VW Corrado World Owner Journals

The Time Had Come!

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 20:52:57 -0800

Kent Waddington's Journal --

I was driving to Toronto in mid-October (2011) and for some reason, as if it were a sign from God, my head was filled with the memory of seeing a sweet little quasi-cranberry-coloured Corrado in a restaurant parking lot in Ottawa three or four years ago. Being a car freak/geek, this was not unusual. I think of cars OFTEN. The memory was short-lived and life carried on.

Days later, on October 13, I receive a text message from an unknown phone number asking simply "Hi there is this kent?"

"Who wants to know?" was my reply.

"Haha, I don't know if you would remember but you left a card on my Corrado a few years back saying if I ever plan on selling the car to let you know :), well that time has come."

So, was this a sign from God? Was he testing me? Teasing me? Or just jerking my chain?

The owner, Clint, and I exchanged a few texts and I went to Ottawa to look at the car and take it for a test drive.

Yes, you guessed it. I bought the car. Who could resist the purrrrrr of that supercharger at 140 kms...

My first VW. And probably the best looking one they ever built. I would later learn it was in fact 'burgundy pearl' and not 'quasi cranberry' but I can live with that colour. Love it! It was the colour that attracted me to the car in the first place at the Montana's restaurant in the IDEA plaza in Ottawa. I remember the food not being all that good ... but now having the car has more than made up for it.

Posted 2011-12-02 20:52:57 by Kent Waddington

Corrado Spoiler

Fri, 09 Sep 2011 17:54:24 -0700

Andrew F's Journal --

hi i am 15 and just go a vw corrado, i hear about the spoilers on the corrado breaking. mine works but i want to know how to either turn it off or do whatever i can to keep it working thanks.

Posted 2011-09-09 17:54:24 by andrew f

Looking For A 1991 VW Corrado G60

Wed, 10 Aug 2011 17:10:48 -0700

Looking For A 1991 VW Corrado G60 --

I live in the panhandle of Texas and I'm looking for a 1991 VW Corrado G60! I want it as original as possible!! Thank you, and please comment if you know of anything available!

Posted 2011-08-10 17:10:48 by coleton t

NEW SITE: The Mini Shrine

Thu, 28 Apr 2011 13:34:09 -0700

Webmaster's Blog --

Relaunch! For Classic Mini (Austin, Rover, Morris) and New MINI (BMW) Owners:

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Stop by and say hello in the Forums, add to the Registry, or start a restoration & repair Journal.

<The Mini Shrine>

Posted 2011-04-28 13:34:09 by Skye Nott

NEW SITE: The Austin-Healey Experience

Tue, 26 Apr 2011 16:02:39 -0700

Webmaster's Blog --

For all 3000, 100, 100-Six and Sprite Owners:

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<The Austin-Healey Experience>

Posted 2011-04-26 16:02:39 by Skye Nott

An Update...way Past Due

Sat, 16 Apr 2011 12:14:32 -0700

Tom Lindmark's Journal --

I sold my G60 Corrado back in April of 2008. It still lives on in Oshkosh, Wisconsin with its new owner. I don't believe he is a part of Corrado World. At any rate, I finally reached my limit with the car when the new timing belt I had installed broke for the final time. I grew tired of wrenching on it when I'd have rather been driving it.

Nice to see the picture of it on the website header...thanks for that Skye.

My replacement ride is a 2001 Audi TT Quattro Roadster. Tastefully modded and quick as hell. Reliable too! I added a headliner for the convertible top, a center armrest, and a factory luggage rack I found on EBAY. I also tracked down the original Pzwo P1 wheels that were on the car when it was bought new by Hillside Imports here in Portland.

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Posted 2011-04-16 12:14:32 by Tom Lindmark

I'm Back!

Fri, 15 Oct 2010 22:17:15 -0700

Shelli Bordeaux's Journal --

I had a 1990 Nugget Yellow G60, but sold her in 1995 due to starting a family. I always hoped to have another, but thought it unlikely due to the limited number available. Unexpectedly, I came across one just like the one I had owned on Craigslist. Within a week, she was mine! I am loving every minute!

