biggerbigben

The advantage with the HGP kit is install time is 2 1/2 days compared to 3 weeks. I'm certainly going to take plenty of time with the engine build as i've got fed up of rushing to finish the car for the next show and i don't feel i have too any more as there nothing more i can accomplish with it. The turbo conversion is straight forward, dubsport will be doing most of the conversion but i'll be sorting the hoses, stainless piping (don't want samco and jubilee clips everywhere), possible making my own manifold if i don't go for the HGP and all the prep which i've already started. Dubsport haven't had any problems i've heard about with the 4x4. Sure you've seen the bronze mk2 at just about every dragstrip show this year and its running 458bhp. Seems bulletproof if it can handle that kind of abuse every other weekend. Dubsport so seem to get alot of flack but all there cars are still running on the scene and their as wild as it gets mechanically. I know Carl very well (the chap who owns the bronze mk2), I speak to him most weeks and although the 4x4 is holding up at the mo he has had his fair share of problems! Think he is on his 3rd rear diff and the dog box has been rebuilt once I think, maybe a few other bits?? So I'm sure if the 4x4 C has had problems they wouldn't be blagging about it too much :) With regards to your conversion... go for it! what sort of power are you looking for? i.e. will you be using a spacer or replacing the pistons etc ?? B

very smart corrado. 2 corrados in the family as well, nice action :)

Friend I'd prefer to say fellow portly squire acquaintance ;-) :lol: very good!

Oh right, so its currently living at dubsport until its fixed then the new owner hopes to use it daily.. ?? 15" wheels with that camber at the rear must look interesting :)

Didn't want to let out who my friend with an R32 with a turbo kit on order was :D :lol: But yes its Guy!

I'll say Ben, you'll get a ride in mine :wink: The noise and speed together make it a real event. Been in a 20V T MK2 with 280bhp which was felt punchier but the vr6T is like a diesel in its mid range delivery, massive thump at the bottom and top too. I've been speaking to alot of people on vortex and their pretty damning of EIP. Mark's got the HGP kit coming in 3weeks so i'll decide whether to go for that or Dubsports own kit to my spec. Decided to junk the ABS on mine which frees up room and thinking about a stainless steel manifold too as i've heard the cast ones crack with the heat of a VR6T. The 480bhp 4x4 C was there too, that must be epic to drive. Certainly getting excited that i'm finally in a position to go for it. I'm a big fan of VR6T's ! I think EIP is getting a bad name on Vortex because their aftersales is pretty useless, think their phone lines don't work properly and probably not enough staff but their products are pretty good and cheap (with exchange rate). I know someone who has ordered a Stage 1/2 kit for their R32 and he is struggling to speak to them. Its been at least 5 weeks since he ordered it and they quoted about that sort of time span but he hasn't got anything yet. The thing is about the HGP stuff is that its good quality to a degree but don't you think its so over priced?! I say get a turbo on yours sharpish as you will love it but do your research first. Would you get dubsport to do it for you or will you tackle the install yourself? Also I wonder how the 4x4 is handling the power on that 480bhp C and how much time it spends at dubsport! As I said before I'm a big fan of VR6's and I wouldn't be suprised if my 20vt engine is changed soon :wink: Oh and yes I would love a ride in yours when its done Lee, obviously I'll come up in mine and I'll take you out to experience some 4x4 action :D

arhh the infamous merc intercooler :wink: I bet it put a small smile on your face Lee? I do wonder how much the dubsport kit is though as with the current exchange rates EIP kits do look rather good for the money. Trying to get biggerbigneil to keep his C and fit one :D

whens the make over happening then ?

Do you want to come and do my wiring for me Jay?

wicked corrado!!!!

Thanks mate! A full step by step project write upwill be on a new Coupehaus website shortly. We are just finalising the site at the moment and hopefully it will be live soon. Bare with us. But thanks for the comments mate!

1989 ! When it first came out :)

I think you would get more interest if you put the Gay, sorry Cay number plate back on it. The corrado did win best gay car of the year 1989 after all, according to Guy's mate... :lol:

nutter .. hehehe

had to go to 5 petrol stations (in south london) to fill up last night as they had all run out! But I'm good for 500 miles now :)

My ex-girlfriend worked on it last year!

Sounds like a plan, ish.. if you can do them for a very good price I will be interested, if not I will make some from sratch and maybe even make a proper mould and sell them off for 5% less than audioscape versions :) :lol: the balls in your court :lol: No, on a serious note, it would be good to do a deal!

dubster82, cool photoshop pics mate... does look similar to mine Phil K, mate when its finished we'll do a shoot mate, would love to get some good photo's to put up on the wall...

While constructing the gallery section of the new 'Coupehaus' website (will be online soon, give me a week or two!) I found this pic that Jay took a while back, thought it deserves to be in this thread! The name of the picture file says it all !! 8)

Thanks mate, its a shame you didn't come up and say hello to me matey.... mind you I met so many people that weekend, and fook if I can remember all of them! Thanks for the kind words anyway and I hope to have a finished car for next years shows! Did you see me driving it to the show ground then? Get a nice whiff of clutch? lol

uhhh, how cool ? ! YEAH, but maybe if I clean them first it might be a tad better... wouldn't mind giving you a few ££ for some nice A3 pics of the car sometime...

Phil thats a cool pic ! Awesome... thanks :wink: anymore pics...?

me too !!! lol will try and get an MOT soon! Nice to see you again chap and you car is looking as low as ever!

:oops: :oops: thanks Henny...

Thanks Jim.. You missed a great show!