GrahamU's 2.0 TFSI with DSG - not for the purists :)

[odub 0]

Looking good. Have you fitted the bumper back on? Will the intercooler hang out the bottom?

[GrahamU 5]

It will sit behind the grill, I didn't want it poking through

[GrahamU 5]

Couple more hours in the garage today and I made a new bracket for a smaller coolant bottle

 

New bracket

 

Smaller bottle

 

And a comparison to the old bottle

 

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[seanl82 23]

Nice bit of fabrication work there Graham, it's coming along nicely! :thumbleft:

[GrahamU 5]

Thanks Sean

[GrahamU 5]

Been a bit lazy when it comes to updates, the car is not far off being ready now.

 

Couple of pics that show how I got round the Skoda sunroof motor being in the wrong place for the W8 light and the rotary switch to control it then the instal I have started in the boot.

Need to do the door builds next

 

Also been playing with some MoTeC displays, I'm quite liking the 12" dispaly 🙂

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[GrahamU 5]

Also made some RP adapters to convert my coil packs from bolt down to push in

[fla 8]

Superb as always Graham

[odub 0]

I can’t wait to see this out

[Bauhaus 3]

Excellent.. we need more Corrado builds like this.

[GrahamU 5]

Thanks guys

 

Fitted some small speakers in the original tweeter places, they will be for some sound staging and will need some setting up.

Next is the door builds which isn't as easy as I was hoping, pic to follow when I have got it right

Edited January 17 by GrahamU

[GrahamU 5]

Started the door builds today, will have a 6", a 5 1/4" with tweeter

Started with a piece of 10mm bolted to the door then used the adapters to fit aftermarket 6" speakers in a mk5 golf (rear speakers of the front doors) cut them down to fit in the space. Followed by a peice of 18mm to make a plate to fit both speakers on them

 

Need to make the rest to make it look pretty but hopefully thats a job for tomorrow

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[GrahamU 5]

Started the morning thinking, god, what have I done and almost ripped it out to start again but after some thinking about it I decide to continue.

 

Cut a piece to fit around the speaker plate and to form the pocket, cut out the area of the baffle plate and fixed it to the door panel.

 

Then with it all in place I glued the 2 parts together, the plan being it will be screwed to the door panel and will come of with that but is also firmly bolted to the door so the 6" bass does not rattle about.

 

I used some thick plastic sheet to form the bottom of the pocket

 

The glue takes a while to set if not heated so I'll leave that to dry thoroughly before I remove the panels, I'll then make a piece to back the tweeter, fill and smooth with P38 and cover.

 

Not sure weather to put a solid panel in front of the pocket or make a net style front

[GrahamU 5]

Filled, smoothed and covered, 🙂 shame the logo badges arn't the same colour 😞

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[SR_Neale 10]

These are the sort of build threads we need to keep this forum going. Excellent work Graham. Are you attending dublogic this year?

[GrahamU 5]

These are the sort of build threads we need to keep this forum going. Excellent work Graham. Are you attending dublogic this year?

 

Thanks mate

 

I'm of to London at the weekend with my wife, so cant make it this year. I'm working away for a few weeks so cant really get out of it

[Bauhaus 3]

Nice Door speaker pods, what did you cover them in Graham ?

 

Got to agree with SR_Neale above... we do need more build threads like this one.

[GrahamU 5]

Nice Door speaker pods, what did you cover them in Graham ?

 

Got to agree with SR_Neale above... we do need more build threads like this one.

 

I covered them in fabric, the same fabric I used for the roof lining, A,B,C panels and the boot which I got from here:

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CRAFT-FELT-FABRIC-per-1m-METRE-Material-150cm-Wide-Acrylic/322239988816?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&var=511141722893&_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649

 

Glued it all with this spray glue which I cant rate enough:

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/153070139186?ul_noapp=true

[GrahamU 5]

Whilst I was in the drivers door I also had the 3 wires left from the door lock (where I now have Passat rears fitted, so thought I would move the wires into the car and make a lock/unlock switch

 

Just bought the switch from an Up! Mii etc so now just need to fit it into one of the dash blanks

[GrahamU 5]

Been away for a while, made myself a list of things needed to finish the car off, started at 40+ lines now down to 22 which are mainly paint where I made mistakes in flatting it back or wasn't happy with the finish

 

Bought a 7" MoTeC display so now busy making that work with the basic Corrado wiring

Also bought a new 3" exhaust, that should be fun to fit 🙂

 

This summer it will be on the road !!

 

 

Oh yeah, and for the next upgrade I have a dsg gearbox 😉

Edited January 17 by GrahamU

[GrahamU 5]

MoTeC C127 fitted (but not configured to display my designs

Some of my designs

Modified a mk3 electric window switch to work with the Corrado system and fitted the interal locking switch (not 100% happy but now I know it works I can remake it

I have decided to bin the red and clear rear lights so I have removed all the raised logo's from the standard rear lights and lacquer them

Then I saw this and though, I like the vents (gonna be marmite I know)

So bought myself some RS turbo vents, just need to fit them

 

 

Boxed in the filter

 

And fitted some bonnet lifters, but not 100% happy with them so need to re do them

 

And finally, moved the side repeaters

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[fla 8]

Great work as usual Graham. Always raising the bar

[GrahamU 5]

Thanks Hasan, not sure its raising the bar, sometimes feels more like falling over it :)

[GrahamU 5]

Bought myself a cheap ebay exhaust from Germany was hoping for the best but was pleasently surprised when it arrived.

 

3" system so was also expecting some fitting issues but it fits under there nicely

 

Only problem I had was the hanger at the front of the rear box which I had to cut off and weld on a new one.

 

Unfortunately they only did it with a round tailpipe as well but you cant have everything, maybe Ill put one on it 🙂

Anyone interested, this is the link to the ebay ad.

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3-Zoll-76-mm-Edelstahl-Auspuffanlage-anlage-Sportauspuff-VW-Corrado-VR6-2-0-16V/201922835272?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649

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[GrahamU 5]

Another job done today, made up a strut brace

 

Edited January 17 by GrahamU
updating links for photos