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Author Smooth Roof. Flushed in quads. *NOW WITH SOME PAINT ON* 05/10/03
boyracer2002
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   20th Sep 03 at 18:58   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Just thought i would post up a couple of pics of my roof in filler smoothed out, bonnet in primer and my quads getting flushed in, more pics posted later when car is painted!

Wot u think?

http://public.fotki.com/ProwlerCorsa/in_progress/roof_10.html

http://public.fotki.com/ProwlerCorsa/in_progress/lights_5.html

http://public.fotki.com/ProwlerCorsa/in_progress/bonnet_5.html

Hope these work!

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Kris TD
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20th Sep 03 at 19:04   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

how did you do the roof, have plates been welded in?
boyracer2002
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20th Sep 03 at 19:05   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

yeah mate, welded in plates, fibre glassed it then skimmed it with filler, i will put up my photo album when its finished of stages!
Kris TD
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20th Sep 03 at 19:15   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

sweet, looks good, may have too have a crack at that myself. ive never liked the way some people have done it by using lead strips.
AdamF
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20th Sep 03 at 19:19   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

are you doing the work mate looking good. never liked the concept of flushing the roof cos i flexes to much and i would be to afraid of it cracking but looks good mate
boyracer2002
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20th Sep 03 at 19:22   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

yeah get it done looks sweet now i have done it, little things. . .well big jobs but small things on the car makes them look a lot better like flushing mirrors into baseplate looks sweet too and flushing the quads in.
corsa120
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20th Sep 03 at 19:22   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

nice work m8 but that bonnet is dodgy
boyracer2002
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20th Sep 03 at 19:25   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

yeah i have done a lot of work myself and have people helping me do it,

cheers but whats dodgy about the bonnet lol
AdamF
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20th Sep 03 at 19:32   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

did you fit the kit
Karnage Corsa
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20th Sep 03 at 19:40   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Might sound like a stupid question but I myself and I have heard of other people of having problems with the light setting on the morrettes when going for the MOT if you have not lined them up propperly before smoothing them in they will fail sorry to point it out if u have already done it but it caused me a lot of sh!t when I went for my MOT cheers mate car looks a treat by the way
boyracer2002
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20th Sep 03 at 19:49   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

2 guys i know fitted the kit with me which saved me £0000's at a bodyshop and have probably done a better job for less, i know what u mean about the MOT but i will just have to see how they are after lol you can adjust them but i had a look today and managed to move them about quite a bit to al bodge them for the MOT haha
AdamF
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20th Sep 03 at 19:50   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

there adjustable mate
Karnage Corsa
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20th Sep 03 at 19:52   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

I know but mine are adjustable but they were still too high got away with it in the end I got it down to the bare minimum and they let me off cos it was at my works department
boyracer2002
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20th Sep 03 at 19:56   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

yeah i know they are but i will jus have to find somewhere decent as i need it passing for exhaust as its straight through to back box

Karnage Corsa
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20th Sep 03 at 19:56   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Quality
boyracer2002
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A few more pics here: -

http://public.fotki.com/ProwlerCorsa/in_progress/filler_6.html

http://public.fotki.com/ProwlerCorsa/in_progress/door_handle.html

http://public.fotki.com/ProwlerCorsa/in_progress/filler_2.html

http://public.fotki.com/ProwlerCorsa/in_progress/primer_1.html

http://public.fotki.com/ProwlerCorsa/in_progress/roof_2.html

http://public.fotki.com/ProwlerCorsa/in_progress/roof_14.html

all photo's are with 15" oz wheels which are for sale got these 19" dare d4 rims to go on when finished
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http://public.fotki.com/ProwlerCorsa/in_progress/2.html


Karnage Corsa
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20th Sep 03 at 20:06   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

They are facking gorgeous mate will look awesome on the car when all the works done, top wheels
boyracer2002
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20th Sep 03 at 20:12   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

cheers mate i know thats why i bought them, had to go all the way to scotland for them 4 hours there and straight back for another 4 hours lol looks sweet on though, cant wait to get it finished now, hopefully be at Doncaster cruise on 4th October and Scarborough cruise on 11th October and maybe if all goes well Max Power London end on November
STEvieXE
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20th Sep 03 at 20:57   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

how did the roof react to the welding? i want to smooth out roof rails but scared of the roof warping with the heat of the welder. ive done bonnet and pass door and left a load of time between welds and they still warped slightly. dont wanna take a chance coz dont fancy fitting a roof skin...
boyracer2002
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20th Sep 03 at 21:10   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

It wasnt too bad mate, its got an after market sun roof in so only slightly warped on edges of that but we put it back in to see how it was and it was fine, just tacked the metal in every couple of cm's but its fine especially when fibre glass and filler is added lol, cant tell at all, just try it see how it goes, worth it if it goes well
STEvieXE
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20th Sep 03 at 21:39   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

so u didnt weld the strips in fully? just tacked every few cms and then f/glassed over it???
DODG-E
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21st Sep 03 at 11:19   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

yeh i had my roof smoothed, arches made in filler and metal, and my boot smoothed.. very smooth car mine is!

trouble is, when it rains, and theres water on ur roof, and u open the window to have a fag, then pull away... water just poors onto the windscreen and in the window!! haha
wezjax
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21st Sep 03 at 11:33   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

nice to see you went for the smooth roofrails in the end
mattyboy199
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21st Sep 03 at 12:54   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

looking good
MattyB
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21st Sep 03 at 14:14   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Thats one hell of alot of filler....... :S

I really wudnt like to see ur face when u clip ur front/rear bumper, and all that filler between the bumper/wing/arch cracks, and u gotta pay out for a respray!!

Altho, if u use it for SHOW USE only, and trailer it most places, u shud b ok

Matt


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