My 83 mk1 Astra
Discussion
I thought i'd share with you some pictures of my Astra. I know its Hardly exotica but its a little different!
I bought it around 18 months ago as a blind impulse buy off ebay for £250. Sporting a lovely 1.2ohv engine & 4 speed gearbox, 30,000 miles on the clock & 2 owners. It was quite scruffy & needed a bit of welding here & there, but i grew to like it, even the colour!
To cut a long story short i went a bit overboard with my spending & basicaly had it restored & re painted in its original reed green. I then built it back up with lots of new parts & a few upgrades like disc brakes all round, uprated suspension etc. & not forgetting the 2.0 16v turbo Calibra engine
It is running practicaly standard power, de cat & with a few bolt on upgrades so should be somewhere around 205 to 220 bhp & weighs in at a smidge under 900kgs so is an absolute hoot to drive.
Here she is, comments welcome!
This was taken at the Midlands breakfast club as i left....
No bling or blue pipes, i wanted the conversion to look almost factory...
& one shortly after buying it...
I bought it around 18 months ago as a blind impulse buy off ebay for £250. Sporting a lovely 1.2ohv engine & 4 speed gearbox, 30,000 miles on the clock & 2 owners. It was quite scruffy & needed a bit of welding here & there, but i grew to like it, even the colour!
To cut a long story short i went a bit overboard with my spending & basicaly had it restored & re painted in its original reed green. I then built it back up with lots of new parts & a few upgrades like disc brakes all round, uprated suspension etc. & not forgetting the 2.0 16v turbo Calibra engine
It is running practicaly standard power, de cat & with a few bolt on upgrades so should be somewhere around 205 to 220 bhp & weighs in at a smidge under 900kgs so is an absolute hoot to drive.
Here she is, comments welcome!
This was taken at the Midlands breakfast club as i left....
No bling or blue pipes, i wanted the conversion to look almost factory...
& one shortly after buying it...
Edited by cushT on Thursday 11th June 22:36
Thanks for the coments. Skylinecrazy, Yes, im from Staffordshire.
In total the car has cost me about 6k now. The bodywork & paint was a large chunk at £1700.I thought it was very reasonable considering it had new inner wings, sills, & an arch made up amongst other things. The engine, loom & ecu was another 1k. Its amazing how much the other bits & pieces add up!
I love driving it & consider it money well spent
In total the car has cost me about 6k now. The bodywork & paint was a large chunk at £1700.I thought it was very reasonable considering it had new inner wings, sills, & an arch made up amongst other things. The engine, loom & ecu was another 1k. Its amazing how much the other bits & pieces add up!
I love driving it & consider it money well spent
ing love that!
It was featured in retro cars yes, shortly after getting it on the road.
Fruitcake, i have never taken the Astra on track. The cage is just somthing i have always fancied in a car! Also the rear is completely stripped otherwise so it would look bare without it. At the moment the door bars are missing but im thinking about making a pair.
I would love to do a track day in it though. I have done track days in a couple of my old cars & it was the best fun ive had in a car.
Fruitcake, i have never taken the Astra on track. The cage is just somthing i have always fancied in a car! Also the rear is completely stripped otherwise so it would look bare without it. At the moment the door bars are missing but im thinking about making a pair.
I would love to do a track day in it though. I have done track days in a couple of my old cars & it was the best fun ive had in a car.
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