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Sorted it with a bit pf lubricant and a smash with my scaffold spanner.

Hi a bit of advice please- its for my mk2 golf valver but hope you dont mind. So the rear right brake is seizing it is the stock set up gilring 226 mm. I was thinking it was the clutch burning but after further investigation its the rear brake. I went for quick spin and good smell the burning on the disc and other side disc to touch was cold and bad brake was very hot. could of bee Will this be the calliper itself or could it be the handbrake cables freezing- weather been very cold this week . You can stil get a rear set of new OE Gilring for about £180.00 - but the brakes were refurbished a few years back by the looks of it. Any advice would be appreciated which way to go. I do have a set of used mk4 rear callipers and some 280 mm front in un refurbished condition . Thanks

Sorry thats what I meant your mates car looks better. I bet a minority of these low mileage cars have had the clocks fiddled before each mot- all sorts of crooks out there.

That looks a better car then the 12k one.

Jesus I had a couple of sport fords in the past but never had the build quality of vag. My brother in law owned a brand new whale tale in the 80s in a light blue colour - car is still about and owner contacted him last year. He then went on to 928 - e married my sister and got a dingy instead to use on the Avon 😅

Holy shite I remember these sapphire- I didnt realise these were selling for that much - thought it was just the whale tail 3dr early. my mate had two of these and his dad had one and took the engine out and put it in a P100 pick up.

I would say you are spot on- or a buyer that thinks a classic car is like a new car that has less mileage will be in better condition. After owning and restoring several classic cars I feel like most members on her we no what to look out for and shall we say clued up.

I take it we have all noticed this low mileage storm for sale at auction- all ready at 20k. The seller was on facebook and presented himself as what would appear a long time Corrado owner / he soon got caught out by a few comments. Why do they do this surely honesty is the best policy . What would people on here want from a Corrado for 20k- would have to have some recaro in there at least for me - does anyone else instinctively feel some of these low miler cars might not be the great buys they appear to be ? I mean a good wax polish and in a showroom with lights reflecting on the body can make a car look real good. From reading the description its still on original 25 year old suspension so that's 10 years past its life span- i don't care its done 45k miles the plastics still degrade on the timing chain - in fact can anyone see any preventive maintenance or anything major done to the car- this car could cost you an absolute fortune after purchasing with things going wrong - for me I would have no interest in this car that the dealer probably paid 5 k in part ex a couple of years back, It also mentions surface rust on the scuttle - a sign the car has lived mostly outside and debris build up? Are we actually looking at the worst value corrado in the country at 20 K ? I would imagine what I have spent on my car that cost a fraction I would be spending the same on this? https://themarket.co.uk/listings/volkswagen/corrado-vr6-storm/b70a4cae-9c88-45f1-99c7-e6f3b8e0447e?status=live&fbclid=IwAR2SZLRTMfETJwg91akoq13Jv6MSLQLqtUwnqQ_kc_Pil2BGZLcn04DRawM

ABV you get every thing in picture but he normally likes you to give long piece furthest right bottom corner as exchange because he mods it for 6 gears.

Nice chap.

All the links have been changed in the bay and I have new gear box fork so should be nice- I wont have 6 on gear stick decal but I know its there ha. He has some VWMS casings left but not many- I purchased it because it will be uniformed with my project and I'm also a fan of VW motorsport . Here are the ratio options ---------------- 5TH 6TH OPTION 1 - (0.79) (0.75) OPTION 2 - (0.95) (0.84) OPTION 3 - (0.95) (0.75) OPTION 4 - (0.95) (0.79) I took option 1 as of advice from Vince at stealth as instructed for road use. Option 1 has ran out I had the last one but other three options available. He is commercial business and does not deal with the public at most- but drop me a private PM and I can help-

