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Ian W
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18th Dec 14 at 19:38   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
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Originally posted by Ian
Non-airbag wheel looks well better.

Also need to ditch the control box under the ash tray so you can have a cubby hole there instead of the flat top with the control box under it.


Yep, keep meaning to find one! Don't suppose you have one knocking about do you?

Only drove it about 30 yards last night but the non airbag wheel feels so good
Ian W
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13th Jan 15 at 20:13   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Hoping to start the welding this weekend so thought i'd make a start on seeing what needs doing. It's surprisingly solid with only really the bottom of the arches gone and the rear of the sill and the rear beam needs replacing so all in all not bad at all (can see it has had plenty of welding in the past though).

Was convinced the back panel was scrap but pulled the back bumper off and was very happy to see an almost solid panel

Probably looks worse in pics than in person due to the flash tbh..
taylorboosh
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13th Jan 15 at 22:25   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I hate rust - guess we will be watching each others threads a fair bit
Ian W
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13th Jan 15 at 22:48   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I think so mate, reading your's kinda got me a bit motivated tbh.
craig55
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Looks like it may be quite bad from the pictures they hide rust under the stone chip my gsi didn't look half as bad but was full of rust hopefully it's not the case for you though
taylorboosh
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Lol words of encouragement there lmao

Will be cracking on with mine later - solid 6 hours or so - should get all interior out and the sound deadenning up - will see how bad it really is then

Maybe even the kit off too
Ian W
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Haha, yeah it's not got a positive spin on it has it

I've seen much worse and it's still a 20 year old Corsa that I bought from a breakers that was heading to the crusher so was expecting it to be bad, it's no where near as bad as I thought though - all the inner arches are solid and the main floor pan is sound.

Was just going to get the bits that need painting painted but getting tempted to just go the whole way and get the thing fully repainted once it's MOT'd and on the road
taylorboosh
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Thats what im going to do, just get a cheapo full shoot

Will never be a show car but will be solid and look decent
Ian W
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Same here, mine will be used once it's done, will be keeping it nice but it's not a show car.
taylorboosh
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Yea the black one will be the show car for me - mine turns 20 on tuesday lmao

Would like it on the road and at pvs this year
Ian W
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14th Jan 15 at 11:34   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Aiming for Billing myself

You taking the black one or the GSi

[Edited on 14-01-2015 by Ian W]
taylorboosh
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Black one wont see the road for years tbh so will be the gsi

When is billing
Ian W
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July. Best Vauxhall show by far IMO
taylorboosh
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When you going to get cutting? That rear sill looks very nasty
Ian W
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This weekend hopefully, I can weld but my mate is the expert when it comes to cutting and replacing sections, currently planned for Sunday, will have to see how far through it we get.

Got two new arch repair panels to go on and picking up my new rear axle on Saturday morning.
taylorboosh
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Got a link to the repair panels you got?
Ian W
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Got a link to the repair panels you got?


http://www.carpanels.com/catalogue/moreinfo/CP3651

Bought my other one from sel-imperial in 2013 but they don't seem to sell to the public anymore.
taylorboosh
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Cheap cheap those - may need some too
Ian W
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Made a start on the welding today, well my mate did all the work, I just pretty much watched

No before pic but there was a pretty horrific hole in the wheel well which is now solid



Rear arch cut out, bit of plating to be done on the inner then it's ready for the new piece to go in, would of been today but we ran out of time...





Not sure when we will be carrying on, maybe do a few hours next weekend.



[Edited on 18-01-2015 by Ian W]

[Edited on 19-01-2015 by Ian W]
Ian W
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Interesting update! Was searching eBay for any GSi bits as I normally do feeling slight gutted at how much work the Corsa needs and I spot a GSi for sale, looks tidy, good price, got a few more pictures sent over and a deal was done!

I now own White GSi which is MOT'd and I can drive! Still needs a few jobs doing which I'm happy with as I'm still wanting a project, just not as extreme as the grey one

Here's the new one, I anyone is interested in taking the grey one as it is then u2u me or I will be breaking it shortly.



Will get more pics when it's cleaned up! Made up haha
Ian W
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Oh and as it was in Norwich I bought it without seeing it, first time I seen it was when it turned out outside the house on the recovery truck
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Looks great as is many plans for it ?
--ToM--
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Oh and as it was in Norwich I bought it without seeing it, first time I seen it was when it turned out outside the house on the recovery truck


That's where I went for the vxr the other week I was going to buy this corsa untill I saw where it was! Was I fuck driving there again lmao!

Can't believe you didn't go down and view it you lazy bastard haha
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Spec of grey one as I own taylorboosh gsi now.
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Spec of grey one as I own taylorboosh gsi now.


Rotten lol

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