ABV-VR6

I think in your case mate, the price would be priceless for your car... I think the demographic and the mileage makes for the cost same with original parts... I agree with you, not sure VW cars will hold up as much as BMW or Porsche... Pricing on Corrado is nuts now compared to 3-5 years ago and that's kind of sad. I always though a Corrado was a poor man's Porsche, not so true anymore... It is a pricey hobby for sure and I should go fish more often too! But in my case, I've been dreaming of owning one for 19 years and now that I have one I want to take my time and make it the way I want. I'm planning on passing it along to my son when I die kind of thing so I won't be selling it ever.

Price went up, the last one for sale was from the UK in August 2018 and the asking price was £1800 complete!

Yes I think the SLC in the USA all came with them, same for here in Canada. I see there's a plan so that's good... If I can be any help to source the LHD VDO, let me know cheers

Wow, this is a nice engine and paint work! Keep up the good work and curious to see the next steps, cheers!

Thank you! I figured the chances are very slim to get one off our forum but like you said some change hands by word of mouth and I figured if I post my interest maybe one day someone will think about me! Thank you for the suggestions, I'll keep looking on the other forums as well. So? RHD VDO gauges are rare then? I know the LHD ones are sought after but not that hard to find. I know the console as a different orientation depending if LHD or RHD but isn't possible to modify the panel or make your own out of carbon fiber or else and integrate the LHD ones? If one has the proper panel for the gauges, a 3D print wouldn't cost much and you use the LHD gauges in it. Just an idea!

Nice find! It is hard to find, the last one I can find that was for sale date from 2019... I don't know if this is true or not but there's a VW guru guy here that told me the flap inside the VSR can be welded open if you run 268 cams. Maybe you don't have to have that flap?

I know, I know it's Impossible to find... Looking everywhere right now and I thought I would just post here in case! Cheers!

Good luck with the big reveal and keep us posted mate!

That's good to know! I wasn't aware of that, thanks!

Glad to hear your brake system is fixed! I too wanted the metal crack pipe but many guys discouraged me from it for this exact same reason, it won't seal properly... I then decided to steer away from it and go with the oem one.

That's how I proceeded, there's only 4 nuts easily accessible... But then I decided to remove it later because I wanted to change that boot cover. It will work out!

Mine came up easy but my engine was out... I can imagine the pain with the engine in place. Maybe try some penetrating oil over night and try the next day? You could try to warm it up with a heat gun or hair dryer? Torch would be best but with the rubber boot it's a no go...

Thanks mate! I found out about that Canadian Corrado Facebook only a few months ago and I'm Canadian! I'm not a facebook person but I friend recommended it for parts etc... I used to be on the official website that had tons of good information but it's sadly been down for many years...

Bruno did a really good job at resuming how to adjust the rear beam. I think the rear is straight forward, it's the front that present more things to adjust. I think I'll leave this part to professionals since everything as been changed. Cheers!

Well, I finally put together the rear beam and installed it back on the car. New OEM hardware all around, Lemföder bushings, MK4 Calipers, Pagid Discs, Akebono pads, Techtonics braided lines. I also replaced the two e-brake cables and clamps. And I finally got around changing my wipers to Audi TT ones. So now the interior, front, rear are pretty much dealt with. I guess next on the list is the engine bay! Cheers

Wow that's going to look good mate! I think this is my favorite wheel/car combo!

I do think it will get better after, you're on the right path... Then you'll brake the new rotors and pads and overtime it will be better...

You need a kit like this...

Well done! Sucks for the paint though... I'm in the process of bleeding my new brake system and what Vince told you is right. Look up "bench bleed a master cylinder" on google, there's many way to do it and I'm pretty sure that's what you need to do, specially after what was done and didn't fixed it...

No waaaaaaaay! Congrats mate, that's amazing. Cheers to you!

Well, I ended up buying a Gamma III. it's period correct, the buttons have the same "dimples" as the late style dash. I personally think it fits right in the Corrado. But that's me and everyone has different tastes. One like this https://www.ebay.com/itm/VW-Gamma-3-Philips-CC-Radio-player-Mk2-Golf-Jetta-2-GTI-Passat-Corrado-Scirocco/154399514244?hash=item23f2ed9e84:g:Y-4AAOSwIaJgZy2p

I second Cressa's suggestion mate, while you're at it upgrade to MK4 calipers. You have to use the Corrado Carriers and pads so that's a bonus. You just need the rear stainless brake lines which are cheap to buy and a good upgrade and the calipers which are also cheap. No more seize after winterizing too...

Oh ya, Schimmel might be a good option, I'll contact him thanks! The thing is, I already contacted the major chip makers here but they are all mapped for a AAA engine not the ABV and no one can help me here. At this point I'm leaning towards 3 options. 1) No chip at all and I may just not unleash the potential of my setup. 2) Ask Vince if he can do something remotely 3) Going stand alone which is something I'm starting to lean towards... Thanks to you all, I'll report back when I know more! Cheers

Thanks to all of you! Bruno, it is an Euro ECU as I imported the car here. That's why after reaching out around me and realizing no NA chip would work out that I found myself in this situation... I wonder if Vince at stealth could do something if I was sending him out my ECU? I can't do dyno obviously but like it was mentioned, it could be adjusted on the cautious side. So does everyone goes to Stealth or there's also a brand of chips that's renown in Europe that you can solder yourself just like the ones you can get here? Cheers

Hello mates, I recently made the purchase of 268 cams and will be upgrading to a MK4 head gasket which will slightly change the compression. Here in Canada, no companies make a chip for the ABV engine. What do you guys run for chip tuning to maximize your setup? Cheers!