mk3 3dr beater

[RedColourConcept]

SUPER JELLY of the Corrado. Would buy/10

[manyu]

SUPER JELLY of the Corrado. Would buy/10

What corrado?

[anthony--t]

I think he means the vento...

[shooitt]

Wow so you got it! I had been in contact with the owner, seemed like a really nice bloke. In the end I decided I couldn't be bothered with the rust and apparently been keyed etc. Glad someone on here has taken it on. Can't wait to see what you do with it! Sucks the vento has to go though.

He was a nice guy, and he was like 6'6! Even I was uncomfortable driving the CL with no seat height adjustment or steering wheel adjustment! Anyone ever fitter height adjustable seats or a height adjustable seat frame to a CL?

congrats on the purchase.

re; camber. starters take the wheel off, and look for anything that's bent, scratched or dinged up. Can't really see much in the pics though.

Clutch cable might need lubing. I've seen people use all sorts, WD, gearbox oil etc. as for travel, it's probably a self adjusting cable, so tht's just how it is. Although they do tend to stretch a bit over time.

Iis this car an import?

I'll work out the camber, I was messing around with all that stuff on the Vento for a while. Apparently it is a self adjusting clutch cable, does the adjuster ever fail?

I'm confused as to why the indicators are oval and it has flares? Obvious answer is that flares are added on but the front and rear bumpers are texture tops? Don't oval indicators mean colour coded bumpers?

The guy said it was actually a German built car, maybe that explains the oval indicators and flares (which are from factory cos they're riveted on and very neatly fitted)

I love a 3 door good stuff.

I'd say get someone who knows what a clutch is supposed to feel like to give it a drive and see if they think something is up. When I bought mine (with 140kkm) my clutch was on the way out and I had to replace it not long after. It will likely have a self adjugsting cable unless its been changed which are useless, if its the problem, replace it with one you can adjust manually.

My friend came with me to get the car, he knows a lot about all sorts of cars, said the clutch feels a bit strange. Also the owner said it has a really long clutch and it's been like that since he got it 6 years ago. Maybe that is just how it is. I don't know what a clutch is meant to feel like and I didn't stall once driving around the streets here so it all works fine. Might just put a bit of lube on it and see if it gets a little looser

Would be cheaper to get a new hatch than fix that rust!

The plan is to get it fixed but not resprayed body colour. The whole car needs a full respray so what's a bit of primer. I had a plan to spray the whole car matte black or a really dark matte grey. That with my wheels and low

Pretty sure the rust is on a rear quarter panel.

Yes it is, rear left. I need to dig deeper to see if the lower part of the panel is nearing rust. There's a really small bubble on the passenger door as well. I suppose that's what you get from a life without being garaged...ever.

SUPER JELLY of the Corrado. Would buy/10

I take that as a compliment, but it's a Vento and it's automatic lol


What sort of engine mods can be done to the 1.8 8v for a bit more power? It's super nippy already but now that I've finally got a manual! A full exhaust and other performance mods are possible without worrying about the weak automatic and drone of the gears.

[LankyVW]

He was a nice guy, and he was like 6'6! Even I was uncomfortable driving the CL with no seat height adjustment or steering wheel adjustment! Anyone ever fitter height adjustable seats or a height adjustable seat frame to a CL?

I'm 6'5", and even my GL with adjustable seats and wheel still don't get low enough for my liking. VR seats are on the upgrades list as I hear they adjust down even lower. But I don't know how he'd manage without any adjustment though.

[RedColourConcept]

Oh lawl, I thought the other car was a Corrado. Fail my part.

What corrado?

[Jarred]

does this have the aust compliance sticker in the engine bay?

[shooitt]

It has the compliance plate with the vin number on it...same as the vento. Is the Australian compliance sticker different?

Here's where I'm at now:


Roof liner out, just looking for a good upholsterer. I think one lives just around the corner so I'll ask him.

Here's the inside of the rear quarter where the rust is. You can see the rusty snail trails. I pulled out the grey polystyrene (I'm guessing for insulation/sound deadening) is still intact and looks brand new, same as the other side.


I'll drive it around like this for a few weeks until I get the rust and roof liner fixed.
The Vento is for sale for $6000 as is or $4000 stock standard. Will be for sale at the House of Stance meet on Sunday

[Mk3 AAA]

Flares are an afterthought for sure, you can see they don't line up, the VR6 and GTI got thicker strips on the door. (It doesn't matter...just interesting mk3 nerdery is all).

Can't wait to see where this thread goes, will look schmick nice and tidy.

[shooitt]

I would imagine if they were an afterthought they would be screwed on, not riveted. Could they be an afterthought through the dealer where the first owner wanted flares fitted cos he saw some on a vr6? They look so neat, despite the fact they don't line up...they look like they've been there for the life of the car.
What's peoples opinions on JOM coilovers?
...like, on my Weitecs, as low as I am in the Vento, they're bouncy as hell. I can't imagine cheaper coils being any bouncier, it's gonna be bouncy if it's low (cheap or expensive coilovers), right?

Don't count on it being nice and tidy, I'm not gonna get a respray even after I get the rust fixed. Gonna be a little ratty but it's gonna be stanced...eventually.