s.g 0 Posted March 4, 2007 looking good paul, some nice progress there. how did you remove the sealent in the engine bay. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhatVR6 0 Posted March 4, 2007 wire wheel on a drill Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Supercharged 2 Posted March 4, 2007 Good skills Love the orange samco's - it's like a trademark now! but what is the orange dipstick handle about - looks like a lawnmower start :lol: Is the red paint just oxide primer? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhatVR6 0 Posted March 4, 2007 r32 dipstick is round, audi one is a T-bar, no idea why?! yeah, just primer to protect everything for the lazy days I'm not working on it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhatVR6 0 Posted March 17, 2007 grim looking interior shot (through the roof!) that tar is horrible stuff to get off had the old scales out today. sunroof was 16lbs. got a total of 4.5stone removed from the car so far, and that's not including glass, wiring or the electric windows. That's literally the sunroof and all the steel I've cut out. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhatVR6 0 Posted March 18, 2007 She's on the move! Borrowed a mates scabby grass tracking trailer (delivberatly left like that so no one nicks it!) and managed to push the old girl on by hand on my own, damn she's light now! Didn't have time to get the drivers window out, I'll strip that when I get there. First night outside since September 2005.....and it's forecast snow....... Off for rollcage first thing in the morning. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mave 0 Posted March 18, 2007 Good work! The wheels do suit it. See the country hasn't sold yet then.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhatVR6 0 Posted March 18, 2007 got a buyer lined up, just trying to find a replacement (plus I need it to tow the trailer!) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rado-steve 0 Posted March 18, 2007 Your Neighbours must love you :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chrishill 0 Posted March 18, 2007 you're a brave man to have pulled apart what was already, by most peoples standards, a damn fine and pretty unique corrado. I'm looking forwards to seeing how this turns out, always impressive seeing what you're up to paul ;) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhatVR6 0 Posted March 18, 2007 I must admit I was a little reluctant to start cutting away at a mint and straight shell, but the roof has alwasy bugged me so I had no problems whatsover taking the nibbler to it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhatVR6 0 Posted March 31, 2007 At last, they've actually started making my cage. Very very tight fit to the roof. It's actually touching the roof brace. I wanted it a bit tighter to the B pillar, but that would have meant the door bars would have beet too far out. I didn't particularly want a brace in the main hoop, but it's FIA regs now apparently. For added side impact protection (not that I hope that will ever be needed). They were bending up the front bars whilst I was there too. Doing it in the cheap CDS so as not to waste the expensive T45. Once they have the shape right they do the final bend with the thin wall T45 and in it goes. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chrishill 0 Posted March 31, 2007 looking good, thats going to be one sturdy mofo when its finished! I expect they were grateful for the lack of roof, its got to help speed fitment up a little by not being quite so enclosed! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhatVR6 0 Posted March 31, 2007 yeah, makes it a lot easier for them, and the welds can be done better too with access from the top. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
biggerbigben 0 Posted April 1, 2007 good effort mate - looking good! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhatVR6 0 Posted April 14, 2007 I was meant to pick the car up today but the cage still isn't finished. Latest updates. This is how tight the front bars are on the A pillars, actually touching. Neatly through the bulkhead Passenger side almost done Front shot Passenger side door bars. Deliberately kept low for easier access and to go under the dash. Through bulkhead viewed from the engine bay Full frontal Windscreen bar, I can't believe how neat they've got that. It's fair to say I'm extremely pleased with the job so far. Can't wait to see it all fully welded in. Ready for collection next saturday :-) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mrbeige 0 Posted April 14, 2007 That's going to tbe stiffer than a stiff thing!! Good work! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin Bacon 5 Posted April 16, 2007 Excellent stuff. When my car eventually becomes a second car, I want to strip it all out and cage it too. The shell has been jacked up so often, the jacking points are starting to deform so I reckon a cage would restore some lost rigidity perfectly. Good work! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
double-6s 0 Posted April 16, 2007 Tasty looking cage mate. Will it crack windscreens now? It's gonna be stiff as fek! :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhatVR6 0 Posted April 16, 2007 well, I'm doing you guys a favour. Now they have the patterns and dimensions they can make corrado cages a hell of a lot quicker (and possibly cheaper!) there will actually be an identical cage to mine but in CDS. all the bits they used as test peices until they got it to fit right. migth see if I can buy the bits off them if anyone wants them for the basis of a cage? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
biggerbigben 0 Posted April 16, 2007 yeah i would be interested in that.. keep us posted ;-) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
corraptor_evo 0 Posted April 18, 2007 Great job! Nothing is gonna happend to you in this armoured cockpit! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhatVR6 0 Posted April 21, 2007 Well, cage is finished. I say finished but I still want to add a dash bar and brace that through to the front strut brace, and I guess the seat rails will also be classed as cage, they will be fitted later. Also, I'm still not 100% happy about not going for for another cross brace in the rear. Spent the money on the roof diagonal and the front strut brace instead, x-brace was placed in the hoop as that's the new FIA rules apparently. Proper trailer with brakes this time! Many thanks to Matthew at Graham Edwards Trailers for the loan of it. The country did well to pull it. Front strut brace is a bit too tight on the wiper mechanism. might have to massage something a little to get it to work Dash still fits nice Paintwork wasn't as bad as I thought after a polish. a few new dings in it though but they can't really be avoided. Nice little plaque Time to get stuck in and get the inside ready for more work and some paint. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhatVR6 0 Posted April 21, 2007 OOPS! forgot the plug http://www.protectionandperformance.co.uk Top set of lads. Many thanks to Dan, Miles and Leon for all their hard graft. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