<My First Corrado - 1993>

Posted 2010-10-15 22:17:15 by shelli bordeaux

90corradog60

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 13:29:19 -0700

Rogelio Gutierrez's Journal --

I've had my corrado for about 7 years. Lately there has been a problem with it. I replaced the broken supercharger, and the new one broke within a matter of days. I don't know what happened, can someone help me?

Posted 2010-07-15 13:29:19 by Rogelio Gutierrez

My Corrado

Tue, 13 Apr 2010 15:41:10 -0700

Darran Eggleton's Journal --

It was 1996 and I was walking through the college car park when I saw a Red Corrado and instantly fell in love with the beautiful shape and look of the VW Coupe. Only when I finally got round to buying a Corrado in September 2008 did I realise the coincidence of my 'love at first sight'-ing as I found that my newly purchased Corrado was registered in the same year I first saw one.

I know I probably paid a bit over the odds for my Corrado, but it was mint and it was exactly what I wanted, so who's to tell me how much to pay for something I'd wanted for 12 years. It has black leather interior with heated seats, sunroof, electic windows etc and compaired to the Peugeot 306 Diesel I had at the time, it didn't have an accelerator - it had a hyper space pedal.

The bloke I bought it from is a VW Mechanic who had been head hunted and was moving to Germany. It has loads of paperwork and all the vital work had been done. When I handed over the deposit, the owners Dad opened a bottle of champayne and gave me and my girlfriend a glass. Nice.

Since then the car has a few bits that I've added to my 'to-do' list to get her back up to the scratch.

The reason for me starting this Journal is because my girlfirend and I are taking the Corrado on a European Tour down to Northern Italy for a friends wedding, then back through Switzerland and poss Germany and Luxembourg. The highlights (apart from the wedding obviously) are going to be the Monaco F1 GP track in Monte Carlo (can't wait to turn the corner and boot it through the tunnel) and the Stelvio Pass on the way back. So I intend to take many pictures of the Corrado throughout the trip for you all to see.

Posted 2010-04-13 15:41:10 by Darran Eggleton

My 90 Corrado

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 15:22:40 -0800

Juan Peluso's Journal --

well i finally become a member of the corrado family, yesterday i purchased my first corrado, i owned a 01 jetta before but thats about it, i always liked the shape of the corrados and now im loving the driving part. it's new territory for me and on top o that, all the badges on the car are gone, came with no manuals, no door jam stickers, no nothing.
Aside from the blown g charger obvious by the huge missing chunk from the top of it, missing stereo, speakers, messed up shocks, wire showing on tires,rusted through the hatch door, i see true potential.
This is gonna be a long hard adventure but i'm gonna love every minute of it

Aloha!!

<corrado>

Posted 2009-12-23 15:22:40 by juan peluso

Steering Column Busted

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:53:26 -0800

1992 Corrado G60 --

I need a new steering column for my corrado G60. If anyone knows anything about where to get one or that may have them please email me at speed_ultimate@yahoo.com Thanx I also need a driver side interior door handle.

Posted 2009-12-02 18:53:26 by Timothy Veloz Jr

G60 Fan Problem

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:52:59 -0700

Anthony Williams's Journal --

Coooling fan comes on 10 minutes after parking.stays on for 15 minutes.with ignition off.killing my battery.will 185F switch solve this problem?

Posted 2009-10-19 13:52:59 by Anthony Williams

I Cant Pass The State Test

Fri, 20 Feb 2009 10:53:44 -0800

Shamar Journal --

man i try anything i put a new cat on fix the 02. rewire it.

<this is my baby !!!!!!!!>

Posted 2009-02-20 10:53:44 by shamar jones

I Need Heellp!!!!!!!!!!!! My Rado Vibrates

Tue, 03 Feb 2009 17:00:25 -0800

David Lopez's Journal --

Yea my rado vibrates at idle and about like 3000 rpm, once it passes that sectionn the vibration goes away, what could it be?

