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What have you got wrong with your car? How long is your "to do" list?

 

At the moment, this is the list I have, and I've had the car all of ONE MONTH...

 

Replace the Crank Oil Seal (gearbox side)

Find out why my car is misfiring between 4.5-6k

Get a leakdown test done to see if the rings are fried

Replace the rear brake compensator

Repair the bodged headlight loom

Replace the headlight switch

Replace the fuse for my foglights

Find out why my heater fan is so noisy

Replace the cracked front splitter

Replace the dented rear bumper

Get the dents taken out of my bootlid/bit in between lights and bumper

Fit my rear axle poly bushes

Unseize the o/s/r brake caliper

Have the paintwork mopped to cover up the lacquer peeling

I need new brake pads

Replace the broken bleed nipple on the o/s/f front caliper so I get a nice firm pedal

Get a spot weld put on my CAT headshield, either that or remove it...

Fix the wobbly handbrake trim/casing

Replace the broken Driver's side handle

find out why my water temp gauge doesnt work...

 

Plans:

Fit a FMIC, possibly the one I have in my mate's garage

Refurb the wheels, or get some Porsche Turbo Splitties

Get the arch lip taken out and the arches flared out

Replace front numberplate with a vent for the FMIC

A full respray or blowover

Some more ICE, I don't have any front speakers...

Get the headlining re-trimmed in black to match the rest of the car

Maybe have something stitched into the seats

If the rings are gone, possibly some nice new forged pistons, and bottom end bolts - that way I know it won't go again...

Port and polish the inlet manifold

Possibly a cam

 

Thats it for now, it should keep me occupied for a while...

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:lol: im not gonna bother,i already hate the feckin thing enough as it is :lol:

 

good thread though!

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:lol: im not gonna bother,i already hate the feckin thing enough as it is :lol:

 

good thread though!

 

Yeah I've seen from here, and ClubGTi, that yours has had a few problems. It makes me depressed just looking at that list.

 

Do you think our two cars combined could make one good G60?

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probably not m8 :lol:

 

edit:at least theyre both good looking eh?

 

and i think yours would look good with my tail lights and vice versa 8)

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Plans:

 

Get tappets replaced

Remove/fill all dents

Full respray

Remove a rattley cat heatshield

Replace bushes all round

Uprated headlight loom

New front lamps and indicators

 

Wishes:

 

Schrick vgi and cams

Amd Remap

Cat bypass pipe

 

My list seems quite small in comparision to Ronan's but still over a couple of grand to sort it all out :cry:

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I think I need to get some time off work.... :|

 

Finish stripping out interior and replace heater matrix

Fix heater flaps

Install new gauges and tidy up the rats nest of wiring and alarm boxes

refit dash

Change head gasket

reconnect heater matrix

Install new expansion tank

Get Darren to sort my spare G60 to R1 spec and install that

Install water injection system

Install boost return deletion kit + work out a silencing kit for it

Install uprated brakes (been meaning to do that since Jan... :oops: )

Finish spare complete front suspension and steering rack and then fit to the car.

Find out why the electric mirrors have packed in (probably not connected after respray)

Get spray man to re-do the roof to sort out a couple of problems

Finish off the spoiler brake light and wire in neatly (rather than the bodge job I did at E38!)

 

Oh, and all of that's gotta be done while keeping the car drivable for as much of the time as possible... :|

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Henny,

 

who do you use for the respray, I need a scrape sorted on the bonnet and noticed a few scratches on the roof which I will get around to looking at.....

 

Will reedit this post at lunch to add my full list !

 

Andrew

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I used a guy in Bollington... it's not the best job in the world, but it was reasonably cheap and I needed some of the bodywork sorting urgently as there were some rust spots that were starting to get critical... :|

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This is my ‘To Do….’ List that I have on my desk to remind me why I have to come to work every morning…

 

Fit Coilovers

Replace wishbones, bearings etc at same time.

Upgrade brakes (288…)

Do Calipers red… :D

Custom brake light

Red illumination for switches/dials

New alarm/immobiliser

Sort central locking

Fit de-locked handle on drivers side

Fix boot lock so it opens with a key

Full new stainless exhaust system

Wire up other fog light at the back

Headlight loom

Replace ignition switch

Replace heater matrix

Heater controls replaced/fixed

New gear and steering column surrounds

Parcel shelf with 6x9’s

New head unit

Get new back bench and have re-upholstered to match front seats

Door cards re-upholstered in red alcantara

Mats

New number plates

Bodywork sorted (full respray????)

