BeArDy
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Some of you may know me and my mate have taken on the job of finishing off Fastcars Nova Pickup, and all i can say is the workmanship is really bad.
well the list is endless when we dug deep into the car, BUT heres just so people can see what its like.
Making panels out of fiberglass 
the full back end fell off, the panel of fiberglass is 15mm thick 
Sorry Rich  (you did do a good job on my car)
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Matt H
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Fuckin 'ell
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willay
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This post seems very strange coming from you Beardy, seeing as you always mention about the work on your car (as stated). Well done for letting everyone know what the work is like!
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Icy
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what ever happened to the 2tone corsa c they did
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BeArDy
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quote:
Originally posted by Icy
what ever happened to the 2tone corsa c they did
i wouldent like to see the work on that under that paint.......
think which gets me, even if they where not very good at sheet metal work then ammount of money spent on fiberglass to try and shape the back end they could of had somone come in and build it out of metal.
i will always give credit where it is gew...
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Davido
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gew
how old r u
its spelt DUE
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bradfincham
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OO dear
I had a little chat with Rich yesterday in R-Tec,
He declared himself bankrupt in the end.
Seem like when they got kicked out of there workshop they didnt put enough by to save for another place, and so they had to shut down.
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a_j_mair
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why does everything seem to be fibreglass when you watch these american programs overhaulin, hot rods etc it is all sheet metal work
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Edd
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because they are a bunch of unskilled cowboys!
or even worse just lazy bastards who think they can get away with poor workmanship
one less bunch of dodgy bastards taking peoples hard earned imho
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bradfincham
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quote:
Originally posted by a_j_mair
why does everything seem to be fibreglass when you watch these american programs overhaulin, hot rods etc it is all sheet metal work
because its cheap
have you ever tried to make a mudguard from a sheet of metal, it takes days, and hours of skilled workmanship. And you need to know all the tricks to be able to do it,
anyone can pick up a bucket of fibreglass and slap it all over a car
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PainZ
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Beardy you had your car done at midas???
I know u fitted the kit along time ago yourself, but didnt they do some work for you...
Hows your car?
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a_j_mair
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quote:
Originally posted by bradfincham
quote:
Originally posted by a_j_mair
why does everything seem to be fibreglass when you watch these american programs overhaulin, hot rods etc it is all sheet metal work
because its cheap
have you ever tried to make a mudguard from a sheet of metal, it takes days, and hours of skilled workmanship. And you need to know all the tricks to be able to do it,
anyone can pick up a bucket of fibreglass and slap it all over a car
yeah understand it is as cheap as chips etc but do we have any bodyshops making good quality cars ?
not fibreglass tat
real cars
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Corsa_Carl
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Have you got any new pics of this nova ? i was wondering what happend to it !
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boyracer2002
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i did nothing but laugh when i was at your the other week beardy that was pure shocking weighed a ton too
Still robbin bastard wankers who take £1300 off you and dont give you money back or wheels in return 
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Ally
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So whos doing pimp my ride?
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Sidesport
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Carisma
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bradfincham
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Have you never watched it, lets take the car to jamie at carisma
And AJ, i can tell you plenty of people that do work properly but none of them modify cars, they all make hot rods
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Brett
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Ah, so this is why my spoiler was sat unpainted in your shed for a month 
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Cosmo
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quote:
Originally posted by a_j_mair
yeah understand it is as cheap as chips etc but do we have any bodyshops making good quality cars ?
not fibreglass tat
real cars
Yeah, loads of places can do it. But people who modify most cars dont want to pay the extra cost to have it done the hard way, and just pay the cheap and easy way!
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Brett
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quote:
Originally posted by Cosmo
quote:
Originally posted by a_j_mair
yeah understand it is as cheap as chips etc but do we have any bodyshops making good quality cars ?
not fibreglass tat
real cars
Yeah, loads of places can do it. But people who modify most cars dont want to pay the extra cost to have it done the hard way, and just pay the cheap and easy way!
True, you do get what you pay for. Go cheap and get cheap. I have learnt this over christmas especialy 
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a_j_mair
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quote:
Originally posted by bradfincham
Have you never watched it, lets take the car to jamie at carisma
And AJ, i can tell you plenty of people that do work properly but none of them modify cars, they all make hot rods
never see any cars like that up here
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RKS
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generally you wont see hot rods on the roads, go to some drag meets at various strips, ive been to a few at shakespear county raceway a few times, its quite good being surrounded by proper petrol heads and not chav's like at other shows/events Lol
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ed
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That aint no fibreglass, £50 says it's just a solid lump of P38 Bunch of cowboys.
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ed
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quote:
Originally posted by Icy
what ever happened to the 2tone corsa c they did
The strange thing about that is the whole front end on that was fabricated... Looked really good un painted, not sure if they then slapped a load of filler on top for good measure though because it took them over a year to build it.
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BeArDy
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quote:
Originally posted by Davido
gew
how old r u
its spelt DUE
its called being dislexic.......
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