aaronmk2 0 Posted January 26, 2011 well after splitting the mk2 i thought it was time i tried somthing different as ive had mk2s since i was 14 so i bought a corrado vr6 somthing ive always fancied and it still had a vr6 :D :D :D . after searching the net and relising that they were quite expensive i gave up and found a mk2 16v very nice car but had 4 doors and after a month of spending money on it i relised that i couldnt get on with it {well the 4 doors lol} then i came across my corrado on pistonheads it was up for 1600 which i thought was a decent price so i went and viewed cut a long story short i drove away with it and only handed over 1000 :lol: :lol: :lol: heres a pic of it on the way home after getting it home i started work on the engine bay the plan is to get it as original as i can,ive replaced the following new bottles new stainless bolts and washers rewrapped wiring loom as the old loom has perished inlet manifold,rocker and belt tensiner vapour blasted back to oe finish new solid front mount koni height and dampining adjustable coilovers new engine bay stickers with oe replacements WASHED IT THREE TIMES DUE TO IT BEING FILTHY :lol: BEFORE AFTER done a bit more to the engine bay today removed old wiring loom tape or what was left of it and replaced it with new tape.also fitted rear strutbrace and got my lower front strut brace which needs a clean :D Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
carrots 1 Posted January 26, 2011 nice job,wheres to tape from. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aaronmk2 0 Posted January 26, 2011 cheers mate tapes from here http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/COROPLAST-Cloth-W ... 3f065dab46 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VWVW 1 Posted January 26, 2011 What did you do to the manifold did you get it sandblasted and painted ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aaronmk2 0 Posted January 26, 2011 hi mate no i had it vapour blasted im not gonna try to explain the process cas il only get it wrong :lol: it hasnt been painted just cleaned back to its oe finish hope that helps aaron Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Whitedog 0 Posted January 26, 2011 Wow, some good work there, think this rado's future is in safe hands by the looks of it. One of the best colours too..... Cant believe how good them bits have come up after the vapour blasting.... I too have a k reg vr6, what interior do you have in yours as it seems to be a mis match on rado's of this year. I have late dash and door cards yet early seats???? Looking good though, keep it up. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aaronmk2 0 Posted January 26, 2011 thanks very much fella,yea the flash red is a lovely colour,the vapour blasting is a really good process im lucky enough to have a friend who has one at his work so he done it for me..as for the interior i think i have the early dash but to be honest im new to corrados so im not to clued up yet. thanks agin mate if thats your rado in your sig it looks very nice Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Whitedog 0 Posted January 26, 2011 thanks very much fella,yea the flash red is a lovely colour,the vapour blasting is a really good process im lucky enough to have a friend who has one at his work so he done it for me..as for the interior i think i have the early dash but to be honest im new to corrados so im not to clued up yet. thanks agin mate if thats your rado in your sig it looks very nice Early dash will have the slider heater controls, the later dash has the dial heater controls. Cheers, its an ongoing project, its been over 2 years since i last drove it but hopefully come about april time it'll be back on the road. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aaronmk2 0 Posted January 27, 2011 done some more wiring today and started the chassis leg cleaning but stopped early due to the weather{fingers hurt :lol: }the paint is actually red but looks orange for some reason Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alex_G60_Fanatic 0 Posted January 27, 2011 That is the best kept paint I've seen for an engine bay... bargain for £1000 dude. nice one! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aaronmk2 0 Posted January 27, 2011 cheers mate the paint is surprisingly good but i have polished and waxed so it looks alot better than when i got it Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
V-Dubstar 0 Posted January 27, 2011 Looking sweet!! Mate what did u tackle all that minging dirt with? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aaronmk2 0 Posted January 27, 2011 cheers mate, i used gunk with a toothbrush works really well but i was using autoglym tar remover but ran out of it both are really good Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
polskisklep 0 Posted January 27, 2011 Where did you buy your rear strut brace from? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
k6kny 1 Posted January 28, 2011 Car's looking sweet mate, some good work done there cleaning up the engine bay 8) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aaronmk2 0 Posted January 28, 2011 thanks alot mate :D Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aaronmk2 0 Posted February 1, 2011 today i did a bit more cleaning i then removed the headlights and cleaned them as they had green sludge in them :( painted rear plate light holder as it was painted terriable ordered a new front badge and spark plug removal tool Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AlgarveVR6 0 Posted February 1, 2011 you can come here and do mine if you like I'll supply the beer :grin: :grin: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
