greasyrides
Veteran Member
Car is now for sale. It will be sad to see her go.
http://forums.tdiclub.com/showthread.php?t=461041
Current State of Car Pictures:
I'm far enough into my Corrado swap that I don't feel too embarrassed making a build thread. TDIClub is a great web resource so I figure I can gain a good deal of help and input by posting this build thread.
I'll post my progress pictures on my Picasa web-album, and I'll try to update this thread as I have time. You are welcome to post comments on my web-album here: https://picasaweb.google.com/mstanbro/CorradoTDIBuild?authuser=0&feat=directlink
Plan: The plan is to have a daily driver Corrado that I'm happy with. I care about the environment and my wallet, so biodiesel and 50mpg are high on my priority list. I also plan on occasionally auto-crossing the car, so I will eventually do some performance upgrades (suspension to start).
Background: In 2009 I swapped a 1Z from a 1996 Passat into a 1990 Corrado that I acquired for next to nothing. I had it running, but that was about the extend of the conversion. It needed a ton of work everywhere else on the car so it sat for most of a year since I was never really happy with it (lost motivation).
Then in early 2010 I found a very clean 1990 Corrado that was just repainted and had a near perfect body. I don't do body work, so this car was the ideal starting point for me. It needed a fair bit of work after some previous owners had neglected most of the mechanical and electrical problems that plague these cars, but I wasn't too scared off by anything I discovered.
I decided to start over and swap the 1Z into this car, but not cutting corners. I want a daily driver so I needed brakes, suspension, hvac, etc all in working order, and as few Corrado "gremlins" as possible.
On to the pictures (many more posted to my Picasa album).
The Corrado shortly after I bought it. I had already replaced the In-pro turn signals with SLC turns. I swapped all of the 5-lug components to 4-lug since I had brand new EVERYTHING for a 4-lug setup, and the 5-lug was a complete hack job.
All black-tails are already gone. I plan on using a stock G60 tailpipe tip.
Sold the G60, cleaned and painted the engine bay.
Mild rust under battery. Treated and painted.
http://forums.tdiclub.com/showthread.php?t=461041
Current State of Car Pictures:
I'm far enough into my Corrado swap that I don't feel too embarrassed making a build thread. TDIClub is a great web resource so I figure I can gain a good deal of help and input by posting this build thread.
I'll post my progress pictures on my Picasa web-album, and I'll try to update this thread as I have time. You are welcome to post comments on my web-album here: https://picasaweb.google.com/mstanbro/CorradoTDIBuild?authuser=0&feat=directlink
Plan: The plan is to have a daily driver Corrado that I'm happy with. I care about the environment and my wallet, so biodiesel and 50mpg are high on my priority list. I also plan on occasionally auto-crossing the car, so I will eventually do some performance upgrades (suspension to start).
Background: In 2009 I swapped a 1Z from a 1996 Passat into a 1990 Corrado that I acquired for next to nothing. I had it running, but that was about the extend of the conversion. It needed a ton of work everywhere else on the car so it sat for most of a year since I was never really happy with it (lost motivation).
Then in early 2010 I found a very clean 1990 Corrado that was just repainted and had a near perfect body. I don't do body work, so this car was the ideal starting point for me. It needed a fair bit of work after some previous owners had neglected most of the mechanical and electrical problems that plague these cars, but I wasn't too scared off by anything I discovered.
I decided to start over and swap the 1Z into this car, but not cutting corners. I want a daily driver so I needed brakes, suspension, hvac, etc all in working order, and as few Corrado "gremlins" as possible.
On to the pictures (many more posted to my Picasa album).
The Corrado shortly after I bought it. I had already replaced the In-pro turn signals with SLC turns. I swapped all of the 5-lug components to 4-lug since I had brand new EVERYTHING for a 4-lug setup, and the 5-lug was a complete hack job.
All black-tails are already gone. I plan on using a stock G60 tailpipe tip.
Sold the G60, cleaned and painted the engine bay.
Mild rust under battery. Treated and painted.
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