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I know a lot of posts at moment are by me so if im cloggin up forum i do appolise. But Most of you have a lot more Expiernece with Mk2s then i do and i would put alot of discount on moving a car for a club member lol.
So this is todays issue.
Decided to do abit on my White astra today mainly i was going to drop engine back out. Noticed abit of what looked like surface rust on the innerwings (near headlights) so me being me gave it a poke and my finger went thro same on other side... a little annoyed and dismayed i got abit brave and went round to rear arches, Gripped it with one hand to see if it would flex only pulled it a little and could tell it was filler so pulled it harder and id say the complete arch lengh ways and 4 to 5 inch up of pure filler and what i think reads "daily star 2006" came of in my hand. :confusion:
Then Daz belmont popped round and confirmed that the bulk head is split. After he went we got inspection lights out and had a proper look at it there are alot of Welded patches around the floor pan and inner wings..
The bottom Cross member is rotten and my slam panel has been mutilated by engine conversion.
Its also been ass ended at some point as well
So bad times
It just so happens that i bought a black (used to be white Gte) of Rally marshall on here. I was going to use it for bits for mine then sell on rest to gain some £££ back. This gte has been gutted litterally 90 % is in my unit and the shell is under a sheet. All way thro stripping it iv thought the sshell was mint the floor pans are likr brand new. It does have 4 problems
1.) its stripped properly
2.) Rear arches are shot (i do have repair panels paul aka rally marshall threw them in)
3.) rear of the sills is rotten
4.) It has the worlds worst paint job and some one has smoothes out the roof rails
So now im faced with a dilema and have 2 options
1.) Break both cars and use the £££ to try and buy another (would be a 16v and left a 16v) I do break cars and i genuinly dont think theyd bring in anoth cash to do it.
2.) Take on a job thats probably above my skill set and reshell the white one into the black one Pretty big job for me i would enjoy it Daz says i should do it Everyone else i know have just called me a idiot for even buying a mk2 hence im on here asking lads in the know
Just reached that point where i feel like im lost. Money iv got in the white one i genuinly cant afford to loose but im not getting a choice.
So this is todays issue.
Decided to do abit on my White astra today mainly i was going to drop engine back out. Noticed abit of what looked like surface rust on the innerwings (near headlights) so me being me gave it a poke and my finger went thro same on other side... a little annoyed and dismayed i got abit brave and went round to rear arches, Gripped it with one hand to see if it would flex only pulled it a little and could tell it was filler so pulled it harder and id say the complete arch lengh ways and 4 to 5 inch up of pure filler and what i think reads "daily star 2006" came of in my hand. :confusion:
Then Daz belmont popped round and confirmed that the bulk head is split. After he went we got inspection lights out and had a proper look at it there are alot of Welded patches around the floor pan and inner wings..
The bottom Cross member is rotten and my slam panel has been mutilated by engine conversion.
Its also been ass ended at some point as well
So bad times
It just so happens that i bought a black (used to be white Gte) of Rally marshall on here. I was going to use it for bits for mine then sell on rest to gain some £££ back. This gte has been gutted litterally 90 % is in my unit and the shell is under a sheet. All way thro stripping it iv thought the sshell was mint the floor pans are likr brand new. It does have 4 problems
1.) its stripped properly
2.) Rear arches are shot (i do have repair panels paul aka rally marshall threw them in)
3.) rear of the sills is rotten
4.) It has the worlds worst paint job and some one has smoothes out the roof rails
So now im faced with a dilema and have 2 options
1.) Break both cars and use the £££ to try and buy another (would be a 16v and left a 16v) I do break cars and i genuinly dont think theyd bring in anoth cash to do it.
2.) Take on a job thats probably above my skill set and reshell the white one into the black one Pretty big job for me i would enjoy it Daz says i should do it Everyone else i know have just called me a idiot for even buying a mk2 hence im on here asking lads in the know
Just reached that point where i feel like im lost. Money iv got in the white one i genuinly cant afford to loose but im not getting a choice.
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