seanl82

Welcome Matt! Another owner in the surrounding area! Quite a few of us now which is great. Get some pics up of your car or start a thread in the members gallery mate, Blackberry is always a favourite!

Hoff, not sure tbh mate. It's a weird one, and even the sills under the wings are rock solid and never been touched. Rob, thanks mate! The missus has only been in the job 6 weeks since returning from maternity, and she needs a car for work. Couldn't really let her call in and cancel tbh, so had to bite my fist on that one!

:dance: Yay!!!!

Ball sack!

I think everyone who owns a Corrado has a list of varying length, most being as long as a Neanderthals arm! A bit of Sun shone through the clouds for a few minutes today, so I went out to have a look at the front end to see what it was like. It made me smile! Just 're-read my entire thread to see how its come since the beginning. Have to say, I'm really chuffed with how it's come along this last 9 months or so since I got it. :smug: Really gives me the enthusiasm for cracking on and getting it to a high standard. I'm gonna 're-paint the spare set of rear lights this w.end and stick em on. Looking forward to seeing how it goes together. I'll go for a little pootle and get some more pics too if weather is ok. :thumbleft:

Another to add to the list - my missus used my car last week and parked it face up on an incline on the drive. (I always reverse up), and my drivers carpets were drenched. It was coming through the grommet for the throttle cable, so worth a check there too.

I love these wheels. I was looking for a set of reps before I got the RX's as I couldn't afford a genuine set. I'm kinda styling my car on this and thought it looked friggin awesome! http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=corrado+bbs.lm&FORM=HDRSC2#view=detail&id=F5CBE141BDF61ED8EB4BF3006657610108BD8483&selectedIndex=6

What date is it this year Jamie?

I've already got the 288 calipers, disks and pads, just not got round to ordering the hoses yet. It's all items that I want in time so I'm not in any rush, and as you're not too far away, and have an excellent example with such a good spec and being so clean, it would be shame to miss out. Shame your breaking but I understand with how much you've put into it, you'd never see anywhere near that in return. Thanks mate!:thumbleft:

Apart from the interior, are these just spares you have Ramsay? If/when you start stripping the car, can I have first dibs on your splitter, fogs, GB (if you have lsd?), engine mounts (if uprated) and possibly brake hoses if I don't get some in the meantime please. :thumbleft:

Second dibs if stone doesnt want this please Jim.

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Looks a tidy little motor there Andy, good work so far! Good to see it being cared for and kept in nice clean original condition. Have a search about the forum if your doing the diesel conversion yourself. I think purpletom did a pretty good writeup on it when he did his mate.

The VW stuff is white, and is uber expensive apparently. There is a loctite alternative available from Halfords though from what I remember. 381 or something like that anyway......

Part numbers here mate. http://www.google.co.uk/url?q=http://direct.the-corrado.net/showthread.php%3Ft%3D82472&sa=U&ei=r4vJUumBKPTB7AbGhIGgCQ&ved=0CC0QFjAB&usg=AFQjCNHXtWlyBpGERAzESAaL_v-gpVOq0w

Mines the same mate. Still available from the stealer (iirc only in black though).

It can be done Rog. I forget the name of the stuff that's generally used, but there are loads of different product to use with different methods on the market. With glass though, it's a case of rounding the sharp edges to make it less noticeable, so it'll never completely rid it of scratches. Have a look on Detailing World, some good info on there mate.

Quick update though no pics sorry! Managed to spend the day on the Corrado today after the bloody Saab decided to throw another wobbly! Spent the last two days swapping out the alternator and thermostat on that piece of crap! Pain in the arris trying to get a quick 10 minutes here and there between downpours and looking after kids. Missus had to use the Corrado for work, which I was really reluctant about. I'm not sure if it's a good or bad thing though, she came in after the first day and said she loves it! It's the first time anyone but me has driven it in my ownership, but she got two waves and a race proposal off the lights. She says she now "gets it". Anyway, alternator was ordered for next day delivery so she had it a second day. Cue more grins! Saab now fixed and she was off work today so I went in work for some dry workspace. Managed to get the wings off, cavity wax stripped off, primered and stonechipped any bear areas and put back on. Still not perfect, so I'm gonna have to do it again ffs! Drivers side needs to come off anyway to repair the skin which Clumpy has cut out of his breaker for me. I think where they were pulled off the original car, they were bent out of shape slightly. Just need to persuade them back again. Gave the front end a machine polish which has made it better although not great, and not up to the rest of the car. They've all seen paint obviously as there are sanding marks under the basecoat and areas of orange peel. I'll have to re-visit them too with a wet sand and a bit more time and effort. I also got the tank straps off, ground back, primered and stonechipped too. Another job ticked off the never really ending list!

Excellent, thank bud, I'll pick the sanding disks up tomorrow. Did you have any grief with the clamp bolt? Mine seems pretty ugly so I'm a bit worried!

How did you support the tank whilst the straps were off Matt? May give mine a going over tomorrow too.........

Sounds promising mate. Got my fingers crossed for you! You really need to get out in it for a bit though to rekindle that love affair, I know you've had a torrid time of late and have been contemplating getting rid, but there's nothing like a little play for a few hours to remind yourself why you've gone to such lengths to get it how it is now. 6 months tax costs a couple of tanks of fuel is all, and remember, you can SORN it again in a week and cash in on the rest of the tax anyway! :norty:

Being the Bank Holiday w.end, a camping site, beers and bbq sounds a really really good idea. Seeing as its my birthday w.end too, she who wears the trousers can have nothing to whine about! I'll definitely be there regardless, but would be an opportunity missed if we can't get something sorted. Anyone recommend a site close by that could accommodate upstanding members of society such as us??? You live relatively close don't you Eric? Any thoughts?

Must admit, I couldn't find much with a Vr having it in place. I'd already ordered it though so stuck t on anyway. I was reassured a few days later to see Roger Chatfields Storm with It in the same place though.

It's not a new one bud, just much better than my original. You can see a little wear on the 'O' at the top edge. Got it from CazzaVR.

I'd say so buddy! Cheers James, let me know how much I owe you and I'll get it over. Thanks mate, legend! :thumbleft: