Mark.W
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nice job on the arches and sills mate,i wouldn't know where to start
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sam-6
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Haha dan if mines ever as clean as yours ill be happy as larry!!
Cheers mark and I didn't know we're to start but it's not to hard to do!
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DansCorsaSXi
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Any updates on this Sam?
It's been a while.
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sam-6
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Update time! sorry its been a while! ive got lots done but dont have pictures for all of it! nearly all of the welding is done now! the floor is all welded up and inside is stripped! rear inner arches and outer arches are in! and got some bits painted
sorry for the poor pictures!
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then painted
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then did the strut braces to match
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this is how the inside is looking now, still need to clean up some welds and remove sounddeading glue!
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got the sills and arches in and cleaned up the welds ready for filler!
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then they were all filled and ready for primer
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then into the booth masked up ready for primer
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then primed out the booth! im not 100% happy with the quaters so i will be blocking them down and re-priming them i come to doing the doors!
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thats up to date now! also bought some new bits ready to go on! but have no pictures!
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NathanR
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Registered: 6th Dec 10
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Nice one! Good to see some pictures of it ! As you do seem to have vanished .
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DansCorsaSXi
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Woo hoo,update!!
Good progress Sam,done a grand job on the welding/filling.
Must be such a help been able to spray all your bits yourself. Especially with you being good at it,everything will look to a good standard. Just look at Nath's...
Keep at it kid. It'll be worth it!
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vx-scottw
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woo hoo yey nice work sam
be worth it in the end
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ArdenblueDan
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Such a good job on this mate that good that I'd happily deliver my car down to you for a respray hats off to you mate
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sam-6
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Cheers guys I will get there in the end !
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sam-6
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so i got the front end sorted today! got the new wing primed, second hand bonnet filled and primed and got the boot lid filled and primed, also welded and smoothed of the wiper hole!
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its only dry fitted on the car at the moment and not lined up as i need to take the wings off to paint around the engine bay, this is hot it looks! more like a car now
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ArdenblueDan
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Wow sam mate doing an amazing job on this
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vx-scottw
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nice work there buddy
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sam-6
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Cheers dan! Cheers Scott !
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DansCorsaSXi
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Looking good mate.
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NathanR
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Nice one mate! It's starting to come together now at last! Can't wait for it to be done
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sam-6
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chers dan! and i cant wait either nath!!
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gidged500
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Good work battling on with all the rust my b has gone in similar places to yours where did you get the rear arches and back panel?
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sam-6
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Cheers gidged!I got some of my panels from a place called Cleveland also best bet for inner arches and boot floor stuff is to get a mot failure and just chop and change bits over !
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sam-6
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Don't abit more to it today! Going to finish off tomorrow!
There was a bit missing in the engine bay on te bulkhead and it was bugging me so I fabricated a piece in!
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I then got the passenger side door in filler ready to prime! Will also do drivers side tomorrow!
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ArdenblueDan
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Coming along great sam
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sam-6
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Cheers dan
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sam-6
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Got the drivers door filled and primed today and also the slam Pannel and bits in the engine bay!
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Sean
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Looking great! Is it going smoke grey again?
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sam-6
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yea doing it smokey grey again sean!
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Sean
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Awesome
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