FlamingCorsa
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right maj(hitman off here) dropped his car off on monday.....didint get to start it till few days ago, finally got all other jobs done and out the way for now aos cracking on with it inbetween work( which is stupidly busy this weekend cos of mothers day)
here are some pics to wet your apitite...........
also, do u think the twin headlight will look betta or wose then normal lights under that bonnet cos it will be quite alot of work to get them to fit just wondered if u think it will be worth it????
here are some pics with jagcorsa.......
and some pics of progress..........
rear lights are getting blended in then smoothed off and painted, was gonna do this with metal but confident that the way i have done them now they dont crack!!!
smoother roof rails off, welded plates in and just skimmed with little fibreglass ready for skim of filler!!
getting rid of cracks in bumper, also totally modding the front bumper which is gonna be quite a challange and fun i hope!!
the car with front lights without front parts on cos this was only way i could get bonnet closed so far!!!
[Edited on 31-03-2006 by FlamingCorsa]
[Edited on 01-04-2006 by FlamingCorsa]
[Edited on 28-04-2006 by FlamingCorsa]
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antscorsa
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oo looking good, what colour isit going
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FlamingCorsa
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ANOTHER QUESTION, SPOILER ON OR OFF????
i like it without looks sleeker and lower!!! thats wot the car is about, its on the floor when the airbags are down
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richysport
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it look alot smoother without the back spoiler.
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James@CCC
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id say no spolier myself.
What you doing with the rear lights? I cant quite make it out
Cant wait to watch the progress on this, love these threads
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Planty02
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TBH i think it looks better with the spoiler. Looks a little plain without it
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FlamingCorsa
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rear lights are going totally smoothed over!!!
then gonna mount them inside the rear window!
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richysport
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quote:
Originally posted by FlamingCorsa
rear lights are going totally smoothed over!!!
then gonna mount them inside the rear window!
sounds mad keep the pics comin
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Sandsy
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iaz, i dont think i would smooth the lights over with fibreglass personally, i think it would be worth spending the extra amount of time and weld it 
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Robin
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in that first pic it looks like jag corsa's younger brother
rear spoiler needs to go back on
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Nismo
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cool
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Liam
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Rear spoiler on imo, looks to plain otherwise.
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FlamingCorsa
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quote:
Originally posted by Sandsy
iaz, i dont think i would smooth the lights over with fibreglass personally, i think it would be worth spending the extra amount of time and weld it
i was thinking this but the way i have fixed the lights there is gonna be no flex in it at all so wont crack!!! well thats the plan anyway! they have been fibreglassed underneath and on top where u can c, not i am gonna screw all along the edge to make sure they are not gonna move anywhere!!!!!
its not gonna be painted for month+ so if it cracks in that time i will do in metal otherwise i think its gonna be fine!
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WATSON
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Ur always good at your work dude Keep it up Should be good when done.. is jagcorsa on the road yet?
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hitman2k
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looking food m8 not sure on spolier will have 2 see pics when lights are smoothed to decide! love the morette headlights look amazing!
[Edited on 26-03-2006 by hitman2k]
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Adam-D
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fark-in-hell
erm, shit 
as for lights where are they going then?
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Steve
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IAZ its not about the movement that causes it to crack, its the fact that metal and plastic/fibreglass expand at different rates in different temperatures, this is what causes the cracking so no matter how firm the parts are they will crack.
id weld em now tbh
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FlamingCorsa
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quote:
Originally posted by Steve
IAZ its not about the movement that causes it to crack, its the fact that metal and plastic/fibreglass expand at different rates in different temperatures, this is what causes the cracking so no matter how firm the parts are they will crack.
id weld em now tbh
ahhhhhh, well they are fibreglassed up, hitman is having car back for week or so!!! will c wot happens then to c if they crack!!!!
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FlamingCorsa
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some more pics from this afternoon...........
was cracked here on the boot so grinded it all out has been welded but LOADS of filler there so filled it with fibreglass!!
arial been welded up and skimmed with fibreglass
roog rails also skimmed with fibreglass and ready for some skimming of filler soon
started major work on the bumper!!!
cut the vertical bits down, and fibreglassed so its one peice!!!!
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James@CCC
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wot fibreglass are you using?
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VegasPhil
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Looks good Iaz! 
Corsa 2.0 16v Vegas - Sold
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FlamingCorsa
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fiberfil stuff, i never used to get on well with it........but found if u really rub down wot u are using it on well it keys perfect to it.......and spread it out over a large area so makes it strong also!!! right or wrong it seems to work for me!!
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Graeme
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looks very gd work there and also rear lights may be ok if there all held in well but the colour may be different on them and filler on them doesnt stick to well!
ur paint suppliers are the ones near me and the guy is great in there, highly reccommend them!
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James@CCC
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i personally wouldnt trust that stuff in such a great quanitity, such as on the bumper. Would use real fibreglass, resin and mat, myself.
But you seem to certainly no your stuff and much more than me thats for sure.
Keep up the good work mate
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FlamingCorsa
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quote:
Originally posted by C4 WLK
looks very gd work there and also rear lights may be ok if there all held in well but the colour may be different on them and filler on them doesnt stick to well!
ur paint suppliers are the ones near me and the guy is great in there, highly reccommend them!
do i just really rub them down well before even applying any filler to get a good key to them???
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