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1992 Volkswagen Corrado SLC Coupe 2-Door Additional Info:

1992 VW Corrado SLC

About:This is a 1992 ½ Corrado SLC (i.e. it has a VR6). Some folks believe that the SLC started in 1993 but it was indeed in 1992, replacing the under-powered and troublesome four cylinder G60. It was called by some "the poor man's Porsche" when it came out. If I add all of what I've put into this car I'm sure I could have purchased a nice "real" Porsche by now.

The exterior of the SLC model does differ slightly from the G60 as well, primarily in the hood, grill and headlights.

One of the main differences between the ’92 and ’93 models being that the ‘92 SLC has the same interior as the G60 (and thus more parts area available for it). There were some cool things in the 1993+ like a better looking speedo and the center gauge console. I’ve modified the interior with a ’93 speedo and gauge cluster. Also, the 1992 VR6 uses a distributor and is OBD1 (or 1.5). The 1993 uses a coil pack.

I’ve had this car for over 15 yrs but have driven it very little lately and it is still under 100,000 miles. It had about 68K when I got it and began the modifications at about 80K. In the past couple of years I’ve driven it so little in fact, that it recently had to have a full valve job because a valve was getting stuck from lack of use. So, the car has a newly machined head, new valves, etc, and new distributor wires.

There is very little that remains stock on this car. So if you’re looking for an unmolested example to mod, this Corrado is not for you. However, if you appreciate all (or most) of what has gone into this car, you’ll love it.

It looks great from 15 ft away but on closer inspection you can see that it could use a new paint job, at least a decent respray. The clear coat is bubbling and/or peeling in many places. The Fiber Images hood is in good shape with only couple of small rock chips and scratches but the clear coat is completely gone. I did take a couple of pictures with the hood wet and you can tell that it can look awesome with a new clear coat. I am including the OEM hood which is in excellent shape except for a couple of small dings.

I can simply start to part it out and make a lot more from it but I’d rather it go to an enthusiast that will continue to improve upon it. Please, no low-ball offers. I will not sell parts separately! You can buy the whole package, and sell the extras for almost half as much as the price of the car itself. If you can't pick it up yourself, it is the buyer's responsibility to arrange for transport.

Performance: The car pulls strong all through the rev band, takes a lot of folks by surprise. You can even go deep into the redline if you wanted, since the rev limiter is removed with the GIAC chip. The suspension setup is awesome and it handles great. I used to have race springs on it but were way too stiff – these are just right. I took it to the big track at Willow Springs a while back and got it to about 125 mph on the front straight. I even managed to kick the rear end out coming down from the top of turn four. Not too shabby for a 25 yr old VW.

OK, I tried to remember all that I’ve done to the car but I’m sure I’ve missed a few things. Most of the parts have less than 10K miles on them, ALL of them have less than 20K.

Drivetrain

• · Carbon fiber engine cover
• · Polished valve cover
• · Ported and powder coated intake manifold
• · Neuspeed strut covers
• · Eurosport front strut brace
• · Neuspeed CARB-legal cold air intake
• · Eurosport rear sway bar
• · Samco hoses
• · Custom grounding kit
• · DSR 256 cams
• · GIAC custom ECU chip
• · Bypassed heater core
• · Optima Yellow Top battery
• · Dieselgeek short shift kit
• · Rebuilt clutch
• · Resurfaced flywheel
• · Wilwood front brakes w EBC green pads
• · Neuspeed Sport Springs
• · Bilstein shocks
• · Upgraded polyurethane front and rear engine mounts
• · Working AC (R12). I usually recharge it with about ½ a can of Freon every summer.
• · Dynamat Hood Liner
• · New Oil Pan
• External Oil Cooler (Older VR6 engines run hot, this keeps the oil temps in check)
• · Neuspeed stainless steel catback exhaust (sounds awesome, no fart-can here!)
• New spark plug wires
• Valve job with new valve set and machined head performed less than five hundred miles ago ($1,400)

Exterior

• · Badgeless front grill
• · Custom InPro headlights with angel eyes (or Euro "E-code" headlights, your choice)
• · Euro headlights harness
• · Fiber Images Carbon Fiber Hood. Great shape, needs new clear/paint
• · New Koenig 17” wheels
• · New 205/40/17 Kumho Ecsta tires (this is the largest wheel/tire combination that you can install without modifications to the bumpers and/or wheel spacers
• · Door Lock delete (Passat) handles w aftermarket strikers (driver’s side is installed, passenger side is still in box)
• · Rear spoiler has been modified to raise at 60 mph
• · Rebuilt sunroof (and spare parts)
• · Custom black suede headliner.
• · Formula One 50% tint on all windows including windshield
• · Custom clear side markers
• · New glass fog lights and custom clear turn signal lenses
• · Deleted rear wiper

Interior

• · OEM black leather interior in good condition (some seam separation in places, easily fixed)
• · New AC fan and rubber-coated fan resistor
• · 1993+ speedometer with reverse red-lcd mod and DDI reverse glow gauge faces
• · 1993+ center gauge pod with working oil pressure and volts gauges
• · Custom triple gauge pod with VDO gauges
• · New Corrado embroidered floor mats
• · Euro Seatbelts, properly installed with correct parts
• · Euro Parcel trays (removed US-spec knee bars)
• · Custom shifter and e-brake boots
• · Audi TT shift knob
• · Momo locking quick release steering wheel
• · Dynamat throughout
• · OEM keyless entry
• · 12v air horn
• Sparco Aluminum Pedals
• · Canadian-spec CEL*

*Yes, this car does pass smog in California! As far as I know, none of the US-spec 1992 SLC models had a CEL (check engine light). Which was fine until about five years ago when California changed their stupid smog rules again and required that all cars have a CEL in order to pass smog. I procured and installed a Canadian spec module and now it passes with no problem.

Included Extras!

• · DDI front bumper, side skirts and rear valence. The DDI (Dub Design Industries) front bumper was damaged before I even got to get it painted, should be a relatively easy fix since it is all fiberglass. Side skirts and valence are brand new. ($700+ value on their website)
• · Stock ECU chip ($$$)
• · VAGcom software and Toshiba windows laptop w adapter. Remember, this is an OBD 1.5 car so you can’t simply plug in your new OBD2 scan tool. No longer available, (approx $800 value).
• · Original 1992 instrument cluster with approx 96,000 miles ($150 value)
• · Extra set of front cloth seats ($200) Note: I currently have the cloth drivers' seat installed since I wanted to fix up the driver's seat. I never got around to it. I can put the leather seat back in but if you're going to fix it, you might as well keep it out for now. It has a small tear in the headrest and some seam separations on the seat itself.
• · Three extra sets of door cards (condition varies - in case you’d like to use them for a custom projects) ($$)
• · '93+ door pockets (They are different from the ’92 ones and do require mods if you want to use them) ($45)
• · New replacement L/R side mirror glass ($35)
• · New custom rear cross brace ($120)
• · Stock steering wheel ($$)
• · Stock air box ($$)
• · Extra OEM AC compressor (bought it before I realized the AC only needed to be recharged) ($250)
• · Extra sunroof panels and parts ($$)
• · Extra OEM rear bumper ($$)
• · OEM Hood (two very small dents) ($$)
• My dog-eared copy of the Bentley manual
• Fitted custom car cover
• Spark plug tool
• I'm sure I've got a bunch of other stuff, I'll include it as I find it.