sparcost3
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hi,
basically i have been offered a Corsa Gsi non sunroof shell in smoke gray for 300
the car is in general good condition but
there are a few minor issues with the car,
the passenger door is rusty and damaged so would need a new 1 + painting in smoke grey as far as i know only gsi were made smoke grey so im not able to get a second hand door?
also the front drivers jacking point is badly crushed in is this an issue? its all solid and only serfice rust?
theres a bit of rust around the boot 1 hole and a bit crumbly in rear arch on the last inch of the chassis
is it worth it or will it just end up being a monney pit to get to an ok condition..
i can weld to repair the rear bumper issues
il upload a picture shortly
[Edited on 20-01-2013 by sparcost3]
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Generation
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Registered: 7th Jul 09
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If its I ly surface rust, why has jacking point collapsed?
Why is te shell not being used by the person that made it a shell?
Sounds like a rot box
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sparcost3
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He's bought it to break it was a non running let
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sparcost3
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Could have been jacked wrong it dosent seem week or all crumbled up tbf solid
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Darryl H
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Got two doors here in smoke grey if you do decide to keep it 
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davieslim
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jacking point aint really an issue, i had to straighten the jacking points on my sport because someone had been jacking it with a crap trolley jack and flattened it all
the hole on the boots normal but the rust at the rear arch id pull the arch off and check it and have a look at the inner arch as well as there bad for collecting crap in the rear arch and rotting through
smoke grey wasnt just a gsi colour it was available on lots of models
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marklawton
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they made early sports and ls corsa in smoke grey not just gsi`s 
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*CorsaCal*
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Check its soilid enough and check its a proper gsi then yes. Sports came in smoke grey along with other models pre 97. Easy enough to get parts.
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sparcost3
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Not 2 bad then maybe
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sparcost3
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Also did any gsi come standard without sunroofs?
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thomson
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Yeah they did, my gsi has not a sunroof and has windy windows.
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Nic Barnes
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Same as above, no sunroof and no electrics.
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sparcost3
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oh yeah i see
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sparcost3
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those are the worst bits what do you think
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sparcost3
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you cant see the damage on the door but it is scrap
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Adster
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id buy it, strip it down and if the shells is too rotton you will at least make over 300 back on selling parts and scrapping the shell?
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sparcost3
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quote:
Originally posted by Adster
id buy it, strip it down and if the shells is too rotton you will at least make over 300 back on selling parts and scrapping the shell?
yeah true
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sparcost3
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any other thoughts
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davieslim
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not to bad if thats all thats wrong with it, the bit behind the front bumpers common, rear panels are cheap for them now, ive had to get a few plated in the rear arches where it meets the chassis leg, its a common thing on alot of older vauxhalls, the front jacking points savable wouldnt take much to straighten it and put a bit of strenth back into it
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Mark.W
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Buy it and strip it.
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john_redtop
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Personally I wouldn't touch it when I stripped my black one found this behind rear bumper and that one looks like it could be nasty behind there
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Also my arches were like this again when went for mot couldn't be checked as was low so couldn't get in to push on arches and again them ones look to ne heading this way
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shaunmods
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^ foook! 
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sparcost3
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Bloody hell that's bad yeah I'm very suspicious of that back end and arches the tow hook looked bent down a little and the bottom behind bumper was starting to rot through
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john_redtop
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the tow hook ripped clean off mine ^^^ when i bought my current one it was a non runner so had to be towed i pulled off from the lights and the tow eye came off was that rotten you can see in that pic were it was
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sparcost3
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That is mental
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