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Rob126
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Registered: 18th Feb 05
Location: Mellieha, Malta Drives: Corsa D 1.4
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   14th Dec 06 at 10:07   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
following from the thread started months ago:
http://www.corsasport.co.uk/board/viewthread.php?tid=299423

last tuesday my gf and i started the work! had only around 6 hours to work.
will try keep you updated as this goes on!

started the first day by stripping the interior (only the drivers seat was left in just incase we need to drive it) and then moved on to removing some stuff from the outside aswell (mainly lights and some chrome bits)

here are some pics for you of the first day:










all the stuff we took out:




will keep you updated as restoration progresses!

[comments are welcome]



[Edited on 14-12-2006 by Rob126]
Marc
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14th Dec 06 at 11:35   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Have you sourced the compulsary Porsche engine yet?
Rob126
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14th Dec 06 at 11:40   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
as said in the older thread, the original 1.2 engine will be left there. the porsche engine was just an idea of the guy from whom my gf bought it.

[Edited on 16-12-2006 by Rob126]
Rob126
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15th Dec 06 at 08:07   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Continued abit yesterday for an hour... removed the roof lining and cleaned abit! [no pics yet but]
rustyarchs
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15th Dec 06 at 16:51   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
now this is a proper project
Jules
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15th Dec 06 at 20:01   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Fit early sloping headlight wings (Porsche headlights if possible) and early tail lights, long bonnet and a Karmann Cabrio or W (or half W) decklid =
Rob126
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16th Dec 06 at 08:06   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Jules
Fit early sloping headlight wings (Porsche headlights if possible) and early tail lights, long bonnet and a Karmann Cabrio or W (or half W) decklid =


could do that but its going back to factory spec. all original '68 stuff even paint and interior and engine! thanks anyway for the idea but!

 
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