Just a quick qeustion Mark, how did the bodyshop go about mouting the skirts? Trying to get a heads up prior to fitting mine you see :thumb:
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Just a quick qeustion Mark, how did the bodyshop go about mouting the skirts? Trying to get a heads up prior to fitting mine you see :thumb:
Mark you kno i love this car..
cant wait to see it done..
btw i envy you with that garage lol
I had just noted where all the rivets go from the factory fit ones :thumb:Quote:
Originally Posted by Mike
stunning work mark
Had I known the rad surround was going in this, would have kindly donated it.
Cheers again for the wheels Mark.
first time ive seen this and its absolutely brilliant. cant wait to see the final product.
any ideas of finish date?
Looking absolutely awesome Mark, hats off to ya!!
Wow, awesome! Ditto everyone else's comments! glad you're re-doing the rougher bits, would be a shame not to! Just out of interest, what happened to the one that you bought off e-bay?
tucked away for a rainy day lolQuote:
Originally Posted by John H
Nutter!lolQuote:
Originally Posted by novacabrio
yep, 6 made 2 owned at the moment plus the stolen one, and I know where 2 of the others are aswell
how much do they sell for ?
id love one but im probably not gonna be able to afford it on my wages at the mo
Its finding one, I wouldnt sel mine
Few pics of plating, should have a few more pics up later on as im off out in the garage in 5 to work on me engine,
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...g/P1000019.jpg
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...g/P1010370.jpg
Oh and treated my self toa new tool box last week
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...c/P1010369.jpg halfords special!!
This also gives you an idea as to how long its been sat!!
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...c/P1010388.jpg
Got a few pics of the wheels to come later on aswell
is that it under the cover?Quote:
Originally Posted by John H
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...6/104_7093.jpg
Excellent Mark
Seen a few of these in process. Can't wait to see the finished article.
And ^^^ above, the red under the cover looks like the old SRi to me?
yup its the old SRi iirc.. and the grey one you canb see in one o fthe In the garage pics, is his wifes lovely mistrel grey nova, mark has C's been painted yet?
No wifes hasnt been touched lately, just about to upload some pics from tonights work
Decided tonight to get the engine a step closer, had a faff on getting head bolts sorted but couldnt get proper original hex heads with out getting them shipped from Germany, to much hassle for such a little feature, even Vauxhall have stopped doing the old style so I settled for genuine Torx heads bolts. Few bits are fitted loosely to see how it looks, others are there to stay, will be changing a few nuts and bolts in time for stainless ones and a bit more cleaning with good old scotch cloth.
Inlet manifold I had left in acid with the local cylinder head guy to try and clean it up, its better but not perfect, he also did the throttle body aswell
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...p/P1010391.jpg
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...p/P1010392.jpg
Trust old book...
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...p/P1010393.jpg
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...p/P1010394.jpg
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...p/P1010398.jpg
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...p/P1010399.jpg
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...p/P1010402.jpg
Need to get a new water pump and find the back part of the timing belt cover then I can time it up
I also hate working alone in the garage so I have my trusty friend to keep me company, some may of seen it in other pics
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...c/P1010403.jpg
The garage is plumbed into the house's central heating!!
Back to a few old pics now, Had the wheels refurbed as they were totaly funked,
random pre refurb pics
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...s/P1000086.jpg
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...s/P1000080.jpg
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...s/P1000073.jpg
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...s/P1000074.jpg
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...s/P1000075.jpg
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...s/P1000077.jpg
And the finished result
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...s/P1000194.jpg
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...s/P1000183.jpg
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...s/P1000185.jpg
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...s/P1000188.jpg
Also got some new centre caps, but will need a repaintin white,
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...s/P1000089.jpg
Was tempted to go for silver wheels but the car originaly came with White wheels, the White wheels were only fitted to the demo/show cars I belive as they arent listed in the irmscher catolouge if im not mistaken, but are shown on all the press pics
found it in the isle of man, lad posted on Mig years ago after info on it, I helped him out, and then asked him to sell, he rufused but eventualy decided he would sell itQuote:
Originally Posted by coldo66rc
still cant belive what happened with the old one but it shows the love for these to be doing another one, looking top so far i could never imagine what would happen if i tried to go so detailed (edit i'd give up and sell up) keep stuck in i want to see the semi/finished product
Wow looks great dude, What did you have the bits sprayed with?(wipe motor backing plate, fuel fail and so?)
