oh dear not another one.......... ive really got my work cut out this year

well it cost a grand total of £130 TAXd and MOTd 70,000miles 2 owners from new...thats TWO, using it as a runabout while the GTE gets fixed up

still looks abit like a granny car till i tart it up a little

please sell this to me when u finished with it

Heh... you got any plan's for it, or is it deffo just gonna be the car to get ye ass about whilst ya workin on the other??

clear indicators and rally fogs

well got my rear lowering springs fitted yesterday and just in the middle of fitting the front ones





also took off the mud flaps, think it looks mucho better

i can see this becoming one hell of a machine

wots the plans for the astra? had three of these they rock

well up to now ive put 256 vented discs on the front from a mk2 1.8, ive lowered it all round and put the gte wheels on it.
Sort out all the rusty bits arches, sills and rust treat the whole car.

i want a gte kit for it and make it fit a 5 door, and have it all dark grey at the bottom half of the car. thats all i want to do to it up to now

ill get some pics tomorrow, just sorting out insurance

pics now, now now now

Like the mk1 astra's.

Carol nash are good to insure on a classic policy.

Mines £135 fully comp on the volvo.

I think you should rally it...simple as.....its the Way Forward....

ill give that a go, im only 19 just hope they cant insure me

ive got a few more pics, lowered with the gte wheels on

slow and steady wins the race, looking good

ha ha ha, what a banger lol !

typical bone head

go on then, explain why it aint a banger, in 20 words

how many 27 year old cars do you see on the road??
looking after "old" cars might not be of much interest to you, but no need to take the piss.
im sure it will get a lot more looks than a modern looking car, even if it is to laugh at it i think its retro cool

Brightspark, if you ever want to sell the car, I'd 100% buy it off you. When you want to get rid, keep that in mind as I've been looking for one for ages.
I missed out on a standard GTE last year for 500 quid and I'm still gutted. I really, really want one.

haha your 2nd on the list, i picked my GTE up locally for 450, dont expect much steel there to weld to but its all there and can build from it

i love them, allways wanted one since i was like 15 im 19 now and have 2, ive never seen another one only the ones ive got

best hot hatch of its day, golf gti had nothing on it. keep looking, usually get about 1 every week on ebay

Fairplay, i didn't mean no offence bud, just in a strange mood

no probs u wind up

tried me dads cav wheels on the car today, fox evo 3s and i think they look raaaaaaather good, so there staying

was a bit unsure with putting silly wheels on it, might change me mind and go back to 14s

bodywork looks a bit shabby, i was gently flatting it down with some fine wet and dry then cutting it back up, but got tired halfway through so never finished

i drove past you before, this car is cool as fook, i really like it, restore it with a paint job, its deffo a head turner

wow what a classic car them alloys really set it off whata lovely motor mate its lookin nice

You should pop along the meet on thursday, last time you came along I think every one thought you were scotts friend so didn't say much.

hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm its got me thinking

Needs smaller wheels (with a bit more width) and a bit of lowering.

fook it. leave the lump standard and get it looking nice ( rover ameranth purple) oh yes its looking good my boy good indeed

i agree 17s are to big for a small car, 16s are biggest you should go, its already been lowered once lol and the tyres are 205s

ive also pushed out the belly in the rear pass side door its hardly noticible now woo!

keep at it but take your time, look how well joe has done with his beemer

Thats a nice motor mate, don't see many of these knockin round and its in fairly good nick. I love old school cars, gotta lot more character then all the new stuff. Looked at gettin a chevette a while back an throwin a red top engine in it, old school and drifty!!!

get a shoveit and throw in either the sierrs 2 litre dohc engine or the old 3.5 rover v8 in it, they both fit, and also the astra is looking cool

Love the Mk1 Astras, got so much more character than the new ones.

Any plans for a red top conversion, or even a slightly simpler 2.0 8V transplant from a Cav SRi?

Still 130bhp from the 8V, but Im pretty sure the Mk1 aint that heavy

do they, any examples ?

...anything will fit if you have enough ££££

The HSR was the Rally daddy, but very unreliable.

The Rover V8 only put out 150bhp, but made a nice sound, and the 8V Sierra DOHC motor wouldnt pull you out of bed - tbh if you where going to fit a new motor to a Chevette, go redtop or Cosworth DOHC and stick them on TBs

so they wouldn't just drop sraight in then, or would they - but with new engine mounts, loom, engine managment, drive shafts etc etc

It would need a custom front subframe, the transmission tunnel may need modding to fit a gearbox to suit the engine, then you need a diff to suit, which may include a new rear axle.

The original car was on carbs, so it would need an ECU and loom, unless you stuck with a carb setup...

Im pretty sure you would need to seam weld the shell also as a std Chevette was never designed to take much power - with the HSR being the exeption but that was seam welded from the factory for rallying.

well i will have a spare 130bhp 8v knocking about when the redtop gets used so was going to put that in the 1300s. not sure yet

if u want RWD fun, get a manta :):)

and fit a c30se out of a senny 24v or a carlton gsi 24v
204bhp straight six beast, inderstuctable engines



........oh and fit a blower :D:D

so thats abit optimistic then

A Long shot, but does your mum work in Arrowe Park Hospital?

hmmm yep she does how u know that ?

haha I talk to her most times. She spotted me in my Mini, as I also work in Arrowe Park Hospital, she was talkin about her son into MK1 Vauxhalls etc, and said what you'd done to the car etc, I was thinkin In the back of my mind, I only know 1 Mk1 Vaux round here! So yerh, small world!

well im going off my 17" monsters, so im putting the ronals back on.... this time... white

smooth hammerite mixed with celly thinners worked great!!

cool can't wait to see them on the motor

lookin good mate

Mate of mine had one of these.Fitted with a cam and twin 40 dellorto's Went really well.

