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Jords 04 Freebie Project

Discussion in 'General Chat' started by JordyRoo, Mar 16, 2021.

  1. JordyRoo

    JordyRoo Copenworld Newbie

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    Mar 8, 2021
    Location:
    Telford, Shropshire
    Car(s):
    Copen
    So I had this 54 plate Copen given to me by a work colleague who just wanted it off his driveway, they bought it new back in 04, done 60k, service history up to 35k. MOT ran out in 2019, last advisories were rust, corroded exhaust, corroded brake lines & small chip in the windscreen.

    All 4 wheels were flat (aluminium has gone porous apparently, no reason to disbelieve it), exhaust was rotten all the way along it, no silencers, drivers rear arch/quarter showing extensive rust/rot.

    Starts & runs great, roof works, windows work etc.

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  2. JordyRoo

    JordyRoo Copenworld Newbie

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    Got under it today, stripped the exhaust off & took some time to evaluate all the bodywork & plan best course of action.
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    Picked some wheels up earlier in the week as I knew I needed some....

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    They stick out a little, but i have a plan....

    Drivers rear arch is rotten on the outer skin of bodywork, the inner layer is structurally sound

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    All underneath was coated in a thick layer of mud & dirt, hasnt been cleaned in a while. A previous repair on the sill was done when the arches were dirty as there was silver paint on top of the dirt!

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  3. APPLEDjerry

    APPLEDjerry Copenworld Member

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    Location:
    Shropshire-Welsh border
    Car(s):
    'Lola': 2009 Copen 1.3 Silver
    'Griffin the Mule': Vauxhall Vectra Estate, 2008, 1.8, black.
    Go for it! You've obviously got the confidence to tackle this and it's great to see another Copen be revived when it was so obviously close to being left to die.
     
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  4. mcp

    mcp Copenworld Member

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    Free stuff is by far the best stuff
     
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  5. JordyRoo

    JordyRoo Copenworld Newbie

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    Little bit of progress, cleaned underneath, stripped quite a lot off the car. The pics speak for themselves though! Sourced an exhaust system too, VHT painted it to protect it from the elements. Ground out a lot of rust, more to come IMG_20210319_162220.jpg IMG_20210321_132557.jpg IMG_20210321_141509.jpg IMG_20210321_141540.jpg IMG_20210321_141519.jpg
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  6. JordyRoo

    JordyRoo Copenworld Newbie

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    More pics

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    Last edited: Apr 5, 2021
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  7. JordyRoo

    JordyRoo Copenworld Newbie

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  8. JordyRoo

    JordyRoo Copenworld Newbie

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  9. l880k

    l880k Copenworld Newbie

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    That's a nice bit of progress there, looking great! Can't wait to see more progress on this.
    Fair play :clap:
     
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  10. Roy Copen

    Roy Copen Copenworld Regular

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    Congrats ! Huge work done !
     

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