ozz Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 I was thinking about your thread yesterday, PH are doing an article on them: http://www.pistonheads.com/news/default.asp?storyId=29994 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_jza80 Posted May 16, 2014 Author Share Posted May 16, 2014 I read that article yesterday, and added some pictures of my fleet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan294 Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Spent a bit of time cleaning the 16v Recaro donor car today, and it's come up really well. http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm203/j_s14a/Corrado%20project/DSC_0749_zps750c7ae4.jpg http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm203/j_s14a/Corrado%20project/DSC_0731_zps99dd5ccb.jpg http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm203/j_s14a/Corrado%20project/DSC_0735_zps69b91272.jpg The bodywork is probably in better condition than my VR6! She seems to run well, but produces a fair bit of white smoke when run for a while. It smells like fuel... http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm203/j_s14a/Corrado%20project/DSC_0744_zps7044fced.jpg Of course, the first thing I checked was the oil cap, which had a little white residue: http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm203/j_s14a/Corrado%20project/DSC_0745_zpsd5e8dc1b.jpg Pretty certain that is just residue from being stood for a long time, as the white gunk that collects when the head gasket goes tends to be lump and much thicker. Any ideas? That'll be from it being stood and not being run long enough to burn off any excess moisture in the oil. Check the breathers aren't blocked. Wouldn't worry about it. My RS Turbo gets like that after it's been stood or after short runs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_jza80 Posted May 16, 2014 Author Share Posted May 16, 2014 That'll be from it being stood and not being run long enough to burn off any excess moisture in the oil. Check the breathers aren't blocked. Wouldn't worry about it. My RS Turbo gets like that after it's been stood or after short runs. Is that just the cap residue, or the smoke too? It's been stood for over a year by the sounds of it. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_jza80 Posted May 17, 2014 Author Share Posted May 17, 2014 Today was finally the big day, got started on swapping the interiors. For those who haven't attempted this before, it's not a particularly difficult task, but is a very time consuming one. Essentially, it is to be a straight swap, but also comparing the condition of all interior parts, and swapping the best condition ones into the VR6 where necessary. Passenger seat removed. Note the wiring for the electric seats. The 6 wire loom is for movement, the 2 wire for the heater elements. Full Leather Recaro interior out of the 16v The fusebox wiring. Always fills me with dread. Factory fuse holder for seat electrics & heating. Got the Leather doorcards into the VR6. Doing this properly IS a time consuming task. There's a lot of things to get lined up correctly. Also, one of the door locking pins had dropped out on the VR6. On closer inspection, the plastic bracket that holds the rods together had snapped. Rather than removing all the mechanism (which looks like it would be a nightmare!), I used small cable ties in an 'X' to secure the rods to the braket. It works perfectly, and seems like it should last. Those fantastic seats Will pull the interior out of my VR6 tomorrow, and hopefully have all of this fitted by tomorrow night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_jza80 Posted May 18, 2014 Author Share Posted May 18, 2014 Day two. Today was spent stripping the cloth interior from the Blackberry VR6, and fitting the leather interior. As I started removing the interior from the VR6, I noticed a stark contrast to the 16v. The car had insulation on almost every interior panel, where as the 16v didn't. Under rear seat Behind rear quarter card Transmission tunnel While the carpet out, I decided to give it a good clean and vacuum Thankfully, it's in very good condition. I bought a Sonic Scrubber from Aldi. Brilliant bit of kit for cleaning intricate parts like this. And this is the end result A huge improvement over the black cloth. Sadly, I don't think the seat heaters are working, but the seats operate perfectly otherwise. It's been like working in a greenhouse over the last two days! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan294 Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 Is that just the cap residue, or the smoke too? It's been stood for over a year by the sounds of it. Cheers Both I'd think mate. My RS blows condensation smoke for ages after it's been stood for a while. Always clears after a while though. Wouldn't worry about it. There'll probably be a load of water sat in the exhaust or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_jza80 Posted May 21, 2014 Author Share Posted May 21, 2014 For those of you interested in Corrados, as well as the very recent article by Pistonheads, Autocar magazine arehave also published an article on them this week. Nice to see a largely forgotten sports car getting some attention. http://www.pistonheads.com/news/default.asp?storyId=29994 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaan W Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 Nice project Jay, the black leather is a huge improvement over cloth. Car looks mint! