/r32 sensors as one of them talks to the new ecu, but i can't remember which one it is now i'm afraid - also there MAY be subtle differences in the wire colour and/or way the wires run between the audi/r32 engines. uncertain basically, so i would PM Kip_VR on here and i'm sure he'll be able to help you out. rocker cover is looking very nice pal, please do keep us all updated on progress :D

AAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH!!! I HATE YOU ALL! (that's a lie btw!) i knew from the start it was a bad idea if i'm honest... just wanted to see if you lot coulod provide me with any good inspiration to make me think otherwise! Karl, thank you for your first post - it hit the nail right on the head! it was just a thought, but thank you all very much for the numerous responses. i'll pop back again when i need my head re-attaching once more!!! :D

hey Joe, really reallyu sorry to hear about all your woes pal; that it truely $hit for you. however... i also had a run a fairly nasty bad luck (including nasty bodily damage!) and despite all that, i regret gettin rid of the corrado. my girlfriend and my aprents gave me nothing but grief for ages and the car gave me nothing but $hut luck after breakdown after $hit luck. the thing is, when i was driving it, and it worked, every single past incident melted away and the grin on my face was unbelievable. i still remember anihilating a carrera 4s after i had converted it to the r32 and moreover seeing the guys face in the 05 plate porsche as i went past!!! please don't sell or break it pal - TRUST ME! hope you feel better/happier soon by the way :D

hey pal, you could also try allisport for a rad - i think you can google them. they are near me, so i could always pick it up for you and take it to salisbury next time i see the mrs...

howdy all, i'm getting a hankering to get another corrado (i know, i know before you all start on at me about my old one!!!). anyway, i really can't justify getting another myself at the mo, however.... the mrs is learning to drive and she has yet to decide on a car. she has said she wants something small and easy which is not a good start as far as i'm concerned! also she will undoubtedly have memories of my corrado which won't be the fondest ones. i recon though that if i nag her enough i might be able to swing her to the idea... obviously it would have to be a valver for her first car and it would also have to be a 2.0 rather than a 1.8 as the interiors look newer, the cars are newer etc and she would be more easily persuaded. it would only be kept standard and i would have to find a tidy example so it didn't let her down all the time. so... what do you guys recon to letting a sensible 25 year old lady loose in a 2.0 16v corrado for her first car - bear in mind she absolutely bricks it whenever my car gets a hint out of shape (i'm now firmly banned from any "frivolities" in the m5 when she is on board!), so i certainly can't see her going mad in the car. i'm just a little worried about letting a very inexperienced driver out in a comparitively fast first car with an old school abs system and less driver aids etc than the new fandangled things we drive around in today... (for the record i had a comparitively fast first car which i ended up parking on it's roof! i know that my girlfriend is not me, but you get where i'm coming from here) OPINIONS PLEASE ALL :D :tongue:

hey Paul, reall sorry to hear this pal i really absolutely love dogs, but their wellbeing is always the owners responsibility; you shouldn't take any of the blame on yourself. i know that won't make you feel much better about it, just that's my opinion (and also the law afaik!) i do know that if you hit a dog off it's lead that belongs to someone that you can trace, then it falls to the owner to explain why they weren't in control of their dog at the time, and the dog's owner is actually liable for any damage done to the car. that certainly was the law unless it's changed. either way, hope you and Judith are feeling a bit better about it all now - best just forget it ever happened (but before you do that, to echo the points of others above; i would still report it) take care pal

if it was me i would go for a tidy "wagon" example of the classic chape and keep the extra dosh. HATE the bugeye's... there's not much that goes wring with them, but a uk car is always better over imports as the imported boxxer engines can be very sensitive to det with our lower RON uk fuel unless you get them remapped accordingly... i'm still not a fan of imprezas having owned one and driven lots - lots of understeer and woolley steering with not enough feedback. that said, off hand i can't think of a nicer "all-round" fast estate that will offer you the same for the cash... if you're willing to sacrifice some performace and fun (i.e no tail happy goodness...) then i would consider a fast audi estate...

hey Chris, some nice snow shots there 8) what itb's have you got - did you pick up the bildons from 87jetta12v (or whateveter his name is) on here? you're still in the process of doing your engine rebuild aren't you? what can we expect to see - higher compression engine with some nice wild long duration cams to compliment those itb's :norty: i've never heard then in the flesh unfortunately, but itb's on a vr sound orgasmic!!! what are you doing management wise due to running the itb's? do tell please - interested to see where you're going with this one... :D

heya Sean, i've been following your progress pal - the seats and the dash look fantastic - really really like what you've done, especially the steering wheel :D sorry you've had to sorn it - what work are you doing (bushes etc?) need some pics btw seeing as it's been mopped 8)

howdy pal, not long to go now! :D you've only got yourself to blame now you've got it moved to your dad's - hurry up and get it done!!! your discs are the correct way round btw :) did you have to speak to the dealer about the lambdas or did vag-cat give you the answer in the end? i recon that realistically if you haven't got it running and started ironing out the "teething issues" by the end of this month then you're slacking and you should be ashamed of yourself ;) btw, i think that it was sensible to wrap the cats given the amount of heat they will hold (especially when standing still); personally i think that will do wonders to save your centre tunnel and all the associated trim and cabling that sits above it. (if anyone else has noticed their trim/wiring in the area deteriorate with age - particularly around the gearshifter mech - i would be interested to hear...) the only other thing it might be worth considering is putting some wrap over the steering rack for some extra protection (maybe :shrug: ), i would defo say that's worth thinking about while you're at this stage though... hope all is well pal - any plans for your birthday? sounds like i good excuse to have a day off and work on the car to me!!! :D

you have FAR too many corrados!!! :lol: at least they are all in a good home! glad you're pleased with the reults Judith - car is looking immaculate as always 8) Good old DG - nice to see them plying their trade :) just out of interest (might have missed it in your previous posts), what did you do to the new rear beam to refurb it like that, was it sandblasted/powdercoated, dipped??? looks very nice anyway - money well spent