Butler
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Thought id experiment, doubt I will see any noticeable perfomance increase but its all free 




Was surprised how much crap I found under the carpet, including a snail Gave it a good vacuum and a quick wash. Still need to remove seatbelts but the bolts were tight as fuck, will do that tomorrow when I can be arsed.
There are a few tiny rust patches on the left hand side where the floor pan meets the side, are these an issue?
[Edited on 19-02-2006 by Butler]
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Jamie Walby
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you vacuumed and washed the snail?
Get rid of all the dirt, that should shed some pounds 
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Butler
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I always was bad at english
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ed
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The rust probably doesn't matter too much at the moment. What with the car being white it's just a lot more noticable.
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PaulW
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rust is caused by moisture buildup under the panels & interior, vibration causes the interior to rub against, rubbing off paint & then it rusts
just patch the rust, sand/spray again...
you will notice it feels a little more responsive but noisy as fook 
why you left in the roofskin & other inetrior panels?? get rid
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ed
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This is what I call a properly stripped car 
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Butler
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Might strip more parts if i get time, the car is still a daily drive though so needs to practical aswell!
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PaulW
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damn right 
interior is the best engine bay... took me and some other guy to literally lift the shell on the back of a trailer
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Lynny
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quote: Originally posted by Jamie Walby
you vacuumed and washed the snail?
i was about to post this 
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Adam-D
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bullshit
this is stripped

[Edited on 18-02-2006 by Adam-D]
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Jamie Walby
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thats not stripped Adam, thats fucked
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Adam-D
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no shit
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PaulW
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Jamie Walby
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Kano
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I used to do this all the time with the rallye. I just ended up gettin pissed off with the noise though. lol.
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Butler
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The noise is cool Just fitted my decat today, took me about an hour and a half laying in a puddle under my car in the pouring rain. Thats commitment.
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Butler
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More pics of the car from today...




Sounds a bit different with the de-cat, what sort of changes should I expect apart from higher emissions!?
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Rich H
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More noise!
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Tom
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Get wheels resprayed, and tidy it a bit (bumper and mirror) will look ace, good fun those
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Butler
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Going to give the wheels a refurb when I get time. Bumper will come with next payday!
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Butler
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oh and mirror!
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Tom
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noticed any performance increase, has it started trying to fly yet, must weigh not alot now
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Butler
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Feels more responsive, dont think the rear had much weight in it anyway, seems to understeer a bit more now though
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Sandsy
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be a tidy motor when your finished, i noticed when i striped the interior in the corsa, well removed back seats, the car seemed ever so noisey
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Matt H
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Pics of snail!!!
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