sparko
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Dec 21, 2006 19:53:08 GMT
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Hello all I have been mooching around for a while but have now decided to make myself known because as of this morning my beast is legal for UK roads. I bought Pog's orange MK1 Astra from him in July and have been slowly making it MOT worthy. I have done 90% of the work myself and it has been a great new learning curve. This is my first car and she will be loved with all the student money I posses. I am 18 and have a few plans for it after crimbo: how does a 90mm drop, refurbed wheels and a black bonnet sound? Well I will leave it in your capable hands to throw up some suggestions for change....   Maybe.....?  |
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Dec 21, 2006 20:11:54 GMT
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thats a nice astra! love the style, really subtle, the wheels look nice, i'd paint the spokes black to & leave the rims silver, remove or paint the chrome/silver strips on the grill in satin/matt black, love the orange too! top colour with the black bonnet! stance is good, a gte front spoiler would finish it in my world! nice car, chap!
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Mini 998cc grp bonnet & boot, lightend shell, 6-point cage, soon to have a turbo on the 998 engine (t2 frm a r5gt) rs turbo intercooler, hoping to get 120ish bhp?
father is building a Mini Van 1330, 45 weber, 100bhp@wheels
'RIP' 1.8 Metro GTi, 15.23 1/4mile
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Dec 21, 2006 20:12:01 GMT
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90mm will need a bit of arch tweakery methinks....great looking car though, black bonnet will really set the orange off IMHO. Maybe rebadge it as an Opel to be different??
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Last Edit: Dec 21, 2006 20:12:41 GMT by briandamaged
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G51NAV
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Dec 21, 2006 20:20:36 GMT
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Would be careful respraying the bonnet black tbh: unless the rest of the car looks mint you could end up with it looking like you had to replace a shagged bonnet and couldn't find one of the right colour
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’84 Austin Maestro HLE · ’87 MG Maestro EFi · ’89 MG Maestro Tickford Turbo #502 of 505
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Dec 21, 2006 21:10:49 GMT
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Good work fella  |
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Dec 21, 2006 21:29:39 GMT
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Lovely looking car! I haven't seen one of those in the flesh for ages!
Well done!
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Rich
Owner of...
1984 Montego 1.6L (Oldest in existance)
1987 Montego 1.6HL
1982 miniMetro Auto
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Dec 21, 2006 21:53:28 GMT
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i wondered what happened to this car!
looks great, however, personally, i'd not change the bonnet colour...
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VWDan
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Dec 21, 2006 23:13:23 GMT
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 What size wheels are they? Could do with stretched tyres - they look like BMW BBS's - if they are 15's stick some Smart Car tyres on there.
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If only everything in life was as cool as a retro VW racer.
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Dec 21, 2006 23:44:14 GMT
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Black bonnet, but mask off two three inch wide stripes in the original colour, offset to the passenger side FTW!!!!!
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sparko
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Dec 21, 2006 23:48:49 GMT
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Cheers fellas liking the stripes idea, maybe in the style of a dodge charger if anyone knows what I'm on about... il post up some pics later if i find any.
Pog, did you change the cam in it?
It has drawings of the cambelt, timing and 75 horsepower written in the back of the haynes manual... doesnt feel standard either, much quicker than a 1.3 KA and new corsa...
Keep the ideas coming!
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Dec 21, 2006 23:49:10 GMT
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 Welcome to R-R. Great to see the Astra back on here again, and it looks to be in good hands too..well done! I can't remember which engine this car has, is it the old Chevette derived pushrod engine or an OHC?
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sparko
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1.2, pushrod i do believe.
Oh and the wheels are indeed BBS 15 inchers
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Dec 22, 2006 10:40:48 GMT
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Did you weld weld the sill yourself or did your mate do it in the end? Either way it sounds like you've done a good job Adam |
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sparko
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Dec 22, 2006 12:33:44 GMT
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Nah my dad payed for it to get done as my crimbo pressy lol, us petrol heads are strange eh? Who wants welding for christmas Those pics are old anyway from when I first got it, sills look way better now all be them in black. You just need to get your olop on the road now adam... |
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Dec 22, 2006 18:29:59 GMT
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It will be when I get 6 months road tax and an MOT for my birthday.  Yep we're strange  Unfortunately it will still be a year until I can drive it.... doh. |
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Last Edit: Dec 22, 2006 18:30:17 GMT by Adam
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Dec 23, 2006 10:18:33 GMT
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i like the bonnet - its something different on a mk1 clear lenses are a nice subtle touch stance is cool AND its a 5dr which makes a nice change but if it were me i'd be losing the chrome.. |
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Dec 23, 2006 10:28:17 GMT
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Think the 1200 pushrod is a development of the old Opel Kadett engine, not the 1256 lump out of the Shuvit if I'm not mistaken.
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Dec 27, 2006 14:47:19 GMT
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Ain't seen one of those for a while,looks very nice Welcome to R-R... |
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You've been telling me you were a genius since you were seventeen ... in all the time I've known you I still don't know what you mean !
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sparko
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Dec 28, 2006 13:06:52 GMT
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cheers fella, mine was the second one I had seen in person and when I took it for welding there was a onother one sitting opposite lol turns out theres two orange mk1's in my town |
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Welcome to R-R.
Yep we're strange 
