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Tomnova16

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Registered: 21st Jan 06
Location: Gerrards Cross Drives: Porsche 911
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4th Oct 06 at 23:15

A mate of mine bought this sorry looking gsi a few months ago in the knowlege that i would sort out the completly bodged bodykit and rattle can paint job. I started it on saturday afternoon by taking the body kit off.

to my horror someone had actually tried bridging the gaps between the arches and bumpers with cardboard and attached the bodykit with dodgy wood screws in a very strange way

i then ground off all the old filler and any rust( which there isn't much of as the car is pretty sound) with an angle grinder and then bonded the arches on ready to be smoothed into the body and bumpers

i got two of my workmates to help trim and bond the sill skirts on while i sorted the bonnet and flush tailgate

We then fibreglassed the kit on and bolted the bumpers on with about a million screws so they are totally rigid

We then did the fibre glassing on the bumpers, loads of layers so it hopefully won't crack

then tonight i sanded it all down and shaped it up to slap some filler on there

there is more pics in my garage if you're interested
oh yeah, cheers to ed for letting me make good use of his workshop while he is at uni.

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jamied

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Registered: 27th Oct 03
Location: Marbella,Spain Drives: C63
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4th Oct 06 at 23:18

looks good mate, are u sure that it still wont crack with just FG?
I cant belive the bodge jobs ppl do! cardboard pmsl

davey_jack

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Registered: 28th Jan 06
Location: Horley, Surrey Drives: Clio 182
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4th Oct 06 at 23:19

nice work mate, but I got to say its a real shame to see that bodykit being refitted! I think there is alot of molested Gsi's out there that need to be restored to their former glory!

Marc

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Registered: 11th Aug 02
Location: York
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4th Oct 06 at 23:19

I'm waiting for the ruined a GSi posts!

mav

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Registered: 19th Jun 01
Location: Scotland
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4th Oct 06 at 23:21

poor gsi

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cardboard

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Tomnova16

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Registered: 21st Jan 06
Location: Gerrards Cross Drives: Porsche 911
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4th Oct 06 at 23:23

i know what your saying but i think it will look quite special when its done.He dropped some 17's round today and they should finish it off nicely, you'll have to wait and see though

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davey_jack

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Registered: 28th Jan 06
Location: Horley, Surrey Drives: Clio 182
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4th Oct 06 at 23:27

I appreciate that the work you do is good, and you can only work with what you are given, but the way that the front bumper has to be fitted says it all to me, cheap and tacky.

Dave A

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Registered: 10th Dec 03
Location: County Durham
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5th Oct 06 at 00:04

I got exited and thought you were returning it to standard......

then I saw you were bodging that awfull bumper back on

Wrighty

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Registered: 28th Feb 04
Location: Howden
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5th Oct 06 at 00:08

Whoever did that to a gsi wants shooting

how can ANYONE think that looks good?

cardboard..ffs

take it your not changing the kit to something a bit less drastic no?

for once...needs a gsi kit imo

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Registered: 5th Jul 00
Location: Aberdeen City
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5th Oct 06 at 07:18

that kit is horrific

i just dont get smoothed cars either....

Rob_Lee

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Registered: 9th Dec 05
Location: Folkestone Drives: Nova 1.6 16v
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5th Oct 06 at 07:30

ummm... i dont get it... whys the kit going back on?

MatthewR

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Registered: 21st Oct 02
Location: Rickmansworth
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5th Oct 06 at 10:01

back bumper and bonnet are awful - take them off!

gianluigi

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Registered: 9th Mar 05
Location: Ipswich, Suffolk
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5th Oct 06 at 10:04

you're q good looking chap.

good progress.

Kerry

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Registered: 5th Oct 01
Location: Norwich
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5th Oct 06 at 10:07

quote:
Originally posted by gianluigi
you're q good looking chap.

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Registered: 10th Sep 03
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5th Oct 06 at 10:16

I still don't approve of this car and I want it out of my workshop now

Phil W

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Registered: 1st Jul 05
Location: Shropshire Drives : Focus ST
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5th Oct 06 at 10:16

There's me thinking you were putting it back to GSi kit form....

SXi_Tim

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Registered: 11th Mar 03
Location: South Yorkshire Drives: RS3, LET B
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5th Oct 06 at 10:25

Yeah, get rid of the hideous kit, get the original bumpers back on!!

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Registered: 10th Sep 03
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5th Oct 06 at 10:30

I'm sure the customer would be very happy if Tom did that

gianluigi

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Registered: 9th Mar 05
Location: Ipswich, Suffolk
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5th Oct 06 at 10:33

3CorsaMeal

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Registered: 11th Apr 02
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5th Oct 06 at 10:37

shows how special a GSI is

just a corsa with different bumpers

Tomnova16

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Registered: 21st Jan 06
Location: Gerrards Cross Drives: Porsche 911
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5th Oct 06 at 17:27

my mate wants this kit on there, each to their own tastes. why does it have to look like another gsi. He's only seventeen and we have all been there
i started out with this nova. modified it when i was sixteen and thought it looked the nuts. Now i know different but it is a learning curve

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Jules

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Registered: 26th Nov 04
Location: Ipswich, Suffolk Status: Happy
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5th Oct 06 at 17:30

quote:
Originally posted by Kerry

quote:
Originally posted by gianluigi
you're q good looking chap.

Nothing shocking about it Kezza, obviously Luigi is comfortable enough with his sexuality to be able to make comment on members of the same sex who he thinks is good looking to members of the opposite sex - I think this subject needs a thread in Off Day - I will start one!

SAL

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Registered: 19th Dec 05
Location: Radlett, Hertfordshire
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5th Oct 06 at 17:32

scrap the kit its minging!

Tomnova16

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Registered: 21st Jan 06
Location: Gerrards Cross Drives: Porsche 911
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5th Oct 06 at 17:36

quote:
Originally posted by gianluigi
you're q good looking chap.

good progress.

im not in a photos
there my workmates Lee and Lloyd.

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Registered: 10th Sep 03
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5th Oct 06 at 17:39

What did you do to the tail gate in the end? Did you re-do it?

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