Project: Loud Horn (corrado SLC)

[Majend]

I figured I have been lurking enough and that it was time to post up my build on here in hopes that the rest of you can enjoy the car as much as I do.

1993 VW Corrado SLC w/ Coilpack VR6

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e325/majend/first%20shoot/IMG_0519.jpg

First a little history:

I got the car in May of 2008 after moving back to MN from AZ. I found the car in ID and flew out and bought the car and drove it back to MN. Over the summer i worked on it a bit and ended up with this:

-Patec Holeshot Coilovers
-H&R 25mm 5x100 -> 5x130 adaptors
-Porsche 928 seven slots 16x7 front and 16x8 rear
-205 Tires
-Badgeless Grill
-E-code Headlights
-Euro Front Lip

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e325/majend/corrado%20photoshoots/Before%20going%20under/IMG_0891.jpg
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Fall 2008 the serp belt tensioner broke and it developed a low oil pressure at idol issue so i decided to park the car and start the big build here are the plans.

-Fully shaved bay w/ PS and A/C delete
-Rebuilt motor and trans w/ LSD
-Suede Interior
-Cage
-Seats
-Harnesses reupholstered w/ tan burberry
-Rear Seat delete w/teak wood floor
-Double DIN headunit in dash (stock dash only has single DIN opening, removing A/C controls)
-Lower Stance w/ new coilovers (sold patecs) eventual airride next winter
-Full Respray w/ stock color w/ a very small amount of black pearl added in

bunch of small other things that will be added as time goes on

I moved the car to a shop me and my friends got and started really working a few months ago after the car sat for a while. Here are a few pics of how the car looks now.

http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs212.snc1/7921_783178576791_10033363_47973122_5469896_n.jpg
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e325/majend/corrado%20photoshoots/engine%20bay/IMG_1281.jpg

more pics to come!

[BADwayz]

Cant wait to see more, I love Corrado's

[mpower5266]

God those porsche wheels look siiiick on that thing.

[SeanDub]

Nice Rado

[schroedin]

Love it, get to work! :stickoutt

[MrJereMoose]

Looks great! My roommate has a stock green corrado

[Tuck&Poke]

nice!

[Travis]

Looks great, i love me some carrado.

[Stephen]

God i want 7 slots on my e30. One day ill have to pick up a set.

[BreakMyWallet]

love rado's.

[sergov]

quite a job list u got there
good luck with the build

[Majend]

thanks for the kind words everyone. hopefully the car will be done for Eurowerks 4 (http://eurowerks.org/show/) so come on out for the unveiling!

[Neb]

sick Raddo, hope you got deep pockets to rebuild that thing

[bonkey]

very nice!!!more pics :D
keep up the good work

[Stolzy]

looks promising. cant wait

[Majend]

motor is going out soon, sound deadening should be going in in a week or two

[BimmerTim]

Weak. I'm gonna finish my Joupe first.

Ps. I have the shop with him.

[Majend]

and his joupe is going to be hot!

[Joe Flacco]

Damn that thing looked super clean before. Cant wait to see it after!

[WhiteStripes]

This will be win. I hadn't ever seen a Rado before this site somehow, but I do enjoy them. It's hella lip low though, you gonna get some skirts at all?

[Majend]

This will be win. I hadn't ever seen a Rado before this site somehow, but I do enjoy them. It's hella lip low though, you gonna get some skirts at all?

nope, trying to keep the outside as OEM as possible that lip is what came on the Euro SLCs.

Started powdercoating in the shop last night, got all of my pulleys done, i'll post pics as soon as my buddy sends them to me

[Majend]

did some organizing and such but i snapped a few pics of the pulleys

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e325/majend/powder%20coating/IMG_1291.jpg

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i also re worked the white board a bit

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stripped the back of the corrado out

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and organized two of my shelves (there are three)

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then Tim and Davis had a bit of fun with the parts washer

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e325/majend/corrado%20photoshoots/shop%20pics/IMG_1297.jpg

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[WhiteStripes]

Haha, sticker attaack!!!

