mk2 astra gte

sbd16vastra · 02-02-2007, 21:49

thought it was about time i put a post on here about the gte.

lets start from the begining after having the car on the road for a year i decided there was alot about it i was not happy with so started to strip it
and put it right well it got a little out of control and ended up a bare shell again.

first thing we done was to build a new cage my dad was tasked with this along with turreting the rear and changing the topmounts on the front suspension and a mounting for the fuel cell just fwd of the beam here is some pics of the work.

and for the front

sbd16vastra · 02-02-2007, 21:50

as you can see with all the welding some paint was now needed so off to the local friedly body shop.

looks better on film than to the eye it was a cheap job its a track car not a show car :dunno: :dunno: :dunno:

sbd16vastra · 02-02-2007, 21:51

with going to sea a few months ago nothing got done on the car for a while since i have been back i have started putting it together but progress will be slow as i am going away again next week for a few months

fuel system first

then it was seats in and make a bracket for the hydraulic handbrake

sbd16vastra · 02-02-2007, 21:53

all the brake lines fitted inside the car aswell now :thumb:

taking my time over it this time to get it right but couple this with the fact that i am going away in a few weeks means i will not be getting much done for a few months shame but never mind good things come to those who wait !!

rodgerq · 02-02-2007, 22:05

lookin good there Rob

. thats a meaty strut brace

rodgerq

wazpaz · 03-02-2007, 09:00

looks good!!
I see alot of money there already, just with the fuel pipe/fittings

Vauxfan · 03-02-2007, 09:05

all that tubular steel must weigh a ton!

sbd16vastra · 03-02-2007, 11:44

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vauxfan

all that tubular steel must weigh a ton!

ever done 170 in a mk2 astra

sbd16vastra · 03-02-2007, 13:46

not done much

been working late getting the boat ready to go to sea but have fitted the steering column now using a mk3 astra one as when compared to a mk2 looks like a much better item without a silly little push in cap at the bottom that falls out lol while fitting the column i also put the dash in around the correct position to check that while seated i could see it ok i also moved the column down about an inch and moved it to the right to make it feel better for my seating position with low side mounted seats

packed the car away now under cover in my mates workshop ready for when i get back from sea so

rich.21 · 03-02-2007, 19:50

that looks the nutts!

Trig · 13-02-2007, 13:00

Looks all white to me, when you aiming to get it all back together?

sbd16vastra · 13-02-2007, 22:23

few pics of my turbo comes from a friend and its done a genuine 2k miles as you can see from the pics

its a t34 with a .48 rear housing so a hybrid turbo but i am changing the rear to a .63 so it will be the same as a big escos turbo good for 380-400 bhp without the nitrous.

mk2astraturbo · 27-02-2007, 06:57

hi , where did ya get that dash display from (rev n speedo)?

sbd16vastra · 17-07-2007, 13:27

well i still have not done much tryed my new lights in wont be to everyone taste but i think they look really good

as you can see thou she is looking a little worse for wear

well i went to get my new toy yesterday and i LOVE it so could not resist a little sneaky pic

i will be starting to do some serious work very soon have a week off work where i am going to attack it LOL

JohnW · 17-07-2007, 15:00

Drool. Looking very nice indeed.

Damn that manifold looks sexy, different turbo then? What the spec?

Trig · 17-07-2007, 21:59

Still working on this, would of thought you'd of finished it by now

**Add_Gee** · 18-07-2007, 21:04

thats some manifold porn

rodgerq · 18-07-2007, 21:06

thats one comedy size turbo

rodgerq

**Gordon Livsey** · 18-07-2007, 21:49

DaveB · 18-07-2007, 23:01

fecking cool. Bout time it started to look like a car again so you can kick some arse at TOTB next year

I will want a drive in it when its finished though

sbd16vastra · 18-07-2007, 23:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by DaveB

fecking cool. Bout time it started to look like a car again so you can kick some arse at TOTB next year

I will want a drive in it when its finished though

dont know how much arse i will be kicking in my fat old astra seamas every man and his dog has big power in nova's nowadays

rob_lee_1 · 19-07-2007, 06:28

AWesome matey... your astra has always been one of my hardcore favourites!

Take it the plan is the big ass turbo and plenty-o-nitrous?

Rick Draper · 19-07-2007, 07:58

Rob looking good. Any chance of getting a pic of the turbo and manifold looking from side to side so i can see how close it mounts to the block?

sbd16vastra · 19-07-2007, 19:01

your a pain in the arse rick

had to hold the turbo up and get my missus to take a pic she said she hopes you appreciate it as she had to stop eastenders LOL

it sits quite a way out beardy might be making some mods to mine to move the turbo closer to the block or allow it to fit the other way around

2.2DTIdarryl · 19-07-2007, 22:11

man gotta love that. what would something like that cost to get made.(the manifold)