RadoVirgin 0 Posted June 23, 2009 I bought this corrado at the beginning of March and It has sat for 3 Months while I've been in afghanistan. Here are some pics I bought some things via the internet while I was away! And when you put them together you get this! Yes I know it needs a bloody wash I'm hoping to lower it a little more but left it like this for the MOT today. As you can see the car only cost me £400 so needless to say it wasn't good news on the MOT but by this time next week it will have all new copper brake lines amongst many other things!!! Let me know what you thing, especially the wheels because I think they may cause some controversy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dude VR6 0 Posted June 23, 2009 Looks nice mate, as with all Radda`s it will be love/hate passion. But you have a good starting point, keep it up :clap: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dgarwood07 0 Posted June 23, 2009 Love it good work :clap: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Swompy 0 Posted June 23, 2009 Looks good sir :salute: :lol: :grin: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
borarob 0 Posted June 23, 2009 love the wheels - i considered them when i was looking but couldn't quite picture them on a rado. good vision mate they look the tits quite some poke on the rear - surely your rubbing tyres or are the arches fettled? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RadoVirgin 0 Posted June 23, 2009 Nah the arches aren't fettled yet but it isn't quite low enough yet, only problem is that if I go any lower the front splitter might grounds out on cats eyes lol. I might have to see if I can get a shorter one. I've got to get the rust spots sorted next but it's mainly on the front wings, with a little bit in the middle of the boot lid underneath the spoiler Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
__Andy__ 0 Posted June 23, 2009 looks good dude, didnt like the wheels at first but theyve kinda grown on me... will have to see this in the metal once youve got it back.. its in safe hands at tickover.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RadoVirgin 0 Posted June 24, 2009 What are you doing on tuesday Andy as I'll be travelling down to Gosport to pick up the car, i'll be around mid afternoon as I need to tax the car before the post office closes. I'll be driving back up country once the rush hour traffic has died down. Where is gosport are you? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
__Andy__ 0 Posted June 24, 2009 What are you doing on tuesday Andy as I'll be travelling down to Gosport to pick up the car, i'll be around mid afternoon as I need to tax the car before the post office closes. I'll be driving back up country once the rush hour traffic has died down. Where is gosport are you? ill be around teusday afternoon, im in lee on solent, not farr from tickover at all, will pm you my postcode and mob number, look forward to seeing it.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
barryarginnraddo 0 Posted June 24, 2009 dude i like the wheels what widths + offsets do you run? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RadoVirgin 0 Posted June 24, 2009 The fronts are 7.5x16 and apparently et35 but I have put 10mm spacers so they are now et25. Tyres are 195/45/16 Dunlop Sp9000 The rears are 9x16 et25 rims with 1omm spacers also but again have 10mm spacers so are et15 now. Tyres are 215/35/16 Dunlop Sp9000 The wheels and tyres were off a Corsa turbo and are 4x100pcd. I paid £400 for the wheels and tyres on ebay lol Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RadoVirgin 0 Posted July 8, 2009 Well it's all gone to Ratshit today, have had the Rado on the road for just over 7 days and some git has driven into the back of me this afternoon. It doesn't look too bad from the outside but upon closer inspection I have found that the boot panel has been pushed in quite considerably!! I'm so gutted. Have spoken to my insurance company and they seem to think that because of the cars age and value that it'll probably be written off. Hopefuly they'll let me buy it back and I can see about repairing it. If not I'll be stripping all of the mods quicktime and looking for another motor. Pictures to follow!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Swompy 0 Posted July 8, 2009 That sucks dude :( Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
__Andy__ 0 Posted July 8, 2009 wounder, let me know how you get on and if you need any bits to get her back on the road.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
big ben 10 Posted July 8, 2009 my car was a write off in march, same sort of accient :( i brought mine back and have been sorting out it!! try and get as much money as you can, normally 10% buy back... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
renson 0 Posted July 9, 2009 Sorry to hear about your car mate, hopefully it will all end up ok. Wheels looked awesome. I'm in the same situation as you at the moment because somebody has hit my car too :( . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
voo51 0 Posted July 9, 2009 Sorry to hear that. Hope they don't write it off for you. Don't mean to rub salt in the wound but, how did you get over speed bumps being so low? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
big ben 10 Posted July 9, 2009 im claiming whiplash to, you should do the same!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RadoVirgin 0 Posted July 9, 2009 Lol, I am going down the neck injury route as I haven't been able to fly out to Iraq with work and I have been put on light duties due to my neck pain. As far as the speed bumps go, I have had to raise the car all round in order to clear speed bumps but I still get quite alot of scrubbage on the front splitter! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RadoVirgin 0 Posted July 29, 2009 Well the story so far is that they haven't written the car off, but they haven't repaired it either. I spoke to the engineer and I have been given cash in lew of the damages so it isn't a recorded accident and I'm going to get the car fixed! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
big ben 10 Posted July 29, 2009 if its not recorded that means you cant claim whiplash then doesnt it?? is it just a case of new rear panel and boot?? or is it worse?? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RadoVirgin 0 Posted July 29, 2009 No i'm still goinga head with the whiplash claim, i meant that it's not recorded as a CAT C/CAT D write off. I have a replacement rear bumper and the car is going in the jig and having the rear panel pulled out and it is all being sprayed. With the money I have left over I'm having the rear arches rolled both front wings replaced and the front bumper/bonnet resprayed aswell as a slight crease in the offside rear arch removed. After all this work it should look pretty good when I take it to Edition38 at the beginning of september. I'm going to attempt to put a KR inlet cam and do the cam belt next week aswell as an ECU chip so we'll see if there is any improvement Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
big ben 10 Posted July 29, 2009 sounds like a lot going on before then, hope you make it to the show, i will be there :D Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RadoVirgin 0 Posted July 29, 2009 Oh I'll be there but I'd really like to be able to get on one of the club stands if anyone knows how I could go about it Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
big ben 10 Posted July 29, 2009 can we make our own club?? i take it the club stands are closer to the action... me and a mate are going in our rados, but not until saturday morning Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
