andy b

hi i am breaking my 1995 corrado vr6 pearl green with beige leather interior, i have everything and will create list with pictures when i get home. i also have been collected a few NOS parts too. Will sell as complete with v5 if someone wants to carry on with project car is currently stripped to bear shell for £1500. i am the second owner.

got the car to a bear shell, been purchasing nos parts from vw heritage, i am spending all my money on parts at the moment so will be no more updates for a long time. just spending time searching for nos parts. i have even got hold of some new beige trim bits :)

these are pictures i taken whilst stripping the car down

looking at breaking my storm, so i have a complete late spec beige interior, no holes i just need to give it a bloody good clean first

could do with a full set for my vr6

i was paying 250 pounds for my old cossie a few years ago wtf? i think they misread one to many noughts

yes the process just for dipping is around 3 grand. Ok this is my method of madness a decent car cost around 30k these days. I plan to make the car as good as new, concourse condition so i am budgeting between 20- 30 k to do. i never plan to sell the car just keep it so instead of buying a new car for 30 k i going to plough the money into building a new corrado. in many years to come it may be worth so money it may not. i only plan to do this once so its going to be done properly.

the dipping process is used on new cars, i was toying with blasting but this can damage the metal.

its going to be a slow old process but will be as good as new when i have finished:)

yes you can call me a nutter lol

ok its been a while so time for update.

i have finished stripping items off shell except for a couple of bungs and side trim, one more afternoon and that will be done.

i am looking into dipping shell. there is some corrosion around the drivers side rear arch, where water and dirt have collected around fuel filler neck. other than that it looks solid.

i need to get tow bar fitted to my transporter so i can tow the car around.

i will get some pictures up when the car has been dipped and the body work is repaired and re-sprayed, then i will put it all back together to include the engine being rebuilt and re-trimed

glad i am nearly finished running out of garage space lol

now that really is a full strip down!

I hope you've labelled everything well :)

yes stripping down to the bare shell

i have been plodding along, getting the glass out was a pain in the butt, finished stripping complete interior. fuel tank is removed and everything else from underneath car needs to be removed. I have been working away from home lots recently and progress is slow but i never intended to rush this anyway.

once i have the shell full stripped the bodywork will be started

i would like the trim that runs along the door seals, the trim that runs along the top of the windscreen if available please

update, steering rack removed, pedal assembly removed heater matrix removed, started to remove all wiring

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next remove glass, then i will purchase a rollover jig and work removing all components underneath car.

i have also started acquiring bits on ebay so wallet starting taking a bashing:)

You have to admire the commitment!!! have you dared to set a budget and a timescale...

Good luck.

I have not set a budget, its just going to cost what it takes to do right but as a rough guess i think it will cost around the 20k mark. I know it will never be worth this much but i aim to make it like new and if it lasts another 20 years its cheaper than buying a decent car and will only ever increase in money over time and not decrease. I have two reasons for doing this, one i always wanted a corrado vr6 and i love restoring cars.

not sure if i will get shot but its worth a mention that vw heritage have now started selling corrado parts.

http://www.vwheritage.com/vw_parts_Corrado_act_page.render_pageID_1756.htm

ok broken ankle at Christmas has slowed things up but i have started to carry on the strip, i will be getting my mate to build me a jig to rotate the car on, and prepare the car for dipping. I will then get a full respray and then a serious shopping spree :)

and yes the st500 is currently my daily driver need a vw back in my life :)

made some more progress stripping, this car may not be going back as i originaly intended watch this space :)

this has made an intresting read in my lunch break at work, looking forward to seeing finished car

cheers as it is a storm I keep on telling myself to keep it standard but nt sure how tempted I get to modify

i let you lot know if i get fizzy tap water just listern out for the big burps from done south, sussex man may develope a new mating call from burping?. balcombe aint that far away

best of luck finding car and welcolme

hi and welcolme

welcolme, nice looking car you have there

hi and welcolme to the forum

welcolme to the forum

ok it started as an intended project, although it was road leagal and roat taxed i cant help taking things apart

i have proceeded to make a start on the car i will strip the car to a complete shell and get a full respray

wipped out engine, i will be stripping this down and rebuilding it when body goes away for painting

as the car stands at the moment, the only thing that will need replacing in the process so far is the rear engine mount and some vw cable ties

the only thing i need to get my hands on is a bently manual, i was outbid on ebay grrr

i keep updating pictures as i go