Dox 22 Posted May 5, 2017 People who went rear 280s using the original calliper reported little difference in practice (I went from 288s to 312s on my daily golf and can't really tell the difference tbh)? As you're going to fab a bracket why not try to use a calliper with a larger pad to suit the larger swept area of the 256mm disk? Not having a go BTW, it great reading posts from people with the skills to do this stuff :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GrahamU 5 Posted May 5, 2017 People who went rear 280s using the original calliper reported little difference in practice (I went from 288s to 312s on my daily golf and can't really tell the difference tbh)? As you're going to fab a bracket why not try to use a calliper with a larger pad to suit the larger swept area of the 256mm disk? Not having a go BTW, it great reading posts from people with the skills to do this stuff :) Understand what you are saying Dox, constructive comments are always welcome. I changed the brakes on my last mk5 from 288 to 312 and like you didnt really notice a difference and for a mad moment I looked at the discs I took of my R to go on the Corrado, 345 front and 280 rear :) As far as I can tell, the rears dont really do alot anyway due to the restricter so more than standard is a bit wasted, this is more for show really so they dont get lost behind the 17" RC's. I decided to go for the solid disk although maybe a vented would have looked a better disk, but the caliper from a mk4 that fits a solid also looks better with the fins IMO. It did cross my mind to mod the mk4 caliper to fit a vented disk but that didn't seem very safe and I quite like living at the moment :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GrahamU 5 Posted May 5, 2017 Looking great! How has the paint come up? I am debating on cellulose or 2k paint when I get to mine, has your paint hardened well? My father sprayed his 1930's ford with 2k and it seems quite soft, scratches easily? The brake idea is good, what's stopped you going 5 stud out of interest? (For the greater array of oem/aftermarket brake upgrades etc) Hi Pat, paint seems to be quite hard, I used 2k and it is taking some time to flat (more caused by my spraying skills (or lack of) but when flat it comes up with a good shine :) I decided to stay with the 4 stud because I have a set of 4 stud BBS RCs on it which I am happy with for now Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GrahamU 5 Posted May 5, 2017 rado20vT Glad you found it useful mate, also if using solid discs the Polo 6N2 (I used 9N) stub axles have cast in lugs to mount your caliper carriers to, not tried it myself but considered it before going with vented discs. The link below shows what I mean, it all lines up but may need tweaking to accommodate a larger disk. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v624/bluecorrado/20170430_024523.jpg Thank Bauhaus, I keep an eye out for some :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GrahamU 5 Posted May 7, 2017 Not much done on the rado yesterday but I took my R to a rolling road day 316 on a stage 1 map so was quite happy with that :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GrahamU 5 Posted May 7, 2017 And today I put the other rear quarter window in along with some mods to the Audi TT seat basses to lower them down a bit more Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
odub 0 Posted May 8, 2017 Good numbers for the R. Clive's rollers don't exagerate either Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bauhaus 3 Posted May 10, 2017 What mods did you do to the Audi TT seat bases to make them sit lower ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GrahamU 5 Posted May 10, 2017 (edited) Ah, probably a bit misleading there, the rear is bolted to a bar with runners on each end that slot into the original seat runners, but it was sitting a bit high, (the guy I bought them off was a bit shorter than me) so I cut and lowered them a bit Edited May 10, 2017 by rado20vT Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SR_Neale 10 Posted May 11, 2017 Looking great! How has the paint come up? I am debating on cellulose or 2k paint when I get to mine, has your paint hardened well? My father sprayed his 1930's ford with 2k and it seems quite soft, scratches easily? The brake idea is good, what's stopped you going 5 stud out of interest? (For the greater array of oem/aftermarket brake upgrades etc) Did you put enough hardner in when the paint was mixed? Should be a ratio of 2 parts paint 1 part hardner and 10% thinners. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GrahamU 5 Posted May 14, 2017 Not much accomplished this weekend (F1 was on :) ) Still, the brakes are coming on, got the bracket designed, just need to get it cut out Then because the 256mm solid disk is thicker than the corrado disk by 3mm I have to alter the caliper carrier a little Standard carrier, a little tight on the disk and the modified carrier, with the same gap as the standard disk And finally, I cut out some protection pads for the tailgate Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bauhaus 3 Posted May 15, 2017 Nice bracket design, could be a market for those :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GrahamU 5 Posted May 17, 2017 (edited) Had a day off today to get the daily MOT'd The wife also went out for a few hours, so I thought while she's out, 'shall I spend my time watching porn or go work on the Rado' So after an hour I got bored of porn and went to