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Jul 21, 2007 10:01:44 GMT
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Inspired by a couple of members tasty Vaux's I thought id do a piece on mine. I saw this car on ebay for £275 buy it now. a quick read of the ad somehow convinced me I wanted a snot green shed & in minuits i'd hit the button. Well within minuits of getting it home I decided I didnt want a snot green shed, so set about tidying it up a bit to sell it. So I started cutting, polishing, filling painting etc, trying to get it looking reasonable. As I worked on it I kinda got attached to the old thing & it grew on me more & more. I decided to keep it & my plans for it kept on growing. Now I love it! I even sold my cherished gte to make room for the old thing. So far I have dropped it 60mm on new Spax springs & shocks. & fitted some larger temp wheels so I can fit some new brakes. I bought a set of gte recaro seats too, wich I plan on getting re trimmed in white leather & a tasty momo steering wheel. I wasnt happy with the bits of paintwork I did & the bodywork was generaly flat, faded & past its best. I also had to fit new front wings, so I bit the bullet & booked it in for a complete body resto & re spray. Its a bit expensive but this place is the nuts so it should be a fantastic job (fingers crossed!) When I get it back its engine time, I think it'd be rude not to turbo it ;D      On her temporary wheels, Up.......  & down.....   Ill update her progress when I get it back from the paintshop  |
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street
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Jul 21, 2007 10:34:54 GMT
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Brilliant story! It's funny how you get attatched to a car and end up spending time and money on something that most people would think wouldn't warrant it. Is it coming back the same colour? I hope so, I love it! Excellent progress so far, can't wait to see how it looks after the body resto!  |
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Jul 21, 2007 10:39:09 GMT
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Yes she is staying the original colour. It looks soo much better in real life compaired to the pics, more minty looking. No bodykit or anything, just standard bodywork. I'm thinking white racing wheels but am unsure what size to go for, maybe 15" or 16" compomotives
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Jul 21, 2007 11:54:03 GMT
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I've seen pics of this somewhere before. Did you join VX-Torque by any chance? Looks nice btw |
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mowzer
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Jul 21, 2007 17:38:17 GMT
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A mate had an astra that looked just like that years ago  It was the same colour to |
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street
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Jul 21, 2007 18:45:59 GMT
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1883? That's a very early one  ;D
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Mike
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Jul 21, 2007 21:00:58 GMT
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Nice one! Love the colour, my dad have a Cavalier (B plate) in the same shade. They Mk3 astra rims? Reeeeallly need to drop mine now...
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Jul 21, 2007 21:03:52 GMT
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Those r1mz look quite good on there.
Had them on our last Mk3, which I despised.
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lyngbye
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Drive-by-body-pierce
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Jul 21, 2007 21:09:32 GMT
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Damn that car is in good nic, being 124 years old! |
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Lyngbye
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Damn that car is in good nic, being 124 years old! OOPs! 1883 ;D didnt notice that! The rims are indeed of a mk3 Astra. they are 15". I put them on so i can fit the new brakes under them. they wont be staying. Paint shop tomorrow!!!! cant wait ;D |
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4doorvalver
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Brummm, chug, chug, bang!!
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Jul 22, 2007 11:27:25 GMT
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I love the mk1 astra's,i will have 1,1day 2 add to my vauxhall collection but the realy clean one,s go for stupid money. Here's a pic of my mates one which he,s had for over 10years and i've tried getting him to part with it,thats got an xe in aswell,as far as I'm aware it was one of the first to be done as it was put in about 8years ago...  It now has ronal turbo wheels on and looks gorgeous with them on.  |
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Jul 22, 2007 21:12:17 GMT
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youve sold the red GTE then?!
reading on.. about turbo conversions and stuff then fair dos.. but still a shock.
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Jul 22, 2007 21:37:40 GMT
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youve sold the red GTE then?! reading on.. about turbo conversions and stuff then fair dos.. but still a shock. Yeh shes gone! I sold it about a month ago. I had it for 7 years & got a bit bored of it. Hopefully this litttle rotter will put a grin on my face like the gte did  |
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Jul 22, 2007 21:49:40 GMT
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god i love these cars
my old boss had a red GTE waaaaaaay back in 87/88 . then we had a regular customer with one exactly the same colour as yours about 7 years ago - think it was a 5 door though .. And the last 'modded' one i saw locally was a very tidy black one with big alloys going like the clappers about 5 years ago now..
Bring back the mk1 astra -all is forgiven !
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Aug 13, 2007 18:29:00 GMT
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delmastiff
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Loving Life in the Fair Cape
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Aug 13, 2007 19:48:52 GMT
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Coming on very nicely Sean. It's gonna be a cracker I'm sure
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steve
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Likes 'em old!!
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Aug 20, 2007 21:23:45 GMT
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Oooh a mk1 astra! not seen one in ages!
Whats the plans for the performance? cav sri 130 engine would be nice.
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Currently driving - 1969 Viva Deluxe
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Aug 21, 2007 23:33:19 GMT
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Hi Steve, I want a calibra turbo engine in it. Although finding one is proving difficult! I wont give up Bit of an update, it all painted & the windows are back in, i should be getting it back this week. I gotta say it looks absolutely stunning! Pics soon.......... |
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Loving it, can't wait to see the pics. Can only dream of my mine looking as good as your's does/will.
You do see the odd C20LET coming up for sale, probably best to find a complete car as it'll work out cheaper and you can test the motor out first. Some turn up on Mig and VXON from time to time.
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Corsa Apology Champion 2014.
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Sept 25, 2007 19:30:56 GMT
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Bit of an update. Its back from the bodyshop, Most of the bits are bolted back on & I have washed & fitted the carpets. I put the recaros in temporarily & I'm hoping to get the big brakes on this weekend weather permitting. I fitted the new wheels today so I can have a look. I'm really happy with them! They make the green look really deep. Not that you can tell in this crappy pic but its all I have at the moment. It looks sooo much nicer in the metal. Ill take some with a decent camera soon. It should drop slightly as I hadnt long took it off the jacks. Whats the verdict?   |
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