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I spent the past 2 days on the wiring and I'm still not finished! I have the fusebox back in and all the engine bay looms extended. I got extra wire from a mk3 golf so most of the wire colours match. All joints are soldered and heat shrinked. I'm not sure if the routing for the loom will work, so I want to get ECU loom finished 1st before I shorten it. I'm waiting on some tools before I can start the ECU loom. I've removed the aftermarket wiring for the battery and replaced it with a loom from a BMW. This already has the connections on the end, a mini fuse box and a very neat connection for going through the bulkhead. It also has a jump lead connection which I can use in the engine bay. Now I need to decide on a sealed battery or lead acid + battery box. I'll try get a few pics tomorrow evening.

i thought about the cream alloys option aswell. what i plan on doing is refurbing mine in silver and then spraying them with PlastiDip. when i want a wheel change i can just peel it off and redo it in a different colour. \Paddy

Small update. I'm in the process of removing the engine bay looms from a mk3 golf. I'll use this to extend my looms so they won't clutter the engine bay as much. I hope to get some of the looms started this weekend. \Paddy

Small update. I removed a fuse box from a mk3 golf SE this evening and it didn't have anything connected to 30, 30B or Z1. Also, there is a red adapter plugged into these connections, converting it from 3 to 4 connections. Looks like I'm not missing a loom after all. \Paddy

Is yours a vr6? there are different springs (stiffer) for vr6 compared to the other flavors, as the vr6 engine is much heavier. when i bought my kw's i was sold a vr6 set, even though i had a 2.0 16v. what part number is on your helper springs? i can check mine at home tonight. \Patrick

Connector Outside Fusebox Inside Fusebox Color -30 30B, for fuel pump power Main Fusebox Battery Power Red -30B 30, for fuel pump power Fuel Pump Relay Input Red -Z1 Injector Power (1990+ 8v), inlet manifold pre-heat (carb) Fuel Pump/Glow Plug Relay Output Red/Black or Red/Yellow (gas) You can see the location of connections in the diagram on this page: http://www.a2resource.com/electrical/CE2.html My fusebox has 4 terminal connections in this location, instead of the 3 shown in the diagrams, but i'm not sure if there were ever any wires connected here. Can someone check on a 2.0 16v if these wires are connected in their fuse box? i may be missing a wiring loom! \Paddy

the engine code is written on the head, beside the timing belt cover. there is a post dedicated to 1.8t conversions here which should answer all your questions: http://the-corrado.net/showthread.php?t=36117 doing the conversion over a weekend is ambitious, especially if you end up missing 1 part and all shops are closed. \Paddy

I used 2 10" slimline fans. They bolted to the radiator frame. I think I bought them on ebay. You can see them in 1 of the pics in my build thread. \Paddy

Are you doing a full shell resto? Have you checked the rear wheel wells - where they meet the sills and around the filler cap. Also around the windscreen. These are usually the worst areas. Will you be doing the repair work yourself? It's very disheartening finding and repairing the rust areas but you'll forget all about that when your cruising around again. \Paddy

Thanks for the comments guys. Small update on the shift mechanism... I cut the gear stick so it's the same length as the original. I'll get a die during the week to thread it to take the original gear knob. I also found the gear selector on a shelf! I have ordered so many parts at this stage i had forgot that I had ordered it. I'll get the seals from vw tomorrow and then refit it all to the car. I also got some of the intercooler and coolant plumbing sorted. I just need to get a few joiners and spare pipe when I'm in the scrap yard next wknd. Next step will be refitting the electrics. I'll start with the battery, alternator and starter and then work on the main wiring looms.

Have you any side view pics with the new wheels? The car is looking really well. \Paddy

Well now that i have most of my house jobs finished I finally got some time to work on my corrado again. I sourced a servo and master cylinder from a non-abs mk3 golf. the only issue was that the corrado servo has a fork connection to the brake pedal and the golf has a ball and socket. to fix this i cut the ball from the golf servo and threaded the remaining bar to M10. this was the same size as the corrado servo so i was then able to swap over the fork without any issues. i never thought of taking a picture before i installed it in the car. I got the gearbox and engine painted. The inlet manifold was painted by its previous owner but I'll be redoing it after I have the car running again. I also painter and fitted the alternator and starter. once i had the servo and pedal box reinstalled i test fitted the engine. I was going to make a new bulkhead heat shield (temp install shown in pic above), but I might just get a sheet of heat reflector material and stick it to the bulkhead. I could then wrap the steering uj in a heat shield sock. I also decided to upgrade the gear shift mechanism while it was easily accessible so I ordered a polo shift casing and got the internals, cables and shift tower*from a mk4 golf. I'm waiting on the gear selector from the dealers, as it is on back order. Below is a comparison of the old and new setup. I still have to thread the gear stick so I can reuse the corrado gear knob. i have the power steering connected but i'm still undecided on what resevoir bottle i will use. Last night i was working on the coolant hoses. i'll be keeping the coolant bottle in the original location. I'll update with more pics tomorrow.

quick update on this.... i sourced a servo and master cylinder from a non-abs mk3 golf. the only issue was that the corrado servo has a fork connection to the brake pedal and the golf has a ball and socket. to fix this i cut the ball from the golf servo and threaded the remaining bar to M10. this was the same size as the corrado servo so i was then able to swap over the fork without any issues. i never thought of taking a picture before i installed it in the car. \Paddy

You were a great asset to the forum and I always enjoyed reading your comments and advice. Best of luck with the Evo and hopefully it won't be too long before you buy that farm and are back in a C again. \Paddy

Is that the one that's held in with the horseshoe shaped bracket? Part no: 191 422 884 I bought 1 from vw last year. When did they become obsolete? \Paddy

If your working in Ireland for more than a month your supposed to VRT your car. Customs can seize it if you don't. Will your wages be in a uk or Irish bank? since you'll have a uk driving license they may let you off. My insurance company were fine insuring my audi on English plates, until I paid the VRT and got irish plates. You should try axa (€175 for classic insurance): http://www.axa.ie/car-insurance/classic-car/ I'll get the name of another company for you tomorrow who offer unlimited mileage on classic car policy. \Paddy

Payment sent. Thanks for organising this Rorgasm. \Paddy

i'll be paying as soon as myself and slim_crx get the postage cost to NI sorted, hopefully today. \Paddy

i'm trying to organise combined postage to Ireland with slim_crx. I'll paypal the money as soon as we get it sorted. \Paddy

I bought a number plate recess from him and it never arrived. He said he posted it but cant tell me if it was by courier or An Post. It's probably too late for me to open a dispute in paypal because i believed him up until now and have just been waiting for the part to arrive. there are 4 posts on this page alone regarding Iamwagon. Is there anything the mods can do so nobody else gets stung? \Paddy

i'll definitely have one if postage to Ireland isn't too expensive. I've started a list below. \Patrick 1. Rorgasm 2. Purple Tom 3. Craig 4. ollielawson 5. bigbaz 6. vw rule 7. timbo - potentially 8. paddy26

I was worried about damaging mine putting them back together after respraying, so i left them together. i removed the 4 screws holding the mirror surround to the metal part of the mirror. I then turned the base to 90degrees so there was minimal contact areas between the mirror and base. \Paddy

It's the easiest of the bonded windows to remove. I removed 2 of them with a long blade knife. Only took 30-40 mins to remove both of them. \Paddy

do you still have your rear wiper installed? What's the pressure like out of that? the same pump is used for both. \Paddy

I got them from here: http://www.arz-tuning.de/shop/product_info.php/info/p2554_Exterior-Mirror-Base---VW-Corrado.html \Paddy