TomB 0 Posted October 12, 2008 Less of a build thread, more of a check list for me to refer to and prioritise what needs doing! I bought the VR in May and it was pretty standard apart from head unit, front indicators & side repeaters, air box & wipers. It was bought for a bargainous £1K + my Mk2 GTD (which Edmonzo is now happily driving). climatronic wiring-Golf from May 01.pdfDSC00068.JPG[/attachment:3of80403] My plan for it (too grand a word perhaps) was to pretty much make it standard bar a few improvements before looking at any major changes! I have too many projects to make the VR one of them! I replaced the front tyres, which were shot, with Toyo Proxes T1Rs. Bought the 288mm front brake setup from a chap on here including disks & pads as both original items were knackered and it made sense to do the upgrade instead of just replacing the OEM items. 2.8l 24v Climatronic system.pdf288 brakes [].jpg[/attachment:3of80403] Also replaced the rear disks, pads & wheel bearings at the same time for that all-round new feel but discovered that the handbrake only worked on one side (so even more reason to park in gear). I discovered that I had a problem with water ingress as well as it doesn't have an undertray, and every time I went through a large puddle it came to a halt in a cloud of steam! A new distributor cap and a spot of instant gasket seems to cure the problem though. The ignition switch failed (of course) while I was in Hull but I managed to obtain a length of wire to start it with, and had to drive home with my right hand jammed in the back of the ignition barrel to stop it cutting out. The fuel hose where it attaches to the fuel rail perished and it started p1ssing out into the engine bay when trying to move off. A swift application of a knife solved the problem temporarily! All of the above were in the first 3 weeks of ownership and so I was beginning to wonder what I was in for! :bad-words: The battery then got upset after the car was parked up for 10 days while I was in France and committed suicide and by this point I was remembering what Corrado ownership was all about. It really picked up at Harewood though when I found the couple of black pieces of trim that I was missing to replace the grey pieces that were in the boot, and also got a brand new Speedline to replace the space saver (which wouldn't clear the new front brakes). After the back stepped out on a wet roundabout I pick up 2 new Toyos for the back, and kept one of the old ones for the new Speedline, so a full set of boots for daily use and in case of trouble! I managed to replace the K&N cone filter with a standard airbox which quietened matters down somewhat ( :clap: ) although the Magnex exhaust is still a little boomy in town (but makes a superb noise for most of the time), and re-mounted the alarm to accommodate the OEM airbox. I've also put the repeaters back to standard instead of the smoked items. It survived its first track day with nothing more than a cracked inlet elbow which when replaced made things even quieter so I imagine it was already on the way out. I've just changed the oil, fixed the numberplate light and the handbrake (it wasn't the calliper :clap: ) and fitted the all important headlight loom (albeit a cheap one) so it's beginning to get there! Still to do, in no particular order are: Fit a new DAB aerial so I can actually get radio reception again (currently there's no plug at all so it's MMC & CDs all the way Address the bubbling of the O/S rear wheel arch and sort out the minor rusting & stone chips. Re-spray the rear & front bumpers where they have both been scuffed. Replace the perishing fuel hoses in the engine bay before they go again! Do a proper soldered fix for the numberplate light. Make the sunroof slide as well as tilt. Replace the front smoked indicators with the standard clear ones. Replace the front foglight lenses which are cracked (surprise) and fix the foglights to make them work again. The only possible change I might make to the VR is possibly to fit stiffer suspension to reduce the roll into the corners, however, I'm not that fussed at the moment, especially as I still have to traverse rutted tracks on a semi regular basis! So, now I have my list! Driving it is more important to me than the appearance so practical considerations before paintwork issues! Here it is 3 weeks ago following the track day: Cooling down post hoon.jpg[/attachment:3of80403] If you have been, thank you :D Cheers, Tom Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomB 0 Posted October 20, 2008 Hmmm...the MOT man says I have missed a few things: New CAT Track Rod End Secure Brake Pipe Find out what wiper blades are fitted so I can order a new pair! Cheers, T Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Leonard 0 Posted October 20, 2008 Quite a list mate! Car looks good though and for a great price! Just do one thing at a time and you will get there. Im down to only 6 things to do to mine now LOL. Easy to get a bit fed up though. If you dont have the Lupo wiper conversion, then I would say go for that rather than fit crappy std wipers on again. Matt :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomB 0 Posted October 27, 2008 Cheers Matt, It turns out (after several abusive calls from my friend at the garage) that it has the Lupo wipers :). It now has a full years MOT (new CAT etc.) all done for a good price & 6 months tax! So glad to have it back I took it for a minor blast up to the moors to work on another project with two wheels (but that's for another thread!). Aerial next I think (or maybe some new plugs). Cheers, T Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Philuk 0 Posted October 27, 2008 nice one mate looking very nice,. havent seen it about at all even tho i have been to york many a times in mine and only live 40 miles away! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomB 0 Posted January 6, 2009 Just to add to the list (so I don't forget): Headlight switch (sometimes turns on my numberplate light) Proper soldered fix on the headlight loom Sort out the central locking (intermittent) Fit front arch liners Do an ECU reset to stop it over fuelling quite so much (although the exhaust pops are nice) Get a proper 'humped' boot carpet Get the graffiti scratched in the bonnet out (somehow). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Leonard 0 Posted January 6, 2009 There are some cheapish Aqua blue parts in the classifides m8 ie full boot and bonnet. Would sort a couple of your problems and they are only in Retford so not miles away :grin: Keep up the good work Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomB 0 Posted January 11, 2009 Cheers man, I'm going to have a drive way soon if everything goes to plan, so that should make things easier! Cheers, Tom Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bruny 0 Posted January 13, 2009 If you're coming down to Retford Tom, I still have the arch liners on one side for you :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomB 0 Posted January 29, 2009 I'd forgotten about those with the excitement of the house, thanks for that, we'll have to arrange a mutually conveninent time to meet up (an evening meet near you in the spring/summer perhaps?). While I've done very little recently, I took her out for a spin last night just to keep everything ticking over, and thoroughly enjoyed myself! Cheers, Tom 20090128 Front at Side at night.JPG[/attachment:2dltndi4] Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
