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Author Smooth Roof. Flushed in quads. *NOW WITH SOME PAINT ON* 05/10/03
AdamF
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21st Sep 03 at 14:17   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
STEvieN.I: when you weld it everytime you do a tack hold a wet cloth over it till its cold then do another weld it shouldnt warp like that well mine didnt anyway
AdamF
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if its done properly it shouildnt crack it is a hell of a lot of filler thoughespeaially as ive heard that kit dont fit properly
MattyB
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quote:
Originally posted by AdamF
if its done properly it shouildnt crack it is a hell of a lot of filler thoughespeaially as ive heard that kit dont fit properly


i dont see that car stayin in perfecot condition more than 8-12months max once its sprayed.

Altho even light skims were used, it will still sink, it will start to crack in places etc

depends how much car is used, but spendin that sorta ££ on a corsa, u wanna b able to use it alot.

Matt
boyracer2002
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i know loads of filler in it but there is a lot of fibre glass underneith that for the main build up and strength, its gonna get used but only for showing and on a night.
AdamF
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so what bout repairs in a pro bodyshop matt. it will be fine as long as the filler is not more than a quarter of an inch thick
boyracer2002
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21st Sep 03 at 16:20   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
yeah its less filler than that so hopefully will be ok unless i catch it, hoping to get hydraulics when i can afford then cream leather retrim and it will do . . . .for now
M2RTY
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21st Sep 03 at 17:57   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
even welding plate will crack, only way i would ever do it is lead filling
K100RSA
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Location: Devon. drives: too fast
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lead filling rules, not as difficult as people think, my badboy bonnet was leadfilled by local place, only charged £70 to do the bonnet extensions and fill it, the was just a case of a coat of 2K filler primer to get it right
mad_mike
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i recon the car looks ace, ive been thinking of getting that kit, was wondering how you go on with the wheels ?

what ET do you have to have to make it look right, or do you put spacers on ? or both
boyracer2002
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22nd Sep 03 at 08:11   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Yeah go for it, sweet kit.

with the wheels i have an et of 18 so they stick out loads without using spacers, best way IMO!

perfect fit with wheels.
boyracer2002
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4th Oct 03 at 15:24   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
A couple of pics in black base coat before painted to flip, no more pics yet as batteries went flat

http://public.fotki.com/ProwlerCorsa/in_progress/base_coat_1.html

http://public.fotki.com/ProwlerCorsa/in_progress/base_coat_2.html

more pics to come soon when its finished!
Adam-D
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4th Oct 03 at 15:45   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
very nice
antscorsa
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4th Oct 03 at 16:43   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
nice mate, oin filler i werent that fond of it but now it sprayed it mint mate, good job, and gald to help about the lights
STEvieXE
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you can also buy some kind of putty that u spread on each side of ur weld to stop the panel warping. never seen/used it but m8 has and says its an excellent job and can be reused. the filler shouldnt sink as long as its gd quality and theres not to much of it and from pics looks like plastic padding around lights anyway. Havent done any lead loading yet but will be learning it soon. Ive heard tho that it can warp ur panels alot as well coz the lead has to be heated to a certain temp to get it to be spreadable
boyracer2002
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cheers ant, yeah i phoned them up and they decided it wasnt a week till they arrive from Germany it will be a month and £50 more than they first said to me oh well they will be on order as soon as they get some in stock
boyracer2002
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5th Oct 03 at 16:35   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Here's a couple of pics with the paint on . . . . . at last


http://public.fotki.com/ProwlerCorsa/in_progress/corsa_001.html

http://public.fotki.com/ProwlerCorsa/in_progress/corsa_002.html

http://public.fotki.com/ProwlerCorsa/in_progress/corsa_003.html

http://public.fotki.com/ProwlerCorsa/in_progress/corsa_004.html
Paul H
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5th Oct 03 at 16:51   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
looking good m8
m-dot
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5th Oct 03 at 17:01   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
very nice! hate that kit though
boyracer2002
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5th Oct 03 at 17:07   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
lol fair do's :
O2re
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quote:
Originally posted by AdamF
STEvieN.I: when you weld it everytime you do a tack hold a wet cloth over it till its cold then do another weld it shouldnt warp like that well mine didnt anyway


the amount of material is doing the shrink ,so if you grind down after a weld (fast as possible) you can weld across anything , i guess you don`t belive me but this is true
i always use lead filling on places this is needed ,
but there is a problem not many know about lead filling , i can tell
under leadfillings it can`t be any holes uncomplete welds or any small craks ,this is because when you do the lead filling you relase acid and this will start rust at once ,
anyone here who have tried leadfilling can confirm this , already the day after you can see rust around the place you have fillled , so if its holes in the welding you got a problem started,
PainZ
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Registered: 28th Jun 02
Location: Camberley, Surrey - Drives a Black Vectra VXR Esta
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5th Oct 03 at 19:05   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
what paint is that
boyracer2002
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5th Oct 03 at 22:39   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
the paints the rage ecstasy
Gav S
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Well done mate
Mo
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Registered: 29th Jan 03
Location: Bolton, Drives Q3 S-line +
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23rd Oct 03 at 14:02   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
looking good fella, bet your well chuffed
thunda
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23rd Oct 03 at 14:11   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
nice car mate, impressive.. thats gona turns a few heads, probably even snaps sum necks

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