Our Corrado VR6 and Golf GTI in Australia at last!

[VR6 STORM]

Guys, thanks for all the nice comments.

With regard to the doors, there is a MK1 3 door in the wreckers here and I did check out the doors. Yes they have the intrusion bars fitted, was only on Aus models according to VW ETKA illustrated parts catalogue.
I did toy withe idea of swapping them but its a pain as would have to get them resprayed etc. The new door bars are almost done now, just got to get them powder coated before the final fit.

I hope the Corrado passes at Regency park, if so I will be bringing her down to Glenelg meeting. Yes I think that makes 6 Corrados in Australia now.
Mine is one of the 500 Storm models that were the last off the line, so is rare in the UK now let alone here

The Golf rad is the standard GTI one, I will have to see how she goes in the Adelaide heat more worried about the intercooler really as its a bit small, but the ECU monitors the air temps too and will pull out ignition if it starts to get over 60 deg or so.

[evorobin]

Good feeling when the cars outfront after the long journey. My 8v was exactly the same as UK in the Adelaide heat. Keeping the valver cool has been $$$ spent. How long did Regency hold you up for the Rado?

[DVR68U]

hey mate when i said swap the door i meant just for the test lol then swap them back .
cheers brenton

[Oneofthegreats]

Congrat's on getting your car's out there Nige.

Hopefully there wasn't any damage caused to them in transit.

That's a nice setup in the Mk1. Especially being a TT kit.

In regard's to your side intrusion bar's, I too had to go through all that with engineer's.

No big deal, just fiddly & time consuming. I ended up making my own bolt/weld in style.

Designed & built by me & more than what the engineer wanted. Also not that heavy either.

(Note: the little non-painted one is how "not to build them"!)







The bolted up at both end's with stainless domed headed allen bolt's & welded in the middle.

I went down this path as I could build in them in two pieces, fit it as one, then slide them apart to bolt them & then plug weld the centre.

Didn't have to remove any part's other than the door trim.

Hope this help's.

[VR6 STORM]

hey mate when i said swap the door i meant just for the test lol then swap them back .
cheers brenton

Yes I guessed what you meant about the doors just for the compliance test I could have done that but they might have gotten funny about it and sussed out what I was going to do

[VR6 STORM]

Good feeling when the cars outfront after the long journey. My 8v was exactly the same as UK in the Adelaide heat. Keeping the valver cool has been $$$ spent. How long did Regency hold you up for the Rado?

I called them up on Tuesday and they said bring it down next tuesday, ie the 18th!!! Amazing eh

[VR6 STORM]

Congrat's on getting your car's out there Nige.

Hopefully there wasn't any damage caused to them in transit.

That's a nice setup in the Mk1. Especially being a TT kit.

In regard's to your side intrusion bar's, I too had to go through all that with engineer's.

No big deal, just fiddly & time consuming. I ended up making my own bolt/weld in style.

Designed & built by me & more than what the engineer wanted. Also not that heavy either.

(Note: the little non-painted one is how "not to build them"!)







The bolted up at both end's with stainless domed headed allen bolt's & welded in the middle.

I went down this path as I could build in them in two pieces, fit it as one, then slide them apart to bolt them & then plug weld the centre.

Didn't have to remove any part's other than the door trim.

Hope this help's.

Thanks for the piccies mate. Thats a good bit of fabrication there. They are not dissimiar to what we are doing other that mine are one piece, so have had to remove the door glass, regulator and quater light divider
I will post some piccies of the bars once the passenger side is done. I need to get them powder coated before I finally fit them up.

No the cars were perfect when we went to see and pick them up, so congratulations to both John Masons the UK shippers and to Wridgways, the Adelaide shipper end of the deal.

[KI11Z]

wowzers, thats some nice garage fillers there! how much does the mk1 make atw with the turbo conversion? is it like a stage2?

[VR6 STORM]

Hi the Golf make 173 brake so about 155 or so at wheels? I only have a SHP dyno plot. We got 200 Hp out of it with more ignition advance, but there was a tiny bit of detonation occouring, so the ECU has a few degrees taken out of it just to make it safe. It still makes 200 ft lbs of torque though

[h100vw]

The MK1 sounds noice though. Nige has promised me a go, which I am looking forward too!!!

I promise to drive it like my Camry, thrash it in second, so you can miss out 3rd

Gavin

[pinzvidz]

Oh wow, just spotted this thread. Nice work, glad to see both vehicles arrived here in one piece! Shame about the crap weather in Adelaide atm, I'm sure both of them would be a bit shellshocked after the cold UK weather!

[VR6 STORM]

Ta for that, yeah weather has been poor, not hot enough!!!

Hey Gavin, you dont need to miss any gears in this baby!

[h100vw]

Nigel got the Corrado through the test today and it is now officially registered in SA. I took a few pics this morning outside my house and I'll post them when I get time.

Sounds great though I don't think enough of the local population realised how lucky they were to be driving along side such a rare car!!

Gavin

[evorobin]

Congrats Nigel. Hope you will be showing it on the 6th mate!

[KI11Z]

. . . . . Sounds great though I don't think enough of the local population realised how lucky they were to be driving along side such a rare car!!

Gavin

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