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loli think your colour scheme would look really cool with gsi bumpers etc.
that looks quite nice imo, subtle and stylish
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Astra 1.4 SPI - the first car (56K heavy-ish)
- Thread starter danh
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lolthat looks quite nice imo, subtle and stylish
i dont know if i`m to keen on the two tone :s but i`m liking the amount of work thats being put in
Looks alright mate
i think your colour scheme would look really cool with gsi bumpers etc.
Luv the look of that, get a gsi kit on it asap
nice little project you got there same engine as mine good luck lol, had loads of problems with my engine but got them all sorted now hopefully..
not sure if i like the blue and silver look but if you like it go for it..but good progress so far..
not sure if i like the blue and silver look but if you like it go for it..but good progress so far..
had my dad have a crack at sorting the rest of the paint out, I.E filling and smoothing the last of the stone chips, a few of the scratches and the rust on the slam panel.
scuffs and scratches down the passenger side flatted off with wet and dry.
slam panel with the rust dealt with and painted back with the airbrushed
bonnet flatted back and ready for polish.
Also got the alarm fitted (it now locks on the fob
)
general tarting around with cleaning products inside.
scuffs and scratches down the passenger side flatted off with wet and dry.
slam panel with the rust dealt with and painted back with the airbrushed
bonnet flatted back and ready for polish.
Also got the alarm fitted (it now locks on the fob
)general tarting around with cleaning products inside.
at first we were using coctail sticks to dab paint in to the chip, allowing it to harden then flatting off with some 1500grit wet and dry, then add some clear coat in the same method, then once thats hardened rub it down with wet G3 then on to some safe cut then wax.
Although at one point we were shooting fine mists of paint into them with a airbrush, then doing the same, but that didnt work quite as well.
when i get home tonight ill ask my dad about it as he has done the work lol and im sure ive missed something out.
nope but its a field id like to get into, although dad spent a lot of his boyracing youth with a mate that has his own company so i assume he picked it up from there.
picked up a few goodies off of REDWARDS - cheers fella 
so i started with the new boot, After swapping all of the internals over I.E lock and wiper motor.
From something similar to this
to being stripped of my parts,
interior panels removed ready for another new gadget
old boot removed
new one fitted and ready for putting the trim back inplace
and all done
next trick roof mount arial
(brought from halfords as it had the correct wire length and connector meaning it could be run from the roof to the passenger kick panel)
marked up and drilling
and done
More Gsi Parts
old grille off
Phase 1 vs GSI
Gsi Grille all fitted
Bonnet down JOB DONE
Final trick for the day
old clocks
after much fighting with wires and screws those clocks vanished
and then they came back
complete with a new gadget (rev counter )
JOB DONE !!
so i started with the new boot, After swapping all of the internals over I.E lock and wiper motor.
From something similar to this
to being stripped of my parts,
interior panels removed ready for another new gadget
old boot removed
new one fitted and ready for putting the trim back inplace
and all done
next trick roof mount arial
(brought from halfords as it had the correct wire length and connector meaning it could be run from the roof to the passenger kick panel)
marked up and drilling
and done
More Gsi Parts
old grille off
Phase 1 vs GSI
Gsi Grille all fitted
Bonnet down JOB DONE
Final trick for the day
old clocks
after much fighting with wires and screws those clocks vanished
and then they came back
complete with a new gadget (rev counter
)JOB DONE !!
Good progress! Car looking awesome!
I assume you changed the mileage on the clocks to get them the same, how did you do that?
I assume you changed the mileage on the clocks to get them the same, how did you do that?
yep milage was changed over,
-fight with your clocks to get them out,
-once out on the back of the milage clock is four screws, either torx screws or flatblade screws, and near the top you will see a small plug with three pins in pop that out ( ill get a pic to show you tomorrow sometime )
- flip them back over so u can see the clocks pull the trip counter stick thing off, ( just pull it )
- unclip the clock front by the four clips ( two on top two on the bottom and prise it forward.
- lift the speedo clock out,
-drop the new one in and bolt it all back together
hope that makes sense.
-fight with your clocks to get them out,
-once out on the back of the milage clock is four screws, either torx screws or flatblade screws, and near the top you will see a small plug with three pins in pop that out ( ill get a pic to show you tomorrow sometime )
- flip them back over so u can see the clocks pull the trip counter stick thing off, ( just pull it )
- unclip the clock front by the four clips ( two on top two on the bottom and prise it forward.
- lift the speedo clock out,
-drop the new one in and bolt it all back together
hope that makes sense.
Ah right, cheers!
dan get the rest of the gsi bits, glad you got it sorted mate, sorry couldnt help you mate been having drams today, oh dont forget to leave me feedback,
if you want to come to our next meet dan, ill come get you so you can meet the rest of the crew!
if you want to come to our next meet dan, ill come get you so you can meet the rest of the crew!
Good progress mate getting there.
im working on the gsi bits slowly
ill drop you some feedback in a sec fella and yeah if im not driving by the next meet ill give take you up on the lift offer. it certainly is although it can be like watching paint dry sometimes
no problem dude, i just took the chance and hoped that i could do it lol
i hope to, i need to look into the best method of doing it and making it look good and stay that way.
yeah the grille does look much better, however i have ideas and plans for the old one, but they shall be spoken about at a later date