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lee mitchell
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cool


drill holes in it

i was just gna cut the back floor out
jr
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the tar matting is the worst stuff in the world to remove, if you want a hand etc let me know

lucky ur off al week aye gna get loads of white spirit type stuff from work as thats what was used on mine and come up lovely


autoglym tar remover is the key
jr
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Originally posted by lee mitchell
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Originally posted by AK
cool


drill holes in it

i was just gna cut the back floor out


that would actully work wouldnt it ???
AK
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hehehe super light weight!

Mine is on yet another engine now
lee mitchell
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hehehe super light weight!

Mine is on yet another engine now

yea i was just reading
Matt H
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Maybe remove the roof? That would save weight

Then have a cage in there to stop it bending & then have a canvas roof 2cv style
lee mitchell
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quote:
Originally posted by jr
quote:
Originally posted by lee mitchell
quote:
Originally posted by jr
the tar matting is the worst stuff in the world to remove, if you want a hand etc let me know

lucky ur off al week aye gna get loads of white spirit type stuff from work as thats what was used on mine and come up lovely


autoglym tar remover is the key

cost me about £300 quid in the stuff to remove it thou unless i get autoglym to sponsor me. could have some off theyre stickers up the side
jr
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ach.... its free of charge, just high on hassle!

Done two track days in the soaking wet since it was down at yours.... Thats it.
lee mitchell
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Maybe remove the roof? That would save weight

Then have a cage in there to stop it bending & then have a canvas roof 2cv style
sunroof has gotta go for starters. probably just a sheet of metal sprayed smoke grey fixed up there
jr
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lee 1 or to bottle does it, and a wall paper gun thing
lee mitchell
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ach.... its free of charge, just high on hassle!

Done two track days in the soaking wet since it was down at yours.... Thats it.

that many. hopefully it should be hassle free when it comes back thou
Matt H
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I had actually thought about something similar as I now have a dent in my roof
Sandsy
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get a perspex sunroof held in with rivets......
lee mitchell
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lee 1 or to bottle does it, and a wall paper gun thing

ive always hung wallpaper by hand where do u get a gun for doing it as will be alot quicker when i do the dining room
lee mitchell
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get a perspex sunroof held in with rivets......
thats an idea as gonna perspex the windows anyway
Sandsy
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full of ideas me
jr
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quote:
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quote:
Originally posted by jr
lee 1 or to bottle does it, and a wall paper gun thing

ive always hung wallpaper by hand where do u get a gun for doing it as will be alot quicker when i do the dining room


you know what i mean

AK
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any info on removing the std door bars? I might get some white doors from a scrappy to try on if i decide to keep it
jr
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im removing mine ak, as soon as i have a cage in the front, apprentley all 4 weigh 35kg ?
lee mitchell
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i spoke to james about this dont know wether to remove and fit a cage or leave them in without a cage
jr
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without a cage IMO, because what you rmove your only add just as much back in
Adam_B
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lee, have you done anything on a smoke grey corsa since mine?
AK
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a cage is about 30-35 kg and would help alot more to keep the car rigid compared to bars in a door
jr
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true, i was just trying to lower costs, because then lee can finish his other corsa

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