My g60 project

[8vtornado 0]

hi i have had this corrado for the last year and a bit and thought it was about time i shared with you!

Corrado92.pdfDSCF5038.JPG[/attachment:21bd4547] this ones a few months ago after i reconned the wheels and stuff

 

passat climatronic wiring diags.pdfDSCF5077.JPG[/attachment:21bd4547] this ones of the engine practically how i got it but after reconning the charger.

 

DSCF5777.JPG[/attachment:21bd4547]this is the engine after i rebuilt the head and tidied sum bits up.

 

climatronic wiring-Golf from May 01.pdfDSCF5742.JPG[/attachment:21bd4547] this is at the weekend after i finally tidied up the paintwork, a bit of a difference im sure youl agree!!

 

2.8l 24v Climatronic system.pdfDSCF5745.JPG[/attachment:21bd4547]and this final one you can see the callipers i reconned and painted, the wheels i reconned and the paint and the exhaust i shined up!!

 

i hope you enjoy these pics of my little project i been working hard on, only thing is it went for its MOT yday and failed, so its still not goin on the road :(

[Sonicriot13 0]

That looks sweet mate. I love what you've done with the bay. Nice and clean. Did you do the charger yourself? What did it fail the MOT on?

[8vtornado 0]

thanks mate. its taken some hard work! i rebuilt teh head and buffed everything while i was at it and smoothed off some of the casting grain in the head n inlet. i then dropped the head and dented the head surface and had to do it all again with help from a friend!!! sprayed everything silver when puttin it back together, not just sum back to black on all the pipes will sort it!

 

i done all the work myself as im a mechanical engineer which is lucky, and the charger was interesting to see inside n that, got some pics somewhere ill find them later, all the bits layed out!!

 

it failed the MOT on the top mounts and a seized rear calliper, bit bummed really as the top mounts arent that bad and i wanted to do the work at work but now cant drive it to work :(

[Sonicriot13 0]

You're a mechanical engineer? Shouldn't have thought a G Lader was too much bother for you then! :D

 

Judging by the before and after shots it looks like the hard work paid off. Bummer about the MOT but keep at it mate. You'll have a wicked car to enjoy over the summer. Could you not trailer to work or summat, or is that not practical?

 

I love the park job on the mk2 as well! If I dumped a Golf on our front lawn my better half would kill me! :lol:

[8vtornado 0]

it has now passed the MOT and i stacked up 120 miles this weekend, and OMG its amazing, i love it, i havent rele given it beans yet cos its had a charger n head rebuild, but up 2 4k it pulls like a bastud! al you lucky G60 owners out there!think i mite have some fuelling problem, im getting terrible MPG, wot do you other g60 owners get around town?

[dirtytorque 0]

30 mpg if driving reasonably. :)

[Sonicriot13 0]

Think I averaged about 25mpg.

[junkie 0]

You get this when not driving it properly

 

30 mpg if driving reasonably. :)

 

You get this when driving it properly

 

Think I averaged about 25mpg.

[ProdigalSon 1]

You get this when not driving it properly

 

30 mpg if driving reasonably. :)

 

You get this when driving it properly

 

Think I averaged about 25mpg.

 

:lol: Yep, that's about right!

 

I can get 30-40mpg if the throttle never goes past halfway and the charger isn't used, or between 20-25mpg for a fast burn :D

 

I was getting 16-18mpg at one point, but my ECU was overfuelling like a bandit :( AFR was as rich as 10:1 once we'd put it on an exhaust gas analyser :shock:

 

Good work with the rebuild, it's looking lovely, and you'll just enjoy it more and more as Summer rolls in 8)

[Sonicriot13 0]

You get this when not driving it properly

 

30 mpg if driving reasonably. :)

 

You get this when driving it properly

 

Think I averaged about 25mpg.

 

:lol: Yep, that's about right!

 

Oh, I drove mine properly... don't you worry about that. :wink: :lol:

[Riley 0]

Good work mate, love the red ones 8)

 

Neil.

[8vtornado 0]

thanks lads, ill just have to get used to the fuel consumption! next problem is my exhaust, sounds a bit blowy, (a tappy kind of blow) like from a gasket but cant find where its from for the life of me, replaced all the gaskets, is it just a g60 sound? sounds like its IN the downpipe! i havent actually heard a g60 before my own one anyway so i dont know wot to expect!!! its completely standard with CAT and all!(not for long!) anyone else noticed this?

[junkie 0]

It might be the cat thats gone as im sure mine did it till it was removed.

[8vtornado 0]

i think thats a good enough excuse to de-cat.... thanks!!!!

[8vtornado 0]

hi, i been fiddling with pshop, its my first go but couldnt decide between wheels so pshopped them, but still cant decide. comments please.

 

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climatronic wiring-Golf from May 01.pdfcorrado side2 copy.jpg[/attachment:3vbqxagh]

 

2.8l 24v Climatronic system.pdfcorrado side copy.jpg[/attachment:3vbqxagh]

 

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[TheWizardofOdds 0]

Very nice.

 

1st, and original for me (not what you wanted to hear) . The last is audi, I believe? Personally, I think they over-complicate, rather than tidy up. The 'rado is a simple, classy design, don't let the wheels detract from that.

 

Edit- On second thoughts, they remind me of the Audi style. Either way..

[Guest]

Looking very nice, as for the wheels, Originals in the 1st pic for me too out of those listed, think they really suit the G60`s, that car would look awesome on a set of BBS LM`reps or some deep dish rims of some sort, Borbet A`s for instance :D