Sideways Steve

Ok I know some folk have done it and years ago I saw photos of one in a mk2 golf. My question is this..... If I want to Supercharge my KR and effectively create a 16v G60 what would I require ? Can anyone give me a list at all ? Are there mounting kits etc available from anywhere for certain chargers ? Im toying with this idea in my head just now as I really like my C but could do with a bit more power :) Cheers in advance !

Alex, if your willing to drive down to Rosyth you want to be off to see Ralph Payne (known as VW Ralph in the VW/Audi Scene hes an Ex VW Motorsport Technician and even wrote some of the tech manuals for VW back in the late 80's Early 90's You have to call and book an appointment as his workshop is located within the MOD part of Rosyth Dockyard, this is one of the main reasons he is also able to keep his costs down. The number for him is 01383 412131 then ask for extension #63971 You will not be dissapointed. One thing to remember though is he basically now does it all as a hobby so will only take on certain jobs but he also has guys he uses for stuff now like clutches and MOT's I have never used garages and always done my own work on all my cars but for things like MOT's or setting up the fuelling and alignment I dont have any other choice. when it comes to VW's Ralph is the only guy I would go to.

Awesome Cheers, Updated :) 1. Steve - 1.8 16V - Glasgow (Scotland) 2. Simon - 1.8 16V - Sheffield (England) 3. Kip - 1.8 16V - Sheffield (England) 4. Mick - 1.8 16V - Staffordshire (England) 5. Yandards - G60 - Duffus (Scotland) Any more lurking about ? Supposedly there is about 16 left in the UK and so far we have found 5 lol

Cheers tom, makes perfect sense mate, I have just been away from old VW's too long and am used to rock steady needle readings of Jap stuff LOL From what I have read and from having a good look at mine again it all seems perfectly normal so I am happy :) and no more coolant loss either so looks like the repaired flange and new water pump have sorted all of my cooling system issues at last ! :)

The wee black plastic lip that runs along the bottom of the front bumper is the splitter, theres a metal part that runs along the front of teh car behind that and I wondered if thats where this rust is ? Ahh yes in the picture it looks like its teh metal thats attached to the bumper rather than teh car if that makes sense ? if thats the case its not as big an issue as I thought and probably wouldnt be an MOT issue.

Ahh is that the front sub frame ? Right behind the splitter ? If so thats a bit of a strange one as again that should have been an issue in the MOT as on most cars thats classed as structural however Im not sure if it is on the corrado or not.

Cheers for that RW1, I will investigate the wires tonight as im also off to test fit some 10" wide minilites to see if they will clear my brakes LOL

Visually that load sensing valve looks like most I have seen in the past that do actually still operate so dont let the rust fool you I rekon if that was to be removed, cleaned and free'd off again it would probably function properly. It looks like it has been sat for a while unused. I can however say that there is no way that car should have passed an MOT with those beam bushes looking like that ! In saying that though if theres no play in the beam (which I dont see how there could not be) then it would get an advisory. Additionally thats a seriously rust hole in the first photo, but I can make out where on teh car that actually is ?

Ill drop you a PM to save cluttering this thread mate :)

If you find some one who has teh proper VW tool they can be done in an hour believe it or not. The proper tool is like a clamp on puller that is specially designed for the sole purpose of doing these bushes. You dont even need to remove the axle to use it, you simply pop out the main bolts that go through the bushes and drop down the front of teh axle, the tool clamps on and an insert bolts through the bush. You then screw the insert through aa backing plate and it pulls out the bush. Refitting is basically the same as removal but you reverse the whole tool. I have only ever seen the correct tool used once and it was very impressive. It took me a good 5 hours work to do my mk2 golf ones using traditional methods and lots of swearing LOL

Euro car parts are good for bushes and I would try brakeparts.co.uk for the load sensing valve. The trailing arm bushes are a swine to replace if its the main ones and I would suggest you definately do both at once. If you have the right tool for them you can do them in an hour, if not you need to remove the whole rear axle and it will take about 5 hours start to finish.

New stat, new coolant, new heater matrix, new water pump, new hoses and it still does it LOL Oil temp never goes above 108 though. I wondered if its maybe the fan switch not going on to second speed ? it does come on and blows quite hard but not sure if thats just on first speed or second.

