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Title: In response to my twin DTM's.
Post by: Chris-White on 02 September 2008, 18:21
These arrived t'other day.

(http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c39/chris_wht/Image218-2.jpg)

Old skool.
I need a skeete sunstripe in my life!
Title: Re: In response to my twin DTM's.
Post by: Conker on 02 September 2008, 19:01
I used to love Max Power in my teens.  I constantly day dreamed about "maxing" my 1.2L Nova.

Title: Re: In response to my twin DTM's.
Post by: Horney on 02 September 2008, 19:04
I remember that Project Rado well!

Love headline of "Fearsome 190bhp 16v Nova Mutant" on the Rado issue, made me lol.

Nick
Title: Re: In response to my twin DTM's.
Post by: Horney on 02 September 2008, 19:07
Oooh seems it's still alive to (well as of 2006) but sporting a colour change and some more "scene" rims.

(http://farm1.static.flickr.com/188/377063175_a1ff14ace6_b.jpg)

Nick
Title: Re: In response to my twin DTM's.
Post by: kittie on 02 September 2008, 22:37
I want to be sick  :sick:
Title: Re: In response to my twin DTM's.
Post by: Jay on 02 September 2008, 22:50
Oooh seems it's still alive to (well as of 2006) but sporting a colour change and some more "scene" rims.

Nick
Yea, and they've royally f**ked that Rado up! Look it's spoiler can't go up and down! Now that is a bad mod!
Title: Re: In response to my twin DTM's.
Post by: RiCHiE360 on 02 September 2008, 22:59
I need a skeete sunstripe in my life!

What id do for one of those.. Awesome  :cool:
Title: Re: In response to my twin DTM's.
Post by: kells on 02 September 2008, 23:15
used to love that corrado, it sported a wicked alpine set up in the back which was airbrused with a desert theme

still got all my old max power mags, used to love it years ago, shame it went all poo

as for the skeete sunstrip, get one made up... :huh:
Title: Re: In response to my twin DTM's.
Post by: kells on 02 September 2008, 23:16
any more info on the maxpower corrado anyone??? who owns it etc
Title: Re: In response to my twin DTM's.
Post by: Horney on 02 September 2008, 23:24
I've asked on the Rado Forum mate and I'll update this thread if I find anything out.

nick
Title: Re: In response to my twin DTM's.
Post by: monzablue16v on 02 September 2008, 23:27
Jesus that's a blast from the past! what's the date on those? I remember the Raddo it was far too overdone but hey it was the 90's what was it '96? The days when everyone had an escort van with RS turbo alloys, E co ts were everywhere as people robbed the R + S badges. Novas were king and fiesta 1.1 pop's were 1st cars! Peco big bores and cherry bombs, Chavs didn't exist and you were a boy racer.
Title: Re: In response to my twin DTM's.
Post by: kells on 02 September 2008, 23:35
i miss those days.....the cars were ace..

and nick nice one, im interested in the car..

i remember the other projects they did, the Pink escort RS 2000 was pretty mad...not a fan of the colour tho haha
Title: Re: In response to my twin DTM's.
Post by: Chris-White on 02 September 2008, 23:43
Jesus that's a blast from the past! what's the date on those? I remember the Raddo it was far too overdone but hey it was the 90's what was it '96? The days when everyone had an escort van with RS turbo alloys, E co ts were everywhere as people robbed the R + S badges. Novas were king and fiesta 1.1 pop's were 1st cars! Peco big bores and cherry bombs, Chavs didn't exist and you were a boy racer.

95 for the skeete mk2 and 96 for the corrado.

Theres actually some pretty wicked feature cars in both of them, couple of cossies, dimma clio williams etc, oh and a corrado buying guide (expect to pay 6800 for an average g60...). The classifieds section is the best though, like you say, its all escort vans, golfs and a few minis.

And some of the wheel ads, back in the days when you could buy three spoke TSW's new, and the venom wasnt even out yet!

Its slightly worrying im reminicising over the days when i was 8  :shocked:
Title: Re: In response to my twin DTM's.
Post by: kells on 02 September 2008, 23:45
i run around in my swift which i still own, was on 15 ince tsw blades haha, then had the car sprayed in the popular porsche peppermint green...

not many people had swift gtis back then believe me, i also had a mint black mk 2 16v in 1997, cost 6k!
Title: Re: In response to my twin DTM's.
Post by: Chris-White on 02 September 2008, 23:47
Boo yeah!

