Matt H
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Stripping cars is very tiring 
Got the new car delivered today, its a 1999 T reg 1.0 Envoy
No sunroof, no electric crap, no nonsense 
Only done 29K according to the clocks  But it has been stood for a while. When I arrived home to meet the delivery guy I was a little shocked to be honest. The white car was green  and the bumper wasn't on too good either. This was the least of my worries, looked inside & there was literally a sea of car parts inside!
So far I've counted 3 steering wheels (not including the one fitted), 3 door mirrors, a wiring loom, various rubber seals, 2 Astra mk4 grilles, a Ford Transit grille, 3 clock surrounds, a dash, 4 headrests & many other things 
It would seem that one of the rubber seals was from my passenger door, which means that it isn't water tight, which would explain the puddle in the rear footwell Adding moisture into the air the seats etc have started to go a little manky 
So, on with the stripping. Wanted to get as much out tonight as possible to prevent the water causing rust, so in the space of just 2 1/2 hours tonight I have completely stripped the car down so there is only the heater matrix & the steering wheel. Not bad going  MAnaged to give it a quick sponge down too so its no longer green
Had to knock the little floor plugs out of the floorpan to allow the water to drain out properly & Im going to try & find some form of heater tomorrow to finish the rest off Wondering if its worth removing the tar matting in the footwells too? JR? What do you think?
Left my camera at work  Pics tomorrow
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Joe
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You putting the xe in this? You sure the shells good seeing as its been stood for a bit? Sounds like fun anyway
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Jake
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yes get rid of the tar matting. Do you have any of the pillar trim?
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a_j_mair
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i am also pooped but not been having as much fun. work is very drainign at the mimnet and have been working every noght this weekend roll on bank holiday weekend 
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Matt H
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quote:
Originally posted by joe6886
You putting the xe in this? You sure the shells good seeing as its been stood for a bit? Sounds like fun anyway
Yup, thats the plan
Its not been stood that long, its not rusting in the places my 2.0 is which is good
One or two knocks on it here & there, nothing major though
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dna23
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seems like he wanted rid of a lot of crap in his garage
Get some pics up matt of it and all the shoot .etc...
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a_j_mair
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oh what you doing with it?
i fancy a new project
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Matt H
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quote:
Originally posted by jake
yes get rid of the tar matting. Do you have any of the pillar trim?
Which pillar?
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a_j_mair
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you reshelling the green corsa 
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Jake
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all pillars.
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willay
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get some pics up mate
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Matt H
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quote:
Originally posted by a_j_mair
you reshelling the green corsa
Yup
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Joe
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Also does this mean your corsa wont be Caribic blue anymore or are you going to get it sprayed?
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Wrighty
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your car wil never be the same
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Matt H
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Not sure about colour
Carabic blue is the best colour for a Corsa, but if im getting a respray I could choose something a bit differant
Can't decide
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Joe
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Nah i dont rate caribic blue, keep it white.
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Matt H
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quote:
Originally posted by joe6886
Nah i dont rate caribic blue, keep it white.
With the white wheels the colour at the moment looks ace!
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chumbly_warner
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GSI Kit, with a few subtle changes and then respray in pearl white, oooh with polished speedlines. MMM
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Matt H
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Thats a bit too fancy for me that
You have no idea how badly stone chipped my car gets
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JadeM
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Forrest green GSi with white MO's
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Marc
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Whites a good colour.
I hate this "Reshelling" term everyone uses as clearing its not what your doing. You're transferring parts from one car to another!
Get loads of boxes and sort through all the parts you have. then you can see what you can sell/use and what wants binning.
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Rileysport
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Matt H commited to the cause
i need a new shell, a late black one if such a thing exists
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Ry_B
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Spray it black with some 15"s, -60mm and you have a track weapon
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corb
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How much did it cost to get it moved in the end Matt?
P.S. Spray it Imperial Blue, with the white wheels, would look ace
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broster
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if your going ot keep it stripped then i would deffo remove the tar matting, it looks crap with it there, then spray the floor all nice!
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