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Anyone got any suggestions on what to have done with the head if i'm having it skimmed and how much to expect to pay?

Took a couple more shots today: No rot but plenty of scuffs and dents 16v rad? Not nice Fortuanlly this is in good nick Not a fan of the grey dash though Early bonnet As far as I got with the engine, didn't realise that the cam sprokets have to come off to remove the chain. Gonna have to bring a bigger spanner with me to hold the cam in place whilst I undo the nut.

Hello again. Well my Landy's oil pump deciding to fail and wreck my engine on the way to the MOT last month caused issues and resulted in all my spare time being taking up with fixing that. Its finally on the road and orthough it still needs work it does allow me a bit of free time to start on the Corrado. Still haven't got any proper daylight pics yet. Had a bit of time yesterday so started stripping it down: Firstly I need to find out excatly what I have. It runs a Dizzy as aposed to the Golf engine which was coil pack. My original plan was to get the Golf's head skimmed maybe change the valves (any suggestions on what to have done?) then whip the Corrado's head off and fit the Golf. But now I'm assuming this won't work as one is coil and one is dizzy. Been reading through some guides on changing the timing chain, should I bother? If so how much are the parts going to cost? Gonna have a lot of questions so please try and bare with me, my mechnical skills are pretty basic (hense why I have a 20 year old Land Rover diesel lol) Cheers Chris

Thank for the info mate thats very helpful. Lol yer love the over night car repairs. Car does have 5 stud hubs and 280mm front brakes so thats a start. Well I guess first thing is to whip the head off and have a look. Still have a spare head from the Golf so could get that skimmed, then order new headgasket and bolts. Will try and sort out getting some more pictures up to give a clearer indication of what I have.

Can anyone give me any suggestions as to what it would be worth with a re-built engine, new coilovers and MOT? I'm assuming as it was a 16v the arches are differed to a standard VR?

Well I'll remain hopeful till I get some prices lol. First thing is to try and sort the non-working headlamp and indicators. Everything else is pretty straightforward after that.

Yer I'll probably stick with VW parts for the head, seems a shame to knacker it up with cheap parts. Cheers mate, took a 300 mile round trip to go get it but when yhe asking price is £100 you can't say no! Got full heated leather, electric front seats and cruise control. 196K on the clock and still does everything asked of it including towing my car trailer. I'm in Colchester, Essex. Found a couple of VW breakers local to me so gonna call them and see about getting some prices for other parts like the headlights.

Cheers for the info mate. Had a look at the logbook and its was registered 21/01/1991 and lists the model as a Corrado 16v. :doh: States the engine size as 2872cc so looks like the engine change was noted with the DVLA. Tbh if its too much work I may just break it, always wanted a Corrado which is probably why I got this one on a whim but its also ment to be a cheap toy for the summer so not willing to through loads of money at it. But if its just needs the headgasket and bolts to sort the engine (maybe a service too) a long with a bit of wiring for the MOT then that good enough for me for now. Maybe at a later date I'll look to get the paintwork sorted but for now I'm trying to stick to a budget on £300 to get it running and MOT'd. Noticed the rad sits at a weird angle and the holes on the slam panel don't line up with the mounts on it, was there a difference between the 16v and VR rads? Also previous owner has repaired a crack on the plastic housing on top of the rad with sealant the thats probably gonna need attention. What should I expect to pay for a headgasket and bolts? Is it worth changing the water pump at the same time?

Hi all. So a couple of weeks ago I decided I wanted something fun to drive for the summer, first I found a Golf VR6 for sale at scrap value so thought I'd buy it and see if it was any good. Turned out to have a cracked block so I broke it for spares and carried on looking Then got a bit carried away on ebay and ended up with this: Its a 1991 H VR6 with an indicated 74k on the clock. But in true ebay style there was a fair few more bits wrong with it than advertized. Coolant system pressurizes very quickly and mayo appears under the oil cap so I'm assuming that it needs the headgasket changing and maybe a skim. Its had a wack at the front at somepoint and not be repaired very well. Both headlight plastic mounts are broken and the grill is loose. Also the bumper doesn't sit right and the spray job is pretty pants. There are also various dinks and scratches on the bodywork. Previous owner got the car with no keys or alarm fob so they replaced the iginition barrel and ripped out the clifford alarm. So there is no key for the outside locks and the passenger door handle doesn't work from the outside. Also the passenger front lights don't work (sidelight, dipped and full beam) also front fogs don't work. Gearbox selector seems a bit vague And finally the indicators and hazard lights don't work at all. So its safe to say it has its faults lol. There are some plus points though: Black leather interior (abit damp) is in very good condition The rear spoiler works as do the windows and mirrors Good tread on the tyres Engine still seems to pull well Has a AMD chip So really I'm after some advise on what to do next, should I fix it if so how much am I gonna need to budget on parts? Any of the above sound like common problems? How do I see if it has been chipped? Will be doing all the work myself so don't need labour costs, just parts. Just fancied it as a cheap bit of fun as I have an old Passat I use as my daily hack and a Land Rover Discovery thats kitted up for off roading. I have a couple of bits left over from the Golf, namley a gearbox in very good nick so I would probably swap that over. So thats it really, no other pictures yet as my Landy's oil pump decided to fail on the way to its MOT so I'm currently building up its soon to be fitted replacment engine. But once thats done I wanna get cracking with either fixing or breaking the Corrado. My parts list so far consists of: Headgasket (what one and what else should I get?) Full locks set Pair of headlight mounting brackets Grill Headunit So any advice or information would be greatly appricated. Cheers Chris

Hi I'm new here and new to Corrado ownership. Passenger door handle doesn't work at all and drivers side seems to be very loose. How much would I be looking at for both sides? Cheers Chris.