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May 17, 2012 12:19:28 GMT
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Right mammoth cut and paste session from the caddy forum will begin.... So seeing as the for sale ad didn't go anywhere and the first donor looks like it'll be a daily it was time for a new direction. Bolt in 2.9 anyone ;D  So the big day arrived, I got up early. Found the van under all the rubbish  Moved all the branches some chunt had dumped in front of the garages, pulled the van out, swapped the rear wheels so that it rolled and pushed it across the road, parked the rado at a jaunty angle and took a snap  There was lots of other stupid logistics done like getting the hoist out of the BMW, fitting a new battery to the VR6, re fitting the old battery to the Audi yada yada. Pumped up the tyres on the 'rado. Looking at the stance I think the last owner had been taking it down the strip. Nose down,  up! |
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Last Edit: May 18, 2012 16:30:20 GMT by dubmonkey
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May 17, 2012 12:21:07 GMT
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Not much real progress today but did lots of cleaning and it's solid as a rock8D Plenty of paint on it too   |
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Last Edit: May 17, 2012 13:31:39 GMT by dubmonkey
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May 17, 2012 12:21:27 GMT
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Donor in the garage and all jacked up.  1/2 hour later  Another 1/2 hour  Hidden works also carried out... Driveshafts undone and loose Aux belt off Power steering pump removed from engine Intake boot and induction kit removed Fuel pipes removed Exhaust downpipe undone - well 5 of the 6 studs snapped(bang) Wiring looms disconnected Throttle cable disconnected Gear change cable removed Just fluids to drain tomorrow - outside the garage, then lift the lump out! |
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May 17, 2012 12:22:37 GMT
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Last Edit: May 17, 2012 13:31:20 GMT by dubmonkey
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May 17, 2012 12:23:47 GMT
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May 17, 2012 12:24:40 GMT
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Well this wasn't supposed to happen....  Found out why the back sits higher than the front - coilovers on the front only   Always good to have a proper bit of crack  |
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Last Edit: May 17, 2012 13:36:48 GMT by dubmonkey
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May 17, 2012 12:25:38 GMT
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Right so the build had stalled a little bit, due to life taking over but has been making slow progress. The Van now has a 5 stud rear axle, including rear discs. Had to re-do the brake pipes to fit the later style load compensator - all just bolts in my Mk3 golf petrol tank installed as well - corrado one doesn't fit Clutch MC fitted   Loom repair. There's a special place in hell reserved for alarm fitters that do this kind of thing The top wire didn't have any insulation on in the car! It's a live for the ECU This wire looks like it was cut by mistake and joined again:rolleyes: The two chopped wires on the left went off to the alarm - ign live immobilised  Note how short the wire is going to the multipin - no way to recover that the wire has gone hard from the heat of being soldered  Size comparison of the wires - the joined alarm wires are half the size of the original wire(bang)   As the wires were so short there was no point in trying to connect on to them again. I could have done it but wouldn't have been happy with the results. So I chose to replace the wires with spares I had which were pre terminated from another loom multipin - hording Monkey ;D Removing the pins with the damaged wires Stick the tool in one side and pull on the wire from the other - easy.    The problems removed  Wire comparison  Pins: Old on the bottom, new on the top.  New wires inserted    The joins - all soldered up ready for heat shrink. Remember to put the heatshrink down the wire before you join them   The finished result, ready to go into the golf - lost the color coding for the first few inches but it's only the striping   |
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Last Edit: May 17, 2012 13:39:35 GMT by dubmonkey
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May 17, 2012 12:26:34 GMT
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And it's in!  Thanks mate! Staying ghetto on this one. Doing it all the right way just not the pretty way. This will be a proper Rat, ugly but well built and FAST! lol |
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Last Edit: May 17, 2012 12:27:34 GMT by dubmonkey
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May 17, 2012 12:28:28 GMT
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Last Edit: May 17, 2012 13:41:08 GMT by dubmonkey
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May 17, 2012 12:29:05 GMT
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FFS!!!  What's missing from this picture?  Ah ha - here's what's left of the bleed nipple  Cut a nice slot in it to unscrew it  Smother it in supercrack and round it off some more. Try tapping it round with a drift annnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnd CNUT!  Will be drilling that out before I can bleed the brakes |
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Last Edit: May 17, 2012 13:42:12 GMT by dubmonkey
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May 17, 2012 12:29:49 GMT
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Extra hour of daylight put to good use  |
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May 17, 2012 12:30:42 GMT
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This really isn't helping my need to sell the van once complete  Moved it today Fitted mk4 golf turbo front brakes and a new MC reservoir. Realised my petrol pipe clips are the wrong size and the steering column is twisted and needs replacing with a straight one. Previous break in damage |
