vardo 0 Posted October 29, 2007 cheerz guys still gutted today,just need to get along to another and stay till the end ill be checking that thread right now,cheerzmatey!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vardo 0 Posted June 4, 2011 OMG has it been this long! well im posting to get the kick start to finish this car all over again. its been off the road since 2008 and on axle stands for a year as i got a new subframe,painted etc,but the captive nuts for the subframes were screwed and i gave it away to get sorted and never seen it again. so i finally picked up a new one today thanks to a good lad called jamie. a years worth of sitting under a tree we have amassed a mountain of parts to get this back from the dead all new g60 brakes,calipers ,discs,flexis etc new brakelines new rack and pipework new genuine battery tray poly bushes and many more parts in boxes Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kempy 0 Posted June 4, 2011 Get all satins back on the road, thats my plan for this year! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vardo 0 Posted June 8, 2011 subframe nearly ready for fitting Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vardo 0 Posted June 9, 2011 it doesnt fit,i think its either a mk3 or vr6 one ,the rear brackets are too long and the rear engine mount is different,back to the drawing board Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aide 0 Posted June 9, 2011 ah man bad luck, just as you were getting started again, keep the faith sure. how'd did you sort the captive nut problem? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vardo 0 Posted June 9, 2011 the subframe with the captive nut problem is stilll in someones possesion prob never to be seen again ,hence why i forked out and bought another subframe,gutted Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vardo 0 Posted July 2, 2011 ok all is not lost after all, i searched the net for info on subframes ,and found out that the mk3 golf subframe will fit the 4 main bolts that hold it to the car,the trailing bracket which therado has but is shorter and mk2 golf subframe does not have is a little too long but is suitable to be drilled to fit the rado. the wishbones on this mk3 subframe were the same as the rado ones(16v not vr)although the steering rack was different (only where the steering knuckle joins)the length was the same. the other problem encountered was the mk3 subframe rear engine mount is completely different to rado /mk2 golf subframes so this was solved by using an abf 16v engine bracket. i hope this info can be usefull to people because its took me a lot of searching and a bit of guesswork to get here,but the conclusion is a mk3 golf subframe will fit your 16v with a few mods,but good news as there is plenty mk3s out there with decent subframes to replace your old rotten corrado ones difference in brackets difference in steering racks mk3 large spline rado small spline and back to earth on the rotas :D Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
easypops 8 Posted July 3, 2011 Well done mate :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
