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Steve
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10th Dec 04 at 10:36   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Basically im toying with the idea of making my GSI completely mint, i mean getting and defects in the bodywork sorted and cleaning up the engine bay, getting alloys refurbished etc, my only worry is that the underneath is quite rusty, last mot had to have a small amount of welding done underneath, so do you think i shouldnt bother ploughing any money into it really and just leave it?
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reason im thinking about making it mint is to make way for a LET conversion but bcus the underneath is rusty its putting me off
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nope...
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nope what?
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Why don't you take the kit off the gsi and put it onto a newer corsa?

On second thoughts, don't kill another gsi
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10th Dec 04 at 10:39   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
thing is the body work is pretty mint, very clean not scratchs so its a shame
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Whats a bit of rust nothing a decent welder could'nt sort? What exactly was rusty?

Do it I reckon.
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the chassis is rusty underneath, just bad surface rust at the moment but could get worse
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When I got my Nova it was a shed, anyone that saw it can vouch for that but it had a good shell so I plouged money into it.

You have to be able to see light at the end of the tunnel.
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quote:
Originally posted by GSiSteve
the chassis is rusty underneath, just bad surface rust at the moment but could get worse


All Corsas will look like that underneath, get it up on a ramp and get the rust off, paint it underneath then waxoil it.
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quote:
Originally posted by Ojc
quote:
Originally posted by GSiSteve
the chassis is rusty underneath, just bad surface rust at the moment but could get worse


All Corsas will look like that underneath, get it up on a ramp and get the rust off, paint it underneath then waxoil it.


yer the way forward, get it sorted underneath and waxoil it every year and you'll have no problems
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havent really got access to a ramp, mite get a jack and sum axle stands from halfords and get underneath with a sander, il try to get sum pics up sumtime poss sat to see how bad it is
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10th Dec 04 at 10:48   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
more advise please ladies
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i;d see how deep the rust is first. get under and tap it with hammer lightly
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and how deep is acceptable?
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well if ur underneath and can reach thru and adjust volume on headunit, thats too deep
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what about the actual frame such as the rear suspension arms, how much rust is OK on bits like that?
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quote:
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quote:
Originally posted by GSiSteve
the chassis is rusty underneath, just bad surface rust at the moment but could get worse


All Corsas will look like that underneath, get it up on a ramp and get the rust off, paint it underneath then waxoil it.


no no no, oliver, mine has no rust at all. I have now waxoyl/undersealed it aswell, but wasnt hardly anything there to start with....

not bad for a 1995 methinks.
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bet mine is fooked
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but have to agree, put it on a ramp and have a good look...
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mines 93, my old 94 corsa had no rust underneath, i dno whats wrong with this one, must of been a friday afternoon job

[Edited on 10-12-2004 by GSiSteve]
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have a good look, check theres no more real structural problems, paint with rust inhibitor, waxoyl, then paint with underbody sealer...

as long as none of it is too bad that will stop it getting worse. If you are really worried get a bodyshop or somewhere to look at it first.
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could be a crash repaired car steve

put slugs on it as they eat salt
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no it aint crash repaired can tell plus did hpi check, its only had one owner from new
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Mate of mine had a 95 GSi... Had loads of rust under it... got it all sorted, removed rust and had it re done with "body sheets" was good as new

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