Wheels will look very sexy.
there not sprayed, they've been re-plated
Ah, didnt realise they were rivited :D just what i wanted to know that Mark :DQuote:
Originally Posted by novacabrio
EDIT: Ive got a set of unused OEM headbolts (not Torx) if i dont use them there yours if you want them.
Mark what reg will be going on, have you got the original?
Yeah i'll take the bolts Mike, will even send you a set of torx ones,
Reg I think will be the original when I re-registerit, as I dont think it is down as ever being exported with it just going to the isle of man
Looking brillaint cant wait to see it in the flesh, keep up the good work
absolutely stunning. hope all goes well with the build :)
I Know so little about these types and just love reading about them. Id love to see this in the flesh!
Hats of too ya mate, its gonna be stunner!
Wheels make me sex weeeeee
this better had be to your usual standards u clart!
wow mate, ive just read this thread from start to finnish.and its truly awsome what your doing there:) ive seen these on the site opel-corsa-A.com how many of these(spiders)were made?imported to britain?
Bit more of an update, Ive been working on getting the injectors cleaned up, bought these from ebay
http://i23.ebayimg.com/06/i/000/c2/69/52d6_1.JPG
wire wheeled the injectors got them looking like this (Thanks Rory and Royston)
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...p/P1010418.jpg
and a quick lick of paint
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...p/P1010419.jpg
just need to do the other 3!!
Finaly managed to get my new bonnet Iwon on ebay ages ago, Rory pick it up for me from Andy Bishops, Cheers Andy for keeping it for me,
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...c/P1010436.jpg
They imported 6 in right hand drive, I currently own 2, 1 is tucked away to do in a few years, the other is this one. I also own one that was stolen. Theres a few left hand drive converted to right. Ive had one that I sold toa lad in Ireland, In total ive owned 5 spiders!!Quote:
Originally Posted by twistysnovagte
Good work Mark :D
Whilst thats all going on, As ive said before (I think) I have never been happy with the under side of the car, flacky bits like so
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...e/P1010413.jpg
The sealer and paint had started to flake off not good when the car hadnt even been on the road.
So again thank you to Royston I got a lend of his body roller, so onwards and upwards
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...e/P1010434.jpg
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...e/P1010417.jpg
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...e/P1010410.jpg
There was also areas that the bodyshop hadnt properly prepped so it still had muck under it, If you've read the whole WIP then you'll be picking up on that the final finish was lacking however the panel work is spot on??!!??!!
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...e/P1010416.jpg
I also had my suspisions that an area of the floor was a little suspect under all the sealer, so first area of inspection was this area, and guess what!!
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...e/P1010411.jpg
So, it was a case of not just tidying up the floor area but
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...e/P1010450.jpg
Strip it all!! so heres some pics of the last few nights work
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...e/P1010420.jpg
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...e/P1010421.jpg
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...e/P1010422.jpg
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...e/P1010430.jpg
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...e/P1010429.jpg
First nights work resulted in this little pile
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...e/P1010435.jpg
Also poked a bit more at that hole and got the grinder out (no pics of it ground)
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...e/P1010428.jpg
Easy enough to cut out and repair so thats sundays work!! I'm actualy not that bothered about it after thought as its made me think about the project in a whole new light and rather than just touching up and making do with it ive gone to the extreme that I have on the underneath.
2nd Nights work I did more stripping of the sealer
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...e/P1010451.jpg
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...e/P1010452.jpg
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...e/P1010453.jpg
And to top it all off I also spotted this on the rear arch, not noticed it before due to it not being face on to me
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...e/P1010432.jpg
Due to the imperfections ive found i've decided not to rush it, if its ready this year great, if it isnt then Its no loss, i've got the XE to use for shows.
I've got the bodyshop manager from work (main Vauxhall dealer) going to call in tomorrow night to have a look and if it isnt going to be to expensive then i'm going to get it repainted as ive also found a chip from when the car has been sat around so long.
If I get it done it'll be an in and out job as they dont like to keep cars sat around, It also needs no work so its just a rub down and paint. Im also going to trim the arches back a bit to fit some nice big wheels for some shows. While i'm waiting for a paint slot it means I can crack on with the likes of the brake pipes underneath so when its back the can just be bolted on. Shouldn't cause to much delay I hope!!
And finaly, found a sticker sat around to decided to brighten up the boot, even though it'll be pulled off to paint
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...c/P1010439.jpg
and you paid some one to paint the underside?that is shocking.