Posted 2009-02-03 17:00:25 by David Lopez

Corrado Motor

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:25:16 -0800

Steve Vinton's Journal --

I just bought a 1.8 long block 1988-1993. I need the after market fuel rail & a crank harmoneck ballincer pully.The old 1.8 motor came out of a 1989 Jetta GL.The injectors do not fit & seat in the new motor. Can anyone help me with this motor? Please call me at 206-931-9940 or home # 253-*939-0936. I will add a pic soon.

Posted 2009-01-07 16:25:16 by steve vinton

Nice Improvement

Wed, 14 May 2008 19:39:27 -0700

Webmaster's Blog --

Got the car back from the garage today, my guess was right - the injector o-rings were shot and must have been leaking like hell. The car feels like twice as fast. I need to get it out on the highway to see if it fixed the overrun problem too. Feeling a lot more confident for the trip to Oregon in a couple weeks.

Finally got some nice weather so I picked up some 1/8 vac tee fittings and plumbed the boost gauge into a fresh 10cm x 3.5mm FPR line, reading 15 inHg vac at idle and about 5 psi when I floor it in neutral. Living downtown it might be a while before I can open it up on the road and see what the max boost really is. My neon orange 3.5mm vac line from Hose Techniques kinda rules, I'll have to go and replace everything now.

Got a bunch of PVC fittings at Home Depot for building a pressure tester and an old valve stem from my local shop. I'll take lots of pics and do a write-up after I pressure test my system.

Posted 2008-05-14 19:39:27 by Skye Nott

Spring Cleaning On The Corrado

Tue, 13 May 2008 20:31:29 -0700

Webmaster's Blog --

Finally getting around to a lot of stuff I've been meaning to do.

Taking it into the shop for new injector o-rings tomorrow, hopefully that will fix the overrun problem. Either that or a bad vac line somewhere?

Started on the boost gauge install and carbon canister delete. Need to tee into the FPR hose to get a proper reading, just got to find my hose supplies box around here...

Finished upgrading wiper springs to some generic cot springs. Will report if they finally fix the "crappy wipers" problem. Taking some pics for an article.

I want to install my E-codes and Eurowires harness before the Oregon camping trip too. Supposed to have some good weather this weekend so I guess I'll be out back in the alley working on the car with the binners!

<Eurowire C2 euro headlight relay kit>

Posted 2008-05-13 20:31:29 by Skye Nott

Just Got It...

Sun, 30 Mar 2008 02:34:06 -0700

Superman's Ride --

I've had this car a week, and I think I have re-defined a love for a car. The only other vehicle I enjoyed this much was a Challenger. (Can't recall the year, but it's cousin was the Plymouth Sapporo)

But I actually enjoy this car more.

I am looking at different things to do to it, starting with fully restoring it to factory specs, and then upping the Supercharger a little, Heading over to Neuspeed to see what they recommend, and finding a few other little toys for it.

Stereo will be a custom thing, as well as the paint. I'm thinking I like the black paint, so it'll stay black. Will most likely add a single racing stripe up the driver's side, but that stripe will not be the standard "big fat line" as most cars have. I want the stripe to have a distinctly Tribal look to it.

The supercharger was blown by the previous owner, so I'll either be looking for a repair kit or some kind, or (hopefully) find one in a pull-it-apart yard somewhere.

Came across this site as I was browsing for Corrado related things, and thought "what the hell"

Here I am.

I put the key in the ignition, and......

There I go!

<I love this car. Needs a nick though...>

Posted 2008-03-30 02:34:06 by Steffen Wolffe

'66 Mustang GT

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 17:19:42 -0700

Genesis Fetter-Heasley's Journal --

Picture

<Mustang>

Posted 2008-03-25 17:19:42 by Genesis Fetter-Heasley

I Obviously Have No Idea What I'm Doing...

