Rob's Astra mk3

[EasyRob]

Vauxhall Astra mk3
Phase 2, 1.4i Montana


I claimed ownership of Doris in 2002 - it was my grandpa's car, and up until then had done a mere 23,000 .. today it's around 36,000. Mint :)

ENGINE
> Carbon fibre forced air kit
> Uprated battery
> Sportex 3" exhaust
> Leaking crankshaft seal

TRANSMISSION
> Standard 5-speed F10

BRAKES
> 16v front calipers 256mm discs
> 16v rear calipers 260mm discs

SUSPENSION
> Front lowered 40mm all round, standard dampers

EXTERIOR
> Bigmouthed Rieger front bumper
> GSi spoiler
> 15" Konig 7-spokes in anthracite with a mix of tyres, 195/45/15 at front, 195/50/15 at rear
> Single wiper conversion
> Smoked side repeaters
> M5 mirrors
> Bump strips removed
> (Mostly) debadged

INTERIOR
> GSi seats
> Retrimmed door cards to black
> Custom switch control panel with air-intake temp module
> MOMO carbon gearknob
> Reverse-indiglo dials
> Voltmeter + ammeter in twin A-pillar pods
> Blue backlit consoles
> Alcantara gaiters

ICE
Was loads before, not just back to basics to cut back on weight
> Sony CDX M610 Blackscreen HU
> Maystar QX-Series front components
> Vibe SA50 rear component coaxials

FUTURE PLANS:
> Window tints
> 288 V6 front brakes, or 16"s and 308's
> Front & rear strut brace
> Some new 52mm gauges
> C16SE or X16XEL

PERFORMANCE:
> 68.3bhp
> 1.4l
> 8v
> SPi
> 85.5 lb/ft of torque

0-60 time: 15.5 (apparently, says Parkers)
Top speed so far: 112
1/4 mile: Not run yet.

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