rmn's aqua blue 16v corrado...now with a syncro floor

[rmn 0]

I thought it was probably time i put up some info on aqua blue 16v corrado

 

Well here it is,

I bought it off aposgil's mate as a 2L 16v 1993 corrado

Nice aqua blue in colour with winter pack and leather

The last owner has an incident which resulted in a smashed front end(see pics)

 

here is as i bought it

looks worse than it was, it needed the innner wing pulledstraight, new wing bonnet and slam panel, all of which i had at home :lol:

the repaired car now, after a little work.

I couldnt get the winter pack washers from anybody, and didnt get a chance to go near vw, so i must do that now

so there it was fixed up and great, nice interior and all that

 

It was a lovely 16v engine, ran very sweetly with a powerflow exhaust and a k&n, all the right little bits for a 16v

 

then on a track day it was running really well, nice bit of power, but it was as if the timing had gone a little, it was fine, well so i thought

unbtil about 2 miles form my house i lost all drive, the crank pulley had come off....so then i started thinking about more power...

I bought a new 16v engine and fitted it but it was not as nice, so started thinking more power.

This place will make you do that

so then i got one of these engines

and one of these cars

a polish registered syncro golf, this had a kink in the a pillar, so it was just nasty, so a plan hatched :lol:

 

So now a few months down the road and after enlisting the help of a friend who is a professional welder i have a stripped corrado with some mods :twisted: :lol:

[Mave 0]

:shock: Nice work mate!!

 

I'm gonna be following this one :D:D

 

:cheers:

[CazzaVR 0]

This is gunna be interesting! :twisted:

[gsbellew 0]

As I said to you a few months back Richard, this is going to be one sweet car when its finished 8)

 

BTW, you've gone and gotten me hooked on Corrado's again :lol:

 

Will pop in on my way home with my new one soon hopefully :wink:

[Bojmobile 0]

Good job man - looks like a fun project - you've already done a power of work! Another C rescued!

[rmn 0]

Thanks guys, it will be interesting alrigh, time is a rare comodity though, so thats what is holdint it up

[s.g 0]

looking good richard nice to see some pics of progress

[rmn 0]

Thanks Scott, any updated pics of your car up?

[s.g 0]

no not yet, still collecting bits and bobs for it, started to strip it down and do some body work so i will be posting some up soon.

[markmcie 0]

This will be interesting when its done Richard. Money and social life will be out the window (except for a few beers in the garage :-) )

 

I know what you mean about getting hooked GS. Bought the left hooker that was for sale on vag last night. I just couldn't help myself.

[Bohall 0]

So thats myself, Mark, GS and Richard with corrado's............. lol

[markmcie 0]

Yeah and Rich has more then one. I stopped trying to count months ago. Saw a lovely G60 whistling down the road out round the glendalough area last week. Fat wheels and think it was grey. Deffo getting more popular over this side of the water. Which is reflected by the VRT increase (bastids).

 

So how long we going to give Rich to get this project up and running. Will I start the stop watch or you :)

[Bohall 0]

Well i'll have the insider knowledge as he sits across the room!!

 

It'll be done right, no corners cut and everything will be like a factory fit IMO. I think everything has been bought already to fit the conversion so it's just a matter of bolting it all together (easier said than done i know!)

 

But of course theres more than one project on the go, and it's not small either!!!

[VAG-hag 0]

Sweet. Ill be watching this space.

 

I would love an R32 conversion :D

[rmn 0]

Thanks Guys, and Mark, not got all the bits, but have a lot of them :lol:

[rmn 0]

Some updates,

the floor is 100% trimmed and is being welded in, here are some pics form yesterday with the last trial fit, as mentioned by coxy and Phat the corners under the tail lights are a pain to get in

[VAG-hag 0]

good stuff mate, keep it up!

 

:thumb right:

[RADO.001 0]

yea looking good mate, will have to keep an eye on this project!

[gsbellew 0]

So thats myself, Mark, GS and Richard with corrado's............. lol

 

Mines not even home yet :cry:

 

Picking it up on Tuesday, I take it Richard filled you in on it??

 

@ Mark, saw that on the vagdriver thread, best of luck with it 8)

[benkenobi57 0]

Mines not even home yet

 

Picking it up on Tuesday, I take it Richard filled you in on it??

 

what did you buy Gearoid???

 

and best of luck richard with the project should turn out fantastic

[rmn 0]

Floor is al welded up now

just getting undersealed ready for paint

here are the "spare parts"

[rmn 0]

also took out a spare pedal box to start on it and make it drive by wire.... looks reasonably simple to make work but doubt it is

here is a pic of the pedal box before i get to work on it

[gsbellew 0]

what did you buy Gearoid???

 

Thread posted in the Members Gallery

 

http://www.the-corrado.net/.archive/forum/viewtopic.php?t=45379

 

Back on topic, looking good Richard, looking forward to getting a look at it, although I'm nervous that before I know it I will be hacking the boot floor out of mine under your influence!! :lol:

[rmn 0]

thanks gearoid, and you know it makes sense :lol:

[rmn 0]

finally some pics of the floor, pre cleaning down and undersealing underneath

Rear Panel

 

Right Chassis leg

 

Left Chassis Leg

 

fornt of boot floor(where it meets the original floor)

 

Left inside of boot

 

Now the body needs tidying up and paint on the new metal :lol: