my new mk3 astra gsi...... turbo ;)

[Gaz86]

oh dear, fell foul of this section 59, causing a disturbance and anti social behavior, that the police have inforce now! got a warning in january and last night i got my second for flooring it away from the traffic lights, very fast

and if anyone was wondering, yes they do sieze your car there and then




oh dear!

had to take all me documents into the cop shop today, but the garage where its being held isnt open sundays so gonna have to go get it first thing tomorrow!

gotta pay 105quid for the recovery and to get it back, which was the least of my worries as i had a chopped down numberplate, fog lights on, dvd player playing and speeding, and i've only got 3points left till i loose me licence, was a verrry lucky!

i know what youve been up to lmao

last night we all got our cars professionally photographed and if any are seen within 2 months there going away on a lowloader.

just feel safe in the knowledge your pride and joy has been taken for a spin in the pound (dont expect tread on the tyres and hope for minimal scratches, theres ***** trust me)

[rc]

yea it got taken just after midnight sat nite, and they're not open sundays so gonna turn up half 7 tomorrow mornin at the garage! i took a pic of the milage too!

[vxlgsi]

that sucks, if they did that to me, id remove the ecu

[Jack]

i took a pic of the milage too!

Good idea!

Hope you get back alright.

[Gaz86]

go to the pound expecting the worse that way itll feel great if theres fack all up with it,

[rc]

its not goin to a car compound as such, its at a garage who have a 24hour recovery truck! it goes to the compound after 14days and crushed after 21days! but im not gonna leave it 1 day in their hands!

[mk3 turbo]

you dont learn your lesson do you ronnie

i never had any attention in that car you just seem to attract the old bill all the timelmao

i just hope they look after it

[rc]

you dont learn your lesson do you ronnie

i never had any attention in that car you just seem to attract the old bill all the timelmao

i just hope they look after it

i'm 21 and ive got 300bhp

what joints did you replace when you had it out then? ive already ordered the polly bush set, and the track rod ends deffo have play in them, so will get them, what else did you do?

[mk3 turbo]

true i bet you were up cardinal park wasn't youlmao

there is some play in the track rod ends i think one of them is split.

i replaced the bottom wishbones and ball joints

[rc]

true i bet you were up cardinal park wasn't youlmao

[rc]

there is some play in the track rod ends i think one of them is split.

i replaced the bottom wishbones and ball joints

cool i'll leave them and just do all the bushes and track rod ends then!

[rc]

got my car back safe and sound yersterday! got there first thing and it was parked on concrete and even under cover! and the milage hadnt even moved a click! gave it a proper look around and all looks aye ok! guess i got away with it very lightly from any car impound horror stories!!
and my polly bushes came today! a full front set, so that cheered me up



full front set of proper power flex bushes, got it for 95quid with the vat, as appose to the 160quid they charge out from the magazines, so saves a tidy little number there! will be fittin them all on saturday!

[daddy cav]

Unlucky matey , didn't know that they could do that now
Did you get it back ok ?

Had mine rolling roaded at T&M's , was my old mk1 Astra many years ago , they know their stuff and their rolling road was good back then so probably better now .

[Steve!]

i'm 21 and ive got 300bhp

Just think what it was like for me then ten years ago with a BMW 325i Sport and 19 years old. The police did love me long time.

[Rick Draper]

Are the astra Mk3 lower arms like the Mk2 astra ones? If so then there are some bushes that you dont want to fit in positions on them. Have a look for oddballs post on here somewhere about them. They started to bore a hole through the mounting point.

[Rick Draper]

http://www.migweb.co.uk/forums/showt...98#post3014598

There you go there is the link. Like i say i am not sure if the arms are the same though.

[rc]

http://www.migweb.co.uk/forums/showt...98#post3014598

There you go there is the link. Like i say i am not sure if the arms are the same though.

hmmm just read that thread, and although the wish bones are different the bushes in quistion do bare simularaties in design, had any one had any expierence with these in the mk3 astra? same as the mk3 cav and calibra!

[CraigGreen]

Unlucky getting it seized! Atleast its back safe & sound...

Try some std Nova GTE rear springs to get the back end down. I say std because they are the firmest Nova springs you will find.

[rc]

Unlucky getting it seized! Atleast its back safe & sound...

Try some std Nova GTE rear springs to get the back end down. I say std because they are the firmest Nova springs you will find.

yea some one else has said that to me, mite investigate!

[rc]

todays task was to get polly bush up!

bottom arms came off ok,

got the old bushes out with the old faitful oxy-centelene

and the new ones went is piece of p1ss



had to drop the rear of the subframe down to get to the anti-roll bar clamp!



and got it all back toghether in no time at all



and put new track rod ends on aswell while it was up in the air



so got a nice tight front end now

havent really had a chance to test it yet!

[rc]

got new front tyres today!
got a puncture through the side wall of the perelli's,
so upgraded to a pair of toyo proxies! super sticky



215/35 18s
bad news me rads started bloody leaking

[The Simps]

bad news me rads started bloody leaking

Get some "Winns" in there lad! My nova rad started leaking about 2 years ago, stuck that stuff in and its never leaked since!

[rc]

Get some "Winns" in there lad! My nova rad started leaking about 2 years ago, stuck that stuff in and its never leaked since!

hmmmm bit worried bout it goin round and gunkin up the turbo too

been told to try a astra TD rad, alot cheaper than the calibra turbo one!
c20let astra radiator! help!

[Steve!]

The Turbo doesn't have a RAD feed on it??

[rc]

The Turbo doesn't have a RAD feed on it??

really u sure???