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Sadly I let her go edd, and I genuinely felt like I was leaving a trusty pet behind when driving off, I was proper gutted, was a good solid car:-( And I think one of the pipes coming out of the bulkhead had a slight crack in it and was seaping into the cabin. Bought a storm now too:-)

As above, the one i fitted had the free siding interior panel which i preferred over the standard corrado cover but i can imagine trying to fit one onto the other would be a nightmare. After doing this job i would just replace with another corrado sunroof mech, i was never really super happy spacing the sunroof frame down with washers and there was a slight bit more wind noise with the glass sunroof also

I removed the complete sunroof and fitted my old panel to the new mechanism from a mk3 golf, I would use a corrado specific sunroof cartridge if I did it again as I had to space to sunroof down with washers as I had a moonroof 'glass' panel. My recently acquired storm also has a kaput sunroof so I'll be tackling this job AGAIN:-( pretty soon

Also the car still has the original Dealer rear number plates so surely if it had rear damage in the past the plate wouldn't of survived?

Cheers, i think I'll get me some:-) Cannot be doing with the standard suspension especially just coming from and koni/H&R setup:-( Strange one on the repair as the boot floor and rear balance looks untouched and you can see where the sticker used to be as the glue is still left behind in the shape of the sticker. Also just phoned vw and they confirmed she is a genuine storm, just me being paranoid!

Little update on the storm, just took it to a mechanic friend who pointed out its had a rear quarter repair hence why there is a bit of bubbling around the rear window on the drivers side, didn't make me feel great to be honest but then i thought these cars are so old now, there can't be many that haven't took a scrape or two. And i'm not after a show car and certainly not looking to pay 5-6k for a storm so will be getting the few body bits done and enjoy it! Things to do are: fit replacement sunroof, new bonnet release cable, restick headlining where sagging, fit a stereo (probably an alpine), drivers heated seat DOES work but not passenger side, sort central locking, coil overs, fit schrick then bodywork, sorted :-)

I'm thinking it was part of the facelift on the later vr6's, when people complained about the front spoiler scraping so they chopped 40mm off. I wonder if the reprofiled camshafts was true on the late vr6's? I definatly preferred to sit in the car and not on it though:-(

Has anybody noticed that early leather seats actually sit lower than late leather? I bought and installed an early set of leathers, (maybe from a pre 92 car) for my 92 vr6 and swapped the drivers seat for a year 95 seat and felt like i was sitting what felt like a foot higher? Just bought a storm and this is the same, preferred the lower seats if I'm honest!

Yeah the chap said it had the original scotts of sloane plate surround and it sure did, strange though as when i first viewed the car i did the compulsory rear boot sticker check and it looks as through someone had peeled it off? Very much a genuine car though that just needs some tlc, also found the car lived a few years of its life 10 miles from me, never seen it before though?! I'm using it all week as my daily needs new brakes, i got 36 mpg today:-)

Thanks, been looking at the ap coilovers, how do you find them?

Only five you say? This will be my sixth vr now! This ones a keeper, just gotta sort the small body issues and eventually get a stealth engine rebuild, nothing wrong with the engine though just when the times right she'll get some love! Definatly feels like a backward step after selling a modded vr though, very wallowy!

Could be! Why did you sell it? and thanks for the pic of the engine bay, just how i want mine to look eventually.

Tell me about it! its a weekend car so i may go for some coilovers

I've finally got myself a good honest unmoleted storm and went to collect her on saturday. I decided to swap my other project storm for a schrick manifold and sell my green vr which i let go probably too cheap! The chap who i purchased the car from was defiantly into his cars, I'm sure he mentioned he had a fleet of race cars and thats where the corrado was last serviced at grant motorsport, he also rolled out a tvr sagaris and said he had two of them! I need to sort a few things, sunroof is dead, i don't think the heated seats work but haven't checked them yet with the nice weather we are having. It has a key with an immobiliser built in which is strange so i may just install a simple fob alarm. Bodywork is in good condition but has a spot of bubbling appearing around the front indicator in the drivers wing, also there is a tiny bit of bubbling around the rear window which is a strange one, also a bit of paint has flaked off on the rear bumper. I'll be putting her into a body shop and probably get the whole drivers side painted, but paint is good and all the same colour. Engine pulls strong and has had the top end rebuilt at stealth at 96,000, car is sitting at 140,000 now. Strangly the receipt for the top end rebuild is a bit vauge with no mention of chains or tensioners being changed? The suspension was completely replaced at 95,000 with oem equipment and to be honest i really like the standard ride but i don't think i can live with the old 4x4 height so its either coil overs or struts and springs asap. Heres a few pics of when i got her home yesterday: And ill be putting this little beauty on her as soon as i source a schrick controller! Anyone know the best place to find one? i have the vacuum tank but no control unit. Can i just use a rev limit switch?

Right so they could be the real deal then? is the oxidising on the lobes a problem? does seem like surface rust only

Ah thanks.. couldn't find any, can i ask what yours have stamped on the shaft of the cam?

Anybody know if these are shrick 268's? The numbers in the pics are the only markings on them whatsoever, no numbers on the non gear side end of the cams. Also do the the lobes look okay? they are not pitted just surface rust on one of them

Just cut out of a breaker and seperate the sill, it's in three parts

I think you'll struggle a bit to be honest, 16/17" speedlines are a very rare find and would be 3-£500 second hand, plus there are plenty of the 15" knocking around on ebay. I would just sell yours and get hunting:-)

The 968 club sport was a better car than the 944 wasn't it? and what about the 924 with the audi engine! I've got the evo mag somewhere with the Corrado vr6, porsche 944s2, clio Williams and tvrs3 buyers guide and I think the 944 won. I'd be spending a bit more and going 911 if it was me:-)

I don't own them yet;-) i've basically been offered a swap for my storm for the above mentioned and i would've like to purchase them eventually as its my dream spec. Deals almost done so i'll have them pretty soon:-) But just can't stop thinking about selling my sorted green vr for a storm as i've wanted one since i was 22! (38 now)

errr, no ta i'm either keeping these bit for my green vr or going on a storm:-)

Well i may be putting these on my car so not looking to sell on:-) what's the best bhp/torque i'll see from these mods with a good base over bored engine?

Anybody know what these two are worth second hand?, my guess is £900 for the manifold (it's polished) and £350 for the cams, is that about right?

Hmm, that looks like pearl green to me?, looks exactly the same as mine.