mk3 3dr beater

[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.

[jamie88]

I have a cl 3dr converted to vr6. I'm running vr6 seats and adjustable column so they must have been put in by someone along the way. I'm not that tall but my head I nowhere near the roof. Seat doesn't go back far enough though , need. Few more clicks back to be perfectly comfy. It's fine though.

[Water Boy]

All Mk3's have an adjustable column.

[eltonking]

vento front + 3dr mk3?

yes please.

[shooitt]

So, a productive afternoon. Camber just ended up needing an adjustment to the lower strut bolts... Perfect now
Sticky clutch has been lubed, feels a bit better.
Ripped apart the whole interior to mainly get the roof liner out (success) and while I was there I checked if water had pooled in the lower part of the guard under the rust holes, no water, and no rust down there ...so it seems the only severe rust is what I posted in the first post! Fricken winning! haha
Also discovered the rear right window had been replaced at some point and also the windscreen had been out at some point.
No signs of previous accidents and after looking really closely at the entire body it is extremely straight! Not even one carpark ding! Paint is **** and so are the bumpers but all in all it is an awesome car!

I have a cl 3dr converted to vr6. I'm running vr6 seats and adjustable column so they must have been put in by someone along the way. I'm not that tall but my head I nowhere near the roof. Seat doesn't go back far enough though , need. Few more clicks back to be perfectly comfy. It's fine though.

I want to swap the seat frames over and put my vento ones in the golf. Would that work?

All Mk3's have an adjustable column.

...my golf doesn't.

vento front + 3dr mk3?

yes please.

Yeah, I wanna do that so bad! Missus says I need to sell the Vento and it's too nice to rip the front off...but when would I ever get another Vento front end?? lol. Think I could make a decent amount parting it?

[RedColourConcept]

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

What corrado?

[Water Boy]

...my golf doesn't.

You dont have the little lever that lets the steering wheel go up n down? Can you please take a picture.

[shooitt]

You dont have the little lever that lets the steering wheel go up n down? Can you please take a picture.

Nope doesn't have it. My Vento does so I do know what you're talking about.