Dan7690 10 Posted April 5, 2015 Hi everyone, I've been meaning to do a build thread for a while now and im finally getting round to it as ive got a bit of spare time. ive already done a fair bit of work to it and im not far off getting her ready for this summer. will be really good to hear any feed back! (good or bad) so i'll start from the beginning when I first picked her up, she was pretty much standard apart from a cat back miltek and some nasty 17" wheels but overall was in great condition, loads of paper work and I was only going to be the 4th owner which filled me with confidence. The drive home was just over 200 miles and I enjoyed every second of. she didn't miss a beat and felt like she was getting plenty of attention. so first job when I got her back to give her the first big clean, I do this with every new car I get. it makes me feel like the car is actually mine instead of driving someone elses (HOPE THAT MAKES SENSE AND DOESNT MAKE ME LOOK WIERD!!). there was a little rust but thankfully no nasty suprises. So now she was clean and mine it was time to start thinking about what wheels and getting her sitting nicely, I spent hours of the net looking at other rados and different wheels and the Schmidt modernlines kept grabbing my attention, few days later a cheap set popped up on ebay so I snapped them up. they were in poor condition so I sent them away to aerocoat in Norfolk straight away for a refurb and powder coat, I couldn't believe the end result. I had to get these on ASAP as there was a show coming up so I order some coilovers and fitted them as quick as possible, the first test with the wheels and suspension did not go to plan!!!!! I pretty much destroyed my rear tyres within a mile. luckly they were part worns, so I raised her up slightly and we were away. there was still a bit of rubbing after realising the arches were the most solid thing ive ever layed my eyes on I decided to fit some camber shims to temporarily get over this problem. it did the job and gave her a nice stance. so these are a few pics from the summer shows I attended. So the show season was over, it was time to tuck her away for the winter and set to work. (sorry for blocking the boobie wall) seems like a long time since I saw her like this!! :( I aimed to achieve a fair bit over the winter but make sure she was ready for the summer. The list consisted of: Stage 4 supercharger quickshift Rs outlet oil cooler induction kit 68mm pulley cam belt decat service smooth front and rear bumper smooth side repeaters and replace with US repeaters sort rusty spots smooth side strips cut arches paint underside of bonnet powder coat various components upgrade audio Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dan7690 10 Posted April 5, 2015 various pics of her being stripped down in the prosses I started talking to anna from heritage about a new carpet she was making so I decided to go for it and sent it away for the work to be done. they did a cracking job (I didn't have red that was just them trying it out) The mats have been binned too ;) next it was time to concerntrate on the engine so I got in contact with John at JMR, I sent all my parts away to him to be worked on and the end result he pulled out was amazing. it was better than Christmas opening up the return delivery!! :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dan7690 10 Posted April 5, 2015 how the engines looking now Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gti_Jamo 10 Posted April 5, 2015 That's some serious work there. Craciking example. Makes mine look like it's just been dragged out a river. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dan7690 10 Posted April 5, 2015 It's been a lot of hard work, it's nice to start seeing the end. There was times when I never thought it would be back together. Can't wait to get it back on the road :-) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mic_VR 3 Posted April 5, 2015 Red with modernlines is about as good a look as there has, or will ever be for a corrado. IMO. Good work mate, I'll be keeping an eye in this thread. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dan7690 10 Posted April 5, 2015 Thanks dude, Now I've got the thread started il keep it updated. It should be back on the road in the next month so il keep the pics coming. There's a few pics I've missed which I might upload as well! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KeVR 10 Posted April 5, 2015 Amazing C you have, looks fantastic sitting on those rims... Loving the red carpet. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dan7690 10 Posted April 5, 2015 Cheers, yeah the red carpet did look good. Just wasn't my style, the carpet they put in does look spot on though! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GrahamU 6 Posted April 6, 2015 Looks great, think I spoke to you at Alive and V'Dubbin, your a friend of James Pye? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dan7690 10 Posted April 6, 2015 cheers mate, yeah I was up there last year with James and a few others. Was you up there in your rado??? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GrahamU 6 Posted April 6, 2015 Was you up there in your rado??? Unfortunately not :( won't be this year either. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dan7690 10 Posted April 6, 2015 Shame mate, looks like you've done some serious work to yours! Would of been interesting to have a look and get some tips! Defently come along to the vaglogic meet in May though! Even if your not in the rado! speak to James about details, tbh il probly put something up on here too. Would be good to meet some local rado owners Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GrahamU 6 Posted April 7, 2015 Yeah, I will be at vaglogic, was a good show last year, especially for its first time Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dan7690 10 Posted April 13, 2015 Thought I would put up a quick before and after as the engine is pretty much there now! Before After (the cover is going back to black) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dan7690 10 Posted May 25, 2015 Thought it was time for an update as ive finally got her finished and back on the road after a lot of late nights and hard work. Heres some pics custom de-cat Prepped for paint base coat lacquered rear arches painted and crackle blacked bumpers smoothed and painted bumpers back on show time Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Philuk 0 Posted May 25, 2015 very nice, like the inner arches :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dan7690 10 Posted May 25, 2015 Cheers, yeah they came out really well. Just need to repaint the calipers and that! I was a bit pushed for time! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GrahamU 6 Posted May 25, 2015 looked absolutely stunning yesterday Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Philuk 0 Posted May 25, 2015 get some of the flat centre caps for the wheels, i preferred them so much over the domes and they fit in well with the dark wheels ;) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dan7690 10 Posted May 25, 2015 Cheers dude, was you up there in yours? I spotted two other rados but didn't have time to have a look around as I was busy sorting stuff out! Where can u find these centre caps and they do them for the schmidts yeah? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mic_VR 3 Posted May 25, 2015 Yes yes yes! Looks very very well mate, would love to see this in the flesh. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dan7690 10 Posted May 25, 2015 Thanks mate, hoping to get to as many shows as possible this year so might catch you at one! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Philuk 0 Posted May 25, 2015 IMG_8642 by Phil Bell, on Flickr Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dan7690 10 Posted May 25, 2015 Looks good, are the centre caps genuine Schmidt? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
