I guess you're the guy who posted on ed38 as well? but if you find a pre-90 MK2 16v the engine loom will plug straight into your existing fusebox, but you still need a fuel pump and lines from a k-jet 8v or 16v. I think the early 90 corrado pump is the same as a MK2 16v one so it should bolt straight on. The existing MK2 8v lift pump and lines to the main pump plus the electrical plug should all connect staight up to the k-jet pump too.
Gearbox is personal preference, I'd stick with the 8v one as its less hassle, though in the long run if you want big power now might be the time to go to cable shift, corrado is an ideal donor for pedalbox as well. I think the cable shfter still needs a bit of tweaking to fit the MK2, but it should be pretty easy. I think some bolt em straight in with a little chopping and some big washers on the shift box bolts?
Corrado exhaust will need fitting, it'll all go on except the back box might fit a bit weird at the back, not actually tried that so cant say. You could if you wanted fit the Corrado manifold to the 8v downpipe, this would also save movign rack or subframe so the large resonator box fits thru the gap! P{roblem is the 8v system is smaller bore... Choice is tyours, a guy I know did this on his 2.0 9a conversion and he recons its still pretty damn quick!