My Mk3 V6 astravan

bucky · 24-03-2008, 02:22

picked this up friday for £950.
Plans: black bumpers skirts grille, white door handles, smooth boot lock/wiper/badge panel, Corsa C sri 5 spoke alloys in anthracite, vinyl rear window, cut out false floor paint and carpet inside rear black, black interior pillars, black roof lining, black scuttle panel 160mph clocks, black engine cover, black washer bottle, black strut brace, rear discs, bigger front brakes, coilovers, black roof rails, upgrade door speakers, fit rear boot speakers, new headunit, dehandle pass door, h/brake+gear gaitors, tidying up etc etc etc

Bucky
any comments and ideas welcome

jay26 · 24-03-2008, 10:21

looks cool mate wat are your plans

G4MBS · 24-03-2008, 12:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by bucky

Plans: black bumpers skirts grille, white door handles, smooth boot lock/wiper/badge panel, Corsa C sri 5 spoke alloys in anthracite, vinyl rear window, cut out false floor paint and carpet inside rear black, black interior pillars, black roof lining, black scuttle panel 160mph clocks, black engine cover, black washer bottle, black strut brace, rear discs, bigger front brakes, coilovers, black roof rails, upgrade door speakers, fit rear boot speakers, new headunit, dehandle pass door, h/brake+gear gaitors, tidying up etc etc etc

Love it! Always loved the mk3 shape van and to me thats the right engine!! Spot on!

astra_baz · 24-03-2008, 13:48

looks like u got a bargain there like.
it looks low. !

Jonny Martin · 24-03-2008, 18:06

Sounds like its gonna look very much like another V6 van thats in the area

bucky · 25-03-2008, 20:25

thanks for comments guys

it will be going lower once the new rims arrive hehe
yeah i was thinking that earlier jonno, might end up putting bumper off blender on but have it white, dont want a replica of yours 100% do I.

updates: Rear false floor removed, painted all rear inside matt black, rear door speakers wired and fitted, headunit fitted, front door speakers were already upgraded- bargain!, 2x cavvy horns wired up and fitted, removed front carpets and inspected for dampness/rust - all dry and rot free

dave's.cavy · 25-03-2008, 21:00

very stealthy, i like it

AK_LET · 25-03-2008, 21:59

Thought it was you last night. Looking good, sounded ace. Look mint with GSI side skirts on like Bumble Bee, but its an expensive job.

The old one was better :P

**Benn** · 25-03-2008, 22:02

Cool looks like a beatsy.

bucky · 27-03-2008, 00:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by AK_LET

Thought it was you last night. Looking good, sounded ace. Look mint with GSI side skirts on like Bumble Bee, but its an expensive job.

The old one was better :P

the old one was a final result of 3 years work though.......
this will be a bit of a quicker transormation.
im not going for the GSi look in any way at all ever...........

Jonny Martin · 27-03-2008, 23:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by bucky

im not going for the GSi look in any way at all ever...........

Why not?! its never ever been done.....Oh no, wait.
Do right.

DaveB · 28-03-2008, 09:43

at that tailpipe

bucky · 31-03-2008, 22:32

updates:
black front indicators, black mk4 side repeaters, front bumper with fogs and a renault espace splitter, black sunstrip, removed badge from boot, tinted rear lenses and gave her a nice clean and polish

jav786 · 01-04-2008, 19:22

Looks nice

**Melv** · 02-04-2008, 09:53

liking that. I think i'm going to get some sport bumpers for my van as the GSi kit doesn't do it for me.

bucky · 18-04-2008, 18:26

AK_LET · 18-04-2008, 22:41

Real men drive white vans!!!

bucky · 02-05-2008, 17:48

updates:
just better pics of the wheels for now, they're a but scruffy atm due to deciding to polish them but getting bored halfway thru
also got HID bulbs but obv not going to see them in broad day light

bucky · 30-07-2008, 11:17

its been a while........
painted bumpers, wheels, filled rear wiper recess, smoothed filler cap, tidied underbonnet
: