ZXRob
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ZXRob
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Its a corvette with an extended GTE body. I really love stuff like this
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crazymonkey
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ummm....what was I doing again???
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All I know is that isnt the stock astra engine ;D I love the wheels
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whoever said dogs were man's best friend....obviously never heard of cable ties
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says GSI on the grille  |
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ZXRob
Europe
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Haha! So it does.... its early morning!
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V-Force
Part of things
I like Hondas.
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That looks awesome form the rear quarter view, just looks right. Bet it's fun too...
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1999 Impreza WRX typeR STI Version 5 Limited
1999 Civic VTi-S Aerodeck
2005 Bora TDI daily
Several other 90s Hondas (shhh they're sleeping)
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Oct 16, 2011 10:32:16 GMT
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Looks to me like that shells been widend quite a bit as well as stretched. Its ultimatly still a corvette that looks a little bit like an astra. I'd very much like to see the build up pics though to see what was done.
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R.S. Autotech. Servicing/Repairs/Diagnostics.
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Oct 16, 2011 10:51:20 GMT
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As well as doing loads of work on the Astra shell, has the Corvette wheelbase been shortened?
It's difficult to tell from the angles.
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Oct 16, 2011 10:58:58 GMT
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sold in 2009 for 29,900!
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Oct 16, 2011 11:42:51 GMT
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Looks like standard wheelbase to me, although I stand to be corrected!  The doors and interior are standard, as is the nose, and the rocker panel widths looks correct, which implies to me that it's unchanged. |
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Last Edit: Oct 16, 2011 11:44:12 GMT by Lewis
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Oct 16, 2011 14:59:05 GMT
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Is the interior door handle (presumably in its stock astra door card position) slightly covered by the 'vette dashboard? Looks like they have a little cut out for it but i doubt its all that practical digging your hand up the side of the dashboard just to open the door! Looks amazing though. Reminds me very much of the Porsche 928 in the stretched mk1 Golf bodyshell... |
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Oct 16, 2011 16:44:50 GMT
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Reminds me very much of the Porsche 928 in the stretched mk1 Golf bodyshell... Tell us more... |
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Oct 16, 2011 16:47:05 GMT
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Oct 16, 2011 16:51:25 GMT
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Funny thing is the 928/Golf hybrid as well as the Kadett GSI/Corvette C4 mashup were both made by the german firm Artz in the eighties. Artz had a very large dealership, and commisioned one-offs for his customers. The Kadett and the Golf were just made for fun, to show it could be done really. They also made convertibles, and the Porsche 944 estate in a small series.
They follow the same formula: take supercar, cut top half off, and stick a widened shell over it. The wheelbases on both the Golf and the Kadett have been altered (the Kadett's rear wheel is much further forward than in a stock GTE).
Very awesome contraptions!
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The doors and interior are standard, as is the nose, and the rocker panel widths looks correct, which implies to me that it's unchanged. 
