P18 CMM 10 Posted January 25, 2014 To do very little :thumbleft: Hello, I'm Craig from the north of Scotland, mechanic to trade but turned into an oil ****er a couple years ago. I've got myself a VR6, I've had it around 6 months but haven't had much time to work on it. Overall mechanically its in pretty good order (apart from a sticky caliper) but cosmetically it's long over-due some TLC. So my big plans are taking it back to as close to an "as new" standard as I can manage, so far I've only been able to write myself a shopping list. The hardest part is avoiding the trap of "well if I'm doing that I might as well...". Anyway I'm sure you'll see around hunting for some parts. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mic_VR 3 Posted January 25, 2014 Welcome! Sounds like you've got the right idea. As usual, get some pics up. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sexybourbon 0 Posted January 25, 2014 Oem plus is a wonderful thing Welcom along mate Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
robrado974 1 Posted January 25, 2014 Welcome along , great forum , great advice , get some pics up soon . Oem is the way to go . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
P18 CMM 10 Posted January 25, 2014 Completely agree with OEM plus, I think the only cosmetic changes will be wheels and a lower stance. I'll get some pics up when I can, I'm on a work network just now so I can't access photobucket the now. I've got a lot of work to do but I love a fixer upper :thumbleft: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Portent 0 Posted January 25, 2014 OEM plus all the way for me. These are old cars now in their autumn years. Going too wild on them is a little like a 50 year old wearing his sons clothes. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisL 18 Posted January 25, 2014 OEM+ for me too. Whats colour is it? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
P18 CMM 10 Posted January 25, 2014 It's dragon green. If I'm honest it wasn't my first choice in colour, but I really wanted one and it was the only one within my price range at the time that was solid both chassis-wise and mechanically. I've got my list mostly figured out I just can't figure out a couple things, mainly what wheels to sit it on :shrug: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sexybourbon 0 Posted January 25, 2014 Dragon green , ooosh best colour out there if you ask me ! Better than purple / pink if you ask me haha ;))) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisL 18 Posted January 26, 2014 Thanks Matt! but we all know Blackberry is the best colour... Dragon green is nice on the Corrado and as for wheels, in my opinion there is only 1 style of wheel for the OEM+ look Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Portent 0 Posted January 26, 2014 I love dragon green personally :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
coullstar 0 Posted January 26, 2014 Howdoo, where abouts are you? If your offshore then you'll have plenty of time to come up with plans for spending money on it!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sexybourbon 0 Posted January 26, 2014 Haha I do love the purple really I'd love my old Bordeaux one back aswell Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
P18 CMM 10 Posted January 26, 2014 Howdoo, where abouts are you? If your offshore then you'll have plenty of time to come up with plans for spending money on it!! I'm based in Aberdeen the now but from the islands. I have far too much time to make plans, but I work for a service company so I have almost no time to do anything. Gives me time to do plenty parts hunting though, which is handy cause some of the more trivial things seem to be getting hard to find. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dragon green 4 Posted January 26, 2014 I love dragon green personally :) Thank you, lol Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
P18 CMM 10 Posted November 13, 2016 [ATTACH=CONFIG]84910[/ATTACH] Major thread revival! After a few years I'm finally getting round to working on my VR6. Unfortunately it's sat for almost 2 years and it's a little worse for wear. My plan is to use the winter months to get it roadworthy again and then maybe a respray and some other cosmetics in the summer once I've rekindled my excitement over time! Anyway posting back up here as a way to keep my motivation up! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
coullstar 0 Posted November 13, 2016 Cool, still in Aberdeen? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
P18 CMM 10 Posted November 13, 2016 Nah I moved back to the island earlier this year. Got a new job JUST in time before the oil crash hit my company. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
coullstar 0 Posted November 14, 2016 Good timing, I've survived so far but it's still gloomy. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fla 9 Posted November 14, 2016 I'm up in Aberdeen every 6-8 weeks would be good to meet up with some of you. You're right though o&g is still taking a pounding :( Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
