Fro
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As some of you guys know Dad and i purchased a black sri from a salvage yard on the cheap.
Here's how it use to look...
And this is how it looked when we picked it up..
Plans are to Fix the damage from the accident. Wing, arch, suspension leg. Then tidy up the body work as best i can and sort out a few engine niggles and then sell it 
Planning to keep the wheels for mine and sell the v6 brakes on and put standard 1.4/1.6 brakes on it.
Mainly got it so i can practice bodywork bits and bobs without worrying about ruining my car  Should be a fun little project 
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pdwhelan
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 not bad.. how much you pick it up for if you dont mind me asking
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Ben G
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looks so crap  best thing to do would be take eyebrows off, put standard rears on then de-badge / -de sticker it.
and polish it
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Fro
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quote:
Originally posted by pdwhelan
not bad.. how much you pick it up for if you dont mind me asking
Secret 
Ben it needs a bit more then a polish There will be a few things coming off for standard parts then they will end up on ebay 
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Fro
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Bumper ended up with alot of crack after it got caught on dads truck But it's all god practice
After removing the dodgy bolts holding it on Off it came...
First job was to put some fibreglass on the biggest crack to hold it back together Ignore my ugly mug ..
It was then time to experiment with filler was a bit fiddly but i managed to get it pushed into the gaps and the cracks and also started on another area.
Ended up getting too dark to do anymore by the time it had dried so that's how it stands so far hoping it came out alright but will see in the morning!
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SAL
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fro that looks like a piece of shat good luck with sorting though !
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Fro
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quote:
Originally posted by stavs
fro that looks like a piece of shat good luck with sorting though !
Will be fun......i hope
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SAL
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Planning to keep the wheels for mine  wtf twin spokes are much nicer and worth about 4 times more !
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Rachel H
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Why was it at a scrap yard?
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Fro
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quote:
Originally posted by stavs
Planning to keep the wheels for mine wtf twin spokes are much nicer and worth about 4 times more !
Not my ones they are fubbard! Won't be getting rid of them though. Theres a couple pics in my garage with one of those wheels on and i thought it looks pretty
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SAL
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if i brought that which i wouldnt unless i had the time i would sell the kit on the bay and the bonnet (belive me it would sell)get some post 97 bumpers for the front + rear and smooth the swage lines,get a post 97 grill and paint it black + all the unpainted bits.recon the wheels and re paint in black
= a tidy wee mota
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Fro
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quote:
Originally posted by Rachel H
Why was it at a scrap yard?
Got hit in the wing bending leg and lower ball joint. Thats the only damage really.
Did they do 16v sri's as i though they only came as an 8v?
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Fro
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quote:
Originally posted by stavs
if i brought that which i wouldnt unless i had the time i would sell the kit on the bay and the bonnet (belive me it would sell)get some post 97 bumpers for the front + rear and smooth the swage lines,get a post 97 grill and paint it black + all the unpainted bits.recon the wheels and re paint in black
= a tidy wee mota
Kit will be a complete arse to get off as its all bonded and smoothed on.
Going smooth on my one can't let this one outclass it
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pdwhelan
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yes they did 16v sri's, they did both 8v and 16v for m reg
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Fro
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quote:
Originally posted by pdwhelan
yes they did 16v sri's, they did both 8v and 16v for m reg
Cheers matey
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sam13
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i would be putting a new bumper on for the price of them i have the same kit and the front bumpers are really cheap
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M2RTY
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my corsa mas M71HVK
i would have cut the cracked part out or drilled it so there was no cracks for them to re-crack if you get me
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Fro
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quote:
Originally posted by sam13
i would be putting a new bumper on for the price of them i have the same kit and the front bumpers are really cheap
That's my option if this doesn't work, was the perfect chance for me to practice using filler and fibreglass so thought I'd give it a bash.
M2RTY - how much did you get your plate for? Might sell it on if the guy didn't take it off, but don't know how much it would be worth 
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k e l
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wasnt this on barry boys and posted up on here recently??
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Fro
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Yup yup i bought it a couple of weeks ago, and KROOZUK-BEN found it on barryboys so posted it up. The pics at the top are from the varryboys post
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Fro
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Managed to sand a bit more down this evning when i got back from work...
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Fro
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Picking these up from Bozza_gsi tonight,
To replace the broken leg and as Its already had lowered shocks I thought i would be better off finding a cheap lowered set
This is the damage to the current leg
Hopefully get The front ones fitted over the weekend, and fingers crossed it will be drivable in a straight line
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Fro
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Had the day off work today so put it to good use...
This is the old leg which got bent in the accident.
This is with the one i got from bozza fitted
Went to put the ball joint back on and realised it had split
so i got a new one from clarkins. Then had to run out to get the exhaust done on my sport, Came back and fitted the ball joint and have the wheel back on looking straight again
About to lower it back down and give it a quick test drive down my road
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loviing that engine cover
excellent work mate.
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