southerner88 10 Posted April 25, 2014 Cheers buddy, the loom is back in the car but I haven't wrapped it yet, going to plug it all in and test its right first. The thread on here is really good and helpful on how to do it, the problem I had is that the mk3 golf loom I have, has already been altered slightly so didn't match up with the thread...will see what happens! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin Bacon 5 Posted April 25, 2014 I would strongly recommend a heat shield between the exhaust manifold and throttle. You should be able to modify the original heat shield to fit. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
southerner88 10 Posted April 25, 2014 Cheers Kevin, I've got the old one but was needing to get a load of heat shield wrap stuff for other spots around the bay too, think I will end up wrapping everything in heat shield! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin Bacon 5 Posted April 25, 2014 I would use the heat shield if you can mate. I was able to modify mine to fit over a similar manifold. It's actually the air gap between the hot parts and the bits you're protecting that shields them. Wrapping stuff in that foil doesn't really do much in my experience. I had so many plastic and rubber parts melt back there mate. It's defo one area that needs over engineering! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean_Jaymo 0 Posted April 25, 2014 Kev is the engine modding guru on here, so taking some of his advice is going to save you plenty of cash! :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
southerner88 10 Posted April 25, 2014 Yeah seen some of his advice on other threads, feel priviliged to have the input on my thread! So would you recommend custom plates around the turbo for shielding kev? How far away from harrogate are you? Hahaha Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
southerner88 10 Posted April 27, 2014 hopefully some one can help me out on this bit.... I'll explain as best as I possibly can what Ive got and whats been done...Ive got an OBD1 in my rado which I am swapping for a turbo'd OBD2 engine from a mk3 Golf. The engines have been swapped over, and im trying to work out the looms from the fusebox to the engine. Ive been through the how to fit thread but have got stuck as some of the original loom from the mk3 has also been removed before i got it... so this is where im at and what ive heard... OBD1 loom from the fusebox into the bay has been removed, OBD2 loom from golf has been cut apart following the guide (I am not at all confident Ive done it right) so what ive heard is that you can use the original OBD1 loom to run the the OBD2 engine and OBD2 ECU as long as the inlet manifold and throttle body get swapped back from the OBD1 engine? does that make sense? and is it right? Is it that simple?? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin Bacon 5 Posted April 28, 2014 100s of miles from Harrogate :) I would just use the standard heat shield modified to fit personally, but failing that, you just need a steel plate bolted to the head between the inlet and exhaust manifolds and try and shape it so that any rubber of plastics nearby don't get scorched too badly. With the OBD2 thing, it's best to plug the entire OBD2 harness into your OBD1 fuse box and then things like A/C and lighting harnesses can be just tied up out of the way. I find the redundant wires are handy if you ever want to run wires into the car at a later date for things like gauges etc. I would try and avoid mixing and matching OBD1/2 engine harnesses if possible. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
southerner88 10 Posted April 28, 2014 That's a shame! Will have a look and see if I can sort some heat shielding out. There's a guy on here (science) that's just said hes doing a mini guide to how he did his harness so hopefully mine won't be too different, failing that, like you say I may just have to have it all in there... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
southerner88 10 Posted February 28, 2015 So, turbo is planned for next summer whilst I save up for parts. So I decided to tackle a leak. Had a few inches in the passenger footwells solent in for investigation. Stripped the seats, dashboard, carpets, underlay, headlining and pillars out to locate the source...Which turned out to be a badly fitted windscreen! Southend I decided to do this... And found plenty rust to get sorted, so, rust removal time...will keep updating progress... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jon_vr6 1 Posted February 28, 2015 Thats a lot of rust Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
southerner88 10 Posted February 28, 2015 Yeah it is! My advice is not to ignore small rust bubbles! Turns into this! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VAG-hag 0 Posted February 28, 2015 Looks to be all surface rust though just all the way round... Well worth catching! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
southerner88 10 Posted February 28, 2015 I'm hoping so, got a friend coming round to have a look at some point, hes a professional and works at a body shop, fingers crossed it isn't as bad as it looks! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VAG-hag 0 Posted February 28, 2015 Sounds like a good mate to have!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
southerner88 10 Posted March 16, 2015 Shes booked in on the 30th of the month to get the rust sorted, then to get the windscreen boys in and challenge their abilities. Had a chat with the receptionist for the company, and explained the difficulties ive read about fitting a corrado windscreen and she has assured me that the technician will have everything that is needed to fit the screen including any fitting kits, and he will be able to do it all on his own :scratch: anyways - theres hope at least! Coming away from the idea of turboing the VR a little now too - got a couple of other ideas in the pipeline so going to work out which way I want this to go...so all the bits I have are probably going to be for sale soon... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
southerner88 10 Posted April 20, 2015 So now she is tucked up in a spray booth waiting for rust removal to commence :-) next problem is that she won't start now, thinking it's a bad earth but not sure. Fuel pump won't prime. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
southerner88 10 Posted April 24, 2015 Work has been started on the rust. She's been grinded down, fibreglassed over some holes, filled, smoothed and primed and she is now ready for some paint, should have her back next week for windscreen fitting, things are starting to take shape now! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
southerner88 10 Posted May 30, 2015 She is now back from the paint shop, looking lovely! Now to sort the mess that is the fusebox and work out why she won't start... Turns out one of the relays had rusted up, swapped it out and she started straight up, we then unplugged everything from the fusebox to tidy it all up Got to finish off the fusebox, check everything works as it should do then can start cleaning the inside and sort out the interior... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
20vtvw 0 Posted May 30, 2015 She is now back from the paint shop, looking lovely! Now to sort the mess that is the fusebox and work out why she won't start... Turns out one of the relays had rusted up, swapped it out and she started straight up, we then unplugged everything from the fusebox to tidy it all up Got to finish off the fusebox, check everything works as it should do then can start cleaning the inside and sort out the interior... Looking good mate glad you got it started Will be back from south of France this eve . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
southerner88 10 Posted May 30, 2015 You have a good time buddy? Will have to show you the fusebox, looms so much better, woody has worked his wire ocd magic again! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
southerner88 10 Posted October 10, 2015 Right, after a summer of driving the Corrado around as a standard car she has her last show on the 18th at the justdubs All car show down in Leeds, after this shes off in the garage. Then its arse into gear time to get her R32'd by VW Festival 2016 :thumbleft: Still have the VRT for sale if anyone is interested, will also be on the lookout soon for more parts and advice for the R32 conversion... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fla 9 Posted October 10, 2015 What a fantastic development to your car. Might be interested in the vrt...any more info? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
swiftkid 1 Posted October 10, 2015 Nice step forward, r32 is quite a beast compared to vr but you do lose a bit of that vr noise. Currently trying to decide whether to go vrt on my old engine or turbo the 3.2 If you need any advice on r32 conversion give us a shout and I'll try help out Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fla 9 Posted October 10, 2015 swiftkid is a fountain of knowledge & experience on the r32 conversion! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
