Mk3 Astra
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Eamo_vxr
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That’s absolutely stunning. Great work 
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Aye I’m changing that . It was a super mint wheel so I couldn’t pass on it but I had the Opel badge . Think I have a deal done with a guy in England to swop the horn section with a Vauxhall badge cause I dont think you can get the badges out to change .
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Looks brilliant Sean, super jealous.
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Been quiet lately.. still waiting on my interior now which is starting to p1ss me off.
Got a few spare hours yesterday and got to bleeding the brakes.
Going to get the skirts fitted this week , bit more access now with the car up on stands. Have holes to drill for wellnuts on the sill to fix the skirts to so should get through it a lot quicker now.
Got a few spare hours yesterday and got to bleeding the brakes.
Going to get the skirts fitted this week , bit more access now with the car up on stands. Have holes to drill for wellnuts on the sill to fix the skirts to so should get through it a lot quicker now.
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Literally looks like a brand new car. Credit to you, that is fantastic.
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Cheers Pete .
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Got the main part of the skirts fitted last night. Lets hope they never have to come off again.
The well nuts were a great job, drilled them out and used metal pain to seal the metal before butting them in and i used stainless bolts to stop any rusting.
im nor sure how they were originally fitted as the skirts came inside the old Gsi shell . looked like they were screwed at both end into the arch and there wasnt a chance i was doing that for them to start rusting and my arches are mint. So used a bit of tiger seal on each end, also had to use tiger seal on the lip that slides under the door gap as it was sticking up a bit and i was afraid of it rubbing the paint.
All dry and stripped this morning , just have to fit the other piece that goes on the door, bit of lining up to do but i think i want the car on the ground to do this bit to make sure the gaps are the same. The doors tend to move a bit on this car when its up in the air , can feel it when closing the door as the lock hits the keeper a bit.
this sort of idea when finished hopefully.
The well nuts were a great job, drilled them out and used metal pain to seal the metal before butting them in and i used stainless bolts to stop any rusting.
im nor sure how they were originally fitted as the skirts came inside the old Gsi shell . looked like they were screwed at both end into the arch and there wasnt a chance i was doing that for them to start rusting and my arches are mint. So used a bit of tiger seal on each end, also had to use tiger seal on the lip that slides under the door gap as it was sticking up a bit and i was afraid of it rubbing the paint.
All dry and stripped this morning , just have to fit the other piece that goes on the door, bit of lining up to do but i think i want the car on the ground to do this bit to make sure the gaps are the same. The doors tend to move a bit on this car when its up in the air , can feel it when closing the door as the lock hits the keeper a bit.
this sort of idea when finished hopefully.
any off them i had the kits where always twisted at the ends
Blackie
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Looks fantastic!!
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Is it the door bits you’re talking about ? They dont seem to be bad . I might have to trim a small bit to make sure it doesn’t hit off the skirt when closed through . Seems a bit tight for my liking .
Cheers , starting to take shape now.
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Superb, immaculate mate fair play 
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Cheers chap, I know for a fact I’d rather some of the cars in your shed sitting in my garage
Pictures might not be great but I have a gsi replacement windscreen. I had done a deal with a lad in Omaha for a windscreen and he was getting it removed and it broke and I came by a local man to me that said he could still source rarer vauxhalll and screens .It’s not a genuine Vauxhall one but I don’t think there’s any difference .
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Got the door section fitted last night , stripped the clamps and stuff off this morning before work and im loving it.
Had put a £10 bid on a haul of bits on ebay last week and forgot all about it, popped up last night i had won it.
Need a drivers visor and mine keeps slowly dropping down and annoys me.
Also spied the Vauxhall horn push . Have no idea what to do with the rest of the stuff. lol
Had put a £10 bid on a haul of bits on ebay last week and forgot all about it, popped up last night i had won it.
Need a drivers visor and mine keeps slowly dropping down and annoys me.
Also spied the Vauxhall horn push . Have no idea what to do with the rest of the stuff. lol
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Still have no interior..
But the list of everything else is getting smaller.
Paint wiper arms for front and back and fit
Wet sand a few different areas and machine polish the car
Wheel alignment
Headlight alignment
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See how it runs for a while but I'm getting a slight oil leak from one of the oil cooler fittings. At the time i got the local tool hire to make me up some pipes, they are very bulky and a torture to bend so I'm not sure weather they are putting pressure on the fitting an not sealing properly so may have to look at that again.
But yeah very close now.
But the list of everything else is getting smaller.
Paint wiper arms for front and back and fit
Wet sand a few different areas and machine polish the car
Wheel alignment
Headlight alignment
MOT
See how it runs for a while but I'm getting a slight oil leak from one of the oil cooler fittings. At the time i got the local tool hire to make me up some pipes, they are very bulky and a torture to bend so I'm not sure weather they are putting pressure on the fitting an not sealing properly so may have to look at that again.
But yeah very close now.
Eamo_vxr
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That’s stunning buddy. Great work
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So my Ebay bargain bucket box landed from England .
Had a good few bits in it that I’ll try and sell on.
But importantly got the Vauxhall horn push which was in perfect condition
Got the driver visor changed . Turns out they had like silicone or something in it to try and fix it at some stage . But all working normally now.
Got the rear wiper arm painted up and a new wiper blade fitted . The rear end is nearly finished now , just need to fit the new badge but I’m waiting will I polish the car first.
Had a good few bits in it that I’ll try and sell on.
But importantly got the Vauxhall horn push which was in perfect condition
Got the driver visor changed . Turns out they had like silicone or something in it to try and fix it at some stage . But all working normally now.
Got the rear wiper arm painted up and a new wiper blade fitted . The rear end is nearly finished now , just need to fit the new badge but I’m waiting will I polish the car first.
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Love it 
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Been watching this for an age
Perfect car and perfect colour and fair play
Altho it's crying for 5 stud and cav turbo wheels
Perfect car and perfect colour and fair play
Altho it's crying for 5 stud and cav turbo wheels
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Turbo wheels really suit the gsi to be fair 