GTIKole's 90 Corrado build. Back again.

[Mehowski]

car looks wicked, the speedhunters banner is a nice touch too

[GTIKole.]

Ok so I have been lazy and there has been no updates for a bit but that is changing now.

In short I got really bored with the car and honestly just did not like the look with the modernlines as it went away from The idea I had when I started this build. So here has what has happened.

[/B]Sold the Modernlines and ordered the new wheel can tire combo along with a few other small parts.
Here is a small list of what I want to do over winter..

-Switch back to 15" wheels with a more older japanese feel. (already on the way)
-90mm race stud conversion. (already on the way)
-Autopower race roll bar.
-OEM SLC grill.
-Rear Strut bar.
-Get the rpm guage working again.
-Reintall wiper motor, wiring and arms.
-Custom all Red tail lights.
-Switch out my polished and wood nardi for a deep cone all black model.
-70mm Spoonfed lip (if it will fit with the new wheel setup)
-shave the front bumper.
-Por-15 wheel wells & under coat the bottom of the car.

It's really not a crazy list like last year but enough to keep me busy since I wont be able to ride my bike as much. Here is a quick Photoshop of the idea.

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and we started...
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I then called TF Works up and ordered a Autopower Race bolt in roll bar. It is still being made and will ship to me in a few weeks.

I bought a set of 15x8 et0 Rota Grid-V's (how could you!) & a set of 165/45 Federal tires. I did this for a reason which I'll explain in a bit. I picked up the wheels yesterday and ran straight home to do a test fit and make sure everything fit as I wanted from messing with an offset calculator. They fit better than I thought they would and was really excited how they looked on the car. I then headed down to my friend Edgar's tire shop and we got the tires mounted up. I was slightly worried the tire would be too small height wise and look weird but once I got the wheels on the car and got everything adjusted it looked great (imo). after some adjustments I went for a small test drive. Pretty much the 90MM lip was dragging 85% of the time so I realized it was time to remove it and switch back to a US small lip which I think personally looks better on this set up. I can say this set up made me fall in love with my car again. It gave me that little japanese/Shakotan flair I was looking for when I first was coming up with my direction for this project.

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Ok. So I know someone is going to be like you put these seats and a roll bar in a car that has some 165/45's on that is super low? Why?
Well here is the thing. I am going to get the car to the track nexy year and start making progress to improve my driving and have some fun with friends but I'm not going to use this wheel and tire combo at all for track use. In all honesty this car is going to live a double life. Most the time It will be on the street set up and lower (which is the look I love) but I will also have a set up just for track use or for when I just want a change & of course the car will have to be raised up.
I decided on this route so I could get the best of both worlds out of my car and just enjoy it all around because I was really having a hard time loving it the past few months. This is also why I went with a little cheaper of a wheel set up compared to anything I have owned in the last 6 years so I could buy both sets of wheels and also do the other upgrades I want to do to the car and stay in a budget. Here is what I'll be work at the next few months..

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Another reason I'm get a different wheel is because the offsets on the Rota's would be a nightmare to fit a 205/50 Bridgestone on as you can see from the photos below. They are very meaty tires & I have heard great reviews from people running them.

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I'm excited to work hard in the next few months and make everything happen and just fully enjoy my car.

worked on the car a bit the next day.
I took the car for a test drive and made it 2 blocks before deciding to come back because....
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This height looked amazing yes but not drivable at all. So I raised the car up about 1.5" all around which I honestly think looks better and the car is drivable. I love this set up so much I must say. Still waiting on my stud conversion to show up, hopefully it will be here early next week. Here is some photos of the car at it's current height.

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A few days later my 90mm Stud conversion from Garagistic showed up. Super nice conversion, here is a link to the conversion if anyone wanted more info.

https://store.garagistic.com/4-lug-12x1.5-bmw-wheel-stud-conversion-kit

Super easy install, get quality on the studs/bolts and love that I no longer have to hold the wheel up anymore.

