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Old 12-02-2015, 09:05 AM
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Hi everyone this is my rs1600i A799GFR i have owned this car for the last 8 months its a 3 owner car with only 74,000 its was owned for 16 years buy lady.
Here it is as i bought it-



Starting to strip-


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coming along nice and slow-

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Engine bay stripped and painted, in oven ready for paint-

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primered and painted-

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Now built & polished just awaiting interior

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Old 12-02-2015, 12:43 PM
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Lovely looking car that!
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Old 12-02-2015, 02:29 PM
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Looks really nice!

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Old 12-02-2015, 02:44 PM
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stunning.

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Old 12-02-2015, 04:58 PM
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Perfect in every way well done mate
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looks like you got to that just in the nick of time before it got bad and what a great job you have done, stunning car mate
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Old 12-02-2015, 11:48 PM
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Lovely car, nice work!! Didn't look too bad outside to start with....
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Old 13-02-2015, 07:41 AM
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Lovely car, nice work!! Didn't look too bad outside to start with....
It wasnt that bad @ all just some stone chips & little marks here & there.
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Old 13-02-2015, 07:56 AM
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Old 13-02-2015, 10:38 AM
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Best 1600i i've seen mate! Good work
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Old 13-02-2015, 11:09 AM
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More and more I see these the more I'm starting to like these over the later models. Really nice example and great to see it getting the love and attention it deserves. Top work
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Old 13-02-2015, 02:24 PM
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Looks stunning and a very good car to begin with nice one mate
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Top work. It looks stunning now.
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Looks stunning mate, best colour for a 16i sunburst, reminds me of my old one
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Originally Posted by Carlbacciochi
It wasnt that bad @ all just some stone chips & little marks here & there.
Lol, just a quick touch up here an there then?!
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That is a superb looking car!
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Wow! Good work fella☺
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Seriously nice
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Old 15-02-2015, 08:29 PM
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Where did you get it painted??
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Where did you get it painted??
pjb bodyshop in Birmingham just of the Aston express way
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Looks good but for fooksake delete the pics that show your vin thats stamped into the floor. Your pictures are on the internet for all to see.



Ring a ling, ding ding!

whos there....?

An RS1600i clone!
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Old 15-02-2015, 09:30 PM
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Never noticed before, but aren't the mirror insert bits painted body colour on RS1600i's, like on RST's etc?
Think they look good black...
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Never noticed before, but aren't the mirror insert bits painted body colour on RS1600i's, like on RST's etc?
Think they look good black...
No they are all black on 1600i I think only colour coded on rst?
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No they are all black on 1600i I think only colour coded on rst?
Lol, teach me to be more observant...!?
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Old 16-02-2015, 08:46 PM
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Thats mint and takes me back to the days when i had 2 of them sitting on my drive. Just wish i still had them now because when i see cars like yours i am so tempted to get another but i don't have a garage so i cant have one yet.
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Got my interior back today from being re-sponged it looks well, I'm just going to clean it up fit it back up, I will then post some photos
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Old 24-02-2015, 09:55 PM
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Old 24-02-2015, 10:40 PM
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These cars just look so cool

Great work
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My interior is back & now fitted


















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Old 25-02-2015, 01:55 PM
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looks great..

nice to see a fresh interior instead of the usual wrinkled and baggy seats you normall get in these cars..
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Old 25-02-2015, 01:58 PM
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any finished shots of the engine bay ?
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will get a photo done asap
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engine bay now complete
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As before...that's the bollox of a 1600i op, go buy yaself a crate for a job well done!!!!
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Wow what an amazing job you have done.
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Absolutely fantastic job with this one fair play, Now i really want one
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That looks great, wish it was mine !
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