My Nugget Corrado G60

[andy665]

Owned this for just over three years and now finally starting to look properly cared for, first car I've ever owned that I hope I never have to sell.

Fairly lengthy list of modifications, mainly mechanical but all of them reversible.

Edited by andy665 on Sunday 22 July 19:56

Edited by andy665 on Saturday 25th August 23:12

[SpeedyGonzales]

Awesome looking Corrado there - surely the insurance must be steep?

Edited by SpeedyGonzales on Sunday 22 July 20:09

[andy665]

Unlimited mileage, Class 1 business use, all modifications declared - £380 Fully Comp

[RadoVR6]

Very nice! good plate aswell.

A mate of mine has B16 GGO (BIG G60) id played about with.

[Pistuphead]

That looks really clean

[benzo]

That is mint, i can see why its a keeper.

[andy665]

These are some of the things that have been changed / added during my ownership, tried to keep OE or OE look as far as possible

Interior:

Electric leather / alcantara Recaros
Momo Millenium steering wheel
djustable shift light built into instrument panel DDI backlit instrument dials
Tachoringe alloy instrument bezels
Auto Meter boost guage set into SWG Motorsport guage pod
ioneer DEH-P80MP headunit
MB Quart rear speakers in original enclosures
Alpine front speakers set into Audioscape door pods
Stereo re-located at base of centre console and MK5 Polo twin cupholders fitted

Exterior features:

Late spec 3 bar grille
Late spec bonnet
Lupo GTi wiper arms and blade upgrade
Hella Raintronic automatic wipers using std intermitent function
Rear window spoiler
In-Pro Angel Eye headlights
HID lights from 2004 Audi R8 Le Mans car
In-Pro front indicators and foglights
LNS 17” x 7” alloy wheels
SWG Motorsport scuttle panel
Carbon fibre rear spoiler

Mechanical features:

Zimmermann cross drilled front discs
Total suspension re-bush with OE bushes
FK Konigsport coilover suspension kit
Trimsport alloy rear strut brace
SWG Motorsport Twin Inlet induction kit
K&N panel filter
Cold air feed from base of airbox
Big bore and flowed throttle body
ISV re-route
Oil breather re-route to custom oil tank
Bahn Brenner charger inlet / outlet
JMR ported G-Lader
Toothed belt drive
SNS chip
Forge intercooler
Ported exhaust manifold
JMR Hi Flow big bore stainless front pipe
Milltek exhaust with de-cat
Mocal oil cooler
Vibratechnics engine mounts

Edited by andy665 on Monday 23 July 15:04

[Neil G60]

Howdy Andy. I didn't realise you got those HID's from John. Awesome nugget

[Windymiller]

SpeedyGonzales said:

Awesome looking Corrado there - surely the insurance must be steep?

Edited by SpeedyGonzales on Sunday 22 July 20:09

Why should it be steep? Are G60's a pain to insure?

[andy665]

Not steep for me, with all mods declared its comfortably less than £400 per year, thats with Class 1 business use included as well, one advantage of getting older

[aka_kerrly]

what a beautiful bit of kit!!!!
a genuinly rare car and some very tasteful mods to which is a real bonus.

My uncle has a nugget yellow G60 and its been my fave car since 1989 when he 1st got it. I would like to get my hands on one, one day.....

[andy665]

Apparently only 19 RHD Nugget Yellow G60's were ever sold in the UK

[Xenocide]

Fecking hell!!

In-Pro Angel Eye headlights
HID lights from 2004 Audi R8 Le Mans car
In-Pro front indicators and foglights

That'll be why they look a bit meaty then..

[andy665]

Anyone who has ever driven a Corrado at night will know how awful the standard lights are, the In Pros with HIDs are superb, never need main beam nowadays

[aka_kerrly]

andy665 said:

Apparently only 19 RHD Nugget Yellow G60's were ever sold in the UK

is that so... i must agree i have only tended to see early 16vs in nugget yellow. Did see 2 RHD Yellow G60s for sale recently one for 3k and sold SOOOO quickly!

My uncle's is believed to be one of only 4 corrados to be imported from America in 1989. He even tried advertising them for sale as he was able to buy his for around 13K inc tax an shipping and so advertised his for 16k which was more than 2k off the UK list price and at the time G60s in the UK were only LHD so it made little difference and the spec was much much higher and yet people werent interested>>?? seems madness to me!

[andy665]

In amoment of madness I put mine up for sale earlier this year, I was swamped with offers in excess of £5k for it.

It owes me more than £5k but a lot of what I've spent on it wasn't necessary and I knew I'll never get back what it owes me but not a problem seeing as though I have no intention of selling it.

There is a twin 1.8T engined Corrado in Nugget Yellow currently being built but its nice that I've never been to a show where there are any more than 2 Nuggets in attendance

[wiggy001]

andy665 said:

Anyone who has ever driven a Corrado at night will know how awful the standard lights are, the In Pros with HIDs are superb, never need main beam nowadays

I used to hold a candle out of the driver's window to improve the lighting up front!

[andy665]

Next job on the list is to get some nice 312mm AP Racing brakes fitted, currently on their way to me

[andy665]

New wheels fitted today, certainly change the appearance

Edited by andy665 on Saturday 25th August 23:13

[andy665]

New wheels fitted today, certainly change the appearance

Edited by andy665 on Saturday 25th August 23:18