I always thought it was more a case of who can corner better or weave through traffic lol

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I dont personally weave traffic, i havent got the balls to cut people up the way some arses do plus driving is my job.

yea man rights too, i coudlnt do it as im a wuss when it comes to offending people ( unless i didint know i did lol)

Well I didn't do fuck all to the si today, probably wont do owt to it tomorrow either.

Rough as fuck. I got told not to drink while on this medication for a reason lol

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Daily isn't so Special. And it makes me sad.
Need space and time and I'll crack on with Jams si!

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Drink and medication tut tut, reminds me of a guy at my work, he has about 10 pints a working day then more on weekends. His wage is literally drinking money and not even medication can stop him from drinkin lol.

Haha I used to drink all the time when I worked in the pub trade.

Last night kicked me shitless, reacted badly after only 3 drinks lol

Spent the rest of the night fucked tho, so all good.

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Daily isn't so Special. And it makes me sad.
Need space and time and I'll crack on with Jams si!

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Just done some digging.

Pulled fuel surround off to see the extent of this chuffing hole.

It was bodged by whoever sprayed the car, as its covered in sealer the same colour as the paint!


To do it properly, it would need the rear quarter cutting into, replace the inner bit, and respray the rear of the car. Also poked a couple of small holes around the same area at the bottom of the turret.

Now, I have 2 options here... get the crap out, and make a peice of metal to fit in place, weld it and sealer it, then patch up the smaller holes. Live with it knowing a year or 2 down the line it'll be fucked.

Or, replace the bits and respray.


I'm not in a position to do the proper job. And as its a daily car, I cannot take it off the road either.
So I'm just gonna do the best I can for now, get the little bits welded up, and drive the car.
Year or 2 down the line it drops to bits, so be it.

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Daily isn't so Special. And it makes me sad.
Need space and time and I'll crack on with Jams si!

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Do a quick job now and then just plan to do it properly asap.

This car seems alot of trouble.

I don't think I can be arsed to do it properly... might think about it in the summer.. as I have planned to do the sills when the weather is better, so would be a perfect time, and borrow a car for a few weeks.

I need to find an inner repair panel, or use a mk3 external repair panel, to bend into place, as cutting a shaping one will be an arse.

Gonna get my mate to have a look at it, because I reckon he should be able to weld it from inside the arch without affecting the outer panel. Or at least weld most of it in, and use seam sealer on the bits we might not be able to do, due to damaging the paintwork on the outside.

The other holes are on the same turret, going to the boot floor in the corner.. just gonna cut them and weld in abit of metal.


Problem is, if I start replacing outer panels, where do I stop?? Because I'd end up doing a full rebuild.
Yes this car is alot of trouble... I was always telling myself never to get another mk3. But hey ho, its a daily car.. if I get another year out of it at least I'll most likely want a different car anyway.

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Daily isn't so Special. And it makes me sad.
Need space and time and I'll crack on with Jams si!

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Yeah but im sure you expected better like the rest of us looking at the pics if it in the past. Makes me glad iv bought a newer car but then again its pushin 10yr old lol.

One of them things.
The bodyshop or whoever painted it did this bodge.

Screw it, I can't let it get to me.. gonna fix it best I can, weld up everything else and continue to enjoy it.

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Daily isn't so Special. And it makes me sad.
Need space and time and I'll crack on with Jams si!

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With 150bhp i bet goes well, probably piss over mine with the whole power to weight ratio.

hope you get it all sorted dude

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'It's not a car, it's a daily project..'

tis a bloody shame mate, its proba got about 155-165bhp per ton, your focus is say about 150 per ton maybe less

id bloody love 150bhp

This is why I'm glad I bought a more modern car, as much as I'd love a mk3 I could never deal with the bodywork problems they come with unless it was a weekend toy.

Hope you get sorted though mucker.

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whats all the drama about

Get it welded , and your golden, it woint take you long, probably could have it done in the time youve typed all these posts about maybe doing it

Man of your abilities should be able to tackle that no probs

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ST170 with High Compression Pistons, steel rods, Stage 3 head,Newman PH4 cams ,Twin 45 Delortos, Weber Alpha Management, Quaiffe IB5 gearbox,LEDA Coilovers etc .........

hes got a point, you did cut up a mk3 that finished looking like a pickup soo