gidged500
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No worries Andy was great to meet you too, what was the boost controller you said you had got ? I'm looking forward to seeing yours ready !!
Jay it was me think you left early so didn't get chance to chat.
Si ill update it soon ha ha
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gidged500
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Okay so little update ...
Whipped my sump off to give if a clean and I hate gasket sealant, the sump had been well and truly sealed on.
So off it came with some persuasion
Bit nasty, gave it a wipe but decided to clean it at work
So after cleaning it at work and I ordered some new gaskets, apparently the c20let has a gasket above and below the baffle plate ?? So I bought two
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gidged500
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Seeing as that's a crap update ill do a proper one the corsa has gone to the body shop ...
Picked up my brand new gm rear panel
Dropped the car off
And so the work begins
The bulkhead was a mess :/
And after some work
Like new
Manny who's doing all the work noticed a piece on the bulkhead had been cut out so he put a new piece in
Next the back end was cut out
Bit of rust found
Has now been repaired
Bit more rust
Arch repaired
And rear panel in
More to come when I charge my phone 
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gidged500
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Sorry about the picture sizes I didn't take them
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Joey 1.6 sport
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Looking good 
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gidged500
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Thanks joey 
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gidged500
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So part 2 of the Bodyshop update !
Ill let the pics do the talking
As manny was repairing the crack it cracked further along
Now as some of you will have seen earlier in my thread the d/s arch had had it, so manny started to cut out the arch and ufortunately there was more rust behind 
The arch has rusted behind the quarter panel but manny has repaired the arch
Some further investigation found ....
That this car has already had a rear quarter at some point in its life.
This is the sill
Door pillar
The fuel filler was rusted to death
And repaired
Door pillar
And now the rear quarter has been cut out so I need to sorce a new one
I've found a new rear quarter but
It's in Wales, so ill be going getting it as it is £50 including vat brand new from vauxhall. Usually £230 I'm told
That's all for now 
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gidged500
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Just ordered these tonight
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carl roper
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Fair play on all the repairs i would have just got a new shell personally
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bigron1988
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love metal work like this , he looks like he knows what hes doing, what is he charging for all that work if you dont mind me asking
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quote:
Originally posted by carl roper
Fair play on all the repairs i would have just got a new shell personally
Pretty much will be by the time he's finished lol
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gidged500
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Lol it did cross my mind Carl !
Ben it was £550 for all the work (few more pics to add of what he's done) he's an amazing guy he's really really good he did my mates mk1 escort
Steve it will be I've still more parts to get
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gidged500
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So bodyshop update 3!! Wales trip!
got up at 6 on friday and this was my trip...
didnt spend long on the motorway and got on some great roads and saw some amazing scenery
got my panel
and it just fit :/
after putting he panel in my car i went for a drive around the village and found this !
so me being me i left the car and went for a walk. Im a big urbexer and enjoy visiting old buildings hospitals etc etc. After a short walk i was not dissapointed!
id stumbled upon Cilgwyn Mansion, built in the 1800s.
Its being restored now but this amazing piece was still there..
got a few more pics on the way home
so arrived at mannys at 8pm and had a look at his handywork
think these pics are better than the previous ones ive posted
so went to bed on friday
got a text from manny on saturday to say he had finished !!
panel in primer before going on
and its on !
hes also repaired the drivers door.
it took him 3 days in total to do all that work !
its going for paint next but needs a new bonnet first.
thats all for now !
[Edited on 23-10-2013 by gidged500]
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bigron1988
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good price for all that work , have you decided on a colour for the shell ?
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gidged500
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i know! and its real top quality work and hes fast! thinking of going oem midnight black that its in already or 20r like my c cant decide though
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smoothboy
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top work by manny on your b going to look sweet man
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corsajay88
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Do you still need a bonnet mate got one with very minimal rust going spare
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gidged500
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Did a little work tonight ...
Put a first coat of paint on the sump
Got my new sump bolts and washers
New baffle plate came (old on the left new on the right)
Took my top hat off
Gave it a clean
And a lick of paint
Gonna need a new exhaust manifold gasket aswell :/
Top hat and sump In first coat
Quick random shot of the crank and piston
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gidged500
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26/10/13
So been at it again today had a look at my top hat and sump now they have dried
Put my baffle plate and gasket on , harder than it looks
Turbo off
Took of the oil return pipe
Moved on to the engine
Gave it a clean
And first coat of paint
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M Sutton
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Wow, great progress mate!
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gidged500
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Thanks mark been in the garage again today painting again and I went to where my corsa is
Dipstick tube painted
Block now dry (going to paint it again)
Inlet off
Started to put my sump on
Inlet (will be getting painted)
Went to have a look at my car,
Drivers door repaired
Dusty is an understatement
One of the wings that's going on
Wasn't very impressed that the whole car has been covered in dust on the inside :/ manny managed to keep it clean
Bodywork
That's all for now ! Going down later in the week to drop some more parts off, need to get a bonnet and a set of arches and then it's getting painted
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TimC909
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Your mad George!
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SimonTW
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Surely the dust everywhere should be no surprise as mine was exactly the same when I picked it up.
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corsajay88
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quote:
Originally posted by gidged500
No worries Andy was great to meet you too, what was the boost controller you said you had got ? I'm looking forward to seeing yours ready !!
Jay it was me think you left early so didn't get chance to chat.
Si ill update it soon ha ha
Yeah had to take my misses to see her nan. Was going to go to the cafe at the other end but jay said there wasn't a lot there. Got a bonnet here you can have if you pick it up. Just getting in the way
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gidged500
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Thanks Tim  ha ha
Si manny didn't get any dust on the inside well in the front seats etc it's since Michael the sprayer has had it it's covered lol
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