The "what I did to my Corrado today" thread...

[Mawrick 0]

Yesterday washed/foamed it down, and did some polishing/detailing - Looks much better now :).......this was at my paren't place (bigger nicer place to do this type of things) - on the way home smoked a bmw which where trying to chew my rear bumper - Uphill......:) Don't think it was much engine in that car though......lol

[SIMONG 0]

got round to fixing my exhaust, its been blowing for months! was bit of a pain adjusting it back up again but seems to be all good now!

[neuon2003 0]

Finally made the effort to update my member thread and blog covering the refurbishment of the rear axle and front sub-assembly.

 

http://the-corrado.net/showthread.php?55215-And-then-there-were-two...big-update-time&p=729628&viewfull=1#post729628

[toledo 0]

Stripped down, rubbed down and applied a couple of coats of Bilt-Hamber Hydrate 80 prior to top coats ready to fit.

 

Also made a start on my front brakes, removing the discs and calipers ready for new 288mm set-up, this went well until i snapped the disc screw and then found that i only have one 18mm socket and no spanner the same size for removing the hub - strut assembly as i decided to replace the hub and also take off the old strut ready for replacement !

 

What i would give for a blow-torch and an impact wrench LOL

[dalhalvaig 0]

Yesterday, drove it to work and back. Than Wash Wax and Rainx - I'm sure the mpg's better today

[dalhalvaig 0]

Had to wash it again tonight. Not only did it rain after I washed it last night, but the C was Bombed by a Southside Seagull that had just had a curry...what a mess

[Portent 0]

Tidied up the garage today so I can finally get both cars in the garage. The corrado is now assured of a snug dry parking space.

[Graeme_Winter 0]

Bought a set of from discs for me rado today!

[owen g60 10]

Replaced fuel pump.... fixed sunroof motor.... re-fitted front splitter.... removed crystal rear lights and replaced with smoked original ones.

 

Been a good day.... now to treat the tiny bit of rust appearing on the rear nearside arch/sill.... best to catch it early :)

[owen g60 10]

Got a 4 wheel alignment and wheel balance... Was getting a little twitchy under harsh acceleration and braking... All seems good now... Just waiting on a new temp sensor from my stealer :D

[Portent 0]

Yesterday I repaired some of the wiring loom tape which had degraded over the years. The wiring was fine and I just needed to patch up the tape as a bit of preventative maintenance. I'm now thinking whether or not to go the whole hog and re-wrap all of it. But I think that's overkill so will probably leave it.

[Sideways Steve 10]

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

[dalhalvaig 0]

Sorted the rattle in the sunroof that was bugging me. Just a little bit of handle bar tape did the job. Now I can hear the other rattles properly.

[UberMoose 10]

Stood in amazement staring at the back bumper for 5 minutes thinking dark, murderous thoughts after i'd discovered some c**t had clipped it whilst it was parked up & traded a load of red paint with me. Hopefully he/she is local, and I can beat the ****er half to death with my bare fists when I find them. Rant over

[dalhalvaig 0]

Bit of black silicon sealant in the gaps at the top of th windscreen. Hopefully the rain won't get in any more...

[beastie4126 0]

Replaced the NS split steering gaiter, reset the tracking and checked out the rollbar thats clouting the arms.

[eurospec 10]

Went and got a supersprint exhaust for it from the scrappy, stopped the spoiler from squeaking when it goes down, and gave it a good old thrashing!

[Portent 0]

I went out in her for the first time in a couple of weeks. It's lovely to drive especially after a break from it. I took the kids to the Brooklands museum which is quite near me. They got to sit in an old McLaren F1 car which was nice and the Concorde experience there was very interesting (apparently 30% of Concorde parts were made at Brooklands).

 

There's something about that spoiler going up as you get up to speed that's addictive :D

[Sideways Steve 10]

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

[dalhalvaig 0]

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

 

What was your windscreen leak?

 

I tried at the weekend to do the same...Bit of black silicon sealant in the gaps at the top of th windscreen. Hopefully the rain won't get in any more... but still leaking at top left hand of screen.

 

Also what are Mk3 stalks like? - Is that the same as later Corrado?

 

And finally - stopped the exhaust knocking against the rear bumper, by sticking a tyre valve into the hanger rubber... cheers to the guy at McConechy's in Bearsden...

[Sideways Steve 10]

What was your windscreen leak?

 

I tried at the weekend to do the same...Bit of black silicon sealant in the gaps at the top of th windscreen. Hopefully the rain won't get in any more... but still leaking at top left hand of screen.

 

Also what are Mk3 stalks like? - Is that the same as later Corrado?

 

And finally - stopped the exhaust knocking against the rear bumper, by sticking a tyre valve into the hanger rubber... cheers to the guy at McConechy's in Bearsden...

 

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

[Redfox 10]

Hi all,

Only three weeks old with my Corrado, so spend some time to get the passenger side window electric knob working again. But it did. Got a new one for good future measure.

Apart from taht I got my Christmas present early, by buying a set of BBS RC323 7,5*17 rims in as new condition. Very hard to find around my waters.

Happy me:smug:

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Lot's of other stuff to do though, so when the weather clears up, I'll be doing some more.

 

Cheers,

Redfox

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[Portent 0]

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Cheers,

Redfox

 

Do want :D

[Redfox 10]

Thanks, I am pretty happy about them, right now. Let's see when I put them on, if they scrape or anything else. I was told they wouldn't, but who knows. After all, they are 7,5 inches, not the 7 inch version. They may need spacers or alike, but hope not.

I have 205/40-17 F1's on them now, but would like to ask if they can adapt wider ones for the rear?

Also I need the centering rings for VW, as the ones sitting there is for a mx-5.

 

Cheers,

Redfox

[Portent 0]

Replaced my boot shelf straps with new ones from veedubmachine:

 

http://www.veedubmachine.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=101_102&products_id=957

 

They are very slightly different but the same length so look fine.