the building of the nexia gte

[daveybuc]

this was p reg 1 owner from new fsh air con engine fecked? 150 quid and i got the gte for 100 it was rotten

[DaveB]

I really admire you for what you're doing.

But that Daewoo shell seems to have alot of rust on it?

[daveybuc]

its just the light lol.its just surface it wipes off plus its going down to the bare metal when it gets painted

[Rick Draper]

Originally posted by DaveB
I really admire you for what you're doing.

But that Daewoo shell seems to have alot of rust on it?

Thats so it retains the authentic MK2 GTE feel Rick

[mark_dj]

Picture update, I took these snap shots when down the garage yesterday. The project is coming along very well!

[novavalver]

All that work and no turbo shame on you,

[daveybuc]

i'm not a let fan plain old bullet proof xe...indistructable when looked after ,,,

[Astra Dan]

Interesting project there. Coming on nicely. Just wondering why you went to all that hastle when you could have just rebuilt the existing shell.

I guess it'll look pretty funky. An N reg Astra GTE! Cool.

[Andy McS]

yeah its looking really good boys,the only thing i was thinking about was the rust on the landing panel.i would consider putting a new front on it,it will only cost you about 50 quid and the shell will look a lot more like a gte.If you had found a good metallic astra shell you would have prob had less rust
Keep up the good work

[DarrenH]

i take it half the point of this project is because its never been done ? i'm with astra dan on this one, for all the effort youve outlayed, all the cutting and weldong, you could have had the original donor astra in concours condition.

[jungleistmassiv]

wow i am impressed mate, i know about 99.5% of people on here say they're gonna do a conversion like this, but only the 0.5% of people will actually go ahead and do it... top notch mate, keep up the good work :P

[daveybuc]

the reason it was done was just to have a p reg gte me and my pal go through some strange phases and as for the work theres nothing hard about it just plough on.as for the old shell it was fecked chassis gone floor rotten,sill etc.and it would have been a waste of a 16v.at first i was gonna reshell it but finding out it can only be done legitamatley with a new shell(.A) where would i get a new shell(.b) daewoo next best thing.the shell i have fair enough it has bit surface rust, but its not bit into anything yet.once its all painted at the end of the day ive sort of saved a gte 16v.

[bigf]

good on ya

[geordie_racer]

if you dont mind me askin whereabouts in gateshead are you and how much is the garage costing you? this is one of the projects on my list for when i get my company sorted out unfortunately im gona be beaten to it but fair play for doing it its doing things like this that will always keep legends like the astra gte and nova alive

chris

[T.F.S.©]

[Steve Heley]

>at the end of the day ive sort of saved a gte 16v.

Reason enough

[fluid]

i think its a top idea and good on ya for actually doing it

[ben k]

good on you

i have been thinking about doing one for ages. are you keeping the aircon that was one of the reasons i was going to do it also to have an r reg gte 16v

excellent

[hev]

shame some one does'nt start buiding novas again !!keep up the good work!

[daveybuc]

all the colours are different i think ill have a check for you..tommorow

[Andrewmatthes]

Mate, you doing a pucka job, looks fabulous!
More pic!!!!

[T.F.S.©]

hi

are the looms on the car the same as an astra?

could you just pop a xe engine in the car and use the daewoo wires for the dashboard and whatever?

regards, brian

[Blitzer]

nice works you do!!! only, why don't you use an vauxhall/opel to rebuild??
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this digital clock come from an euro/american deawoo, name of the type of deawoo...i don't now!!
this winter the kadett gonna rebuilt with the big works!!

my english is not so best , so sorry when i spell something wrong!!

[NeilD]

That digi dash looks pretty sweet... I'd love to stick one of those in my astra.. cool blue goes with my colour

[SimonP]

I was thinking why doesn’t someone make a nexia cabrio out of a MK2 Astra, Looks good so far. You gonna transplant the back from a Saloon nexia then to complete the transfomation?? Idea is cool. Pitty about the mirrors, sunstrip and wiper.

Both great projects!!