5 door astra swing.

4doorvalver · 17-08-2007, 21:22

Hi ive been signed up a while now and never really posted,so i thought id start of my first post with pic's of the death shed.
Bassicly started life as a 1.3 astra swing,and has been through various different engines.
It now has a c20xe installed.

engine
-c20xe
-courtney cam's
-vernier pulleys
-steel headgasket
-alloy bottom pulley
-courtney breather mod
-arp rod bolts
-manifold heatwrapped
-r1 bike carb's(yet to be fitted)
-equal lengh drive shaft's

interior
-cobra monico s bucket seats
-luke 4point harnesses
-willwood brake bias vave
-safety devices roll cage(from a mk1 fezzy)
-all fuel and brake lines run inside the car
-fuel and power cut of switches
-various dials and alloy crap!!

Brakes and suspension
-gte 16v disc brakes all round
-braided brake lines(to be fitted)
-lowered 60 mm on cheap crappy shocks and springs(will be replaced at some point)
-polly bushed front arms and rear beam
-15"compomotive mo's(absolute bargain at £70)
-4 haki saki no gripper tyre's(need replacing before car is back on the road)

Exterior
-sri rear bumper,cav gsi sideskirts and front bumper(no pics yet as their being sprayed but it does look good on there)gte spoiler,top spoiler,smooth boot(not to my taste but was on wen i bought it,so if anyone has a standered 1 in white and wanna swop gimme a shout)
-quad headlamps
-seam welded engine bay

Probably forgot loadsa stuff,but hey here's some pic's as im a picture whore!!

Old bumper before it had a fight with a recovery truck!!

The cars not on the road at the mo as ive still got a few bits left to do.

4doorvalver · 20-10-2007, 13:48

Not a lot to update, replaced the headlights with standard ones, and fitted the 16v gear linkage.

I got a bit over excited with the hammer, and found this, I've got a new spring cup and it gave me an excuse to drop the rear axle and fit the pollybushes.

Statto · 20-10-2007, 20:06

Are you keepin the standard lights in? I thort it looks more 'track' with the morrettes on? just my opinion like!!

sounds like its going to be a beast when its done

4doorvalver · 20-10-2007, 20:10

Yeah im putting the outside back to pretty much standard, trying to get rid of the smooth boot aswel, maybe find someone to swap it with a standard one.

dave's.cavy · 20-10-2007, 21:35

an unsual route to go, usually the 5 door is sent to the scrap yard

i like it, its good to be different!

4doorvalver · 21-10-2007, 18:55

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Originally Posted by dave's.cavy

an unsual route to go, usually the 5 door is sent to the scrap yard

i like it, its good to be different!

I got the car cheap on a part x on my old cossie, it already had the redtop in and the shell was pretty much mint, the previous owner was a sprayer and put 2 front wings, 2 rear arches and 2 sills, and fully resprayed it, so i thought it was worth saving, plus i love the mk2 Astra's and the 5door just makes it all the more unique.