iamsilverfox 10 Posted December 9, 2011 Hello I've been meaning to start a build thread for a while but never got round to it. So these first few posts will be a bit rushed to get the thread up to speed. Hope that's okay. I bought a 1.8 valver non runner with no history blind off ebay for £500 smackers back in october. Heres a few of the (awful) pictures from the ad. [ATTACH=CONFIG]50546[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]50547[/ATTACH] I got a little excited with the bidding and won :cheers: (much to my dad's distaste i must say) Went to pick it up and managed to get it started on the chaps drived, filled in the paper work, brimmed the tank and headed home which took longer than expected due to it cutting out whenever there was 0 throttle input or the revs fell below 1500. I wont bother going into details but after a few conversations with people on here and at work i pinned part of the problem down to the ignition booster. Also included to get it running/ready; dizzy plugs leads fuel filter and fasteners (old one was ****ed!) cambelt, tensioner, pump other belts flushed pas & coolant And after that i was a happy corrado driver (at last!) So now i can move onto making it mine. More to come! silverfox Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GrahamU 5 Posted December 10, 2011 Looks like a good solid base, keep the pics coming of your work Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
northG60 0 Posted December 10, 2011 £500 is bloody cheap well im pretty sure your not the only one who has had a rocky start to corrado ownership lol ..... we all have our moments looks good though and the wheels suit the car, has the car got any extras? exhaust ect? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iamsilverfox 10 Posted December 11, 2011 (edited) instead of randomly doing updates on this, i'll put a list of how it is now, and start from there. i'll chuck in the pictures ive taken along the way too. got it running correctly after changing the ignition booster. but not after having to be towed home by my friends lupo. bad times. [ATTACH=CONFIG]50607[/ATTACH] replaced rear badge (thanks rodmax) full stainless exhaust fitted [ATTACH=CONFIG]50608[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]50609[/ATTACH] replaced all blown bulbs new headlights fitted BRAND NEW foglights fitted :D full seats out clean vr6 steering wheel on budget coilovers fitted to go loooooooooooooooooow fixed sunroof (kind of) spent too much at vw replacing various bits of trim etc 4 slat badgeless grill (dont think i like it) fitted headunit but still on standard speakers for now made it lower fixed non operating rear spoiler made good friends with a curb --> hello borrowed wheels! two recent(ish) pics [ATTACH=CONFIG]50611[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]50610[/ATTACH] and today i spent the afternoon drilling and tapping the holes in my new wheels so i can fit the center caps. the ones with the wheels were ****, so i bought some saab ones off ebay. they're all fitted now, just need to replace the saab stickers with some vw ones. oh, and here's a cheeky snap on it parked next to the company car! [ATTACH=CONFIG]50606[/ATTACH] so i promise to keep this all up to date now with plenty of pictures! :cheers: Edited December 11, 2011 by iamsilverfox Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Portent 0 Posted December 11, 2011 Welcome. That will be very satisfying when you've got it up and running properly. I guess it would probably have been cheaper in the long run to buy one in better running order but yo'll have the satisfaction of restorig something. I'll keep an eye on this thread :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iamsilverfox 10 Posted December 11, 2011 Welcome. That will be very satisfying when you've got it up and running properly. I guess it would probably have been cheaper in the long run to buy one in better running order but yo'll have the satisfaction of restorig something. I'll keep an eye on this thread :) thanks man. and yeah that's what i though. i wanted one very close to standard so i can strip and rebuild everything myself. so one with mechanical work needed was just what i was after. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iamsilverfox 10 Posted December 14, 2011 got the next week off work so i can crack on with the corrado. replaced n/s door today as from when i had the car there was a dent and a few job's of rust. [ATTACH=CONFIG]50641[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]50642[/ATTACH] everything went well, it was struggle getting the new door on however with just the dog to help. while i had all the loom out i retaped alot of it up, and cleaned up a few connections with from vw contact cleaner (great stuff). here's a picture from tonight after a quick wash [ATTACH=CONFIG]50643[/ATTACH] plans for this week are the get the bump strips off, bring the back down more and fetch the saab stickers off the wheel centers and swap them for some vw ones! Ive just bought some new indicators too to cheer the front up. :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iamsilverfox 10 Posted March 4, 2012 right im well ashamed of how little attention i've given this build thread. not posted since the 14th of december! a whole bunch is changed. so i guess it'll be a bit of a stop whistle to get up to date. pictures probably say it best. [ATTACH=CONFIG]54233[/ATTACH] rozzers just cant stay away ! haha [ATTACH=CONFIG]54237[/ATTACH] finally sorted some proper center caps for the winter wheels. [ATTACH=CONFIG]54241[/ATTACH] mr plow anyone? [ATTACH=CONFIG]54245[/ATTACH] managed to spill 5lt of oil in the boot which practically flooded the car. so the interior was whipped out cleaned and whilst it was out i increased the sound deadening throughout the entire car. unfortunately the oil had soiled the rear squab beyond any cleaning products known to man so that has had to go. until i can source an alternative im running no rear (never had passengers anyway ha) and instead being replaced by a false floor and a strut brace. - it has to look neatish for ultimate dubs haha. [ATTACH=CONFIG]54249[/ATTACH] Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iamsilverfox 10 Posted March 4, 2012 and today finally got the rubber sorted for my new wheels. spaced on the front by 15 and they're the wheels are 15x7 and 15x8 respectively. tyres are 185/45 all round. [ATTACH=CONFIG]54253[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]54257[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]54261[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]54265[/ATTACH] there's some more stuff going on like lupo wipers, new refurbed rear beam, bora rear calipers etc but there's no need to go into too much detail in those. thanks for looking! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Riley 0 Posted March 4, 2012 Great progress. Keep up the good work. :thumbleft: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim 1 Posted March 4, 2012 Looking lovely and great to see another one saved from ruin! :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rickdonald 10 Posted March 5, 2012 Looking good mate! sorry to hear about the oil, made me think twice because I need to take a load to the tip from the last couple of oil changes ive done, hopefully wont end so disasterously! Also those last pics with the new wheels! very nice mate. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