Makes sense with the OEM+ look, it's quickly becoming a favorite style of mine. Pulleys look nice.

[Chase]

love corrado's

[Dmasters]

yeeeaaaaa! Dagnasty and 7 Seconds stickers! Someone's got some great old school punk rock taste ;)

[Majend]

yeeeaaaaa! Dagnasty and 7 Seconds stickers! Someone's got some great old school punk rock taste ;)

we do indeed!

[BimmerTim]

yeeeaaaaa! Dagnasty and 7 Seconds stickers! Someone's got some great old school punk rock taste ;)

Oh hai! That would be me. I heart punk rock!

[Majend]

practiced welding for a bit this weekend but spent most of the time cleaning out the interior and and the shop as we were parking the last of the cars in for the winter. hopefully i'll have more time next weekend to actually get the bay all welded up.

[Majend]

UPDATE TIME!!!!!

been spending a lot of time in the engine bay cutting, grinding, welding and then grinding again has been a lot of fun since this is a big learning experience for me. I have never taken a build quite this far before but things have been going well and i know it is going to turn out great.

The rain tray is now totally out, i don't know how many of you have tried to shave your engine bay but this thing is quite a pain to get out probably have over 30 hours into this one thing...

there are spot welds all over the place and getting to them normally ends up meaning using a dremel with a grindng stone and grinding them out as opposed to drilling.

here are a few pics of what the area looks like now:

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e325/majend/corrado%20photoshoots/engine%20bay/IMG_1311.jpg

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e325/majend/corrado%20photoshoots/engine%20bay/IMG_1320.jpg

have also done a lot of welding, filling holes and such. I am going for a shaved look but i am keeping all of the panel seams since i love the way they look.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2728/4164561043_ce8cdb9e9a_b.jpg

one of the big things i am doing is putting a flat plate in where the battery tray was. i kind of F'ed the area up and there was a bit of rust (the only spot on the car) so i just decided to make both sides look even.

old pic

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e325/majend/corrado%20photoshoots/engine%20bay/IMG_1181.jpg

then i cut it out

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2629/4164575599_10f5647f81_b.jpg

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e325/majend/corrado%20photoshoots/engine%20bay/IMG_1321.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2791/4165335812_7d67f80b27_b.jpg

and here is the plate that is going in

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and here are just a few pics of me working cuz i am just a whore in a blue suit

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Man it feels good to cross stuff off!

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and one just for fun

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2613/4164572113_857596acc4_b.jpg

hopefully i'll get more done this weekend!

[Majend]

motor is headed to the machine shop next week and hopefully it will be done before i go out of town (only getting it honed, block and head decked, and cleaned) but it doesn't really matter as i most likely won't get it assembled till after i get back which might make me put sending it out till after i get back

[Russell_G]

Looks good!!!! Dont forget to etch prime the bay and use some epoxy primer to keep it from rusting.

I miss my corrados and a small part of me still wishes i had finished my widebody car:(

[Majend]

luckily one of the guys in our shop is a body man and i have been to the table a few times before this is my first bay though and damn is it a lot of work

[Russell_G]

I got my rails done(just flat railed) and only had the heater core holes to shave and paint the whole thing...If i would have known then what i know now id be done but it was parted about this step of its build. After 30 corrados it was time for a change.

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v147/vwfastg60/93%20corrado/?action=view&current=trannyandsubframes005.jpg

[Majend]

first batch of holiday parts came in

sorry for my crappy pics

Gruven Crackpipe

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e325/majend/corrado%20photoshoots/new%20parts/IMG_1324.jpg

Gruven Radneck

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e325/majend/corrado%20photoshoots/new%20parts/IMG_1325.jpg

Gruven Fuel Line Support Brackets

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e325/majend/corrado%20photoshoots/new%20parts/IMG_1326.jpg

Gruven Shift Cable Repair Block

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e325/majend/corrado%20photoshoots/new%20parts/IMG_1328.jpg

more to come!

