marky_g

right as you may or may not no my rs turbo was involved in a accident this time last year basically needs a new rear 1/4 panel are door, annd painting, thought while im at it may as well do it all arch on the other side and a full paint

but this is gonna cost i got 1500 settlement money

should i do she shell that is a running functioning car

or

buy a good shell and stick my engine in it?

studabear

pics?

ballbag42

iTrader: (2)

post some pics so we can see how bad it is ,swapping shells can take a while and be a pain.

blueskies85

yeah swapping shells is more work than first thought. It may sound stupid but you have got a lot of bits to swap over.. well everything lol! You also have to remember what order it came out in and put it back in the reverse order.
You also have to take into consideration this; every car resonates at a different frequency and all the parts of the car are in harmony with one another.. kind of like comfy old shoes. If you then change a massive part of where the frequencies resonate too then it may feel like a different car. I know this sounds stupid but it is the law of physics and 100% true. You may find that you get some annoying rattles that you cant locate and it is simply the parts getting used to each other again.
My advise is that you stick to the car you already got, depending on whether it is really bad and just get it repaired and then sprayed. I know of a very good and cheap sprayers in banbury called sg customs. I was recommended them by a kind chap on here and they quoted me a mere 500 quid to have my car fully blown over. I was told that they also have done a few fast ford cover cars so there reputation speaks for itself. I haven't got the number to hand but just google sg customs and they will come up with a mobile number... give it a call and tell him someone on here sent you, he should give you a very good price.
Say the spray costs you a grand, the panel a few quid the welding maybe 100 (if you are anywhere near oxford i have a very good friend who will give you the cheapest price on this planet guarunteed, he works for 10 quid an hour and is very good indeed. So that brings the grand total up to around or just under the 1200 quid mark. As for doors, there are loads on here when people break up there cars, shouldn't cost you anymore than 20 quid... pocket the change and know that you have a nice car!

marky_g

i wanna buy a rolling shell rely this is the dilemma im in

i'll put pics up but i have had loads of quotes and its gonna be 1500 to 2k for the work i want

merc gray is a bastard to colour match

the strippin works done new doors are on there is rust on both rear rarchs ( the rears for the 1/4 panel) needs attention on boot lid wiper area, scab on door thats about it various dents

marky_g

thinking if a car came up with a blown engine or a rolling shell i could just buy that

i no its risky but some time's you get a result

rst in breaking

iTrader: (2)

id personally reshell it, if it was mint other than that there could be a dilema but if it needa arches and full respray etc is it really worth it? you could have an amazing shell for that price

marky_g

exactly, my problem but would be nice to just drive in drive out and over some cash lol

plus its waiting for a good shell

grsford

iTrader: (3)

buy my shell

marky_g

though you was choppin it up?

i jst had the bloke round who's gonna do the work and its gonna be between 1200 and 1300 that's better lol considering it is have 2 rear arch's the rear 1/4 re shaped(nor new one fitted) and full all windowns out blow over

how do i get the body kit off?

blueskies85

back bumper has 4 m10 nuts in the boot holding it on and there are some screws around the rear arches maybe some rivets.. mine were glued on. Side skirts are 8mm bolts then it pulls up and off, front bumper is similar to rear. All should take no time at all and is well easy. Just take your time and if something dont come off then make sure it is disconnected and use a little gentle persuasion... good luck