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Old Sep 6, 2011 | 05:48 PM
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Mate of a mate said he know of one,so called the guy and going to look at it saturday
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Old Sep 6, 2011 | 06:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Brettski mk2
Mate of a mate said he know of one,so called the guy and going to look at it saturday
pic soon
nice one!good luck pal
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Can't wait for this!

LOVE 16i's
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Old Sep 6, 2011 | 08:32 PM
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Old Sep 6, 2011 | 09:30 PM
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Old Sep 7, 2011 | 05:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Fordmad!
Can't wait for this!

LOVE 16i's
ill 2nd that!
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Old Sep 7, 2011 | 05:42 PM
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16i's are awesome, and so are genuine Barn finds, keep us updated with pics and Good Luck!
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well?
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Old Sep 11, 2011 | 07:16 PM
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Old Sep 11, 2011 | 07:46 PM
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been waiting for this too lol
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Old Sep 11, 2011 | 08:41 PM
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A mate of a mate...

Today's sunday
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Old Sep 12, 2011 | 05:54 PM
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I see you don't believe me ....well I didn't get to see it over the weekend as no one turned up at the workshop after I was ment to meet them a 9.30 got to 10.30 and I went home
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any update m8
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Old Sep 21, 2011 | 08:28 PM
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thats annoying. wonder if youll get any news
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Its sitting in my shed!!! pics weekend
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Well its a sad sight shell is ..........well the roof is left
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Better invest in a welder!

Get some pics up.
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Originally Posted by CrOwSoN15
Better invest in a welder!

Get some pics up.
Welder I have but need something to weld to
Coils gone
Rocker covers still there
I'll go tomorrow and got the pics

Can the repair panel still be found
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Think I,ll just scrap it if all you can say is "Better invest in a welder" I'll flatten it with the digger first
So no one can use the bits
very helpfull

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Sorry pal, forgot to reply.
I reckon you'd struggle to find genuine 16i panel's, but i should think lower spec ones should be easier to come by.
How bad is it? Is It structurally sound?

Ben.
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Sorry mate had bad day
Its bad pics asap
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Cant be as bad as that 1 Wenny & me pulled out of that pikey's field last year
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Originally Posted by paul16v
Cant be as bad as that 1 Wenny & me pulled out of that pikey's field last year
Got a pic pal
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Old Mar 2, 2012 | 07:59 PM
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Post #1073

https://passionford.com/forum/pictur...ml#post5343122
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Originally Posted by paul16v
what are you planning to do with it?
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Long gone mate, was some good genuine rs16i parts amongst all that rust that have gone towards another project.
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Oh not that bad
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Old Mar 3, 2012 | 04:49 PM
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Its all there











What should we do with it
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Barely surface rust mate

I've seen much worse repaired!

It's up to you, I'd say it was worth saving, but there's a fair amount of work to do by the looks of it.
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Sell it to someone who is prepared to sort it.....?
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Originally Posted by Brettski mk2
What should we do with it
check the chassis rails then decide!!
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There not good
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holy sh## what a waste of a car
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Personally id repair it.
Huge amount of work but with how rare they are it'll be worth it!
Get a good resto thread going!!!
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I have a resto going already don't have the time for all that welding

I want a good look underside
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what happend with the rs16i?
im local and like a challenge!!
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Its now for sale so offers welcome... no piss takes
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What is your 16i reg nr.
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