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Registered: 20th May 02
Location: Kent
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21st Jan 07 at 21:49

Just looking for opinions really, wont really affect my decision, as its my car, just looking for some pointers
ignoring engine (smallblock xe or xe on tb's) i cant really decide what to do with it

Can either leave it like it is, just with repsray and new engine

Resprayed, in bright colour but with fibreglass panels/drilled panels, fibreglass bumper, wings and persex windows

Sleeper ie, van rear windows, steels and whell trims etc

[Edited on 21-01-2007 by jr]

Mark330d

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21st Jan 07 at 21:50

fibreglass panels etc imo

Jake

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21st Jan 07 at 21:51

respray with new engine and poly windows

Robin

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21st Jan 07 at 21:53

respray in white, polycarb windows, fiberglass panels, drilled post 97 front bumper (just a few holes, where the plate goes), that'll do...

Matt H

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21st Jan 07 at 21:53

Im struggling to decide about mine too

As it is the car looks good. The white & black scheme works.

Is the fibreglass panels & respray white not an option?

I sometimes get tempted to go down the rugged looking sleeper route but I don't think I'd want a car that doesn't look smart when its clean

Ant

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21st Jan 07 at 21:53

id keep it white for a start but light weight panels windows etc would be good.

liamcorsa

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21st Jan 07 at 21:54

quote:
Originally posted by jake
respray with new engine and poly windows

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21st Jan 07 at 21:54

it proberly wont be resprayed white regardless of options really

CorsAsh

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21st Jan 07 at 21:54

Crush it

Benn

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21st Jan 07 at 21:55

leave it white,
paint the under side,
then do the light pannels,
c/b or f/b bonnet boot door skins,
poly windows..

or paint up all white all over..and put a well turned sexy engine it in..

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21st Jan 07 at 21:55

TBH im weighing up the cost of all the panels and perspex vs keeping it as it is and just sticking the engine in

Ant

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21st Jan 07 at 21:55

and plastics for performance to an alternative to poly carb / perspex thinks its called plexi glass very good price aswell

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21st Jan 07 at 21:56

quote:
Originally posted by benn
leave it white,
paint the under side,
then do the light pannels,
c/b or f/b bonnet boot door skins,
poly windows..

or paint up all white all over..and put a well turned sexy engine it in..

simple

Matt H

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21st Jan 07 at 21:56

Also who is making your fibreglass stuff for you?

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21st Jan 07 at 21:57

i'll buy it from somewhere, im not going to use a boot again as i dont want the hassel of fitting it, so will get a perpex rear window and drill the boot

Dave A

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21st Jan 07 at 21:57

keep shell as it is, get the engine built and in then think about panels and placcy windows etc...

Ant

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21st Jan 07 at 21:57

bonnet, boot windows would be about £600 then paint...

Benn

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21st Jan 07 at 21:57

quote:
Originally posted by jr

quote:
Originally posted by benn
leave it white,
paint the under side,
then do the light pannels,
c/b or f/b bonnet boot door skins,
poly windows..

or paint up all white all over..and put a well turned sexy engine it in..

simple

you know i right...post it on mig..and i'll say the same...

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21st Jan 07 at 21:57

indeed ant, im thinking thats a n20 setup

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21st Jan 07 at 22:00

quote:
Originally posted by jr
i'll buy it from somewhere, im not going to use a boot again as i dont want the hassel of fitting it, so will get a perpex rear window and drill the boot

The boot doesn't weigh anything either. It's the glass that makes the boot heavy.

Ant

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21st Jan 07 at 22:01

quote:
Originally posted by jr
indeed ant, im thinking thats a n20 setup

one thing at a time then, to me you car has always been about 2 things

ultra light
doing things right

I know what id be doing and it wouldnt involve any gas

STEvieXE

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21st Jan 07 at 22:02

quote:
Originally posted by Matt H
Also who is making your fibreglass stuff for you?

k3vmcb i heard is chief panel beater/ f/glass fabricator in the making of j18

BeArDy

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21st Jan 07 at 22:03

It all depends on how clean you like your car.
Fiberglass panels do not line up and bow out of shape when at high speeds (Door tops bow out etc).
I looked into it for the twin engine corsa and went to look at BAT motorsports Corsa's as all panels are fiberglass (Doors,Boot,Roof,Wings etc etc) and i just couldent live with the lines the panels made and the ruffness off them.
Before doing the all fiberglass shell i would tell anyone to take a trip to BAT in liverpool and talk to them about it all (they offer fiberglass,carbon and kevlar panels)

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21st Jan 07 at 22:03

Corb was also involved in some pannel beating on J18...

Matt H

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21st Jan 07 at 22:04

quote:
Originally posted by jr
i'll buy it from somewhere, im not going to use a boot again as i dont want the hassel of fitting it, so will get a perpex rear window and drill the boot

Was the boot a pain then?

We need someone to make some normal wings in fibreglass

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