92 Sri Astra Estate...looking like a keeper...

[NickR]

Class, any more pictures of it? I used to have a matchbox toy gsi one that exact colour when I was a kid.

 

[southsky sunrise]

It's been put in and forgot about but il get it pulled forward soon even just to let it 'air' lol

 

[southsky sunrise]

Got a chance to get a wash and service in today. Just a wash no polish

 

[cormac81]

Looks really well. Nice job.

 

[southsky sunrise]

Going through the 'we' bit of history that it came with and I've come to the conclusion.... atleast one of the previous owners was abit fussy...

 

[purplea4T]

It's great when you come across cars like these - mine has history from day one, last year it went back to Vauxhall at 18 years old for 2 window regulators!
Is it the c20seh donkey in this same as the Cavalier 130's or the 115 NE? Either way, too good to mess around with!

 

[richiemucker]

What a find! That's a definite keeper

 

[DUB_MK3]

i remember buying one of these for 150 with 7 months tax and 11 months mot.. drove the wheels of it then sold it for what i bought it for. fond memory's of the fun bus.

 

[BobSpounge]

i remember buying one of these for 150 with 7 months tax and 11 months mot.. drove the wheels of it then sold it for what i bought it for. fond memory's of the fun bus.

Vauxhall built great cars back then though and the SRI's, GTE's and GSi's were pretty desirable. Most of their cars are built from soap now and I can't think of anything really desirable in their whole range bar the vxr8.

 

[Markhall]

It looks to be in fantastic condition.
I didnt realise it was a 2 litre engine. Must be nippy enough .
Also i have a spare gsi front bumper available if your looking one.

 

[southsky sunrise]

Yeah 2ltr 8v. if I'm doing anything it'll be dropped slightly and might band the steelies just to keep as much of the originality as poss

 

[peter wilson]

Nice one. That looks so so tidy. What a good find.

 

[hannakournikova]

You know my thoughts @southsky sunrise

 

[RickyB]

Saw this yesterday going through Dundonald on a lorry and thought must be it

 

[southsky sunrise]

You know my thoughts @southsky sunrise

Lol only too well chum only too well

Saw this yesterday going through Dundonald on a lorry and thought must be it

yeah have it moved again but to be fair I just liked driving about with it on my truck

 

[MarcVtec]

Wee wagon mate would love that thing proper old school. Enjoy

 

[Gambit]

Must have been an aul hand retired mechanic who owned it going by his notes and "use Duckhams" statement! Something my da would always say to me still to this day about Duckhams being a great oil

 

[southsky sunrise]

Must have been an aul hand retired mechanic who owned it going by his notes and "use Duckhams" statement! Something my da would always say to me still to this day about Duckhams being a great oil

Yeah I'd say he was goin by my dad when I'd bikes he always said to me to use Castro R cause even the smell took him back to simpler times when even the best of the best didn't cost the earth and still conserved the engines.

 

[southsky sunrise]

We update just, finally pulled the Astra forward and with great deliberation we decided to pull the engine out and bin it due to the previous owners mechanics apprentice grinding off the head gasket leaving it like the Irish Sea on a choppy day. Got it up and running today so few finishing touches to do then get it cleaned up and stick a years test on it and get it out before the end of the summer.

 

[brendy7]

Love it makes me want to get mine sorted out and back on the road again

 

[martybelfastsri]

What engine going back in?

 

[Nicky]

What engine going back in?

1.7 Isuzu

 

[martybelfastsri]

A derv............not my cuppa at all but its your car looks clean round the bay have an 87 sri astra lying in wait for a resto myself all them c18se c20ne seh ect ect are great on fuel too deserves an seh or xe that car

 

[Nicky]

The aul Isuzu engines are hard to beat, and he can get a good bit of reek out of it if he screws her up a bit with a straight through exhaust...

 

[southsky sunrise]

A derv............not my cuppa at all but its your car looks clean round the bay have an 87 sri astra lying in wait for a resto myself all them c18se c20ne seh ect ect are great on fuel too deserves an seh or xe that car

@Nicky would love it to be derv lol. @martybelfastsri i got another 2ltr 8v. Like for Like