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Old 09-07-2011, 02:32
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Hello all, only just got my account activated after quite a while

I have a 88 s12 which im in the process of sorting out the rust, rusted wings, floor / sill seams, all arches have some rust. So as you can image i'm after an s12 that someone is breaking so i can chop some panels off!

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When it came home, wouldn't start tried to jump start it, turned out to be a bad ground to the transistor on the ignition coil!









Rust between the floor and the sills.









Will keep it all updated hopefully and may pick the brains of some of you s12 gurus
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Old 09-07-2011, 09:14
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An S12 with the classic problems!

At least you got to the bottom of it.

They all rust in the same places to be honest, so trying to find a doner for panels is like trying to guess the lottery numbers.

But there are a couple breaking on here you *may* get your floor panels from.
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Old 09-07-2011, 12:11
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An S12 with the classic problems!

At least you got to the bottom of it.

They all rust in the same places to be honest, so trying to find a doner for panels is like trying to guess the lottery numbers.

But there are a couple breaking on here you *may* get your floor panels from.
Thanks, i've tried to contact a few people on the forum, just waiting for replies now.
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Old 09-07-2011, 13:19
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good to have one more silvis owner in nottingham
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Old 09-07-2011, 17:29
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good to have one more silvis owner in nottingham
Tim? I take it you're the chap abs was speaking to about the rusted arches and you advised replacing them with escorts ones?
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Old 10-07-2011, 14:40
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yes i am. wot side wing do you need there wos one on ebay a few weeks ago for drivers side i was told. but u can repair them with a welder .cheers
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Old 10-07-2011, 14:43
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Yes mate I won that wing , cost me quite a bit! I'm thinking of making a fibreglass mould from it for future use but it seems like alot of work.
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Old 10-07-2011, 14:54
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i would not bother with moulding it work on body bud .
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Old 10-07-2011, 14:56
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Am doing so as we speak lol
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Old 10-07-2011, 15:10
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mine needs a bit of welding too best thing to do is start from the back and work forward plate by plate and weld on good metal . have not done my yet working on back susp now
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