(http://www.car-vs-car.de/images/resized/VW-Corrado-tAR2.jpg)
Title: Re: In response to my twin DTM's.
Post by: kells on 02 September 2008, 23:49
max power had the blue vr12 golf rallye in it too, non ofor at least not many of the vw mags got to feature it as i think it was imported to the US...could be wrong on that but it was a mental car all the same, anyone remember it...must do???
Title: Re: In response to my twin DTM's.
Post by: boneybradley on 03 September 2008, 00:01
kells is that the front and rear engined (twin vr6) golf?? Its defo a uk car and still doing the rounds i believe??
oh yeah i still have some max powers very early issues!! They have a cortina with a really wide but alloy bodykit that was made on kerb stones and skeetes lime reno 5!
Title: Re: In response to my twin DTM's.
Post by: Horney on 03 September 2008, 12:04
Seems it's whereabouts are unknown.

http://the-corrado.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=72226

Nick
Title: Re: In response to my twin DTM's.
Post by: kells on 03 September 2008, 12:21
kells is that the front and rear engined (twin vr6) golf?? Its defo a uk car and still doing the rounds i believe??
oh yeah i still have some max powers very early issues!! They have a cortina with a really wide but alloy bodykit that was made on kerb stones and skeetes lime reno 5!

yes the blue one, heard its now in the states running huge NOS
Title: Re: In response to my twin DTM's.
Post by: jv on 03 September 2008, 13:12
had a subscription to that from about issue 3 to when it became complete and utter sh!te :grin:

twin engine sounds very dubsport, the twin engine mk3 in pale blue was at inters this year.
Title: Re: In response to my twin DTM's.
Post by: Chris-White on 03 September 2008, 13:43
found specs, but no pics of the vr12 rallye:

mk2 spec:
ENGINES: Front- 2782cc VR6 from Mk3 Golf, Rear 2861cc VR6 from Corrado. Custom Scorpion stainless exhaust, single silencer for front engine, triple silencers for rear engine. Power 174bhp (front), 190bhp (rear).

TRANSMISSION: Standard Mk3 Golf cable-change gearboxes front and rear, custom gearshift link mechanism.

CHASSIS: 8x17" TSW Venom alloys, (It was built in 1997 when they'd just come out!) with 215/40 R17 Yokohama A510 tyres. Spax RSX coilover struts, polyurethane bushes throughout, factory anti-roll bars. 90-spec Mk2 Golf 16v hubs front and rear (reversed at rear). Golf VR6 front calipers with 280mm Zinc cross-drilled discs, Golf VR6 front calipers, reversed at rear with 280mm Zinc cross-drilled discs. Goodridge braided brake lines, 90-spec Golf 16v servo with 23mm alloy master cylinder. Rally-spec hydaulic handbrake, adjustable brake bias valve.

EXTERIOR: Golf Rallye shell, Full respray in Porsche Blue, smoothed bonnet, door handles and side strips removed, flushed rear panel, rear wiper and boot lock removed, single wiper conversion with smoothed scuttle panel, M3 style mirrors, modified rallye grille with off-centre badge, Mk3 VR6 front spoiler extended to fit, front corner splitters, blue front, side and rear lights.

INTERIOR: Rallye half-leather Recaro front seats and door panels, Schroth harnesses, Momo steering wheel.
Title: Re: In response to my twin DTM's.
Post by: BobbyT on 03 September 2008, 14:03
hahahaha i bought that max power copy when i was a teen! loved it tbh, still think it looks phat  :cool: god i feel old now  :sad:
Title: Re: In response to my twin DTM's.
Post by: Horney on 03 September 2008, 14:07
So that twin VR Rallye put out more power at the rear than the front? Interesting to drive I would have thought!

Nick
Title: Re: In response to my twin DTM's.
Post by: kells on 03 September 2008, 17:14
the twin engined one was the dubsport one, was a wicked car that, max power had that exclusive before it went in any other mag..


i thought max power was great for ages, i have every one from start upto about 2000, they were very bad in the later years, not read it since...

still got them all tho, and all the fast car ones too, and some Revs ones haha
Title: Re: In response to my twin DTM's.
Post by: kells on 03 September 2008, 17:15
had a subscription to that from about issue 3 to when it became complete and utter sh!te :grin:

twin engine sounds very dubsport, the twin engine mk3 in pale blue was at inters this year.

yes the dubsport one, any more info on its current state, owner etc and any changes??
Title: Re: In response to my twin DTM's.
Post by: russ-vdub on 03 September 2008, 17:33
On Nicks link to the rado forum, anyone love the 3, wide as fook corrados? I think they look ridiculously mean, would jizz on one if i ever saw one!