scruffy16v

few interior pics, needs a lot of work lol

looks nice, sounds like you have as many problems as i do with my 16v!

the guy who had it before me was going to rip out the engine and use it in his caddy and weigh the corrado shell in at the local scrappy. list of problems at the minute.... no interior apart from two front seats and drivers door card and two harnesses sunroof broken and leaking window seals leaking wipers not clearing screen electric windows don't work every time handbrake does not hold well even on the weakest of slopes/hills handbrake ! warning light mostly lit all the time front drivers coilover needs adjusting missing lip spoiler dents and scrapes on most panels no spare wheel exhaust blowing a bit (also too f***** big!) front wheels need spacing out a bit heater matrix leaking radiator pipe snapped off and drinks a few litre or so every trip i can live with this though as when near the redline i have a beaming smile :smug:

nice looking motor, will keep an eye out for you on the road.

Here is my shed, saved from the scrappy and swapped for a mk1 golf i could not afford to fix up. i love her very much even though not a lot of things work on it, i plan to get all the faults and problems sorted but this will be a slow process as i'm pretty skint. its a '91 1.8 16v with 189 thousand on the clock. here are a few pics, i will post up the faults list and what i intend to do later.

replace broken radiator get serviced/tuned get the coilovers setup properly/spacers, geometry etc remove rear wiper sort out gear knob! get windows fixed sort out sunroof/replace with tinted glass tilt one - - or glue a carbon roof skin over top get door fixed get new hoses/leads for engine induction kit rear roll cage get a spare wheel/jump leads/petrol can sort out dents/scratches etc sort alloys out get mk1 wolfsburg gti steering wheel new buckets up front refurb harness's tidy/braid/conceal all interior wires get front mats (bare metal is too slippy lol) that will do for the time being, track racing will be next year maybe :)

drove car into a house. elec windows stopped working. slow flat on front tyre. i dare not write the rest of the list out in fear of RSI :)

sounds good, when do you fancy meet? i ahve just been paid so can afford to stick some juice in the rado, i don't mind where we go - the bowgie in crantock is good for beer and a group shot. i would say the mermaid in porth too but the carpark is full of massive craters!

cheers for the tip, i shall make a few enquiries and get that sorted.

tasty, colour and wheel combo look the nuts :)

Hello Elliot, the car had too much potential to see it ripped apart for spares! i would of got the interior back off him and maybe tried to get the car back to standard concours condition but i aint got the cash for that kind of project and once i had driven it stripped it was so obvious it had to go down the track route and just get the rear upper strut brace and a cage. with everything inside removed the sound when approaching redline is great, massive grin. feels light and responsive but having never owned or drove a corrado so it could be driving like **** :) once alex has drove it i will let you know what he thought it was like with no interior, he will know what the difference felt like between the two and i will know how rubbish the car is running compared to one that works properly.

will get some pics up in a better location after a clean at the weekend. priority to sort first is the broken radiator and get the exhaust sorted (gasket or hole somewhere). other bits... remove crusty bonnet lining delete rear wiper put 5mm spacers on the front get upper rear strut brace tidy up interior wires and paint inside black get mate to make rear roll cage sort door handle out fix heater matrix tidy up body work dinks/dents/scratches lots of other little bits all over the place :bonk:

nice one mate, i will give you a bell next week - im on decorating duties at the house until then. cheers, ben.

i had this problem with mine not closing on the passenger side, i got it closed by using a screwdriver to wind back a metal bar that was getting stuck when it was closing.

put spacers on the rear wheels as the coilies were munching the rubber, problem sorted.

i typed a massive long reply to this thread but it has not appeared! so the short version is 'nice one for the welcome, will be subscribing... volksworld13 i would like you to have a look at my car and cast your expert opinion on how **** it is! will sort you a few pints out in return' cheers :)

thanks again for the welcome everyone. today was amusing as it ran out of petrol at the junction at chester road but as all the interior has been stripped out it was fairly easy to push lol. made the mistake of opening the sunroof and now it wont close, hope it dont lash it down tonight too much as i had just managed to get the interior dry and the windows free of condensation :bonk: also electric windows stopped working, at least i had them for two hours of ownership. it only used two litres of water today. all this gives the car character to me, very similar to my mk1 - a challenge. best thing about owning it so far........... opening her up properly for the first time tonight, holy ****! easily as enjoyable as the 2.2vtec in my old prelude :cheers: @volksworld13 - you will have to take it for a spin and tell me how rubbish it is compared to yours and let me know what needs sorting as i'm just stoked the engine hasn't blown up yet and dont really know how one of these should feel underfoot or how it should go. i would imagine this will drive like a total nail compared to your 16v, will sorts you a few beers out will donate to the forum to at the end of the month when i get paid too.

cheers for the welcome aide, i have tried to post pics a few times but i think the post is being approved?

hello just a scruffy 16v and live in newquay (columb minor), anybody still in newquay with rado's?

here's the ratbag, i think the previous owner used to be on here....

probably worth about £350 but would never sell it unless i had no money for food - which has happened before

Hello my name is Ben and i live in Newquay, Cornwall. I have just got my first Corrado, i did a straight swap for a LHD MK1 Golf that i could no longer to keep on the road due to many issues - needless to say i swapped it for a Corrado with as many problems if not more! I have owned quiet a few mk1 and mk2 golfs and have always wanted a Corraado so when the chance to swap the golf for the shed i now own and love came up i didnt need to be asked twice. plenty wrong with it..... 1. no interior apart from two seat and two harness (quiet like it stripped) 2. dropped too low on coilovers 3. water leaks in the cabin everywhere 4. heater matrix does not de mist screen on one side 5. broken radiator (have to fill with water every journey 6. scabby bbs alloys 7. pannel damage 8. massive chav drainage ditch exhaust pipe BUT I STILL LOVE IT AND CANT HELP GRINNING EVERYTIME I TAKE IT OUT :dance: will try and get some pictures at dinnertime and upload them! its a 1991 dragon green 1.8 16v