[Goon360]

Being that its called project loud horn, you should get some Hella Supertones.
lol

[Majend]

getting closer and closer

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e325/majend/corrado%20photoshoots/engine%20bay/IMG_1331.jpg

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[Jedidiah]

love every bit of this! Thanks for updating!

[Majend]

mmm tubular...

(crappy cell phone pic)

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e325/majend/corrado%20photoshoots/new%20parts/2.jpg

[codytheoutlaw]

lol at the dick on the window. i don't think i have ever seen a dusty car in a shop without one. i wish i had a shop so i could dig into a project like this :(

[OSSHWA]

I need a garage so I can do a legit build, lol.

Good luck with everything man!

[Majend]

funny thing is i think my girlfriend put that on there hehe

[Majend]

engine is now off at the machine shop which means i need to get to work so that when it is done i can mock it up and start wiring.

loaded the motor in the back of my jetta (my other VW is a VW)

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e325/majend/corrado%20photoshoots/Engine%20Build/2010-01-18191035.jpg

me being a dork dropping it off

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and here is the head all cleaned up it is getting welded up and decked a bit

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and the reason it needs some welding remember kids use the right type of coolant for your car.

http://hphotos-snc3.fbcdn.net/hs161.snc3/18844_846262371361_10033363_50241033_8273195_n.jpg

my girlfriend, Kara, has been coming down and helping a lot, yeah i know i have the best girlfriend in the world

http://hphotos-snc3.fbcdn.net/hs161.snc3/18844_842397671251_10033363_50127052_7523153_n.jpg

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[Zic]

Nice man, cant wait for it!

[Majend]

so i picked up the motor from headwerks on thursday and it looks great

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and brought it down to the shop on friday

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also went with tim to red rooster to grab some stuff to finish off the bay yay for getting work done!

http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs184.snc3/19144_857450350561_10033363_50560723_7529808_n.jpg

laid down a bit of filler today but the phone died before i could take anymore pics should be back down on monday to get more done

[Burn535i]

this is highly impressive, keep up the amazing work

[Dr.AK]

This is going to be goooooood.


my girlfriend, Kara, has been coming down and helping a lot, yeah i know i have the best girlfriend in the world

http://hphotos-snc3.fbcdn.net/hs161.snc3/18844_842397671251_10033363_50127052_7523153_n.jpg

http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs161.snc3/18844_842397676241_10033363_50127053_414176_n.jpg

I am effing jealous.
I want a gf like that too.

[Majend]

i have the best GF in the world for not only putting up with the amount of time i spend on the car but actually wanting to help out.

so many parts on order this week. pretty much everything i need to get the car running!

[Majend]

weldy weldy

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[Zic]

About damn time for an update!

Tho expected a bigger one, do more work :eyebrows

[Majend]

with the ipad coming out i have been swamped at work but i'm heading down tonight to finish grinding the welds and maybe starting to lay filler

[Vegas13]

pretty dope, been waitin to see a decent corrado. the front is sooo sick dude

[Burn535i]

want to see more!!!!!

[Majend]

well here is some more, body working is moving along!

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2788/4466729207_d90b654304_o.jpg

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told myself i couldn't buy any new video games till the bay was in primer and i REALLY want to play God of War 3 so i guess it is back to work

[craige-o]

nice work..

[Majend]

gotten a lot farther on the bay. the welding is all done i'll get pics next time i am down at the shop

engine parts came! (yay crappy cell phone pics!)

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i am getting really tired of doing body work in the engine bay so i think i am going to spend some time, now that i have everything, building the engine. maybe then i'll be motivated to have a home for it

[ChrisVRsix]

those porsche wheels look proper, i need a 90mm lip..

[Rickysbmw320i]

Damn, Nice work!

[Curt_pnw]

those porsche wheels look proper, i need a 90mm lip..

Agreed! I really like most porsche wheels. They look right at home on corrados.
Also, great job with the bay and all. I plan on doing all this kind of work eventually when our shop is done being built. What cams did you get for the engine? I've been looking around for cams, but I'm not exactly sure what I want to get just yet.