K&N filter

Fit a horn

Restore all wiring behind dash to as VW intended

New bumper – get rid of mesh bit!!!

New Mk2 golf splitter

Fix wing mirrors

New gear knob and steering wheel (if I find ones I like)

new wheels and tyres (but am not saying which ones - its a secret!!! shhhh!!!)

 

And that’s all before I start with the plans for the engine…..

 

:roll:

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I think it's part of what I like about my Corrado, always something to do on it or something new to try out, I've finally come to the conclusion I would be lost if I ever finished my to-do and wish list. :)

 

What have you got wrong with your car? How long is your "to do" list?

 

At the moment, this is the list I have, and I've had the car all of ONE MONTH...

 

Replace the Crank Oil Seal (gearbox side)

Find out why my car is misfiring between 4.5-6k

Get a leakdown test done to see if the rings are fried

Replace the rear brake compensator

Repair the bodged headlight loom

Replace the headlight switch

Replace the fuse for my foglights

Find out why my heater fan is so noisy

Replace the cracked front splitter

Replace the dented rear bumper

Get the dents taken out of my bootlid/bit in between lights and bumper

Fit my rear axle poly bushes

Unseize the o/s/r brake caliper

Have the paintwork mopped to cover up the lacquer peeling

I need new brake pads

Replace the broken bleed nipple on the o/s/f front caliper so I get a nice firm pedal

Get a spot weld put on my CAT headshield, either that or remove it...

Fix the wobbly handbrake trim/casing

Replace the broken Driver's side handle

find out why my water temp gauge doesnt work...

 

Plans:

Fit a FMIC, possibly the one I have in my mate's garage

Refurb the wheels, or get some Porsche Turbo Splitties

Get the arch lip taken out and the arches flared out

Replace front numberplate with a vent for the FMIC

A full respray or blowover

Some more ICE, I don't have any front speakers...

Get the headlining re-trimmed in black to match the rest of the car

Maybe have something stitched into the seats

If the rings are gone, possibly some nice new forged pistons, and bottom end bolts - that way I know it won't go again...

Port and polish the inlet manifold

Possibly a cam

 

Thats it for now, it should keep me occupied for a while...

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let me see - my 2.0 16v

 

get a OE steering wheel and rid of the momo one that came with the car

get an OE gearknob - for some reason it has a alloy G60 one

sort out why its cutting out some times (got a list thanks to search!!!!)

sell the Enzo cup 17" alloys and get some OE G60 BBS rims

sor the two tiny patches of rust

respray the bonnet

whip the lump out and clean everything to 'out of the factory' look

get a real parcel shelf that doesnt have 6x9 holes

fix the non start problem with a new peice of wire

fit OE door pins and get rid of the alloy ones

find and fit an OE stereo and sell all the alpine, pioneer and amp stuff

sell the lowered suspension springs and shocks and fit OE springs and shocks

 

 

can you see a pattern developing,...........

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Mmm,

sort ecu/immobiliser problem, goddammit :mad:

Refurb tt alloys

Paint calipers silver,

clean leather

Redo soundproofing

Sort dash rattles

Refit bumpers

polish lights and black plastic

Get new headunit and speakers

 

Then the proper mods start, funds permitting

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logicaltuning, what momo do you have?

 

Right the list...

Replace / Repair fuel pump

Fix rear wiper

Fix front passenger speaker

Fit my KR cam

Replace knackered back box

Sort noisy wheel bearing

Replace blown bulbs in fog lights

 

The wish list...

Shiny wheels

Shiny exhaust

Remove parking dents and full respray

Turbo / throttle bodies

Shiny brakes

German style plates

Win the lotto... I could be here all day!!

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logicaltuning, dont sell the enzo's , they look sweet

 

they really do mate - but its going back to standard and the cars not being sold. you could say its being restored.........

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Things I have left to do after 2 weeks of Corrado ownership:

 

Change the engine oil

Change the gearbox oil

Change the brake fluid

Fix the interior light (replace the bulb)

Replace the speaker covers / trim them in some way

Fit a headunit

Fit a new beesting mast

Re-furbish / replace the wheels

Flat & polish the paint

Sort out the rubbish lights

Get the charger rebuilt (again)

 

On a longer term note, maybe a bare metal respray next summer (if I have the time)

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