That is exactly what it is mate an add on that gives you better driving experience in 5 th gear and also adds on 6 th gear- yes it bolts on to corrado 02a gearbox but you need to drill a few holes in casing to allow good lubrication. Gemini were contracted by VWMS to build there special racing gearboxes- his based in the South/ Midlands UK and this is no surprise as its like the silicon valley for motorsport - rally - formula one etc many business around there like Prodrive etc. My VWMS kit is Helical cut which is nicer and more tame/quiet for a road car - Gemini is also famous for their legendary straight cut dogleg gearboxes for track cars which get you straight into the power range with no wastage and time lost- these are very noisy and harsh for road car though. Here is one of there famous dogleg boxes 1-6 second hand for mk2 golf. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/020-Motorsport-Dog-box-With-Kazza-Diff-Gearbox-Rare-Mk1-Golf-Mk2-Golf-G60/254841976910?_trksid=p2485497.m4902.l914

Here is a clearer picture .

Call me Shaun over the weekend mate if you want a chat about one 👍

So you know me to well Sean ! Today I had the pleasure of meeting Andre owner of Gemini Transmissions - had a good chat with him and about his history with VW- he really is there go to for any gearbox tech dilemma- he was telling me in the 80s how he saved there ass on the Rallye gearing and he was royalty there for a few years- also on his 2000s Jetta diesel he has a VW prototype ecu and getting 125 mpg - he showed me his average mpg on his clock - also showed me a De Tomaso gearbox that he built cost 58k for a Hong Kong Consortium - really is top of his game- his in his 70s now and really hope his knowledge and company stays around for future generations. This is the first add on to my project which Im calling Tempest - the build is based on genuine vag/Vwms parts that would of been available to the engineers at the time if it was not for the accountants only spraying a grill and adding a decal to call special edition. a violent windy storm. "a raging tempest" as its a bit stronger then a storm (sorry couldn't help that puke ) . Dox caught on to this pretty early. When other parts arrive I will update. GENUINE VW Motorsport/ Gemini Transmissions Helical 6th add on gear kit for 02A / 02J Gear Box Ratios ---------------- 5TH 6TH OPTION 1 - (0.79) (0.75) Pictures below are some of the drilling to casing which allows lubrication - Andre said many a race team had not done this and cause premature failure.

Wow that looks better then it left the factory ! Congrats

Good luck with your project and thanks for introducing yourself. Here are the tank straps ST mentioned. Mine came with bolts and washers to. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vr6-GOLF-CORRADO-MIRROR-STAINLESS-STEEL-GOLF-TANK-STRAPS-70-litre/233886440151?hash=item3674b7dad7:g:srIAAOxy9tpSA0~7 Im on Instagram with quite a few Corrado shares - my username is keyorado1 - look me up and I will follow you 👍

Yep cheap enough tbf.

Yeah thats the seller- he deserves an award for making a schrick look so ugly - its that ugly its almost special.

I have seen some of his videos - top of his game and good watch. I must add though Vince use to work for Andre at Gemini so very knowledgeable and use to build the doglegs up.

Your all making the right comments but what I call a proper Gemini VWMS gearbox would be to harsh for me - straight cut and dog leg that is hardcore track and noisey - what an amazing bit of engineering though and a asset to have this company in the UK Watch this video of the lucky seller who found this on a red corrado G60 at the scrappers. No dealt was a member on here once ?? lot of chatter go to 11.00. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3AzsLhCNzE In fact on my window shopping I came across this piece gem - o2o Mk2 full boar straight cut dogleg 6 speed - https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/020-Motorsport-Dog-box-With-Kazza-Diff-Gearbox-Rare-Mk1-Golf-Mk2-Golf-G60/254841976910?_trksid=p2485497.m4902.l9144

Cant give no more away Dox its just a teaser for now but all will be revealed.

Your thinking is logical- a big reveal will be updated on my thread latter in Spring.

Black magic will be upgraded in the next couple of months to my own take on a special edition- just getting the parts together . Here is one of the nos parts that will be needed for one of the upgrades. This part I will be modding it.

Congratulations a fine bit of mechanical art right there !