06-07-2004, 10:33 AM
Ok, well here goes at my attempt to document this cars progress as it gets underway.
I scooped up the car a week ago for my 94 jetta with 248k miles on it neuspeed/bilstein setup, TT cat back, k&n air filter, 0Z superT wheels and a few other things to make it a clean, comfy, fun ride. I had been planning all along since its purchase last year to eventually build it up to boost, however the mileage was a big nagging problem in the back of my mind to begin boosting it, despite the fact that the car ran FLAWLESSLY. So when I logged on to RichmondDubs.com one day to check the local posts I noticed an add for a 1990 G60T for 3250 or trade. I immediately got in contact with the guy and sent him pics of my car which he disregarded as a trade because of the milage. I test drove the car a few times and noticed quite a bit of problems (I would no way in hell have paid 3250 for it in this shape) for starters, the drivers side strut bearing was blown, the car was pissing oil out of the oil pressure switch, the exhaust had a leak and was obnoxiously loud, the car needed a rebar, core support and lights. Overall I offered a generous 450 plus my jetta for trade and showed up at his door telling him 'here just hop in, the jetta will suprise you, trust me'. So after taking him for a test drive he wants to do the trade immediately.
So here I am with this car
![[Image: backrear.jpg]](http://www.crwreck.com/photos/MyG60T/backrear.jpg)
![[Image: rear.jpg]](http://www.crwreck.com/photos/MyG60T/rear.jpg)
![[Image: corrado3.jpg]](http://www.crwreck.com/photos/MyG60T/corrado3.jpg)
looks good so far. And here was the main problem area
![[Image: corrado2.jpg]](http://www.crwreck.com/photos/MyG60T/corrado2.jpg)
And the boyricer interior, 10 horsepower for yellow trim!!!
![[Image: cdplayer.jpg]](http://www.crwreck.com/photos/MyG60T/cdplayer.jpg)
![[Image: shifter.jpg]](http://www.crwreck.com/photos/MyG60T/shifter.jpg)
Those pics were taken from the owner just before I bought it.
The day I bought it I called up my friend matt in Nova and he set me up with a corrado guy in PA who parts them out. I spent $425 and it got me a rebar, core support, clear turns, fogs, black (nonriced) vents, speaker trays guage bezzel, and door handles, along with a pass side window switch which was busted, and a few other odds and ends.
I immediately ran back to Richmond after picking the parts up and played some RTCW ET, and Diablo II to get pumped up for the long day ahead tomorrow of doing my entire front end work
Sunday morning: hot as hell. I roll outta bed and grab the parts, scrub them down with 'Final Kleen' and spray the core support and rebar with a satin black krylon finish along with slapping POR15 on the bolt holes just to make sure this is a lasting repair.
After replacing the vents and guage surround first, I already had a feeling of happiness just seeing some of that yellow gone. And I began on pulling off the rebar. I read through the bently and I saw that the rebar bracket slides into the front frame rail and bolts to it with 2 bolts on each side. Simple enough, here I come bolts! I slide under the car, throw a socket on the bolt and turn *CCCRREEEEAAAAKKKKKKK* and it spins..... :x The welds on the back of both nuts on the left side of the inner frame rail had broken and the nut was spinning inside the rail.
Now it would be an easy fix... if I could get my rebar off. BUT NO! Its smashed in so bad I dont have access to the bolts which go in from the rear of the bar to meet the bracket.
With the drivers side off and fine I take a deep breath and decide to drill those bitches out. Head down to home depot, grab an air die grinder and bit set, and a set of titanium drill bits. I get back and drill away at the bolts from the front and get almost done with the first one. *snap* torque set too high on the drill and the brittle titanium bit snapped its tapping head off..... Oh well, I bought a whole set On to a smaller one. And I drill away. After getting them drilled out I was able to throw a 17mm wrench inside the frame rail to hold the nuts while I got the bracket off.
Once the rebar was off I bent the brackets back to their stock form and began pulling the core support off. All bolts came off easily here and it was pretty much just a matter of finding out what was connected with what and disconnecting it. The new one bolted right into place and I was stoked, it finally started looking like a non-wrecked car.
Now after having sunburn on my neck from working all day I got to put the rebar in place and realize it was slightly concaved from a minor bumper to bumper hit it must have taken on the other car. This created a problem as it wouldnt curve out to meet the contour of the bumper or clear the core support which goes straight down the front of the car. So after putting it on a curb, having someone stand on the other side and jump up and down on it to pretty much sea-saw with it, it bent the way it was supposed to and I was able to bolt it up and throw the bumper on. Next went the grille and I finally had a complete and good front end
Pics will be up in a bit once I can get to them and more full writeups as they come.
I scooped up the car a week ago for my 94 jetta with 248k miles on it neuspeed/bilstein setup, TT cat back, k&n air filter, 0Z superT wheels and a few other things to make it a clean, comfy, fun ride. I had been planning all along since its purchase last year to eventually build it up to boost, however the mileage was a big nagging problem in the back of my mind to begin boosting it, despite the fact that the car ran FLAWLESSLY. So when I logged on to RichmondDubs.com one day to check the local posts I noticed an add for a 1990 G60T for 3250 or trade. I immediately got in contact with the guy and sent him pics of my car which he disregarded as a trade because of the milage. I test drove the car a few times and noticed quite a bit of problems (I would no way in hell have paid 3250 for it in this shape) for starters, the drivers side strut bearing was blown, the car was pissing oil out of the oil pressure switch, the exhaust had a leak and was obnoxiously loud, the car needed a rebar, core support and lights. Overall I offered a generous 450 plus my jetta for trade and showed up at his door telling him 'here just hop in, the jetta will suprise you, trust me'. So after taking him for a test drive he wants to do the trade immediately.
So here I am with this car
looks good so far. And here was the main problem area
And the boyricer interior, 10 horsepower for yellow trim!!!
Those pics were taken from the owner just before I bought it.
The day I bought it I called up my friend matt in Nova and he set me up with a corrado guy in PA who parts them out. I spent $425 and it got me a rebar, core support, clear turns, fogs, black (nonriced) vents, speaker trays guage bezzel, and door handles, along with a pass side window switch which was busted, and a few other odds and ends.
I immediately ran back to Richmond after picking the parts up and played some RTCW ET, and Diablo II to get pumped up for the long day ahead tomorrow of doing my entire front end work
Sunday morning: hot as hell. I roll outta bed and grab the parts, scrub them down with 'Final Kleen' and spray the core support and rebar with a satin black krylon finish along with slapping POR15 on the bolt holes just to make sure this is a lasting repair.
After replacing the vents and guage surround first, I already had a feeling of happiness just seeing some of that yellow gone. And I began on pulling off the rebar. I read through the bently and I saw that the rebar bracket slides into the front frame rail and bolts to it with 2 bolts on each side. Simple enough, here I come bolts! I slide under the car, throw a socket on the bolt and turn *CCCRREEEEAAAAKKKKKKK* and it spins..... :x The welds on the back of both nuts on the left side of the inner frame rail had broken and the nut was spinning inside the rail.
Now it would be an easy fix... if I could get my rebar off. BUT NO! Its smashed in so bad I dont have access to the bolts which go in from the rear of the bar to meet the bracket.
With the drivers side off and fine I take a deep breath and decide to drill those bitches out. Head down to home depot, grab an air die grinder and bit set, and a set of titanium drill bits. I get back and drill away at the bolts from the front and get almost done with the first one. *snap* torque set too high on the drill and the brittle titanium bit snapped its tapping head off..... Oh well, I bought a whole set
On to a smaller one. And I drill away. After getting them drilled out I was able to throw a 17mm wrench inside the frame rail to hold the nuts while I got the bracket off.Once the rebar was off I bent the brackets back to their stock form and began pulling the core support off. All bolts came off easily here and it was pretty much just a matter of finding out what was connected with what and disconnecting it. The new one bolted right into place and I was stoked, it finally started looking like a non-wrecked car.
Now after having sunburn on my neck from working all day I got to put the rebar in place and realize it was slightly concaved from a minor bumper to bumper hit it must have taken on the other car. This created a problem as it wouldnt curve out to meet the contour of the bumper or clear the core support which goes straight down the front of the car. So after putting it on a curb, having someone stand on the other side and jump up and down on it to pretty much sea-saw with it, it bent the way it was supposed to and I was able to bolt it up and throw the bumper on. Next went the grille and I finally had a complete and good front end
Pics will be up in a bit once I can get to them and more full writeups as they come.
and yes, I plan on painting it. Im going to spray the front bumper in the comming weeks until I can get a place ready to strip the car and repaint it Audi Aviator Grey and throw some powdercoated black wheels on there.
![[Image: AUT_1851.JPG]](http://www.crwreck.com/photos/MyG60T/6-8-04/AUT_1851.JPG)
![[Image: AUT_1852.JPG]](http://www.crwreck.com/photos/MyG60T/6-8-04/AUT_1852.JPG)
![[Image: AUT_1853.JPG]](http://www.crwreck.com/photos/MyG60T/6-8-04/AUT_1853.JPG)
![[Image: AUT_1855.JPG]](http://www.crwreck.com/photos/MyG60T/6-8-04/AUT_1855.JPG)
![[Image: AUT_1856.JPG]](http://www.crwreck.com/photos/MyG60T/6-8-04/AUT_1856.JPG)
![[Image: AUT_1857.JPG]](http://www.crwreck.com/photos/MyG60T/6-8-04/AUT_1857.JPG)
![[Image: AUT_1858.JPG]](http://www.crwreck.com/photos/MyG60T/6-8-04/AUT_1858.JPG)
![[Image: AUT_1859.JPG]](http://www.crwreck.com/photos/MyG60T/6-8-04/AUT_1859.JPG)
![[Image: AUT_1862.JPG]](http://www.crwreck.com/photos/MyG60T/6-8-04/AUT_1862.JPG)