The windows and the MFA work.....I dont believe that. LOL Looks like you will have to come out to the meet and show me.

Hey so does it have the stupid corrado windows were they are both power but you can only roll one down at a time?

LOUMO wrote:

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Hey so does it have the stupid corrado windows were they are both power but you can only roll one down at a time?

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 Haha yeah. They do do that. I'm trying to hunt a 'slowness' issue right now. Will keep you guys updated. According to the MFA, the lader is boosting 13-14 PSI, which is good effing news.

 

Steve

Viet wrote:

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you got any new pics of the ride?

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 Not yet, haven't had much time to clean it up. But this week I promise. I'm going to start tonight on cleaning it, give it a good clay bar, and then some polish. I want some minty blackness, and I see it under the current paint, just have to convince it to come out. Oh and install the springs, and maybe paint the wheels, I'm thinking black.

 

Steve

lol well that sucks. so i guess your going to have to buy another set.

tampa railroad hobo wrote:

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Umm yeah you need to get MKIII suspension. I know for a fact that works cause i traded my busted bilstien coils for some koni yellows and springs from a guy with a corrado

Ok, I am not photographer, more so when it's raining outside. I was out fiddling, finishing some things on it for tonight, figured I would snap a few shots. They suck, I know. But I'm proud of what I've pulled out of the paint. Clay bar, and polish, took a while, but check it.

Hood, still not perfect, but getting there:


Roof, no sunroof, I have since learned this is quite rare.


The two toys:


Interior, note the extreme lack of missing panels.



And one more:


I will be out tonight, just so long as this rain quits. The Raddo had the privelage of sleeping in the garage overnight, but not in a vagina 'I'm too pretty for the rain' kind of way. In more of a 'Steve doesn't feel like washing it AGAIN before finishing the polishing'. And I'm still not done. Ian has offered the garage for the car, but lots of things would have to be moved in order for that to happen, so not going to happen soon.

But comments welcome, still some things to do, but with minimal money into it so far, I think I'm doing pretty good. I have some engine pictures as well, but they turned out fuzzy. So I'm not posting it. Just imagine a G60 engine bay with every piece of trim, every cover, and every clip, but with a Bahn Brenner sticker on the plastic cover over the radiator, and thats the engine bay.

Steve

wow that is clean. looking really shiney. I dont know if you said but how many miles are on it?

I also noticed you're in the electric seatbelt club. I'm in that too.

I like the seats. They're in good shape still. Oh and whats that cord coming form the cd player?

aesop rock is nice! oh my bad on the g60. i think i was overcome with hunger to not notice what i was typing.


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I saw the car and owner for the first time, last night, the car looks good and clean.  Nice find and good luck with it.

Jason

I've been thinking a lot about this the past few days. And no, before anyone assumes so, I'm not selling the Corrado, don't be silly. Nor am I selling the Cafe project. I am however at a serious decision point that effects both of them.

I did a quick tally, note, this was quick, and not counting all the silly things along the way, and the machine work for the engine or the paint, and the CB is going to take at least 1500 bones to finish. Scary to think that, even more so to think what I already have in it. So basically, I don't see myself finishing it anytime soon. Why? Well, I got a damn Corrado now, and I would love me some stuff for it. And it's retarded to even have a bike here in Orlando anyhow, when it's done I'll be so scared to ride it, it will only sit in the garage, not cool.

And it's not as if the VW NEEDS anything really. But I really want it to look/drive a certain way, and I can't do that while literally pouring money into the cafe. And the Cafe is at a point where I can't do anything else until I shell out some serious coin(engine work/paint). And as most people who know VW's understand, the G-Lader is a bomb with a very short fuse, I want to get this thing handled so I can jump in it and not sweat it, turbo or lysholm or whatever. And of course, the obligatory coil overs/sways/bushings. I love the damn thing, and I really want to have the Corrado I wanted to build years ago, but this time, I actually have the car to attach the parts to.

So multiple questions, thoughts on another form of forced induction for the car? Turbo would be the cheapest I believe, but lysholm is infinitely cooler. And maybe even think outside the box...N/A 16v? Maybe? And Lou, I'm sure you'll have some input on this, coilovers? Suggestions? Favorites?

Steve

Koni/Neuspeeds are in. And god dam they are nice. A bit too stiff ATM, but did a ninja fast install last night before going out, so I'll screw with them today. I think the front needs to go down a little more, have to see what I'm going to do about that. Pictars to follow.

Steve

So like heres the deal yo. I really miss my ITB's. Would it be sacriligious to put a 16v/20v in the Rado and run some motorcycle throttle bodies? Not forced induction, just N/A....what do you guys think?

Steve

Well see, it's not stock...like at all. List of things:

Bahn Brenner 268/260 cam
BBM stg4 chip
Porsche 3.5 bar FPR
BBM 68mm pulley(14psi)
BBM ISV re-route thing


Problems with this setup:

It's effing loud, people who have heard it can attest to it.
The cam gives it a nice chunky idle, it shakes things.
It's 'OK' on the highway, but the bottom end is horrible. The cam doesn't really come to life until like 3k, makes it really hard to drive stoplight to stoplight.
It's a 1.8, and it gets 22mpg. yea...

I understand the usefullness of this setup, but for what I'm going to do with it, it's just stupid to have it. That poor G-Lader is going to be hateing life at about Texas, there is a video on youtube on how the charger works. If you watch it, imagine what it looks like at 3500rpm on the highway. No wonder these dam things blew up. I want something I can trust on the highway, it's only a matter of time before the Lader goes, I don't want it to happen really far from home. So this is how it goes:

Keep the PG bottom end, turbo it, FMIC, MS, tune it fat and hope for the best.
Stock VR6, intake, exhaust, do the chains/guides before install, stock EMS.
16V, 2.0, ITB's, MS.

I had considered just returning the engine to stock, getting the OEM pulley, an OEM cam, and all the other bits. But it would cost just as much, and be just as much labor, to just put a VR in it. In stock form, one can get a G60 to cover some hefty miles, someone on the forum has like 298k on theirs. But this has been through hell I'm sure, that pulley spins that charger up way too fast in my opinion, and you get one missed shift before it blows itself apart. Who knows what the previous owner did to the car. Yea, so that's my thoughts. I'm taking someone with me on this trip, and I am not wanting to break down in the middle of no where with her, then again, maybe I do, but I also don't want to have to get this thing fixed on the road.

OEM FTW.

Steve