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I spent today gutting the rotten Golf Syncro of it's boot floor, fuel tank and rear subframe today. The poor thing now has a 1/5th of it's bodywork cut out and laid to one side. I'll be stripping it back to the basics and sending the main parts off to be blasted soon. Next jobn is to remove the prop, intermediate bearing and the freewheel relay loom. Time to put together a jobs and parts list I think :-)

That looks mental, maybe a touch crazy for road/occasional track use but still v.cool. i thinl a 2.0l AGG/ABF bottom end and a 16v head (KR) with turbo is the way I will go. I already have some 2.0l donor engines :)

I'll start a new thread this weekend. Haven't really seen much motorsport related Corrado stuff at all TBH but I have a few pics on file. Thinking of sorting the Syncro gear out and then going with a 16vt conversion.

Yes Mort, you might - if I can ever sort out the power steering, screwed up door locks and front end jigsaw :? Previous owners have a lot to answer for.

Hi, I've got a '89 Corrado 16v that came with front end damage and a bodged on Rieger bumper. The Rieger copy was dire and had cracked in 3 zillion places but I got a better one from Ebay. My problem is mounting it. I've had a look and both bumper hangers are in/on the car inside the chassis legs. Being a Corrado novice I am not sure how the bumper fits this but there are 2 tabs for bolts on the hangers that look like they attach to a crossmember. I have the piece with the foglights/spots in and of course the outer skin but between that and the bumper mounts I am guessing there should be a metal crossmember? Can anyone help/supply one as I am eager to put the car back together and it's beginning to do my nut! :?

At the end of the day I have never owned any standard car. I paid £500 for an accident damaged Corrado that would probably got broken if I hadnt stepped in. Doing a Syncro conversion and the crazy (ish, they're not that mad) body mods will give it a new life. If the haters want to moan then let them, it's my ride and I pay the bills. The haters can have a say when they start buying parts for me :lol:

I haven't managed to source a Berg Cup kit but while skanking around on the web looking for 'wide arches' I happened across some universal arches which were intended for a BMW 3 Series. They come supplied as a 270 degree curve so you can cut them down to suit each arches unique length. So long as they will clear the 17" rims and meet the face on the Corrado wings they look a winner. They have the curve I am looking for to replicate the look of the RC car in the last post but whether they are the right diameter I don't know. Had a response from the supplier and although they don't supply the arches via retail I have persuaded them to let me buy a set in return for pictures of the finished car. They're not cheap (believe me) but will transform the car IMO. I love DTM/Berg cup style bodywork and these will really make the Corrado a bit wild. Just worried about filling the arches now. The Venoms might not man up enough for these fatboys! Finally managed to source the other VR6 wing, will be a shame to cut them but they have a great shape for bonding the wide arches to. Rear 50/50 tinted lights have arrived - they look so much better than the orangey faded originals. Looks like they are spray tinted but the finish is good. Certainly they look better than the £189 'crystal smoked' rear lights on Ebay that look 200% chav and as well made as a Blue Peter set.

Bit slack on the updates lately due to a duff laptop. Progress has been slow due to problems with parts mainly. The sunroof has arrived along with the Venoms which were on a slow boat from Bristol (Retro Rides forum free delivery - yay!). I'm still going with a motorsport theme but tailoring the car for trackdays/sprints as it seems this is where the Corrado chassis excels. I ripped out the cheapo remote central locking which had been fitted by a monkey. The door handles had been bodged with lumps of wood and duct tape on the actuators - no wonder they didn't work. I discovered the PO had already fitted Passat door mechs so new handles are on order to match from TPS in Bulwell. I'm using B3 Passat rear handles which are supposedly a direct fit and get rid of the door locks. Better remote locking needs to be sorted. The boot area has had the parcel shelf brackets and all carpet/trim removed as part of the weightloss program. Under dash trims/pockets have been binned too and they cut down the legroom too much for my liking. I think the rear seat has to stay though as occasional trips of 2 or more may occur (sadly). I'm on the lookout for some buckets to get the seat weight down a bit. Bodywise I have removed the side trims from the doors and the front wings which were both rusty and damaged along the front edge. VR6 wide wings are going on in their place but ideally I would like wide 'Berg Cup' arches to get some serious width of tyre under the body. I found an awesome RC car which has a Rieger bumper and serious wide arches on. Looks great in my opinion with the black details and raised black rear spoiler. I'm looking at binning the indicator/fog setup in favour of simple indicators and functional air ducts, smoothing the bumper completely and DTM style splitters to the bottom edge with a rear diffuser on the back bumper/undertray. When I can get back on Photoshop I will do a rendering to mix the smooth/DTM/Berg ideas into one image. The door handle issues have set me back, along with sourcing the front wings but hopefully I will have both sorted next week. In the meantime I will be getting the Venom's tyred up and fitted, working on the bumpers and checking out the heavy steering.

Can anyone advise where I should chop the wiring out of my Golf Syncro in order to remove the reverse freewheel system? I'm aware it links into a relay at the fusebox (No.83) but not much more. Can anyone advise?

Awesome thread. I'm about to cut up a Golf Syncro for it's 4wd and the pics are very welcome indeed.

I'm currently gutting an '87 Golf Syncro which is past it's repairable life. Having a Corrado and a few other Syncro vehicles I intend to convert the Corrado to AWD. Can anyone help me out by outlining which parts I need to remove and keep and which parts of the loom/boot floor are needed? I'm aware of the vacuum system and have removed that in it's entirety from front to rear - it's the reverse relay/difflock freewheel setup and where to chop the boot floor out thats worrying me. Any help appreciated 8)