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1.6 SR restoration
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karlitop
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 03, 2014 7:39 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Top notch job mate - when do you want to start on mine?
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gp84
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 03, 2014 9:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

What a beautiful SR - congratulations. I find that the SR trim really brings out the shape in a mk1 / Kadett D and that's why its one of my 80s favorites.
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Eck
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 03, 2014 9:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Nice work.

Interestingly I may change the colour of my SR from maroon to beige.

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Jon_Kadett
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 03, 2014 9:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'm sure this is the same astra Sr I wanted to buy in 2003. I had pics of it but can't find them. It's the only beige SR I've ever seen.

Do you know when it got exported?

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brianm
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 03, 2014 10:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Nice job mate, big grin
What's happening with the mk1's in the background off one off the pics????

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AntB
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 03, 2014 11:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

brianm wrote:
Nice job mate, big grin
What's happening with the mk1's in the background off one off the pics????


Bah , you beat me to it , it looks like he's got a production line going on !!!

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JH Kadett
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 04, 2014 2:43 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thank for all the comments im the kinda fella that when i start something i like to keep going till its finished .
The two shells in the back ground were cars i purchased for parts one was a GTE that was in partly restored but badly done sills welded on outside old ones , plate of steel just thrown down on floor and welded in but paint had all cracked and had rusted under the paint and apart from that it was crashed .So i broke it for my next project a GTE , Irish reg one ready for paint at moment not sure what colour yet.
The other shell is a 1.2 hatchback that was a SR replica that belongs to a friend who is restoring it was at my place to see what work it needs .
Not sure when my SR was imported here but scrapyard owner said he had it 3/4 years , I just re registered it onto an old reg that you see here . This is done legally by the local authority .
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DeadEye
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 04, 2014 11:48 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Was there a reason why you painted it with the wings on?

I'm in two minds. In one hand, you gat the wing bolts painted which I guess makes it look more stock, on the other hand, if you ever had to replace a wing, you be cracking paint.

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JH Kadett
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 04, 2014 12:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

No the wings were painted separately but were put in place for the final coat and lacquer and also to apply the black trim paint .
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Gonch
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 05, 2014 1:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Really nice, great stuff
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DeadEye
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 05, 2014 7:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

JH Kadett wrote:
No the wings were painted separately but were put in place for the final coat and lacquer and also to apply the black trim paint .


Ah so you went base and clear coat? why didn't you do a solid colour? I assume two pack paint?

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JH Kadett
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 06, 2014 2:02 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yes he used two pack paint not sure about procedure he uses but he is good and did all my cars he has his own body shop and has his own way of doing things .
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