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Thought I best get a build thread up for my rado and might as well start from the beginning!

So this is what she was like when I picked her up

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A pretty standard Corrado VR6 with beige leather interior. Only mod when I got her were Koni adjustable coilovers, jetex exhaust.

system and K&N induction kit.

Unfortunately not long after getting her I found out the engine was screwed. Had low compression in 3 cylinders! So my original plans of chucking a Schrick manifold (which came with the car)and a set of cams in the car went out the. Had a good old chat with Graham from DG autotech about my options and we decided to go down the 24v route. As much as I would have loved an R32 I just couldn't stretch my money that far because of the scene tax! So in the end Graham managed to source a very good 2.8 24v out of a Bora 4motion for a pretty decent price.

Also got bored of the beige leather I decided to strip the inside and start again!

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Got my self a bargain seats for the front!

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Before the interior went in she was off to DG autotech for the new engine

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Whilst the engine was being changed we found out it was all ready on a second engine and was a 2.8 too!

Well after a lot of trouble Graham managed to get the new engine in up and running and it was worth the wait.

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After that was all done the build started to pick up some pace and new wheels were on next followed by the rest of the interior

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And this is how she is sitting now

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Also had her rolling road and she made reasonable power although slightly down but I think this is due to the position of the air filter.

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It made 199bhp and 220lbft and the torque curve was nice and flat (its the blue one)

Thats everything for the moment im sure there will be more to add soon.

A nice little video of her on full chat :D

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