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Author The blue one with Cav GSi rims -gauges awaiting fitment 27/6/08
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26th Mar 08 at 18:16   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Only 15 too so funds will be tight but working in the trade and at college should grab me a few parts for cheap What suspension has that got on it and how much you lowered it by?
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Sitting on a full PI suspension kit inc shocks and springs, lowered by 50mm
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If i can find a good kit cheap enough then i would buy it but if now just lowering springs for the mean time.
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quote:
Originally posted by ScottyBhoy2k7
If i can find a good kit cheap enough then i would buy it but if now just lowering springs for the mean time.




Wouldn't go more than 40mm on stock shockers though.
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Was looking at some lowering springs for £59.00 off here http://www.tuning.co.uk/vauxshop/

But at the Rimstyle they have 40mm GMAX springs for £66 saw the price in issue 81 of TV (the one Jamesvalvers corsa was in) Is that a decent price for springs?
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Seems cheap enough to me. I got my suspension kit from them for £250 ish
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Going to work on saturday and there is a white corsa with MK2 Astra GSi alloys and a GSI spoiler (Genuine) so going to haggle with my boss to see what will happen
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Originally posted by ScottyBhoy2k7
Going to work on saturday and there is a white corsa with MK2 Astra GSi alloys and a GSI spoiler (Genuine) so going to haggle with my boss to see what will happen




Good luck with that
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Oh btw what paint did you use to paint the cav GSI alloys? And did you spray them with a spray gun?

[Edited on 26-03-2008 by ScottyBhoy2k7]
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quote:
Originally posted by ScottyBhoy2k7
Oh btw what paint did you use to paint the cav GSI alloys? And did you spray them with a spray gun?

[Edited on 26-03-2008 by ScottyBhoy2k7]


No mate, I used Halfords rattle cans
Primer, gloss black and laquer.
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So did you get a good finish on them? they look a good job

[Edited on 26-03-2008 by ScottyBhoy2k7]
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quote:
Originally posted by ScottyBhoy2k7
So did you get a good finish on them? they look a good job

[Edited on 26-03-2008 by ScottyBhoy2k7]


yeah mate, i'm more than happy with them

cheers
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Dash mat, not a big update but looks tidy



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Right, after a lot of heatgun, tar remover, paint stripper action and a SHITLOAD of sanding the rear is stripped and ready for paint

The spare wheel well was rusty around the drainage holes so I rubbed it down and brushed some hamerite rust protecting/preventing/treating paint over the spare wheel well floor as this is going to be covered by the spare steelie. If I can find a GSi wheel on ebay I'll have that as a spare when I get some cash

some work in progress pics, enjoy:






Cheers
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work craig
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Looking good Craig Got my car back yesterday so im happy

[Edited on 01-04-2008 by ScottyBhoy2k7]
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Cheers fellas Hard work, but paid off in the end
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Update 3/4/08 - Primered






had filler primer so used that up first hence the yellow lol
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The black plastics that hold the rear parcel shelf and rear cards are going back in when finished. These weigh bugger all and will tidy it up a bit

But not 100% sure yet whether to put them back in or not.



[Edited on 03-04-2008 by 16V_1600]
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What colour you spraying it?

I think you should do it like this one -



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Spraying it gloss black and putting the rear plastics and panels back in
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Sprayed gloss black, so happy with the results!









Just got the laquer to apply and rear plastics/rear cards to refit then job's good.

Then look for some bucket seats
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That was quick you sprayed it all in 5 min

Nah looks well good mate, id do it to mine but i have passengers quite a bit
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quote:
Originally posted by FruitBooTeR
That was quick you sprayed it all in 5 min

Nah looks well good mate, id do it to mine but i have passengers quite a bit


I don't mess about

Cheers mate, just laquer to add and plastics/cards to refit. Looking at some black Corbeau Forza buckets
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started putting the cards and plastics back in and it doesn't look that good with a stripped rear and interior mix and match so the interior is all going back in, at least I'll know that it's all mint underneath the interior


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