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Title: next vw project
Post by: danny_p on 25 March 2012, 23:23: i'm thinking it's time for another old vw but being very indecisive of what one to get.

ually i would straight for a mk2 of some form or other but at some point over the last several years i driven every flavor ever made and owned all but one of said flavors, if one appeared for sale i probly be tempted to have a punt on it tho.

a mk2 16v idea comes round occasionaly, buy a shed use it as a rolling test bed and paint and tinker withit when can be arsed, then there is the rallye idea but they are fat and slow in std form so that would need adjusting. the idea that won't go away is a corrado

mk2 16v or corrado something ummmmmm
Title: Re: next vw project
Post by: Seanl on 26 March 2012, 07:08: Buy an early Raddo 16v non runner for the price of a loaf of bread. Buy an 9a and use the kr cams, or better still an abf. As long as the bodywork is straight, your onto a winner. Corrado's are increasing in price atm too!
Title: Re: next vw project
Post by: archie837 on 26 March 2012, 10:48: Corrado Nugget! G60.
Title: Re: next vw project
Post by: SoundillusioN on 26 March 2012, 11:49: Quote from: archie837 on 26 March 2012, 10:48
Corrado Nugget! G60.

mmm This....

Already having a MK1, if I wanted another project I'd be tempted by a 'rado. Becoming a rarer site now, I'd even be tempted by a VR :lipsrsealed:

If I could have anything though, I'd probably want to stay old skool and get myself a mk1 'rocco

(http://majorgav.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/scirocco.jpg)
Title: Re: next vw project
Post by: mcgee9t2 on 26 March 2012, 12:52: yess, mk1 rocco^^

what about an old beetle? the more i see them the cooler they look to me, especially on there arse nicely modded :cool:
Title: Re: next vw project
Post by: archie837 on 26 March 2012, 21:49: Quote from: mcgee9t2 on 26 March 2012, 12:52
yess, mk1 rocco^^

what about an old beetle? the more i see them the cooler they look to me, especially on there arse nicely modded :cool:

Nah feck beetles. Pain in the ar5e sh1tty rust buckets that sap all my money.
Title: Re: next vw project
Post by: danny_p on 26 March 2012, 22:41: i don't feel the love for beetels. or aircooled cars in general

am seriously warming to corrados may well be about to start looking
Title: Re: next vw project
Post by: barrym381 on 26 March 2012, 23:10: http://www.gumtree.com/p/cars-vans-motorbikes/vw-corrado-g60-18-supercharged/97270402
wouldnt mind another vr6 my old 1 was great :smiley:
Title: Re: next vw project
Post by: Diamond Hell on 27 March 2012, 19:37: Knowing Danny, I think this is more likely:

http://www.gumtree.com/p/cars-vans-motorbikes/vw-corrado-16v-dragon-green-none-starter-spare-or-repair/98774239

:grin:
Title: Re: next vw project
Post by: Seanl on 27 March 2012, 19:47: G60s are great, if you can justify forking out £500 a time for charger rebuilds! :sick:

VR6s are great, if you can afford to run and insure em.

16v's are great, if your after an all rounder, and reasonable performance for little money.

8v's are great, ...........................................................................

Oh, if your after reasonable economy. :grin:
Title: Re: next vw project
Post by: Jay on 27 March 2012, 20:28: The Corrado would be my choice over other old skool VW's :cool: I'm sure you could magic a charged ABF with your skills !
Title: Re: next vw project
Post by: ditchyboy on 27 March 2012, 20:28: How about this: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1980-VW-VOLKSWAGON-MK1-SCIROCCO-GLI-GOLF-GTI-TS-/220981025221?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item33737ed9c5

spotted it last night

Michael
Title: Re: next vw project
Post by: Jay on 27 March 2012, 20:31: oh, just had an advert at the top for an 90's A4 Quattro ... that made me think, why not chuck in a charged engine of some description, after all you like Syncros, you like VAG cars, you have skills to make it happen... :cool:
Title: Re: next vw project
Post by: JC on 27 March 2012, 20:57: oh danny