Hi all, I am curious to see where your needle sits on your 1.8 16v's and 2.0 16v's Whilst driving mine sits bang in the middle (90 deg) but when I slow down in town and in traffic it creeps up to the next line which I guess would be 100 deg. At this point the fan comes on and the temp doesnt go any higher. Is this the same for everyone else ?

Well I was over at my parents in Fife for the weekend with my fiancee and our Husky as it was the Inverkeithing highland games so the plan was to fix a small coolant leak on Friday morning then enjoy some cold beers for the rest of the weekend at the games. On Friday morning we jumped in the Corrado and headed to see Ex VW Motorsport Tech Ralph Payne down at the HMS Caledonia as he has a small workshop there where he does the odd tune up and tinkers with nice cars. Due to the nature of the location of his workshop you must call in advance and book in so that he can ensure you get security clearance at the gate and that the nice man with the gun wont shoot you :) Once we got in Ralph was waiting, I had not seen him in years but used to use him for tune ups when I had my Mk2 Golf's. He is a true specialist unlike some of the ones out there who claim to be these days, Raplh was part of the original VW Motorsport team back in the days when they used to rally Mk2 Golfs and Audi Quattros. Not many people realise but he actually wrote most of the VW tech manuals for K-jet and such like so he certainly knows his stuff. Although I do all my car related work myself I dont have the emmisions machine hence needed to use a garage for that which is where Ralph comes into it :) First thing he said was "god this is a blast from the past, its been years since I have seen a Corrado" and with that he was straight in and had the bonnet up to start looking about and getting ready to sort out the timing and fuelling. He carried out the tune up and commented that she was running sweeter than hes seen in a long time with an HC level of just 130. Not bad for a 21 year old car ! The CO2 level was sitting solid once he adjusted it and again he commented that its good to see a car that doesnt have fluctuating values especially of this age. After he had finished the tune up and ajusted the idle and timing etc we had a general chat about all sorts of VW related stuff at which point his curiosity got the better of him and he asked " do you mind if I stick it on the ramp for a look at it properly ?" I was more than happy to let him so up she went, he popped underneath and stood in amazement pointing and saying how it was amazing to see one in such good condition and that it had clearly been very well looked after. By this point my head was swelling up and I was chuffed to bits with his comments as I know how picky he is when it comes to VW's of this era. He dropped it back down and thanked me for bringing it in to see him at which point it was time to pay him for his services. A total price of ......... £10 ! I have to say the drive home was fantastic, it pulled so much better and was sounding sweet. Best £10 I have ever spent ! ---------- Post added at 09:07 AM ---------- Previous post was at 08:48 AM ---------- When I got home I got stuck in and sorted the leak I had from the coolant flange on the side of the head, I then popped down to uPullit as I heard they had a tidy mk3 GTI that had just come in and I wanted to get a set of stalks to retro fit to the C. Sure enough there was a very clean black GTI sitting there and I got stuck in, managed to get a near enough brand new coolant header tank, stalks including MFA, Leather VW manual cover and a full set of Genuine VW black car mats for a mere £12 ! Nipped back to my parents and fitted the new parts then flushed and bled the cooling system with some nice new coolant. Took the car for a quick spin with all its new bits and all was well so decided that was enough for the day and that I would sort the clunking exhaust in the morning before going to the highland games which meant we could enjoy the sunny afternoon and get started on the beers ! After a night of consuming alchohol I woke up fairly fresh so headed out to get in about the exhaust. It was clunking on the rear hanger mainly due to worn rubbers and the hanger being twisted. I removed the crap rubbers and drilled out the bolt holding the rear hanger in place. This allowed me to straighten it and re fit using a nice new bolt which would allow any future removeal with ease ! Once the new hanger was on I fitted the brand new OE rubbers I had bought, they were super tight to get on but once fitted the exhaust sat perfectly and was nicely tucked up with very little movement resulting in no more banging ! At that point we decided we fancied an ice cream so jumped in and headed up to Dunfermline, the drive up was brilliant with no more nasty knocking noises. As we pulled up outside the ice cream place I got a whiff of coolant and noticed the water temp had crept up a bit. Next thing I know theres steam coming from the drivers side of the bonnet ...... oh dear As soon as I jumped out I could see coolant pouring from the water pump area so instantly knew it had decided to fail. We jumped back in and managed to get it home without it overheating and luckily the local motor factors happened to have a QH pump in stock for £21. I jumped in my dads car and went for the pump but by this time we were due to be heading out to the games so when I returned I managed to get the old pump out fairly quickly then left it in bits so we could go out. After the games had finished I decided I wanted to get the new pump fitted (never a great plan once you have had some beer but it needed done) so back out to teh car I went and got stuck in again. Managed to eventually get it all back together and once again bled the cooling system with yet more new coolant. This time it seemed to bleed faster so I wonder if the old pump was always a bit iffy. Obviously at this point it was time for a road test but as I had had a few that would have to wait for the following day. When sunday came, so did the rain and when I went out to the car to take it for a spin I was faced with an indoor swimming pool in my drivers footwell ! The windscreen has been replaced at some point and someone had damaged the rubber seal and tried to bodge it with silicon. I managed to scrape that all out and get it cleaned up which then allowed me to use some proper sealant to sort it. I then had to use the wet hover to suck up about 3 litres of water from my carpet followed by carefully using the heat gun to dry the remainder out. A quick test with the hose revealed the re seal had worked just fine. So yet another handfull of jobs completed, but just goes to show you cant always plan ahead when you own a Corrado !!!