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I then went out and got some photos of the camera with the Nikon (I had to wipe the dust off it because I have been lazy.)

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[whacka]

Get rid of the rear camber make it fit right and it would look better but amazing car and amazing job!

[Jonnys_Stanceventures]

Really awesome job man! Any updates?

[DawsonLiri]

Nice Civic

[GTIKole.]

How did those AME's hold up? I am interested in buying a set of f zero 1's for my celica

I had no issues with them honestly. they cleaned up really easy and were pretty light. I did have to run spacers up front to clear my brakes. But they still looked new when I sold them.

I want to see pics of the other red car you have

I guess ..
I sold the westy and my jetta wagon last week. The Westy was starting to become way more of a project than I wanted and was going to keep the me off track with the corrado. So I sold it and I sold the Jetta just because... Well a 2.0 MK4 wagon is just a bit boring to drive everyday. So I figured I would try something different for once. Most don't know this but the first car I ever built was a 99 EM1 Civic SI. Pretty much the same idea as the corrado. Red car, NA, larger cams with head work and low. I have always still loved hondas and have wanted an EG hatch for a long time.

Well when I sold the two other cars I started looking on Craigslist for something else and was going to buy another mk3 GTI but the seller talked to me and then just stopped talking. So Sunday morning I was looikng around again and found a clean rust free EG Hatch that was local and had to jump on it.

I have done some work since it been home. getting the corner lights back to amber, ficing and cleaning up some of the wiring I was not happy with, removing the huge rpm tach and shift light and of course lowering it more.

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All my toys are Red.

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Some info on...
-1992 Honda Civic Hatch.
-CX model.
-JDM B16a swap with hydro trans.
-Koni yellow/ GC Coilovers.

[hinrichs]

I want to see pics of the other red car you have

[Golden Gramps]

How did those AME's hold up? I am interested in buying a set of f zero 1's for my celica

[DawsonLiri]

Really like your van, but I really love the car, with the AME was perfect for me

[GTIKole.]

Ok small update time.
Ordered a solid front motor mount from BFI since my old OEM one was destoryed. Made the car feel a lot more solid for sure.
Somethimg in my hydro clutch system went out so I just went ahead and replaced everything. New clutch master, new slave cylinder & a new custom line from Earl's Indy. The line was about $45 with the all the fittings. Looks a hell of a lot better than the stock line. Took me about an hour to reinstall everything with a help of my a friend, a power bleeder and bench bleeding everything.
Happy to have the car back on the road again with a much more solid clutch setup. :thumbup:

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[P78]

kolrado

nice touch haha

[GTIKole.]

This car is so prime. Looks fantastic.

Thanks man!

it really has dude !!
red 2.0 i miss red such a gorgeous car !!!
and pleeeassseeee make this early west into a panel van as well
my close mate has 1 of 2 early West MK1 Caddy's down here in Australia which is rare as fuck not to mention its only 1 of 12 caddys in Aus too haha
he has another slam front if you ever need one Kole brand spanking new !!

Yeah I'll always miss that little golf and leaving subframe marks all over the highways of the US.

EH, doing the Mk1 panel van is not going to be as easy as the mk3 or even mk2 version (OE has a Full MK2 right now) as those two are already hard enough to find. Plus the earlist oem panel van I have seen is ad featuring a early small bumper MK2 so they may have never made an oem mk1 version.


Must say I'm jealous of your mate. I love all early westys but an early westy Caddy would be game over for me, Honestly a dream car for me next to a 72 Hakosuka Skyline. They are just getting so so hard to find!

[lamsv]

This car is so prime. Looks fantastic.

[GTIKole.]

Switched out my plate I have had for 4 years now to a new plate that seemed more fitting, adjusted the throttle cable and remined myself that the bay of this car has nothing in it haha

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[GTIKole.]

Thanks man!
Took it out for a nice little cruise last night. always a great way to end your day.