Garry
East Midlands
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Nov 22, 2012 10:06:38 GMT
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nofrills
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my wings are made of Steeeeeeeel!!!
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Nov 22, 2012 10:19:20 GMT
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Now that is so cool it makes the north pole look tropical!!!
simply stunning
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Nov 22, 2012 10:34:37 GMT
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Much love for that!!
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Nov 22, 2012 13:44:43 GMT
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Preety spanking perfect yo!
What wheels are they?
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Current retro - 1996 Alfa Romeo GTV / Daily - 2016 Nissan Qashqai
Previous retros - Prelude, Integra, XR2s, XR3s, Orions, CRXs, Sylvia S12, S13, Pulsar, ZX 16v, 205 Gti, MX5, MR2 etc
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Garry
East Midlands
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Nov 22, 2012 14:03:25 GMT
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Looks like big steels and trims, Omega maybe?   [  |
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Belmont 3.2 [Pics]Robinxr4i
@robinxr4i
Club Retro Rides Member 143
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Nov 22, 2012 15:22:33 GMT
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That's lovely, great combination of engine swap, simple modifications and big OE hub caps/steels. Dead cool!
I know in terms of outright power and tuning the V6 makes less sense than than a LET conversion, but I can't help but think the V6 suits the car better and must make for a much nicer drive in general.
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Sierra - here we go again! He has an illness, it's not his fault.
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slammed 66
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www.gtturbo.org
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Nov 22, 2012 16:22:53 GMT
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I sort of like it but those wheels aren't ticking the right box for me  Ross |
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86 Renault 5 GT Turbo 89 Renault extra 91 Skyline GTR 98 Mini 1275 mpi 99 Autech Rider www.gtturbo.org |
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Sinky
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Run Baby Run......Please!
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Nov 22, 2012 16:48:01 GMT
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Yeah.. Like it!
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2001 Volvo XC70 wagon
2003 Piaggio X9 Evo
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Nov 22, 2012 17:01:40 GMT
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Now that is splendid. Even I like it!
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1974 Lancia Beta Saloon
1975 Mazda 929 Coupé
1986 Mazda 929 Wagon
1979 Mazda 929 Hardtop
1982 Fiat Argenta 2.0 iniezione elettronica
1977 Toyota Carina TA14
1989 Subaru 1800 Wagon
1982 Hyundai Pony 1200TL 2-dr
1985 Hyundai Pony 1200 GL
1986 Maserati 425 Biturbo
1992 Rover 214 SEi 5-dr
2000 Rover 45 V6 Club
1994 Peugeot 205 'Junior' Diesel
1988 Volvo 760 Turbodiesel Saloon
1992 Talbot Express Autosleeper Rambler
2003 Renault Laguna SPEARS OR REAPERS
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MK2VR6
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Mk2 Golf GTi 90 Spec
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Nov 22, 2012 17:11:32 GMT
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Back in the days when Belmonts were relatively new, my father had the choice of a Belmont Sri or an Orion Ghia as his company car. He chose the Onion due to better headroom in the back. Always wish he'd taken the Belmont!
This one looks great; it's also refreshing to see one which isn't pretending to be a GTE for a change.
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Garry
East Midlands
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Nov 22, 2012 18:12:04 GMT
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It appeared on Total Vauxhall's FB page (hey Jamie...  ) and it turns out its for sale.... www.ebay.de/itm/321027737831Come on, someone buy it and do a roadtrip to bring it home! And have a vid too: |
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Nov 22, 2012 18:36:45 GMT
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Now this is why I like retro rides, all the comments here are positive!
As was said above it was put on the total vauxhall Facebook page. Did anyone see some of the comments on there?. . . .
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crazymonkey
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ummm....what was I doing again???
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Nov 22, 2012 18:40:04 GMT
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Now that is droolworthy. I love belmonts
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whoever said dogs were man's best friend....obviously never heard of cable ties
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Nov 22, 2012 19:07:35 GMT
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Holy poop, that is fresh...!!! Only this morning I clocked a minty fresh Belmont CD tooling round Kingston one-way system (otherwise known as hell!!!) and thought, hmmm tasty...! That looks so perfect it makes perfect look curse word...  |
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***GARAGE CURRENTLY EMPTY***
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Nov 22, 2012 20:05:09 GMT
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wow......not as good with the blades on........goes to hunt Ebay
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Nov 23, 2012 14:11:14 GMT
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love it,1st car was a belmont glsi,good memories
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Nov 23, 2012 14:14:10 GMT
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is the 3.2 a common swap on old vauxhalls?
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Nov 23, 2012 15:50:34 GMT
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i 'like'!
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Belmont 3.2 [Pics]Robinxr4i
@robinxr4i
Club Retro Rides Member 143
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Nov 23, 2012 16:45:04 GMT
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is the 3.2 a common swap on old vauxhalls? Reasonably common, there is a guy local to me with a 3.2 Omega engine in his '98 Vectra (I know that's a bit newer) that started out life as a 2.5 GSi. I've seen plenty of mk3 Astras with 2.5 cavalier/vectra conversions, and the 2.5 is fundamentally the same engine. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GM_54-Degree_V6_engine#L81 |
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Last Edit: Nov 23, 2012 16:47:22 GMT by Robinxr4i
Sierra - here we go again! He has an illness, it's not his fault.
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woodenspatulas
Part of things
Retro in ways you can't imagine
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Nov 27, 2012 15:50:18 GMT
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the 3.2 uses newer canbus ecus I think so isnt as easy as the older 2.5 or 3.0 conversions.
I know of allot of 3.0l conversions done to vectras as you get the engine from a omega and swap a few bits about and lob it in.
I do like the wheels on that astra. Been trying to find some omega wheels for my vectra, steels would be good, btu finding 17s is proving hard work
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1999 Vectra Estate + 1995 Saab Engine = Good Times
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) and it turns out its for sale....