I done loads this weekend, Friday: 1 - Fixed a small coolant leak from the flange on the head 2 - Fitted mk3 GTI stalks 3 - Fitted new coolant header tank 4 - Had a tune up at a proper VW specialist (ex VW Motorsport Engineer) Saturday: 1 - Fixed my knocking exhaust 2 - Replaced the waterpump (which decided to die after sorting my cooling system leak and refilling with new coolant !) Sunday: 1 - Fixed leaking windscreen

Cool so 4 so far then, Mick where about are you in the country ? Was anyone at bug jam this year and did you see any nuggets ? 1. Steve - 1.8 16V - Glasgow 2. Simon - 1.8 16V - Sheffield 3. Kip - 1.8 16V - Sheffield 4. Mick - 1.8 16V - ??

Rod, the speedo came yesterday and is now fitted (well the parts I needed from it are) and working perfectly :) Thanks !

I have read lots of posts about how many Nugget C's are supposedly left in the UK etc but I am curious to know how many are on here ? If you have one stick down your name on this wee list with rough location in the UK and what model it is. 1. Steve - 1.8 16V - Glasgow 2.

Swapped over the speedo hall sender on my lunch break just there and I now have a fully working MFA again and more importantly the spoiler works automatically again :) RESULT !

Today I swapped over the hall sender in the speedo head and as a result my spoiler and MPG are both now working :)

Im thinking I may just try and get an account using my limited company from when I was working contract as I still have all the paperwork etc

Hey just wondered how people here manage to buy from TPS as when you view their website its trade only ?

Strangely enough it was very minor scratching from what I could see, it was only just touching the ground at the angle it was perched at. It really did look like someone had actually lifted the car and sat it on the bollard lol

haha I just saw this thread, its a small world ! I was there too just after it happened and took these pics The bit that impressed me is that the car is actually almost completely undamaged and if they managed to lift it off the bollard it could have been driven away. Although most found it funny you have to remember that if that bollard had not been there it would have shot back right onto the main entrance walkway next to the cash machines and most certainly have killed someone as it was a very busy sunny saturday afternoon. ---------- Post added at 12:24 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:21 PM ---------- forgot to add, Im surprised you didnt see my Raddo as it was parked just over a bit on the other side LOL

Well its not out of the woods yet but its running well and is looking far better than it did so I am happy for now. I really need to address the paintwork as the sides have been blown over at some point to allow the rub strips to be taken off. The paint used has not been of as good a quality as teh original stuff and as a result its faded. I have machine buffed it all as above but its still not 100% and I am very picky about things like that. I think I will keep it waxed up for now but aim to sort the light rust bubbles around the windscreen and touch up any other bits then see about getting the whole car flatted back and blown over. One of my friends is very good with a spray gun and has a heated garage where hes painted a few cars now so It could be a plan for some time in the winter I think. I am now on the hunt for some helper springs for a set of TA Technix Coilovers as when they were fitted the last owner had the car set super low and did not fit the rear helper springs. Now that I have raised it again the adjustment is right on its limit so I need the helper springs to sort it out properly.