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RichR
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10th Aug 04 at 01:38   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Just got in from good nite out - I drove - neway hit a flood in the middle of nowhere at about 40 - waters ripped clean through back bumper and knocked an arch off

Fibreglass tat is shite and about as strong as shit. Im so pissed off.........grrrr Another Job for tomorrow - if the damn rain stops by then

Pictures up in the morning

[Edited on 10-08-2004 by LiVe LeE]
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iys snapped the diffuser (below the exhaust) in half and ripped it to bits - ne ideas of what to do when i repair it - ie get rid of the diffuser and block the ends off so it drops down either side. or mould another diffuser on (306/saxo style one) cant decide so photoshops welcome
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looks very nasty mate
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thankfully part of my course at uni is Laminating and working with Composites - so (along with my best mates composite workshop) Ive got the facilities and knowhow to fix it properly but - grrrr PSG are so shit - its wafer thin chop strand fibreglass which is as strong as shit IMO - really am pissed off tho - 25 days till trax as well
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dont worry mate we will get it sorted. get the measurements of the exhaust going on (if its still going on) then we can make sure they defo fit.
i got plenty of time now give u a hand now anyway
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10th Aug 04 at 07:33   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
easy fix....

but...... it has to be asked.....

How fast did you go through the river
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10th Aug 04 at 07:34   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
- well get ur ass up here then seeing as its all ur missus' fault - to top it off cars going for diagnostics check just after dinner - but bumpers to close to ground to drive it there - so Ive gotta fix it this morning grrrrrrrr
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10th Aug 04 at 07:35   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
bout 40 ish - didnt see it at all -but literally a 6 mile stretch between my house and the nearest town was flooded so should have slowed down - no1 to blame but me
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sellotape it up to go to diagnostics
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no - got a morning spare -so mite as well get the glass out - just wont do the skim of filler - leave that till its ready for spraying - I'll keep posting pics throughout the day of progress
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cant get up there as my car is fooked

can you put a brace inbetween the bumper and mask it up for the time being???
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no - its all in place now - just gonna glass over an aluminium mesh thats on the underside of the bumper - Ive braced the underside with a fibreglass tube and gonna run two Balsa wood ribs along the width of the diffuser and glass over them - hopefull that should hold it - then have to just smooth and spray - all good -job done

somehow I doubt it'll go that well
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i like what it say on the P40 tub (the stuff exotic sports cars are made from)
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lol - not using P40 just yet - going to use some bi-axial sheet Ive got left over from my uni work; then chop strand matt over the top

Im just gonna skim it with P40 to bridge a gap thats there - then finish it with P38 and bobs ur uncle can spray it this week then

Just wish the damn rain would stop
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blimy thats pretty scary, cant belive that, gutted to c that mate cos u car was imiculate sure u will get it sorted! iaz
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learn from my mistakes - dont take Jag corsa out when theres a risk of flooding lol
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Its not just fiberglass, I pulled nearly the entire GSi skirt off the other day, got out and the front was a foot away from the wing
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quote:
Originally posted by Ian
Its not just fiberglass, I pulled nearly the entire GSi skirt off the other day, got out and the front was a foot away from the wing


i did

 
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