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astra 1.4 road rally car

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#1 ·
just thought id start one of these, the car started as a 1.4 accident damaged astra. the shell is very clean and the damage was just a slam panel and light and bonnet. cant realy complain as the car was free and so was the doner car, the doner car was an l reg astra gsi with no enjine, the plan is to take all the gsi bits ( panels etc }to use on the 1.4 and then use it for local road rallies. the plan will be as follows

repair damage( fit slam panel)
fit gsi kit
fit uprated suspension
repaint panels that need it
new seats
3 point harnesses
half or full roll cage
spotlights
full exhaust system
mudflaps
oil light in centre console
push button start
vertical hydraulic hand brake
bias valve

that will be it for now, then as soon as the car is motd il start on the enjine when funds allow as this is on a seriously tight budget
 
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#29 ·
nah mate, flew through the mot, mot tester was well happy, its just a local one about 10 miles away from my house, its not the biggest but its good for pictures, yea gathering tuning bits as we speak so i can get some more power
 
#34 ·
god no mate far from it, we have mk2 escorts with s2000 honda enjines, nova and corsa,s with red tops , its just the msa want all interior trim inplace so they dont go overboard with lightening the cars,
 
#35 ·
not realy been buying at the mo as some of the stuff is hard to get and find, ive got honda fireblade carbs to use on it for everyday use and then on night events i will be swapping to a single weber carb, yea mate im from about as far west as you can get
 
#36 ·
been busy working so not done much to the car, spent a few nights making a manifold for my bike carbs as it was cheaper than buying a new one,
heres some piks of it all finished


still trying to find a 1.4 sri head but im in no rush, should have 1 by the end of the week, also managed to find a 32/34 webber for every day use
 
#37 ·
been busy today, got the dash out and put the black dash from the gsi in, in the middle of tidying of the relays and push button start etc, was not happy wth them,
 
#39 ·
i use the bike carbs every day but for night events we can only use a twin choke carb or split 40s etc, two chokes max, silly rules but what can we do,
 
#43 ·
has had a busy weekend, first i took the old 1.4 dash out



all done

then i started on recessing my bonnet pins
old pins

marking out recess plates

all done

as the car looks from today

more updates soon
 
#44 ·
well today is going to be a busy day, plans are t remove the suspension and fit new koni adjustable shocks and new springs, then plan to fit my my new lights, will post up pics this evening on the days happenings
 
#45 ·
well ive had a few busy days, changed all suspension and joints again on the front, plus fitted my new lights
just a few pics i took at the weekend






hope you all like
 
#48 ·
thanks guys, the hydraulic handbrake was quite easy, take 1 pipe from the master cylinder for he rears inside the car and run it to the handbrake, then take the second pipe from the handbrake to the back of the car to a t-piece then a pipe either side to the drum or caliper , bleed it up and jobs a good un,
yes the red thing on the front is a sumpguard, was going to buy one but didnt like the £250 price tag, so i made one from 4mm steel and works just fine
 
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