seanl82

Sounds like a simple dead battery that mate.

Let's not drag this all up again eh.

My members gallery shows what I would do. We buy a Corrado because we love the way it looks. So why mess with that? Granted, mechanically it shows its age, so refresh the underside and a slight drop to improve handling, uprated brakes but nothing too drastic, and a BMC CDA. Provided the car is in a good state when purchased, imo there's no need to do anything else. After that, it's down to personal preference on the little details.

Yeah hoses and calipers are about 18 months and 6k miles old so should still be pretty fresh. I've only got an eezibleed so I'll do it a couple of times and see about a vacuum bleeder if no joy.

My cig lighter was the same, so I've just swapped it for the other!

The Aqua I've just got has a golf tee drilled out with the cable threaded through it, and held in place with a bit of chat bloc! Needless to say, it failed!

No I haven't mate. Little dubious about bleeding everything properly to get the full benefit after hearing so many stories about poor pedal feel after doing it though. Fingers crossed it should be ok, but I'll take it to a garage to pressure bleed if I don't feel it's right.

Looks ace that Sean! :thumbleft: Wish I had the balls to do it! Maybe in the Aqua..........hmmmmmm

I'll do that if the underside is shot and full of holes, but I kinda feel a bit guilty for thinking it! Remember mine was in far worse a state when I got it, and I've managed to turn it around. That was destined to be a breaker if I hadn't have come to its rescue! If I can make a couple of hundred quid on it, I'll be happy mate.

No Rob, its a bit of a parts car. I'm just swapping my not so good bits with some on this if they're any better, then selling it on. It didn't cost a great deal so I'll see a small profit at the end and I'll obviously have some free bit!

I probably will tbh James. As long as the underside is solid, it wont cost a great deal to get it sorted. I'm not spending a fortune on it as I won't see the return. It'll be a good project for someone in the future.

Haha, I did put a pic up of it, but took it back off cos the flash had blocked all but the last three digits! Its on 164k so no spring chicken, but the engine sounds very healthy (well it did before the battery died!). Engine bay needs a bit of a clean up, but nothing too drastic wrong in there. Need a new bonnet cable trumpet, and fuel pipes look a little ropey so may replace them. Exterior wise, I'll rattle can the drivers door mirror, replace the wing, and obviously change the plates so they're legal. As said a good detail and it'll be very tidy. Bodywork is pretty straight tbh. Interior needs a centre console, handbrake triangle and bonnet release. The heater dials work on all directions which is a bonus! Alarm has been fitted by a complete monkey so I'll tidy that up. Just the underside that needs a good seeing to. Ball joints, ARB bushes were an advisory but thats no dramas, centre exhaust - may need to get a second hand SS cat back as I can't seem to find a pattern centre box, and check out the sills properly. Pretty sure it'll be good to go then! Oh yeah, and obviously the gear stick! BTW, all the interior parts you can see missing are in the boot!

Finished doing the 288mm upgrade today. Bit of a mission as the hose to hard line fittings wouldn't budge originally, so had to cut them off. New lines required which were easy enough to do, although not perfect on the bends as I didnt have the correct tool. I didn't want to bend them too far incase I crushed them. I'll be doing the full set when I tackle the underside, so I'll do it again properly or buy a full set from the group buy thread. ABS pump is now off though, and I'm in the process of painting up an (apparently) good spare. Pics. Also took delivery of the aqua one today. Battery was dead on the aqua and mine, so I couldn't get it on the ramp today. Should be back on it on Sunday and I've bought both batteries home to charge, so I'll have a good look then. Few little bits I missed, but its still better than mine when I got it! I'll assess properly in a couple of days, but I've already started swapping a few of the good bits into mine!

Nice cheap fix then mate! :thumbleft:

Yeah your first post seems correct Rob. I'd bank on it being the door membranes too. I used Tiger seal on mine which worked well, but tbh its not pretty and I wish I'd used something else. That butyl tape would probably be much better.

I agree. Seems very staged a lot of the time but makes for good TV. I'm enjoying Misfits Garage with the new series as well, just to see Tom and hear the random quotes from a man who quite clearly, is a few spanners short of a tool box!

I saw the episode where they restored them. They got in a mechanic who specialised in OE restorations and then had them concourse inspected. Amazing how they used period spot welding tools, and painted from a certain position to ensure overspray was in the same places on the interior as it came out of the factory. It was a good show that one!

Welcome aboard! Get some pics up and show her off!

The plastic used in 3D printing is more brittle though iirc, which could possibly pose a problem. I'm in no way trying to put people off of this by the way guys, Jim did a fantastic job making a work round for this on the binnacle covers!

I would have thought the grille badge would be harder to do due to the retaining clips.......... The script badge is just a couple of pins in comparison. Good to know for future reference though! How about door pin surrounds too Jim! I need one, but I've been outbid on the single one on ebay that is slightly damaged. Its at £8 odd + postage now, and I refuse to pay that for a single tiny plastic disc thats broken!

Collecting Friday. I'll get it on the ramps and give it a good going over. Sills weren't picked up on MOT, but they look pretty ropey to me. Intention is to swap some good bits for my not so good bit - although I'm struggling to find much now!. If theres no major welding required, I'll do whats needed to get it through an MOT with a clean bill of health, then flog it on for a few hundred quid profit hopefully. It doesn't stand me at much, and it failed its last MOT on: Exhaust centre box leaking excessively (will check it out on the ramp Ball Joints (pair of wishbones with bushes and ball joints provided) Number plates (currently non-legal pressed) Sidelight bulb Cosmetically and to make it presentable: Roof aerial - base it there but no antenna (£5 from ebay) O/S front wing due to rust, N/S too possibly Dash centre console - Mine is a little broken but presentable, so I'll put it into this and get a good one for mine. In addition, the car wont move unless put into 1st gear from the engine bay, as the shift mech has snapped off at the pivot point where the PO tried to remove a crappy gear knob. I have a spare which I've just got back from Dave16v with the short shift mod done, and I tried to fit it yesterday. Managed to almost get it all done, before realising the ball joint bit that attaches to the shift cable has disintegrated. Luckily with the spare one I got the whole mech, cables, and engine bay bracket. I'll put the short shift in mine, and put mine in this. The fuel hoses in the bay look quite poor too, so I'll replace them, and give the upper inlet manifold a lick of VHT aluminium, and replace a couple of corroded nuts and bolts with ones I have laying around. A quick engine bay and exterior detail and that'll be it I think. As far as the bodywork goes, apart from a little rust around the front arches, its very straight and actually much better than mine was when I got it! Interior is black cloth, but seems in very good order and the bolsters are rip free and show only slight wear. She sports a set of Corrado script door sill trims which I'll have for mine, but the paint has worn along the edge of the sill so a rattle can of Aqua blue, and jobs a goodun! I'll get some pics up once I've seen whats what. :thumbleft:

I saw one that had apparently been standing for 10 years, yet had 170k! :shrug: What you said is what I'd expect of a barn find, with some bird she ite on the bodywork maybe. Quite a few chancers on ebay with a warped perspective a what a barn find actually is...............

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Very nice indeed, and as close as the original shape as they come I believe. :thumbleft:

Congrats, see, patience is the key! :thumbleft: