The idle dreaming "cars you want that don't exist" thread

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When my sister had her Golf Rallye, she use to take it to Dubsport, who did a lot of twin engined Golf's and Polo's. Not sure if this Corrado was theirs, but if you're going to go mad, go completely off the rails.

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JLv3.0 wrote: Thu May 10, 2018 2:06 pm Have you asked Rich if that's OK with him?
I'm glad someone is thinking of protocol.
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There's a long steep road ahead.
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ZedLeg wrote: Thu May 10, 2018 2:18 pm
dinny_g wrote: Thu May 10, 2018 2:07 pm
Jobbo wrote: Thu May 10, 2018 2:04 pm A rwd Corrado VR6 with the 3.6 engine from the Passat R36.
Good shout...

A mate's often thought about the R32 / R36 into a Bay Window Camper conversion...
I think I would rather have a watercooled 911 engine if I wanted to make a faster, more reliable camper.
Those DFI engines are gonna cost ya ;)
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GG. wrote: Thu May 10, 2018 3:59 pm
ZedLeg wrote: Thu May 10, 2018 2:18 pm
dinny_g wrote: Thu May 10, 2018 2:07 pm

Good shout...

A mate's often thought about the R32 / R36 into a Bay Window Camper conversion...
I think I would rather have a watercooled 911 engine if I wanted to make a faster, more reliable camper.
Those DFI engines are gonna cost ya ;)
Beat me to it!

Just make sure it's had a £11.5k Hartech rebuild before fitting it 😆
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ilmostro wrote: Thu May 10, 2018 2:29 pm When my sister had her Golf Rallye, she use to take it to Dubsport, who did a lot of twin engined Golf's and Polo's. Not sure if this Corrado was theirs, but if you're going to go mad, go completely off the rails.

Yeah, but - that looks like it was modified in a shed using cardboard.
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Marv wrote: Thu May 10, 2018 4:41 pm
GG. wrote: Thu May 10, 2018 3:59 pm
ZedLeg wrote: Thu May 10, 2018 2:18 pm

I think I would rather have a watercooled 911 engine if I wanted to make a faster, more reliable camper.
Those DFI engines are gonna cost ya ;)
Beat me to it!

Just make sure it's had a £11.5k Hartech rebuild before fitting it 😆
Maybe he was going down the affordable route of a 996 turbo or GT3 motor built off the GT1 block :lol:
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You’ll notice I said more reliable not just reliable. You don’t have to be very reliable to be better than an air cooled camper :).
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ZedLeg wrote: Thu May 10, 2018 7:04 pm You’ll notice I said more reliable not just reliable. You don’t have to be very reliable to be better than an air cooled camper :).
True. I guess a flat-6 would fit a little easier than a very narrow angle V6 too.
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ilmostro wrote: Thu May 10, 2018 2:29 pm When my sister had her Golf Rallye, she use to take it to Dubsport, who did a lot of twin engined Golf's and Polo's. Not sure if this Corrado was theirs, but if you're going to go mad, go completely off the rails.

I want to know what's in the Polo.



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http://www.thecorrado.com/endsp2.html


I'd've been happy if the factory had gone ahead with this;

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If you'd say it'd ruin the handling, maybe this would be better;

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If you'd say that lacks class, then...;

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