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RE: Original 1275GT Rebuild - Vinay-RS - 11-22-2015
It's always special when you see more and more parts come off this car and the bodywork underneath looks so straight and rust free.
RE: Original 1275GT Rebuild - Miniac - 11-23-2015
This really does look to be a very solid shell. I take it that the mk1 bootlid isn't the original items as fitted by the factory?
RE: Original 1275GT Rebuild - Jared Mk3 - 11-23-2015
(11-23-2015, 07:05 AM)Miniac Wrote: This really does look to be a very solid shell. I take it that the mk1 bootlid isn't the original items as fitted by the factory?
The bootlid is factory on this one. Quite a few of the later cars had these on. I assume there were surplus parts lying around,so they used them up. Same thing happened in the UK on a much larger scale. Instead of putting parts on to random cars, those guys made complete special edition cars just to use the parts!
RE: Original 1275GT Rebuild - Miniac - 11-23-2015
So essentially it's a sort of parts bin car, lovely bit of history.
RE: Original 1275GT Rebuild - Jared Mk3 - 11-23-2015
(11-23-2015, 08:41 AM)Miniac Wrote: So essentially it's a sort of parts bin car, lovely bit of history.
Pretty much. Still taking it apart to see what I find.
RE: Original 1275GT Rebuild - Jared Mk3 - 11-24-2015
Just for reference sake, the doors and bootlid started like this :
![[Image: IMG_20151123_184807_zpsqfywfj8d.jpg]](http://s284.photobucket.com/user/Jay1275GT/media/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_20151123_184807_zpsqfywfj8d.jpg.html)
![[Image: IMG_20151123_181012_zpsyz168yqm.jpg?w=48...0&fit=clip]](http://rs284.pbsrc.com/albums/ll23/Jay1275GT/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_20151123_181012_zpsyz168yqm.jpg?w=480&h=480&fit=clip)
![[Image: IMG_20151123_175000_zpsjvpmrpxv.jpg?w=48...0&fit=clip]](http://rs284.pbsrc.com/albums/ll23/Jay1275GT/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_20151123_175000_zpsjvpmrpxv.jpg?w=480&h=480&fit=clip)
I stripped them of all internal and external bits :
![[Image: IMG_20151124_180335_zpsn4r7d0xm.jpg]](http://s284.photobucket.com/user/Jay1275GT/media/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_20151124_180335_zpsn4r7d0xm.jpg.html)
Might need to get a replacement driver's door though.
RE: Original 1275GT Rebuild - DomMINIque - 11-24-2015
That drivers door dented?
Looks like something dented it and then carried on moving through the whole door.
Is the rear quarter panel ok?
RE: Original 1275GT Rebuild - Miniac - 11-25-2015
Looking good Jay
RE: Original 1275GT Rebuild - Vinay-RS - 11-25-2015
Since the door is dented you might as well just give it away now
... That said it is a standard mk3 door, so you should be able to get a new one easily right?
RE: Original 1275GT Rebuild - minitim - 11-25-2015
Can't you just replace the door skin? Probably cheaper to get another door though