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_jza80 Posted May 23, 2014 Author Share Posted May 23, 2014 Today, I was mostly removing the leaky sunroof from the 16v. For those of you unfamiliar with Corrados, this is THE most common niggle with them. The sunroof mechanism is deeply flawed, and the innards eventually eat themselves. It's pretty easy. Just drop the roof lining, disconnect the motor, and then there's just a series of bolts to undo around the outside. And just to stop any rain from coming in, I removed the gutter strips from the roof, then tucked a large bin liner in the gaps, in the windscreen seal, and the bootlid. Should hold up okay (I hope ) Having looked at the parts in the sunroof mechanism, I think it's going to be best to get a complete sunroof from another car. More on that to follow. Having been stumped with the sunroof for now, I decided to start looking at removing the aircon from the 16v. I started by removing the switch from the drivers side of the dash. Then i pushed the loom back though the dash, noting any connections that I'll need to make on the VR6. Connectors from dash switch Some form of resistor? Connections to stock blower loom Illumination? A preview of the air con boxes under the dash Next job will be to remove the dash... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iky Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 The black component with silver stripe is a diode. Nice work J, I'm starting to think about buying one for myself... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_jza80 Posted May 23, 2014 Author Share Posted May 23, 2014 Both I'd think mate. My RS blows condensation smoke for ages after it's been stood for a while. Always clears after a while though. Wouldn't worry about it. There'll probably be a load of water sat in the exhaust or something. The black component with silver stripe is a diode. Nice work J, I'm starting to think about buying one for myself... Thanks, thanks and thanks. They are great cars. Not as well made as a Supra, but then few cars are But I would highly recommend one, especially a VR6. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_jza80 Posted June 2, 2014 Author Share Posted June 2, 2014 A couple of pictures taken at the Yorkshire Air Museum at the weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaan W Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 Love the last pic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_jza80 Posted June 9, 2014 Author Share Posted June 9, 2014 Well, today I took her to the painters for her full paint refresh. To be honest, this is a little OTT, as the car is generally very presentable. However, there are quite a few small marks around the car, and getting it all sorted at once seems like better value in the long run. Anyways, so I negotiated a discounted rate if I went and helped him strip some of the parts from the car. I started this morning by removing the side bump strips. I did this by pouring boiling water down the length of the strip, and then using a plastic Bojo scraper tool to cut through the self adhesive backing. At the paintshop, I dropped the headlining so that I could remove the complete sunroof cartridge, and the bee sting aerial. I then removed the door cards, so that I could unplug the wiring for the electric mirrors. The screws for the mirrors are accessed from the outside, by twisting the top of the mirror by 45deg. Residue left from the bump strips. This metal brace has seen better days! He's going to clean it up and paint it again. It won't be perfect, but it's being hidden by the headlight and the grill. The paint has just started bubbling around the side repeaters. I had noticed some bubbling around the drivers handle. It looks like the car has been broken into at some point, and the standard of the repair hasn't been great. Plenty of filler. A little bit of rust in the fuel filler area And quite a bit of rust around the number plate light recess. Glad I've caught this now, as it was getting pretty bad by the look of it. I'm guessing the factory rust proofing has been inadequate in this area. The rear number plate plinth is ruined. It had gone completely brittle, and just came apart. I was being very careful and using a heat gun, but it made no difference sadly. She should be ready in about a week. Looking forward to getting her back with her fresh paint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iky Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 Nice update J, Which bodyshop is it please if I may ask? That's great that they let you strip as (no insult to the bodyshop) most rip stuff off without care