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 17:18:03 -0700

Genesis Fetter-Heasley's Journal --

I thought I'd put up a bunch of pictures... but that isn't working out very well....

Haha sorry for taking up the time and space that I'm sure others could have used more efficiently...

Give me HTML and I'm good... but this... I have no idea whats going on... probably the blond coming out of me.. haha
Sorry All.

Posted 2008-03-25 17:18:03 by Genesis Fetter-Heasley

Mustang

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 17:14:20 -0700

Genesis Fetter-Heasley's Journal --

Picture!

<Mustang>

Posted 2008-03-25 17:14:20 by Genesis Fetter-Heasley

Welcome All Corrado

Fri, 01 Feb 2008 07:40:14 -0800

Corradokartei Journal --

Hello friends of this Register and Corrado drivers,

The Register has changed. After 6 years of my own hard work entering and publishing each of the 1600 entries the work is complete. The Register has a database and every user is responsible for their own entry.

The new login for old entries works as follows:
Your email address used in your entry is of great importance. Click the button REGISTER NOW. Enter your data. Once the registration is complete you'll receive an email in which you will have to confirm your registration. Only then can you log in.

During registration (or the first login) all vehicles entered by a user will be assigned to that user. This works through the email identifier. For this purpose you must enter the same email address during login which you have originally provided to the Register. Because you have to confirm the registration by email, you have then also confirmed your email address. This ensures that only the right Sciroccos end up in a user's profile. At a later date you can using the management tool modify your data, club, HP, VIN, attach a picture of your Scirocco, etc.

There is folder for uploading your picture. The picture will automatically receive a red marker. The text is generated dynamically. "Sciroccokartei.de Kartei 2:513" This marker would, for example, mean Register #2 (because of the 53b), and number 513 denotes the entry number in Register #2. The numbers have changed slightly because some of the old numbers were used twice. All entries have now been correctly renumbered.

Another scenario: A Scirocco without an email address, or where the user has changed their email address. Such a user may use a new email address, and re-register their Scirocco using their new email address. Vehicles affected by this will unfortunately remain orphan entries.

Following the tests I hope that everything will work as intended, and I'm open to suggestions for improvement (info(a)sciroccokartei.de)! It may happen that a few things may need to be rewritten. It wasn't easy! But Maddin (SC Cologne) has created the database! A big thanks! International entries are encouraged ...

Regards Webmaster Gregor

http://www.sciroccokartei.de/html/db/kartei.php
http://www.sciroccokartei.de/html/db/kartei.php?modul=kfzanlegen

<datenbank>

Posted 2008-02-01 07:40:14 by Gregor Leonhardt

It Never Ends!

Mon, 14 Jan 2008 14:42:21 -0800

Tom Lindmark's Journal --

Today on the way into work the timing belt snapped. It was only a year old and not even 10000 miles on it. The Corrado went home on the flat bed without me. Thank God for AAA+ one call for a tow or roadside assistance and it pays for itself.

<Arrg!>

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<IMG 1665>

Posted 2008-01-14 14:42:21 by Tom Lindmark

The Start

Fri, 28 Dec 2007 04:21:36 -0800

My New G60 --

I bought my G60 in September 2007, and fell in love with it right away. I drove it while I was repairing my Jetta that was wrecked in March.
In October I blew a coolant hose and severely warped the head. So I pulled it under the carport and put it up on stands to start the Transformation!!

Posted 2007-12-28 04:21:36 by Steve Ostberg

Ouch... Corrado Holiday Parts Bonanza

Mon, 10 Dec 2007 23:51:35 -0800

Webmaster's Blog --

Well the fuel pump is making those awful whining noises again, I guess its probably going to croak soon. I really don't want to get stranded somewhere this winter (even though I'd like to get my money's worth with BCAA... hmm...) so I went ahead and ordered a replacement.

