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    ok its going to be a long one but here goes. gte shell no engine







    the plan. its needs 2 rear arches a front wing and a full paint job im also thinking about smothing out the bumpers. not sure about an engine yet might be 1.6 8v or 1.6 16v not sure yet

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    Made up your mind at last?

    small block 16V FTW!

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    baby xe yes not many about tho

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    Theres loads around. X16's are easy to come by. Dont pay over £200 tho!

    Take a road trip down to burgo, he can get the whole lot for about £100-150 iirc.

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    road trip aye 700mile round trip there must be some up ere

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    i didnt say a short trip.

    Whats first thing to do on the shell?

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    well later on im going to take the seats out and remove the bumpers and skirts. and then its grinder time. the back arches will be my first job

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    Quote Originally Posted by AW06
    i didnt say a short trip.
    ^ Thus cancelling out any saving he would have made had he bought the engine himslef!

    Nice plans mate, simple and easy. Love to see GTE's this colour blue. Laser isn't it?

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    Quote Originally Posted by L14MNP
    ^ Thus cancelling out any saving he would have made had he bought the engine himslef!

    Nice plans mate, simple and easy. Love to see GTE's this colour blue. Laser isn't it?
    yep going for a same colour respray lazer blue

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    ok we update i took the bumpers of and grinded the back arches to see whats there or not. enjoy or not


    got 2 arch repair pannels ordered for under 30quid


    front pannel looks ok must have been replaced maybe more to come

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