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Robin
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19th Nov 07 at 00:37   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote


Pretty average looking apart from the wheels, but....



That's not right



5.7 V8, how cool is that?
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Mike GSi
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RWD
Mike GSi
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GSI....
Robin
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Yeah, mk2s weren't called GTE in Europe.
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Very
Mike GSi
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oh, a bloke down the road from me had a Monza GSE. think it was a 2.5 not sure though...the only one iv ever seen.
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Wheelbase is a bit of a giveaway!
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hmmm, from what i remember about my parents old GTE, its about as crash safe as a crisp packet

[Edited on 19-11-2007 by Greg_M]
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corvette wheels, and prob rest is corvette to

[Edited on 19-11-2007 by jr]
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quote:
Originally posted by jr
corvette wheels, and prob rest is corvette to

[Edited on 19-11-2007 by jr]


i thought this too

cool tho
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Amazing car!!! got any more info on it?
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How stretched is the rear 3/4 panel

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i wonder what cornerings like....
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Originally posted by Rich_J_Williams
Amazing car!!! got any more info on it?


Nope, saw the pics on another site but there's no info to go with it as yet, I did ask though.
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quote:
Originally posted by Robin
quote:
Originally posted by Rich_J_Williams
Amazing car!!! got any more info on it?


Nope, saw the pics on another site but there's no info to go with it as yet, I did ask though.


nice one mate

i stole your pics and passed them on too..lol
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Amazing!
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thats cool
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quote:
Originally posted by VegasPhil
How stretched is the rear 3/4 panel


well spotted! why have they done that?
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To get the shell over the corvettes longer chassis
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I don't think it has been stretched, the rear wheel is further forward than normal, that's why it looks odd.
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As I thought, the Corvette has a shorter wheelbase than the Astra.

Corvette is 2443.5mm
Astra is 2520mm

The front of that one has been stretched, and the rear arches moved forward.

Still can't find more details though
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reminds me of these.......
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quote:
Originally posted by Robin
As I thought, the Corvette has a shorter wheelbase than the Astra.

Corvette is 2443.5mm
Astra is 2520mm

The front of that one has been stretched, and the rear arches moved forward.

Still can't find more details though


The rear wheels look about 12" forward....

As for GTE's being fragile, I hit a18" high irrigation wall sideways in mine (doing about 30mph - dont ask) and I don't recall there being an unbent panel on the thing afterwards
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quote:
Originally posted by Jules S
The rear wheels look about 12" forward....


I'd say 7 or 8 looking at this pic.



The front is about a foot longer, look at the bit behind the wheel, infront of the door, where the battery sits in the Corvette/Astra, that's a good 4" longer, if not more.


[Edited on 19-11-2007 by Robin]

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