corrado 20v turbo, finally finished

[kevjenkins 0]

What a task EH? Fair play dude it makes me feel better as just sold my c and feelin quite sad at the mo but on the bright side the guy who brought was a VW tech so it may get this sort of treatment ( I hope!!!)

KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!! :D

[rusty bolts 0]

dude lookin good im keeping an eye on this one!so whens it back from paint?

[20vturbo 0]

early may hopefully, there is 5 or 6 lads working on it. i will be regularly checking how the car is progressing. there isn't many corrados around here so when i left it at the body shop everyone just stood there staring at it. the helicopter they were giving a full re-spray was getting no attention :lol: its nice to see even in the state its in it still draws a crowd

[Guest Tori1011B]

This is soo cool!

I wanna see more :D

 

Well done :notworthy:

[raddovr6 0]

Dude, this is one fantastic project!

 

I think most of us on here would love to see our cars get that sort of attention, i praise you for the time and effort you are putting into this.

 

Cant wait to see it back from the body shop!! :D

[tyler 0]

this is stunning mate i hope the painters can do it justice :)

[20vturbo 0]

they guy thats doing the paint work has been painting for 20 years and worked for bmw and porsche. ive seen a good bit of his work and im very impressed :)

[til2143 0]

Great work, looking forward to seeing it after paint

[20vturbo 0]

turned the bracket on the waste gate actuator around to suite the new turbo position

 

 

custom manifold, job done

 

 

[jimmyvwjunkie 0]

thats an awesome job :clap: :clap: :clap: :eek:

[Danny B 0]

This thread is ridiculous.... :notworthy:

[WigsVR6 0]

Had the pleasure of reading the whole thread in one go and I'm blown away by your skills and attention to detail :notworthy: Cant wait to see the end results of the respray cant be long now.

[20vturbo 0]

i was at the painters yesterday and all the filler work is done on the shell and its in primer. forgot the camera :roll: have to drop over some more parts monday or tuesday so ill get some pics then.

[voo51 0]

Everytime I rwad an update on this post I am so shocked, amazed and totally envious! Your Corrado is amazing and like others have said if only we could all do that work on our cars. You are very lucky and keep up the good work.

 

The only way to describe this whole thread, corrado and the work you have put in............Brilliance and perfection!

[barryarginnraddo 0]

this is awesome, i wish i could just bang out stuff like that manifold :clap:

[twinbeltg60 2]

Hi,

Quick question, how did you remove the Front screen, ie what tools did you use, and was it much of a Job...?

I need to take mine out to treat severe rust around the screen.

Cheers,

twinbeltg60

 

got the front windscreen taken out and then i finished off the inside

 

 

 

off to paint

 

 

[20vturbo 0]

i used square cutting wire and my feet. the wire tends to get caught in the plastic trims on the side of the screen which makes it difficult to get the whole way around. the screen will not come out unbroken unless you are very patient and take your time but for the sake of £200 you might aswell get a new screen and trim. it takes about 10 or 15 minutes to do, then just clean off the left over sealant with a sharp chisel and your good to go. hope that helps.

[twinbeltg60 2]

20V.

Thanks for the quick response..I guess i'll have to try the Wire & Knife method, though I contemplated buying a Special FEIN tools Oscillating cutter (FEIN Supercut FSC 1.6) as this is secifically made for cutting Screens out..it would also come in handy for lots of other specialised cutting applications.[http://www.feinmultimaster.co.uk/fein_supercut_automotive_glaziers.htm]

But a tad pricey way of getting a screen out..anyway, thanks for the info.

Cheers

twinbeltg60

="20vturbo"]i used square cutting wire and my feet. the wire tends to get caught in the plastic trims on the side of the screen which makes it difficult to get the whole way around. the screen will not come out unbroken unless you are very patient and take your time but for the sake of £200 you might aswell get a new screen and trim. it takes about 10 or 15 minutes to do, then just clean off the left over sealant with a sharp chisel and your good to go. hope that helps.

[20vturbo 0]

i was in the bodyshop today and took some pictures, its coming along nicely.

this is filler primer, after that it gets standard grey primer, base coat and then clear

all the lines on the body have been kept as sharp as possible, this will really show the shape of the car(yet another advantage of going back to bare metal)

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Philuk 0]

top bananana mate. loving it very very well done lol

[20vturbo 0]

thanks

starting to feel like im getting somewhere now :clap:

[waynos 0]

looking good,when are we gunna see some colour? i cant wait to see it

[stevef182 0]

just read the whole thread..not wanting to repeat what everyone else has said but i had to post something...incredible work.. seriously incredible!

[20vturbo 0]

looking good,when are we gunna see some colour? i cant wait to see it

 

theres a stupid nissan micra in the way of mine :mad2: at the moment its being worked on now and again. as soon as the micra is gone their going to be working on it full time. it will be done in 2-3 weeks, maybe even less :)

[corradophil 3]

Great to see a Corrado getting this much care and attention, when so many others are being broken for spares, because they are worth more that way.

 

Looking forward to seeing the photos of it painted.