and then use bodges to make stuff stick on again. Iky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_jza80 Posted June 10, 2014 Author Share Posted June 10, 2014 Which bodyshop is it please if I may ask? http://www.yell.com/biz/elvington-auto-refinishers-york-2509682/ However, I'm not recommending them (yet) I've seen some of their work, and it looks very good, but having had some bad experiences at other bodyshops in the past, I'll hold judgement until I've carefully inspected the car. I have made him aware of how high my standards are, and he knows it'll be straight back to him if it isn't perfect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_jza80 Posted July 30, 2014 Author Share Posted July 30, 2014 Long time without an update. I've had a few issues with the paint unfortunately. Some of it has peeled off on the door, due in part to previous paintwork on the door, and the very hot weather. Aside from that, more sunroof woes. I've just installed a Seat Ibiza Moonroof in my Corrado, in the hope of solving the sunroof sliding issue, but it continues to do exactly the same thing as before - tilt perfectly, and slide intermittently. I had already tried the motor from my donor car, and it did exactly the same thing. So, I decided to start stripping the sunroof motor down to see if I could see any issues, and I think I've found one. I don't know a lot about electric motors, but I'm sure the brushes aren't supposed to be like this. The brushes on one end look like this. I assume they look healthy. This is what the other end looks like: That doesn't look right. The brushes all look the same, so I think I can use my spare motor to make one good one. I'm guessing these worn brushes are causing the motor to keep cutting out when the sunroof is sliding? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_jza80 Posted July 31, 2014 Author Share Posted July 31, 2014 Today, I stripped down the sunroof motor from my donor car, and this is what I found... One end looks fine And the other end... One brush completely worn away, just like the first one. And this is the brushes, removed from their mount Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
formatzero Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 For a minute mate i thought your name must have been Ed (with the big hair) Car looks amazing . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamc Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 Keeping busy I see Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_jza80 Posted August 18, 2014 Author Share Posted August 18, 2014 So I tried repairing the sunroof motor, and failed. The circuitry is intricate, and I'm not going to waste any more time on it. I'm going to source a motor from a MK3 golf, and hope it sorts it. For now, it's running a manual winder from a Seat Ibiza. In other news, I've not got a power bulge in the bonnet: I suspect the cause is a knackered engine mount. She's going in tomorrow to get the mount sorted, and I just hope a paintless dent repair specialist can do something with the bonnet. After that, I'm putting her up for sale. As I no longer need a practical car, due to working from home, I'm going to buy another Supra. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc_p Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 So I tried repairing the sunroof motor, and failed. The circuitry is intricate, and I'm not going to waste any more time on it. I'm going to source a motor from a MK3 golf, and hope it sorts it. For now, it's running a manual winder from a Seat Ibiza. In other news, I've not got a power bulge in the bonnet: http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm203/j_s14a/Corrado%20project/DSC_2098_zpsurgdeemk.jpg I suspect the cause is a knackered engine mount. She's going in tomorrow to get the mount sorted, and I just hope a paintless dent repair specialist can do something with the bonnet. After that, I'm putting her up for sale. As I no longer need a practical car, due to working from home, I'm going to buy another Supra. I wouldn't bother trying to repair anything, it'll only cause something else to break Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_jza80 Posted August 18, 2014 Author Share Posted August 18, 2014 I wouldn't bother trying to repair anything, it'll only cause something else to break It's a great car, but everything seems so fragile when you've owned a tank like a Supra. You must find the same with your various cars? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc_p Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 It's a great car, but everything seems so fragile when you've owned a tank like a Supra. You must find the same with your various cars? Yup, the 944 is the most annoying, if you use it loads, it runs like a dream, put it in the garage over winter then everything starts to break, thats why so many 944's are high milage, owners are afraid to stop using them incase something breaks . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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