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Last Edit: May 17, 2012 13:43:29 GMT by dubmonkey
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May 17, 2012 12:31:17 GMT
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Right then the list for the MOT fit the front end of the car! new aux belt Fit headlights Fit some seats that don't suck started Corrado seats fitted - found my recaro frames and remembered the drivers one is twisted Connect engine electrics started loom needs tidying Fit interior looms startedMod slam panel for Rad mount startedexhaust started Downpipe, CAT and middle box in place and torqued up, Back box to mod /fit Fit big bumpers started rear fitted, front to do. Nabbed some GL spats from the breakers to suit Fit induction kit started Need to sort the mount Extend wiper motor plug started soldering gun died and for some weird reason the wipers won't work! Cooling system started expansion tank to fit once all the wiring underneath is tidied up Buy new steering column tube to replace the bent one in the car! DONE!Fit servo vacuum pipe DONE!Fit 16V rear lights DONE!Tidy PAS pipes DONE!find locking fuel cap & found the key! DONE!Fit Rad DONE!Fit 288mm Mk4 turbo brakes DONE!fix brake disc locating screw - not strictly required for the MOT DONE!Bleed clutch DONE!Rebuild broken heater box and fit DONE!fit carpets DONE!fit power steering pipes / cooler pipe DONE!Work out Immob strategy DONE!connect engine bay Petrol pipes DONE!Buy new headlights DONE!Mount ECU DONE! just finishing painting the bulkhead then the loom can go back in! Mod cross member for the correct rad mounting point. DONE!Connect gearbox cables - before the exhaust! DONE!Buy two new tyres DONE!rear brake pipe DONE!all flexi hoses:bh DONE! rescued the original Corrado fronts clean interior - it's minging! DONE!find leak on passenger side then fix it! DONE! left the plast iff the scuttle, water was curse word in through the heater connect driveshafts DONE!Throttle cable - DONE!Buy Big bumper brackets DONE!Buy Gear cable fixing clips DONE!Rebuild rad fans into freshly blasted and painted fan cowling - thanks Blenki:thumbs_up * DONE! plastic shrouds rescued the list will evolve |
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Last Edit: May 17, 2012 12:40:55 GMT by dubmonkey
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May 17, 2012 12:32:39 GMT
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I'll just leave this here...
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Last Edit: May 17, 2012 12:40:04 GMT by dubmonkey
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May 17, 2012 15:24:17 GMT
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don't sell it mate ENJOY IT,hope that helps lol
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May 18, 2012 11:17:09 GMT
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That was really a rather nice pretty looking corrado that you've wrecked to save some rather shonky looking old van. Sometimes I just don't understand the mentality of people.
You'll be hankering after those ropey old farmers trucks next.
Looking forward to seeing this van finished at RR12.
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May 18, 2012 11:20:30 GMT
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That was really a rather nice pretty looking corrado that you've wrecked to save some rather shonky looking old van. Sometimes I just don't understand the mentality of people. You'll be hankering after those ropey old farmers trucks next. Looking forward to seeing this van finished at RR12. Secret Corrado fettish now Reg?? I'll take a picture of how pretty the lumps of filler falling out of the wings is  |
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May 18, 2012 14:34:42 GMT
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What's this 'rat' look you speak of?
I cannot believe that the man who built one of the spankiest caddys ever even has that word in his vocabulary.
I have a feeling it wont be the usual half ar5ed, sticker-bombed, forced rust, tat-on-the-tow-eye abortions that are all too common at the moment.
Oh and shell out on some more solder sleeves you tightwad, your soldered and shrunk wires look like a snake that swallowed a donkey.
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May 18, 2012 19:45:37 GMT
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Thats sounds pure evil; now searching ebay for cheap vr6s
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May 19, 2012 18:21:44 GMT
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Thats sounds pure evil; now searching ebay for cheap vr6s there's plenty of 'em! ;D Todays fun... New front fitted. Front bumper had taken a proper whack at some point. Had to split the cover from the metal bumper bar/irons. Straighten the bar and irons then re-fit it all. Looks good conisdering. Does nayone know if GTi's with front fogs have a different front valence?? There's no way I could get fogs in, they hit the valence before they are anywhere near fitting in the bumper.  Filled with coolant and seems to idle much nicer now  Column issues... The van was previously left unlocked near a pub and I think someone decided walking home was too much trouble - so they smashed the steering lock and hot wired it. The police found it and then van came back - this all happened with the previous owner. Any way all that fun left me with this when I fitted the new steering lock and stalks.  Muchos bent, this won't do at all. So off come the stalks and out comes the inner shaft with steering lock - easier to do it that way than use a puller on the spline adapter  Leaving me with this  Here's one I bought earlier..... Original damaged column on the left / bottom   New undamaged column in place  Shaft and lock back in place  Stalks on again  Nice and straight:thumbs_up  Up to date shots with dash and column surround in place.   |
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:thumbs_up