work on the Rado :) Went back to the problem I was having a while back with fitting the climate control panel and after a bit of cutting I got this: Old plastic around the heater controls removed Some small mods to the rear of the climate panel And its in Radio still fits but the ash tray and lighter will need some further tidying up And it still fixes in the dash with all the screws In the end, not as much a problem as I thought it would be :) Edited May 17, 2017 by rado20vT Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GrahamU 5 Posted May 27, 2017 Non Rado day today Got some filing cabinets during the week so decided to use them to organise my garage Started with 4 of these cut 2 down to be 3 drawer This was the state of my bench And now with the cabinets Of to dublogic tomorrow in the R but may get some time to work on the C on Monday :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GrahamU 5 Posted May 28, 2017 Day out at the dublogic show today, big turn out of Corrado's for a local small ish show help by JMR bringing a few, I'm sure you'll recognize a few of them And my little ride hiding at the back Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GrahamU 5 Posted June 4, 2017 OK, back to the rear brake upgrade and brackets Made a mock up (stupidly out of steel when I have perspex) and have realised a school boy error, I increased the distance to the bolt holes for the carrier out by 15mm radius but should have moved them in a straight line out so there is a gap between the edge of the disk and the carrier of 7mm meaning the pads would be in the wrong place and hanging off the edge of the disk. Still you live and learn. I do also need a 20mm spacer to fit the carrier to the new bracket but for this mock up and bit of copper pipe worked well Only a couple of wasted hours :( So I'll change the drawing and make another from perspex :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GrahamU 5 Posted July 2, 2017 Not been on it for a while so progress is slow, had a facebook mempiry come up the other day showing a picture of the rado when it was last on the road, that was 4 years ago, shocked So today I routed the wires for the radio antenna, FM, DAB and power cables then looked at the roof lining. I had previously covered it in cream alcantara but that isnt what I want now, so stripped that of. Whilst doing that I noticed the tabs at the rear had cracked so strengthened them with some plastic sheet Glue a peice onto each side so should be ok for a while and with some tape around the edge I'm hoping it wont show when the new material goes on. Also decided to fit a rear interior light. I like the one from the mk5 so thats whats going in. Then tried it in place to be sure it wasn't hitting anything I would have like to have covered it but the faux leather I bought some time back has been sat on the shelf, folded up, and has some nasty creases so its now hanging from the roof of the garage with a peice of wood stapled to the bottom to try to straighten the creases out :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GrahamU 5 Posted July 3, 2017 Oh yeah, and I got my hands on an air dryer so fitted that for the future spraying Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GrahamU 5 Posted July 16, 2017 (edited) Have been recovering the roof lining which wasn't going quite to plan and then ran out of spray glue, will finish that today hopefully. Spent the day yesterday running alarm wires, you'll understand if I dont show pics ;) Today started with repairing the rear cards Repair to the panel And start gluing with some Evostick And the cards all glued And cleaned Edited July 16, 2017 by rado20vT Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
odub 0 Posted July 16, 2017 It's coming along well. Will you have the car on the road for September? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GrahamU 5 Posted July 16, 2017 It's coming along well. Will you have the car on the road for September? Not coming on that quick :) Got the roof lining covered Then, as I only seem to be able to find grey A and C panels (but did find black B panels) I covered the C panels to match the roof And got them in the car Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GrahamU 5 Posted August 4, 2017 (edited) Had a day off today so prep'd the doors to spray tomorrow and also went back to the rear brakes with a slightly redesigned bracket Next is the 20mm spacer needed for the caliper Edited August 5, 2017 by rado20vT Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GrahamU 5 Posted August 5, 2017 (edited) Doors sprayed, not great, I think I need a new, better gun Think I would be happy if it was a new BMW, finish is about the same :) Edited August 5, 2017 by rado20vT Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GrahamU 5 Posted August 22, 2017 Found some rear passat door handles on ebay, they are copies but at £7.40 each I thought it was worth a punt Converted to work on Corrado doors And fitted If I'm honest, the quality of them isnt great, the metal seems a little soft but as I have gutted most of it and used the parts from a pair of VW handles I'm not that worried about them. We will see how long they last Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
virtuoso23 10 Posted August 23, 2017 What a great thread this has been to follow. You certainly get stuck in and the work and effort that has been put into this is incredible. Looking forward to seeing more. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites