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Phil W
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16th Sep 06 at 21:48   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Picked this up for £160, here's the progress so far...

Project Sport

Ok, here's the car...

Vauxhall Astra Sport
1994 (M)
Originally a 1.8 16v Ecotec, now a 2.0 16v XE

I bought it with the following needing doing...

- HG Gone
- Windscreen Cracked
- Foglight Cracked
- Wing Mirror Cover Missing
- Bonnet bubbling (bird poo) and front bumper stone chipped







So first thing was to get her home, and give her a damn good clean...





Next was to have the Windscreen replaced, 2nd hand screen was £80 fitted, guy did a top job aswell. By now the paintwork issue was starting to bug me, so i spent a day with a Pressure washer (on all the door trims, rubbers etc to get rid of green & moss) and Clay Bar, and a good polish. Engine also was shined up.





Also bought these, however small front plate is a bit *too* small so will be replaced with a larger one





And since i sold the original Sport wheels (very kerbed etc) i decided to get another set, and refurb them. They have been rubbed down tonight, and first coat of primer has gone on to show where i need to fill/rub a bit more.





Ok, so on went the paint, followed by the lacquer. Very very happy with the results, just goes to show with some patience you can do a good job yourself. I've spent £40ish on paints and prep materials, and was quoted £20 per wheel, so i've saved myself £40





jimbobz
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16th Sep 06 at 21:51   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
good progress and very clean
Robin
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16th Sep 06 at 21:56   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
wheels look good, i nearly ended up paying £200 to have a set of them welded and refurbed
IvIarkgraham
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16th Sep 06 at 22:05   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
what size is the front plate?

my new one is 9"x3" looks mint
Phil W
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16th Sep 06 at 22:09   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Its 12"x3"
Jambo
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17th Sep 06 at 11:44   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
very nice
Phil W
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Ok, so today i thought seeing as the weather is nice-ish, ill rip out the headlights and front idicators for smoking.

No pictures of the process, but basic jist is to heat up the sealant around the edge, take the lense off, rub down to get the shine off the chrome, prime, paint (matt black) and lacquer)

One of the headlights all out...



And one side back in and smoked...



Also managed to get my mirror cover on today as the lacquer had dried overnight, however still needs cutting back to get the shine



Unfortunatly no completed pics of the lights yet as i cracked the passenger lense (didnt heat itup enough) so need to get a new one this week and get the job finished
Rich H
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17th Sep 06 at 16:48   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Impressive

Not bad for £160 even at the start! Should make a nice project car and make you a nice tidy profit when you come to sell it!
VegasPhil
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17th Sep 06 at 17:37   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Nice project

Corsa 2.0 16v Vegas - Sold
Phil W
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17th Sep 06 at 20:57   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Cheers, guys, really chuffed with the wheels aswell
mav
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17th Sep 06 at 22:39   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
good progress...done well for £160 1st off...finished item should be
Jay
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17th Sep 06 at 22:45   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Didnt this have a fucked head gasket?
mav
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17th Sep 06 at 23:04   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Picked this up for £160, here's the progress so far...

Project Sport

Ok, here's the car...

Vauxhall Astra Sport
1994 (M)
Originally a 1.8 16v Ecotec, now a 2.0 16v XE

I bought it with the following needing doing...

- HG Gone
- Windscreen Cracked
- Foglight Cracked
- Wing Mirror Cover Missing
- Bonnet bubbling (bird poo) and front bumper stone chipped

his 1st post..

so yeah it did
Jay
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17th Sep 06 at 23:20   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Oops soz I scanned over it and didnt notice HG gone (I was scanning for the word headgasket lol) I appoligise
Phil W
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20th Sep 06 at 08:14   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Little update :

6000K HID's arrived night before last.

Headlight is on its way, have busy weeks and not much time over the weekends so i've ordered a 2nd hand online (£10)

Also fixed one of the "projector" foglights last night as one was rattling around in the housing, this will replace the ordinary foglight at the weekend (currently have 1 ordinary, and 1 projector).

Also debadged the sidestrips last night (still have the sidestrips, just with no chrome "sport" written on them), she no longer gives any hint of being a sport on the exterior, i'll debadge the tailgate this weekend.

I wasn't 100% happy with the finish on the indicators, they looked a bit too 'DIY' upclose, so i've ordered some proper smoked ones.
Phil W
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23rd Sep 06 at 16:54   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Ok, another update.

Here are the pictures of her debadged (which i did the other night)





I had a go at DIY'ing my indicators (smoked) however the finish didnt quite come out how i wanted it to (sealing them back up) so i ordered some crystal smoked ones. Theres arrived this morning, and as i already had 1 headlight back in, i popped one of the indicators in...



Next i wanted to get the callipers painted, seeing as im trying to keep attention to the car down (I.E.keep her as sleeper as possible) i decided to go for black....





Oops... got a bit of paint on the disks, however i went shopping this morning...



Full set of Mintex disks and pads, nothing fancy, but the best for the money where replacing standard parts are concerned.

Tomorrow the engine is being checked out to see if the HG really has gone, as she runs sweet as a nut! So until then...
allza
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23rd Sep 06 at 17:28   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Why didn't you take the calipers off to paint them?


[Edited on 23-09-2006 by allza]
VegasPhil
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23rd Sep 06 at 18:13   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Because he has a pile of brand new discs and pads there

Corsa 2.0 16v Vegas - Sold
Phil W
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23rd Sep 06 at 21:30   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Callipers were painted on the car as VegasPhil said, no longer need current discs so its ok if i spill a bit
Phil W
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29th Sep 06 at 17:43   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Ok, tonight i tried to revive the back box (with not much luck) so i'm on the hunt for the same one, i've been told its a standard gsi mk3 or mk2 gte jobbie, any help on this one?



And i've got some pics of the newly smoked front end, as you will see its probably more "stealth" than standard (i.e. darker)







Thats all for now... folks
aid03
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29th Sep 06 at 17:56   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
were you get ur reg plates from mate??
Rich H
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29th Sep 06 at 17:57   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Lookin good

Will be interested to see what the xenons come out like, as I've got a mate who's looking at getting some, and I am considering it for a project in the future!

Would it be possible when your doing it to do 1 side standard, 1 side xenon and a full before and after pic please?!

btw, if you're going stealth, reckon you should go for a subtle single round backbox - 3inch maximum to keep it stealth

[Edited on 29-09-2006 by Rich H]
Phil W
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quote:
Originally posted by Rich HWill be interested to see what the xenons come out like, as I've got a mate who's looking at getting some, and I am considering it for a project in the future!

Would it be possible when your doing it to do 1 side standard, 1 side xenon and a full before and after pic please?! p


Will do

quote:
btw, if you're going stealth, reckon you should go for a subtle single round backbox - 3inch maximum to keep it stealth


I want to get the backbox thats on it now again, looks like a porper vaux job and nice and subtle

[Edited on 29-09-2006 by Phil W]
Phil W
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29th Sep 06 at 18:00   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by aid03
were you get ur reg plates from mate??


http://www.myshowplates.com
Rich H
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Thanks matey will be a great help

And I yeh I guess - just looks a bit too sporty if you're goin sleeper imo.

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