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Skunkworkz Turbo Cab Build Pics

I thought I’d share the strip and rebuild pics from my Astra Cab Turbo.

How i bought the car






Stripping







Bodywork Mods:

Mirrors
Standard vs chopped






Rear Bumper






Rocker Cover





Rear Lights

Then i done some samples of what colour tint i wanted to do them so they ended up the same as the Lexmaul Lights

And the finished arcticle


Clear 3rd Brakelight
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Old 09-11-2008, 11:50   #2
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Primer






Paint:







Refit









New Colour sat nav screen & console, rear headrest inserts.








1.9 Airbox & Roose Hoses








Tinted Headlights & Grill Spolier



4 pot Porsche Calipers & 345mm Vectra VXR Cross Drilled Discs



Porsche Key Set Up


Finished




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Old 09-11-2008, 12:21   #3
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could you make shorten corsa b mirrors?
corsa b mirrors are tiny anyway, i have seen them smoothed out though which looked quite cool.
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Old 09-11-2008, 13:24   #4
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Re: Skunkworkz Turbo Cab Build Pics

You know to get a better finish on the panels, you should paint them the same way as they would be on the car. For example, you have the bonnet vertical, but in reality... it would be horizontal on the car, so therefore it should of been painted horizontally... just an heads up for next time. You did the doors right!
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Old 09-11-2008, 13:54   #5
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Re: Skunkworkz Turbo Cab Build Pics

was this done at calibra coach works, looks like there place? cool car
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Re: Skunkworkz Turbo Cab Build Pics

Christ theres more done than i noticed, Didnt spot you have shorten the mirrors too.
Love the two becomes one rear bumper, coverd in trick mods. Any pics of the rocker cover under the plug cover where the oil filler is?

Fantastic car, didnt know i had missed it being in tv tho
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How much did the 'wrecked' Astra cost originally?
And I thought that 'warp' effect in the first pic was actually an aftermarkety bumper!!!
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Any pics of the rocker cover under the plug cover where the oil filler is?
Same as above. Like has been said I never realised how many mods had been done...Nice
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You know to get a better finish on the panels, you should paint them the same way as they would be on the car. For example, you have the bonnet vertical, but in reality... it would be horizontal on the car, so therefore it should of been painted horizontally... just an heads up for next time. You did the doors right!
lol where did you hear that?
As i've never heard or seen that before..

A bonnet is better painted up that way as its a large surface to pick up dust and cause of the withd you can have probs reaching the very middle...
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where did you source this clear rear lamps??
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lol where did you hear that?
As i've never heard or seen that before..

A bonnet is better painted up that way as its a large surface to pick up dust and cause of the withd you can have probs reaching the very middle...
Its Steve! he knows everything, didnt you know?
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where did you source this clear rear lamps??
They can be had on German eBay lad
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was this done at calibra coach works, looks like there place? cool car
Sure was but i just used the workshop and done all but the painting myself.

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How much did the 'wrecked' Astra cost originally?
And I thought that 'warp' effect in the first pic was actually an aftermarkety bumper!!!
Not alot for a 2006 car with only 13k on the clock.

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where did you source this clear rear lamps??
sure was german ebay mate.
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always love the skunkworkx conversions, did the owner smash into a wormhole, that front bumper is pretty messed up
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Love the car but whats with all the Porsche badges on an Astra?.
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Awesome car mate. nice to see how it was done
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Cracking car mate. I read that issue of total vauxhall inside and out as i was on holiday at the time and i owned the MK2 astra turbo that was published in the same issue. Also i really like what you done to your previous damage repairable MK4 both very nice cars. What you planning on next then?
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Love the car but whats with all the Porsche badges on an Astra?.
Porsche wheels at a guess
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Old 11-11-2008, 10:43   #19
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Re: Skunkworkz Turbo Cab Build Pics

Neat and understated, looks great.

Loose the porsche badge off the steering wheel though
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Neat and understated, looks great.

Loose the porsche badge off the steering wheel though
+1 The badge on the steering wheel is poo IMHO.

It's an awesome creation though
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wow, thats easily my favourite coupe turbo, very nice work, loads of style, awesomeness
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Looks very nice. I like it.
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Awesome car. Must be doing something right if all its being criticised on is a steering wheel badge.
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lol where did you hear that?
As i've never heard or seen that before..

A bonnet is better painted up that way as its a large surface to pick up dust and cause of the withd you can have probs reaching the very middle...
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Bonnet and doors are now painted afetr they were re-primed. It's starting to look more and more like a car again now !





With aerocathces fitted


Minty mint doors



Look doors right way and the bonnet the CORRECT way also!!

Thought you had never seen that done before?? This was posted long before I said....
and you had been in the thread all the long....

Painted the correct way by a professional
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Steve, theyre mounted whichever way is the easiest to get to all surfaces needing coating, no need for pointing anyway really unless its some funky hard to match type
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