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FlaFFy_91
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29th Sep 12 at 14:02   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Finaly got a bit of work done on the corsa, nout much but just a few little bits left to do before shes out in the new year
Gave her a quick clean


New side reps
Before


After


And set up my suspention to the right height
this is how shes staying now untill i get some gaz's next year
Ben G
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i love that colour looks great with the gsi kit and weirdly, the steelies suit the car.

good job mate
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29th Sep 12 at 14:39   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
steels will be getting replaced by my comps when i buy the tyres (closer to the time of it comeing out)
but im considering getting a set of banded steels for winter as i do like the look of them on here haha
thanks anyways ben
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29th Sep 12 at 15:02   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Agree with Ben the colour is awsome and suits the gsi styling very well.
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thanks mark

ordered the bungs for the boot floor as some nugget removed them and i genuinly cant be arsed welding them
fans and my stereo will be wired in this weekend by a mate of mine, no wiked cool subs or anything, just front doorcard speakers and thats it
few more little updates comeing, will post when i can
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15th Nov 12 at 12:55   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
managed to get the bungs from vaux, alot easyer than welding them up

managed to get my tyres sorted, no pics of them yet but i will get some up asoon as i can be arsed haha

going to give it a full on paint correction bit by bit over the next few months

got a new key cut as the last owner snapped one of them
fans and stereo to be done soon aswell
snaps soon
flybikeslee
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thought you'd chopped a hole in the boot floor?
ArdenblueDan
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Just read this from the start dude and its awesome
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i did chop a hole in the floor lee but i welded it up, had to get rid of the massive amounts of rust
thanks dan, appreciate it
beggining of feb is when shes out so hopefully ill be all sorted by then
need to re do the front braided lines as one of them went on abit twisted and is rubbing on the wheel on full lock
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not worth just chopping the full spare wheel well out and welding in a plate?
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16th Nov 12 at 12:38   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
was going to but the lads next door didnt have enough plate for me to use
it will be done eventualy when i can be arsed mate
but for now it will do
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11th Dec 12 at 00:42   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
So i started getting on with my detailing bits and bobs... gave it another clean... clay bared it so on so forth i wont bore you with the details

anyways ive only done the front end for now so just a few wing pics for now... will get alot better ones when its all done and dusted in a week or so
im not to good at captureing swirls and RDS's so bare with me

anyways pictures...

after 16 years of old sponges and fairy liquid she was starting to show some battle scars









Some nice thick paint readings though...



That was about the average.. lowest i found on the wings and bonnet was about 150... so plenty to play with

so with a couple of test patches and removal rates taken... Menzerna Polish pad and Menzerna PF2500 polish with the DAS6 PRO then followed up with Menzerna Finishing pad and FF3000 Then finaly finished off with Menzerna finishing pad and SF4000 to get this





Lovely smooth paint with a nice reflection but a dodgey photo



Now the offside... same method but better pictures





And now the money shot.. finaly got to capture a picture that shows just how glossy and reflective this paint can be with a proper polish..





The rest will be done to the same standard bit by bit then more photo's will be added

comments welcome
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11th Dec 12 at 00:45   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Stunning mate looks amazing
bigron1988
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Why not just drive it insted of polishing it ?
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11th Dec 12 at 10:00   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
because i cant afford to insure it untill febuary.... so while its sat in the garage why not make it look good?
thanks dan
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whats the big dent from?
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the 2 dents on the passenger wing are from some storage box's that my dad dropped on it... wings are getting replaced sometime next year and freshly painted..
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ergh. not just get the dent man on them?
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could do but there in a massivly awquard place... might just whip them off and take them to the body shop acrosss the road....
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better to have oem wings than spurious stuff
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11th Dec 12 at 12:09   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
if i replace them man it would be with genuine vaux ones... get a massive discount on them through work now

but to be fair ill probly try a dent man first... theres a bit of one on the rear quarter too near the fuel cap from when andy had it
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11th Dec 12 at 16:49   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Now that looks shiney
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11th Dec 12 at 17:33   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
thank you very much

ill have the rest done before xmas if i get round to it and then ill get some proper pictures
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Looks good, when are the comps going on?
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11th Dec 12 at 20:59   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
A soon as its all cleaned and that... My tyres are sat at home waiting for me to get off my arse and fit them
Probly fit them in a week or 2 just to get the height, camber and tracking setup for my mot

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