InsaneSwede's Astra MKI

[Drizz]

that looks great!

[Nobbie]

I'm liking the matt black, evil as funk!!

That what i want mine like, with black wheels, and a silver edge and stripe down the side.

[The Simps]

Nice!!!

[InsaneSwede]

Thanks guys..

But remember.. this is only a temporary solution.
As my friend died in that accident.. this is the very least i can do.

I´ll paint it red and nice next winter.
This also free´s up some time to finish the engine.

And.. one more plus... it will almost be invisible in the next summers nightshiftraces

[Jack]

But remember.. this is only a temporary solution.
As my friend died in that accident.. this is the very least i can do.)

A real nice gesture.

[stuartp]

sorry to here about your friend. Love the car and the work gone into it.
Stuart

[InsaneSwede]

Tomorrow morning I´m flying down to Malmoe in Sweden to by my new 'daily driver'
An -96 Mercedes C36 AMG Fully equipped..

But do not worry,, i´m not forgetting my Astra.
I´m just sick of my Womitwagon Golf MKII -85 GTI(my daily driver for three years)... such a sore arrrrse loosercar.. *lol*

[stuartp]

Tomorrow morning I´m flying down to Malmoe in Sweden to by my new 'daily driver'
An -96 Mercedes C36 AMG Fully equipped..

But do not worry,, i´m not forgetting my Astra.
I´m just sick of my Womitwagon Golf MKII -85 GTI(my daily driver for three years)... such a sore arrrrse loosercar.. *lol*

NICE!!

[InsaneSwede]

bad phonepic..
but it´s home at last..
it snowed heavily for about 20 swedish miles..

[Drizz]

Nice!

[U_TUNING]

hey there swede.........

I think i am a fan of your project......

Good work mate!!!!!!!!!!hell good work!!!!!!!

I also have an mk1 gte

[Colonel K]

Loving this whole project and the satin/matt black!

[Nobbie]

Those bodywork peeps are very good over there, they've made your mk1 look like a merc.

Good finish!


lol

[InsaneSwede]

hey there swede.........

I think i am a fan of your project......

Good work mate!!!!!!!!!!hell good work!!!!!!!

I also have an mk1 gte

Glad to hear you like it..
Stay tuned for more pics next weekend.. maybe the exhaustmanifold is done then.

Rgds

[InsaneSwede]

Those bodywork peeps are very good over there, they've made your mk1 look like a merc.

Good finish!


lol

Doh?... or *LOL*...

[InsaneSwede]

Loving this whole project and the satin/matt black!

And just because you love it i´ll give you a fanpic *lol*

[astragsi]

whats left to do on the car then??

i carnt wait for some vids of this beast

[InsaneSwede]

There´s not much at all.
but i have a lot of work to do at this time of the year.(portflowing heads etc etc)

But i have laid plans for upstart in late February.

Also i have these news:
There were small plans to eventually run PeterG´s manufacturing in smaller scale.
But they have decided that they will NOT run it further.
The 'shop' 'company' is closed.

Rgds
Patrick

[Nobbie]

Thats a shame, i heard good stuff about his work. Are they in the vain that if he's not around it wouldn't be the same?

[InsaneSwede]

no no..
it´s on a more family level.

I feel it myself.
When i´m about to build my own manifold in the forthcoming days i feel stressed and are easily annoyed. thought are running in my head,, being reminded all the time..

The family feels the same... it´s too close to the accident at this moment so they decided to throw in the towel.

maybe in the future.. but that might be about 5 years.. who knows..

Rgds
Patrick

[stuartp]

maybe in the future.. but that might be about 5 years.. who knows..

Rgds
Patrick

keep us updated then il be still using mig in fives years time

it is a shame but its like taking his car or bike out for a spin, it just wouldn't feel right.....

stu

[InsaneSwede]

Started to build the new model of exhaustmanifold.
I mocked up one before that i posted pics of earlier, but that was nearly impossible to fit underneeth the hood.

So i started today to build a more 'normal' model of manifold.

pics:

[rc]

very very nice! made to measure!

[philip2]

looking well....be nice to see it once finished

[Chris S]

be good to see how u route the other 2 runners,
is it crytical they have to be equal length?