Hallys Trop Green GTi

[edk]

Nice work lads

-mobile phone post-

 

[mera red gti]

whats a $hit design, good its sorted though

 

[shaggy_master]

Mint. Another one saved

 

[Sam]

theres no saving them

 

[rich12885]

good work to both of you. spending a few pennys on this one pal

 

[Hally]

theres no saving them

Yeah, tis a shame but you are just buying time. The MOT tester commented the front panel has started corroding.

 

[rich12885]

yh the front panel on the n16 needs replacing no chance of saving them once its started.
on my trop green gti the metal behind the headlights was paper thin and just fell apart in my hand

 

[Raceworx]

fucking almeras i still dont get the design of those rear 1/4's

 

[Simcard]

I burnt my face with probably both the sun and the welder, this moring i pealed off pretty much an entire layer of skin over my face. Women should try it, my face feels good man.

 

[Hally]

Finished pics as promised.

 

[shaggy_master]

What thickness plate did you use bud?
And is it tacked down at one edge then hammered to shape or shaped off the car?
(my sorry piece of shit may need this soon)
Ta
Joe

 

[Hally]

Not sure on thickness, maybe like 2mm, and yes it was measured, cut, tacked and hammered.

 

[Garnz]

Good stuff! Looks good mate nice power results! Simmo your looking sweet too ha ha x

 

[PrimeraPowa]

Probably more like 1.6mm or 1.2mm, much easier to shape.

Nice work, nothing betting than giving some rust a royal fucking!

 

[Sam]

conditioner is better

 

[Hally]

stop looking at me swan

 

[Corbalicious]

Simmo, did you weld up all 3 layers of the inner arches or just the top one?

 

[Simcard]

I feel a bit dumb corbs. What do you mean by 3 layers? All i did, like i have done with every other car i've welded is cut out the old rot and weld in a new plate to fresh non rotten metal.

 

[mera red gti]

is it this cave up in the rear wheel arches in the centre of the picture, which causes the problems?

 

[Corbalicious]

I feel a bit dumb corbs. What do you mean by 3 layers? All i did, like i have done with every other car i've welded is cut out the old rot and weld in a new plate to fresh non rotten metal.

Well, the 'cave' is caused by a spot where 3 layers of metal are pressed together forming a water/moisture/mud trap. If you look at Dave's second pic, there's an inner and outer skin, and a third in the middle that comes from the inside. So when you see it on the inside of the car it's already gone through 3 layers.