I've got an early 1990 so I have the in-tank and the external transfer pump, oh joy. I just about had a heart attack when I saw the prices (around $300-325). Google to the rescue, I found the Airtex E8030 is a replacement for the OEM Bosch. Doing a search for the part number turned it up for $207 - not bad, $100+ saved. I verified the fitment for my VIN on Airtex's site so should be no problem. A couple of times I've felt a hesitation on throttle so I hope my original pump holds out until we pick up the new one just before NYE.

Just in case my Visa wasn't full enough from the holidays and the fuel pump, I went ahead and ordered a rebuilt ISV too for $180. I've probably bought about 5 ISVs from various junkyards and they're always fooked, let's see if a proper clean one (on my nice rebuilt and clean engine) will actually give me a low steady idle for a change. I'm tired of the surging idle, or high RPMs, or occasional stall from the damn things.

Tomorrow I think I'll finally have a stab at modifying my 3-bar badgeless FK grille to fit my G60. Damn tabs are set for the SLC so I'll have to cut them out and re-glue them, should be fun.

<Everyone loves the ISV!>

<Airtex E8030 external fuel pump>

Posted 2007-12-10 23:51:35 by Skye Nott

Doing It All Over Again

Wed, 15 Aug 2007 20:09:30 -0700

Tom Lindmark's Journal --

Same trouble...this time with the pinned sprocket. Engine's out, crankshaft pulled, back to the machine shop for another crankshaft repair and pin job...this time with two pins. I will make damn sure that the bolt is torqued correctly and plenty of green loctite is used.

<Crankshaft damaged>

<Sprocket damages>

<Damn!>

Posted 2007-08-15 20:09:30 by Tom Lindmark

Update

Tue, 27 Feb 2007 09:06:04 -0800

Tom Lindmark's Journal --

Engine pulled and disassembled, preparing to receive polished balanced and knife-edged crank. Supercharger is back from BBM with fresh strips and seals.

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Posted 2007-02-27 09:06:04 by Tom Lindmark

Lost!

Sat, 17 Feb 2007 06:47:02 -0800

JJABS Journal --

Hello. Well, I finally got the cool corrado that I wanted in high school. It needs a lot more work than I thought but it will be worth it. It is actually missing a sensor or something that attaches to the upper part of the intercooler tube. Does anyone know what that is? Or, does anyone know a good resource for working on corrados? (yes, I am a complete newbe).
Thanks

Posted 2007-02-17 06:47:02 by Jason Jablonski

G60 Crankshaft And Timing Sprocket

Thu, 08 Feb 2007 00:06:02 -0800

Tom Lindmark's Journal --

The sprocket and keyway on the crankshaft failed the other day. The crank and bolt threads are badly galled. I am going to replace the crank with a used one and put in new bottom end bearings and seals. The engine comes out this weekend.

<G60 Crankshaft.jpg>

<Timing Sprocket.jpg>

Posted 2007-02-08 00:06:02 by Tom Lindmark

1993 Corrado SCL/VR6 On Ebay

Tue, 09 Jan 2007 11:14:47 -0800

Eric Byrd's Journal --

I've loved my corrado but its time for it to go. I need the money to buy a house. Its a 1993 with 95,500 miles on it. Its in great shape. Check the ebay listing for more info. Item number 230075032738

Eric

<Ebay item 230075032738>

Posted 2007-01-09 11:14:47 by eric byrd

Just Getting Started

Sun, 07 Jan 2007 21:06:16 -0800

Casey Bauer's Journal --

Hey guys thanks for leting me in the club. I hope i can get some help from you all and maybe give a little. I just got my car and i am looking to fix it up a little. I love the Corrado body and everythings else about them. ok well see you all around. Casey

Posted 2007-01-07 21:06:16 by Casey Bauer

Tom's 1991 G60

Sat, 30 Dec 2006 16:07:08 -0800

Tom Lindmark's Journal --

October 2006

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Posted 2006-12-30 16:07:08 by Tom Lindmark

Testing New Journal Site System

Sat, 22 Jul 2006 11:42:55 -0700

Webmaster's Blog --

Just testing - please ignore.

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Posted 2006-07-22 11:42:55 by Skye Nott