[Majend]

block has been cleaned honed and deck and the head has been welded up where there was a little corrosion around the coolant ports and then decked, i got a mk4 metal headgasket as well which is going to bump compression up even more. it isn't a huge bump at all and it will probably only help with throttle response but the goal of the car is not extreme power. got a new oil pump and all new gaskets, rings, and bearings. the head is getting autotech 262 cams. i drove the car for a few months before i started the build and i just loved how the motor felt and i didn't want to change all that much. the only other "power" thing i am doing is the header which i posted earlier. very few people say one gains anything from it, but buying it was more of a visual choice since i deleted the rain tray and i couldn't have the stock cast iron manifolds back there.

thanks for the kind words now i just need to get over this cold and i'll get back to work

[matt752]

This is an awesome build. Great read. I wish my girlfriend was that helpful! lol

Tip my hat to you for doing this yourself as well :cool

Those Porsche wheels......perfect

[NoodleDB7]

wow this build is sick. i would love to own a clean corrado

keep on with the sick build cant wait to see the finished product

[Majend]

been a while

but did this today
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e325/majend/176466_10100230610092421_10033363_58138591_4230801 _o.jpg

[RSKC]

Loving the progress!

[Majend]

figured i would post a few more pics

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e325/majend/corrado%20photoshoots/engine%20bay/mar%2005/IMG_0157.jpg

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i startes stripping down the driver side fender well before i grabbed the ipod but i managed to finish that and throw a coat of por15 down

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e325/majend/corrado%20photoshoots/engine%20bay/mar%2005/IMG_0158.jpg

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e325/majend/corrado%20photoshoots/engine%20bay/mar%2005/IMG_0159.jpg

hopefully the rest of the suspension stuff will show up for next weekend so i can bolt everything up to put the motor in

and sorry for the crappy pics i can't figure out how to make my new ipod take better ones

[Majend]

small update:

got parts back from the sandblaster

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e325/majend/corrado%20photoshoots/cleaning%20parts/194470_10100244377816791_10033363_58339352_2166685 _o.jpg

which i coated with a coat of POR15 (this pic is when i had only coated one side)

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e325/majend/corrado%20photoshoots/cleaning%20parts/172363_10100244378046331_10033363_58339355_1974556 _o.jpg

i also found diagrams with part numbers AND bolt sizes so i will be able to order everything up this week to start bolting things together! to that end i filled the bmw with all the parts that have been sitting at my place

yay progress!

[Majend]

finished up my upper intake manifold last night. basically i wanted to be able to see the fuel rail since it is going to be powdercoated tan and i am using a different fan setup so you will actually be able to see in there. so i broke the dremel out and got to work on the webbing between the runners.

i forgot to get a before pic, there might be one earlier in the thread but here is a pic on one section done and one just getting started

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and then all done

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[softg]

man, this is ill and needs a resurrection

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the shots with the seven slots are so choice

want to see this thing rolling again

keep up the work, and show us pictures

[Icana4dit]

Love Corrados, this one is no exception. Keep up the good work

[Madhatter]

This thing is so sweet. I love the progress done so far

[Majend]

sorry to inform all of you but i sold the car and bought an opel hehe

Project Lady Vette (http://www.stanceworks.com/forums/showthread.php?t=21808)

[nas2000]

Are you kidding? Gundams and Transformers that is good taste so i hoped for a good transformation of the corrado...

[Madhatter]

grrrrr

[ChristopherJason]

Amazing Work So far ! cant wait for final product

[326]

Cant believe you sold it.
Good luck with the new project.

[LaMaR-]

Looks great cant wait to see more updates, Keep up the awesome work.

[Majend]

thanks everyone.

i took a long hard look at what this car was going to take and i knew that i wasn't going to be able to do it in a timely manor so i decided to let it go someone that had a higher probability of finishing it.

the opel is going to a fun little build this winter since i basically have all the parts that i'm going to need.

i hope you guys end up liking the opel as much as you liked the corrado