http://retrorides.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=FSW&action=display&thread=126331

or

http://retrorides.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=FSW&action=display&thread=126088

maybe
Title: Re: next vw project
Post by: SoundillusioN on 27 March 2012, 21:07: If there was more to that mk1 Rocco I'd want it. But a complete mk2 as above is pretty tempting no?
Title: Re: next vw project
Post by: Diamond Hell on 29 March 2012, 14:27: I think our man Danny has done something on this score....
Title: Re: next vw project
Post by: danny_p on 29 March 2012, 22:08: been gone and bought one with a live grenade in the engine bay.

if all goes to plan i'll be bimbeling off to get it some point over the weekend just trying to work out if i should be cocky and take a few parts with me fit them there and drive it back, or be sensible and take van and trailer
Title: Re: next vw project
Post by: JC on 30 March 2012, 07:09: knowing you danny, van and trailer :grin: :laugh:
Title: Re: next vw project
Post by: Diamond Hell on 30 March 2012, 16:52: I'd split the difference and take an A-frame. :grin:

Bear in mind that it's pretty tough to prevent a determined Danny from completing a mission - it needs a fairly sudden and catastrophic failure to get him into 'being recovered' mode. This is the guy who's driven Golfs on three cylinders for a few hundred miles on the continent before now.... trying to remember the details, but IIRC it involved removing the sparkplug or something similar to just let it run without destroying itself.

The other one that stands out was turning up at my place in a shed GTI at one point, a bit spaced out and explaining that it had to be rebuilt during the night before and although it was running OK it *was* burning equivalent amounts of oil to petrol. :grin:
Title: Re: next vw project
Post by: clipperjay on 30 March 2012, 18:38: Quote from: danny_p on 25 March 2012, 23:23
i'm thinking it's time for another old vw but being very indecisive of what one to get.

ually i would straight for a mk2 of some form or other but at some point over the last several years i driven every flavor ever made and owned all but one of said flavors, if one appeared for sale i probly be tempted to have a punt on it tho.

a mk2 16v idea comes round occasionaly, buy a shed use it as a rolling test bed and paint and tinker withit when can be arsed, then there is the rallye idea but they are fat and slow in std form so that would need adjusting. the idea that won't go away is a corrado

mk2 16v or corrado something ummmmmm

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Do it Danny have you had a go in a sorted one?
The ride is NOT a Golf fact!
Title: Re: next vw project
Post by: Diamond Hell on 30 March 2012, 19:43: Quote from: clipperjay on 30 March 2012, 18:38
Do it Danny have you had a go in a sorted one?
The ride is NOT a Golf fact!

I think he knows that, as the Syncro has the same suspension, just less lard to carry around. :wink:
Title: Re: next vw project
Post by: danny_p on 01 April 2012, 00:38: Quote from: Diamond Hell on 30 March 2012, 16:52
The other one that stands out was turning up at my place in a shed GTI at one point, a bit spaced out and explaining that it had to be rebuilt during the night before and although it was running OK it *was* burning equivalent amounts of oil to petrol. :grin:

a truely amazing thing with petrol engines is just what will actualy run tho. that motor was just a load of scrap thrown into a cranck case and orderd to work, thinking about it now it was amazing that it even started let alone survived being thrashed.

had a play with a few rallyes some much better than others but i know what the good ones cost to get them good and keep them good. and my driveing style would not be appreciated by glader unit thats been tweeked enough to make a rallye come alive. i never go over 3000 rpm or half throttel untill the ~~oil~~ exhaust manifold is warm :evil:

got the syncro for 4wd fun, hopefully going to fetch new toy sunday afternoon if can get hold of the kiddy, going with the passat and a frame and a box of bits
Title: Re: next vw project
Post by: danny_p on 01 April 2012, 20:29: it's been collected engine is a bit sick with a possible touch of ebola.

got it started there, tryed to drive it back. ended up towing it :sad: