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23-01-2007, 20:29
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Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Vale Garage Drives: 400BHP Evo+911 Turbo
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| some pics of my astra GSI ala rebuild stage
As some of you may know I go through cars like people go through underpants, and am never happy unless I'm building something new,
started with an original 8v astra GSI from egay, and worked up.
Drove it for a few months, then stripped it, fitted an XE, electric windows, clifford, 288's, spax and some 17" speedlines I had about.
As usual rear arches were shagged some ordered some new ones and welded them in, along with inner arches which were actually missing!
Here are the pics as its come back from the bodyshop (only part I didn't do was the paint)      
cheers to dave marshall fo letting me nick some bits of a car he was breaking!
Rich
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23-01-2007, 21:00
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| oooo i like the wheels,
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23-01-2007, 21:02
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| looking really good rich | |
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23-01-2007, 21:03
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| ooh nice, moved to proj/restorations so one thread for the car!
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23-01-2007, 21:05
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| should be able to do some finished pics tommorow... not much left to do... | |
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23-01-2007, 21:40
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| This The One Ur Putting Big Turbo In Rich Or The Estate?
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23-01-2007, 21:59
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| No chris, this is just a runaround I have done up, although I'll end up selling it, I know I will and buying something else.
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23-01-2007, 22:04
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| Looks very nice Rich. What was it like with the 8v lump? | |
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23-01-2007, 22:08
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Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Vale Garage Drives: 400BHP Evo+911 Turbo
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| slow, hence why I put an XE in it. I would have put an LET in it, but I didn't have one spare at the time.
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24-01-2007, 12:12
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| Nice coat of paint by the looks of it. Those Mistrals look cracking on there too.
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25-01-2007, 00:02
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Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Vale Garage Drives: 400BHP Evo+911 Turbo
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| finished it today, some pics tommorow. | |
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25-01-2007, 00:04
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Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: glasgow/oban Drives: like its a hire car
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| good work rich  | |
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25-01-2007, 00:08
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| Looked good on sunday mate, you can show me the finished article next week over a pint in reading if you want? | |
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25-01-2007, 14:17
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Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: edinburgh Drives: mk3 astra with 20xe
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| hey mate, when replacing the rear archs i take it u just bought the archs and not the whole quarter panel?, whats the best way to going about this as mine are starting to bubble up and i want to get them done before they get to bad, do u cut the crap of and then weld the new ones in? wanting to actually start doing bits to my car myself so any info u can give would be appreciated
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25-01-2007, 15:59
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Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: newport s.wales Drives: 350+bhp Nova Turbo
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| looks good rich sorry to see the 8v go lol looks good on the alloys! | |
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25-01-2007, 22:11
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Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Vale Garage Drives: 400BHP Evo+911 Turbo
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| cheers kris, you can see it tommorow i'll be down in it. Alternator packed up on it tonight so got to bang another one on now.
No biggie, will hopefully do some pics of it tommorow as a finished article... anyone want to buy it? PM me an offer lol
Regards to the arches I just cut out the rot, remade the inners using sheet steel I bent up to fit, bought outer arch repair panels, slipped them behind the original panel and seam welded them in.
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25-01-2007, 23:19
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Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Bexleyheath, Kent Drives: Nova GTE, 1989 G reg
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| Looking very good. Still laughing at the wheelspin..............
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25-01-2007, 23:21
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