Best all round wheels would be 16"x9" Borbet A's with a et15 offset.

Spot on. Mark my words.

There similar to the wheels on the lotus carlton if im not mistaken.

Much deeper dish but similar, very euro looking

100% agree, borbets look sooo good, along with BBS, Turbos.. pretty much all the deep dished wheels

its offset which cripples me, u try driving it with ET35s its bad enough

LUSH!

I want one so bad now.

Those one's look amazing

That blue one has a turbo engine in it hasn't it? Think it's being restored again currently.

I think your right station, restored again ??

painted my wheels today after seeing how well white goes with green, not the same green but i think it looks alright









also started doing some sill work, after a bodgy job before.... rest off the sill is mint which was a relief

I'm going to remake the arch as its only really the lower half thats rusty and I don't want to cut too much steel away

ive had a gte kit layin about so decided ta fit it to the 5 door, wanted ta keep it standard, but tidies it up a bit

Honestly......Looks absolutely Superb...

I agree

love these cars but that needs deep dish rims if u ask me,i had a 1.6 sr in gold with bbs cross spokes an it looked great!

looks gr8 bud always loved these cars

I saw you at the roundabout in Caldy on Monday night, I gave you a flash (I was in red Astra).

Yes, it was done out, and then he realised the bulk head needed replacing, so I think he's replacing it. He put up a red GTE mk1 for sale last year for 900 quid, but it got sold.

ahh i remember now, ive seen ur car a few times, not relising its you. seen u before going down montgomery road, i said to me mate... ooo astra gsi lol

keep my eyes open next time

need to update this really, done so much more

i seen you aswell on tusday about 1pm in birkenhead, car looked good

alreet carl mate hows it goin long time no see and talk i see this car nearly everyday as he only live round the corner from me lol and i must say its lookin brill and very very smart

thanks for the comments, makes your work worthwhile.... aint really done much to it recently, smoked the front lights, new indicators and mudflaps( pissed ones ) and found the other rear fog light
gave it a good clean today, scrubs up well for an old bird

saw this behind me last week by price street, over twenty years older than my corsa an i want one(my missus wouldnt tho!)

good photos bud love the car

Like the alloys, stick with them!!

howdy carl how are ya ? lovin the car and as station said stick with those alloys they look much better and suit the car

looking good mate, keep up the good work

Saw you again on Woodchurch Road, I think you beeped!!

looks good

wasnt sure if it was you, but i aint seen another standard red gsi about so just beeped, turning right at the swan??

only pic i have of the bay

ok this is gettin beyond a joke..... been busy lately playing!

took the best part of an hour, its mated to a F18WR

just waiting on a loom an ecu, oil cooler an its should be running fingers crossed






^^^^^^^^ one ****ing happy bunny

Sweet what power you hoping for

ill be happy with the bog standard 156 after a good service

some carbs would see it to 170/180 maybe at a later date

oooffffff

If you go straight through with a big back box itll sound naughty. Carbs will just top it off.

Flame spittage

well thought id do a bit of an update with some fresh pics and to bump me thread

my 2 babies

Seen you the other day by yours i was the weird person in the 206 flashing lol

cant remember what day was it and where, iv had a few people flash me, pannicing thinkin me lights aint on or left me indicator going

Saw you yesterday at the bottom of Mount Road around 4pm. You were partially obscured by a Focus who was terrified of pulling out onto the main road.

haha ye thats right i didnt want to be a tw*t and pull up along side.. did it anyway haha

Nice, still mint

Was behind you today (blue 206) about 725am car sounded sweet and looks the nuts matey

love the wheels!

looks stunning, seen this in upton last night

Well, update time 1 year on.

Rey is doing well, I still own the car. Only upgrades recently is a 16v rear beam with a 22mm rear arb, 256mm front brake upgrade, polybush exhaust mount as the rubber one fell off, 1200s ariel, new set of wheels powdercoated white with T1R tyres, replacement rear turret, bit of welding in engine bay around front turrets, polished bonnet lifters.

Few pictures











































Thanks
Carl

Nice one mate, looking great!

Keep up the good work, you've looked after it well.

Good to see more modders on here and you've come back after a while gone.

What motors in your Saab?

nice looking motor that, seen it by mine a few times and it looks sweet. top job

Cheers Ste, had actually forgot about this website to be honest. The Saab, it's not mine it's my dads. B205, Trionic 7, not the engine your after.



Cheers

Nice Astray fella, not seen it around before, will keep my eyes peeled!!

Thanks Wal, It's been off the road for about 9-10 months so not likely to see it on the road soon as it needs a fair bit doing to it.

This still on the road?
Finally got one after years of searching.
1300S

Damn, guess this cars not around anymore, last mot 5 years ago.

Still have it