Brett's MK2 Astra GTE 16v

[Brett]

1989 Vauxhall Astra GTE 16v

Engine
2.0i 16v 20XE. 69k miles from new when bought (89k now) Beru HT leads, K&N replacement element, throttle body mod, breather mod, 8v Sump gasket, Magnex 4-1 stainless Steel manifold, stainless steel custom exhaust system from mainfold back, MK3 Astra GSi Powerflow stainless steel backbox. Red powder coated rocker cover and cambelt cover, silver sparkplug cover, red silicone hose from airbox to AFM.

Transmission
Standard 5 Speed F20 Gearbox, with Regal Quickshift kit. MK3 Cavalier SRi 16v equal length driveshafts.

Suspension
Bilstein Streetline dampers front and back, lowered on Pi -60mm springs. OMP upper strut braces front and rear.

Brakes
Vectra V6 front callipers, 288mm discs redrilled for 4 stud fittment, Vauxhall pads. Standard disc brake setup at the rear. Goodridge braided brake hoses. No ABS.

Wheels
15x6" Compomotive MO's resprayed in white.

TYRES
205/45/15 Toyo Proxie T1-S on front, Avon ZZ3's on rear.

Styling
Original Mistral Grey paint, MK4 Astra side repeators, Twin headlights, Daewoo Nexia rear quater vents, Fog lights coverted to indicators, drivers side front wiper on passenger side, de-arialed, Private Plates.

Interior
Partially stripped out, no rear seats, boot trim or spare wheel etc. All sound insualtion removed, all exposed metal resprayed in original Mistral Grey paint. Safety Devices 6 point bolt in roll cage also sprayed in Mistral grey. Home made custom dash with elongated instrument binnacle. Covered using the method of 'Flocking'. Ford Escort RS Turbo front seats on modified MK2 Astra subframes. AstraVan doorcards, fully operational Opel Monza fuel computer in customised clock mount, all other remaing plastics swapped from original Beige for Black, Coloured Digi-Dash films, Aqua LED dash lights, Daewoo Nexia heater vents, Calibra Turbo steering wheel, Vectra tinted interior light.

ICE & Security
Pioneer MEH-P9000R Minidisc Headunit, Pioneer 6 disc CD changer. Kenwood 10cm components in dash, Cat 2 immobiliser, fook off big crook lock, hidden 'kill' switches.

Performance
- 164bhp at the fly, 131bhp at the wheels - MIG SW reigon rolling road shootout, 15/02/04
- 1.32.94 best recorded lap of Castle Coombe Circuit, VAG Action day 12/06/04
- 1.33.55 best recorded lap of Donington Park Circuit, Trakzone Action day, 12/12/04