Patrick
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Registered: 25th Apr 02
Location: SE London
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Come on, I know a lot of you must have spent 20mins writing a list of how you would love your car's spec to look!
Say money wasn't an option, how would you want your car to look?
Here's mine: (Hopefully, a lot of this should be done over the next couple of years)
VAUXHALL ASTRA COUPE TURBO
ENGINE
1998cc 16v turbocharged z20let engine
Custom mapped stand alone engine management
Uprated front mounted intercooler
Dbilas turbo manifold
Garret T28 hybrid turbocharger
Forged pistons
Uprated head gasket
Uprated con-rod bolts and valve springs
Uprated camshafts and followers
Ported and polished head
Aquamist water injection
Custom made induction system
100bhp direct-port nitrous oxide system
Iridium spark plugs
Cool running thermostat
Full custom 3" bore stainless steel exhaust system inc. downpipe and sports cat
Engine dress up kit inc. silicon hoses, stainless and carbon goodies
TRANSMISSION
F40 6-Speed gearbox transplant
Sachs racing clutch
Quaife Limited Slip Differential
SUSPENSION
Triple Eight Racing adjustable shocks and springs
Polythene bushes all round
Anti-roll kit
BRAKES
Triple Eight Racing 320mm 4-pot front discs with pads
Triple Eight Racing 285mm rear discs with pads
Braided hoses all round
WHEELS/TYRES
Triple Eight Racing 8x18" Pro Race 1.2 alloy wheels in anthracite
Toyo R888 road legal 225/40/18 tyres
EXTERIOR
Astra Gsi front bumper with integral carbon fibre racing splitter
Triple Eight Racing extended arches and side skirts
Irmscher radiator grill
Irmscher door mirrors
Irmscher DTM rear wing spoiler with carbon fibre centre
Irmscher rear skirt extensions
Modified rear bumper skirt to house centre exit exhaust
Carbon fibre fuel cap blended into body
Carbon fibre bonnet with integral air vent
Carbon fibre roof arial
GRP wings with custom vent built into drivers side
GRP bootlid
Perspex windows all round exc. windscreen and drivers front
Fuel tank removed
INTERIOR
Completely stripped interior
Cobra Imola 'S' bucket seats
Custom made dash incorporating stack dash, gauges, switches and heater
Custom made rollcage incorporating nitrous bottle holder
Spare wheel well cut out and welded over to allow centre exit exhaust
Interior fully resprayed in Europa blue
40 litre alloy fuel tank
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Rob_Lee
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Registered: 9th Dec 05
Location: Folkestone Drives: Nova 1.6 16v
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Patrick
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Registered: 25th Apr 02
Location: SE London
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:up yours:
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mwg
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Registered: 19th Feb 04
Location: South Lakes
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money no option then I'd be pimping round in a Lambo, Ferrari or Aston. Actually I'd have all 3 
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Brett
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Registered: 16th Dec 02
Location: Manchester
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What a waste of money
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nik
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Registered: 19th Jun 00
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All I want is a 450bhp S/C conversion and I'll be happy  Maybe big brakes too..
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Brett
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Registered: 16th Dec 02
Location: Manchester
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Why not just buy a car that someone else has wasted a load of money on and save a few grand 
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Robin
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Registered: 7th Jan 04
Location: Northants Drives: Clio 182 Cup
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Wheres the fun in that? are you the kind of person who'd buy a ready built kit car over a self build one Brett?
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Patrick
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Registered: 25th Apr 02
Location: SE London
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I said 'how you'd love it to be'.. obviously I wouldn't get all of the above as that would cost silly money. But you get the rough jist. I'd be happy with stage 3 engine, stripped interior, tidy exterior..
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Brett
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Registered: 16th Dec 02
Location: Manchester
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quote:
Originally posted by robmarriott
Wheres the fun in that? are you the kind of person who'd buy a ready built kit car over a self build one Brett?
Definately. Who cares if someone else did it? A group of people on an internet forum?
Nobody where I live would know and i'd save a hell of a lot buying a car that has had a load of cash thrown at it rather than doing it myself.
I can see where you're comin from saying about doing it yourself, but personally I don't find having my car in the bodyshop/garage for weeks on end "fun" 
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Robin
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Registered: 7th Jan 04
Location: Northants Drives: Clio 182 Cup
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no, but putting your own time and effort into it is rewarding
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mwg
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Registered: 19th Feb 04
Location: South Lakes
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Ok if I was gonna do it properly and was mad enough to spend the money
Exterior:
GSi bumper and side skirts
Airdam rear
bad boy'd and extended bonnet
semi smooth boot
Speedline Allesios!  (or maybe highly polished Porsche wheels)
House of colour Kandy Purple paint
Interior:
Cobra Misanos
everthing retrimmed in black leather with purple alcantara inserts
Genesis amps and speakers
Engine, suspension and brakes:
Phase 2 C20 LET
Eibach Coilovers
4 pot brakes on the front
Vectra V6 rear disc beam conversion
be things I've missed but cant be arsed sitting here thinking of every little detail
[Edited on 09-06-2006 by Matty G]
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Brett
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Registered: 16th Dec 02
Location: Manchester
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quote:
Originally posted by robmarriott
no, but putting your own time and effort into it is rewarding
I can appreciate that people feel like that. But personally it's not my choice Altho, it does feel kinda good when I see my old red kitted corsa smoking along driven by some randomer I suppose
Sorry for the thread hijack Patrick
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Jambo
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Registered: 8th Sep 01
Location: Maidenhead, Drives: VXR Arctic
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Plans are simple....
Engine:
KKK26 turbo
Evo 5 FMIC
Steel pipes all round
N20 100bhp on pegressive controller
Transmission:
Locked 50/50 VTS transfer box
Wheels:
BBS Lms
Suspension
Some super expensive stuff
Exterior:
Chips/dents repaired
Veccy handles
Blow over
OR
Respray in one of 2 colours (  )
With an interior retrim to match 
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