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Coilover clearance issues, now sorted
When we were fitting the coilovers we noticed that the tyre was a bit close to the spring. I checked it a few days later and realised it was a bit too close on the rear, you can see where it has been rubbing.
Luckily a mate donated me a pair of 9.5mm spacers which I put on the rear to bring the wheel out a bit. With longer wheel bolts of course, I don’t fancy the rear wheels ripping bolts that are too short out.
The wood and bricks are what I have to drive onto to get the trolley jack under the car. I should have invested in a low profile one, ah well.
I managed to get this sorted before the MOT which the car flew through. All I had to do was tighten a rear wheel bearing and replace a brake light bulb for it to get a fresh new MOT certificate.
No comments on Coilover clearance issues, now sortedFitted some coilovers on my Corrado
Swapping the 90mm splitter for a 50mm and fitting coilovers to get it sitting a bit lower 
…It was freezing cold but we got it done (thanks Miles, he ain’t as grumpy as he looks in this pic) Posted in: My Corrado
CorraDOH!
I was out driving the other day and the engine was playing up a bit, it’s done it before and I thought it may be the fuel pump because it only seemed to happen when I had 1/4 fuel tank or less. When accelerating it would struggle at 3k rpm and not want to increase revs any more unless you accelerated slowly. I accelerated off a round about and was having a bit of problem getting up to speed, but it soon got to about 80 then the engine just cut out so I put the clutch in and managed to get to the side of the dual carriageway. I had a look under the bonnet and didn’t notice the loose belt, still assuming it was a fuel pump problem. Tried starting it and nothing. So I got it recovered and had a look the next day to notice a loose belt and the crank pulley hanging off. Great! I have taken it off for inspection and now have the fun job of fixing it. I have to get the snapped bolt out of the crank and insert some pins when I refit it because the key is so damaged. Hopefully it hasn’t damaged the engine, will not know for a while though.
My car and bike
I’m always posting other peoples photos so thought I would post one of my own for a change. My corrado G60 and bmx at Dinas Powys skatepark.
My New Corrado
I finally bought myself a VW Corrado G60 at the end of July, after a lot of searching the internet for suitable examples worth visiting. I have liked Corrado’s since I was a kid and after looking for a new car a while back I decided I had to get me a Corrado, specifically a G60. I had to take the trip from Newport to Bournemouth with a friend (thanks Miles) who woke the whole neighbourhood up with the exhaust on his mk2 Golf. Took it for a test drive and all was good so I parted with my cash and took the long drive home trying not to get any speeding tickets because of my excited right foot and the addictive sound of the G-Ladder. The 2hours or so drive went well and was a good test of the car, with it coping fine with no problems. Below are some pictures of my new baby and I’ll keep this blog of anything I do to it so maybe it will help some people out. It has the usual problems and the more I drive it the more I find, but I guess that the down side of owning an old car with “character”.
