seanl82

Well I know that the difference between driving a Corrado and an M3 is that other drivers tend to show you a different digit......... And the other lot you have, well there's not really anything special with them is there!??? We all just want to be noticed really, and driving a Corrado gets you noticed, but in a good way!

It was at around £675 when I checked last night whilst watching the boxing, but had gone when I checked first thing this morning.

More like scene tax...........

Yeah replace it. It may just pull off, but most of the time they're glued on so you'll probably end up destroying it to get it off. New one will just push on. The leads on the dizzy have to be in the right sequence for firing order, so I'd suggest putting a bit of tape on each lead and writing where they go. (Top, bottom, front, back) sort of thing.

Ok go on, make that 4!

Jammy sod! I'll have to have a nosey round when I'm down next mate. I'll come down in mine and we'll do a two car meet at the rock or something! Lol. Congrats on a cracker, look forward to updates!

I'm watching this, even got quotes from transporters..............:silent:

Yeah two clip that just pull off. Just make sure you put it the right way round when putting it back on.

Well worth it if its not been done in a while. Take it off and have a look at the points, will give you an indication if it needs changing or not. You may be able to clean them up a bit if theyre not too bad. Worth doing the rotor arm as well at the same time.

Oh ****, I thought this was tomorrow!!!!!! :bonk::shaking::(

Alright mate, do you have a roof aerial base and antenna? If so, how much posted? Cheers!

Seriously, why are you even asking this, get it bought. A few hours of polishing will bring the paint up if its just a flat.

Easy enough to weld new ones in. I assume it was track orientated previously then?

Get it bought mate.

You can pick up a cheap interior for probably £60, then do paintwork slow time. Depends just how bad the bodywork is, and how much it'll cost you to get it roadworthy (if its not already - minus interior) but that sounds like a pretty reasonable price tbh.

Do it!

Did you find out if the AAA head is a direct fit onto the ABV Ian? Looking at those prices, I may well invest in one! Did VEGE have anything else to say that may be worth knowing on this?

Do you still have the roof antenna and base Chris? If so, how much posted please mate?

Haha, cheers Rog! The mixture of wit and enthusiasm (and good looks obviously) must be a family trait! :lol: Car club is practically dead mate. Its where I planned on doing a diy respray early next year, but its been closed down for the time being and no news on when it'll be accessable again. Club manager is on resettlement so not really interested and no one seems interested in taking it on when he goes in January. I've been told I can't do it being on course.

AAA heads minus cams in the clearance section at VEGE for £101 + VAT!! Might be worth getting one anyway for that price if they are a direct fit!!!

Have you checked injector flow rate and pattern Rob? Same with compression, both are cheap and easy to check so well worth doing, even if its just to rule them both out mate.

Mine is pretty damn heavy too tbh. I've done a fluid flush and changed the auxiliary belt, the pump isn't noisy either and nothing has changed. Its good it has a positive feel, but its a touch too heavy imo. I've not compared it to another although I had a valver 8 months before the VR, but don't remember it being quite as heavy.

Absolute tank of a car! I know someone that did it a couple of years ago for charity (can't remember which one), but I think he had a little more to spend. He bought an old 5 series tourer exactly like the one in the centre of that pic on the link! Had about 200k on the clock, had to replaced a couple of tyres, and off he went round Europe with a couple of mates for a couple of weeks. We all gave him a few consumables (duck tape, tie wraps, bungees, bulbs etc) just in case, and he completed it all without a hitch.

You'd be better off trimming the text off with a stanley blade, but if you heat the lamin-x first with a hairdryer/heatgun, it should mould itself around the text a fair bit when it cools. Its not perfect, but not really noticable. Seeing as they are so small its worth a go before cutting it off, and you won't waste too much doing a repeater.

Its practically a permanent imprint now Matt! As previous posts suggests, I've been concentrating on the daily a bit this month. I have sourced a few parts for the C though. None of it should really be priority, but most have been bargain buys so were hard not to! Rear Corrado Script badge to replace my very worn one, top door card trim to replace my very cracked one, driver window reg to replace my very slow one (although its got better the last couple of days), all red rears, clear jewelled side repeaters, and a few other odds and sods. Exterior list is now almost complete apart from a splitter to replace my very broken one, and original aerial to replace the stupid shark fin thing thats on there. Its just paint then really. Interior is not too far away, just pillars "cough cough James"........ :wave: and furniture clinic kit for the leather. All that's left that I want to do mechanically is 288mm upgrade at the front. Got the calipers, disks and pads now, just need conversion hoses. Not sure if paint is gonna happen in the next few months now though due to the loss of car club for an unknown period, so nowhere to do it myself. Will just have to save a bit more and get it done properly. In the meantime, I'll probably start tearing the car down to get underside bits stripped and painted/powdercoated. I know I'm kidding myself tbh, it never really stops does it!! :shrug::lol: