Astra GSi mk3 bit of a restore.

[johnsastra16v]

looking impressive joe

 

[Joe_GSi]

looking impressive joe

thanks mate. must say yours is looking mint now.

 

[Joe_GSi]

not realy been up ta much with the astra but have some bit done.

seamd up inside an out

i did get the quater panel welded on but then ran out of welding wire but once i get more ill get more photos up

 

[JimGSi]

looking good mate! thats one hell of a resto!!

if i repair the Sport, ive got some welding to do i think, theres a lil bit of bubbling starting around the filler cap area! and a little bit of surface flakiness on the bottoms of the rear arches

 

[Revs]

Your doing a brill job on those quarters.Im realy thinking of changing both of mine,where did you get the quarters from and did it hurt the pocket much??

 

[bizgsi]

looking good mate iv just done the same to mine scary how bad they are

 

[Joe_GSi]

Your doing a brill job on those quarters.Im realy thinking of changing both of mine,where did you get the quarters from and did it hurt the pocket much??

got the quarters from a mate i think his uncle owns a bodyshop or somethink like that and they cost me 380euro for the lot, doing the work my self is saveing a few pound

 

[Joe_GSi]

not much of an update on this but got some cav turbo rims today an some front 5stud hubs going picking up the rear hubs next week, hopeing to get the wheels resprayed gun metal grey.

 

[dark-ryder]

wicked! im thinking of going 5 stud on turbo wheels once i get the body work done on mine

 

[johnsastra16v]

that will look mint with gunmetal turbo wheels!

 

[Aid/Cesaro]

There not my old wheels by any chance are they joe? Get them off kieran murray by any chance?

 

[D4N13L]

That will look nice. Turbo wheels really suit the GSI imo

 

[Joe_GSi]

thanks for the comments lads, i realy must get the finger out an get working on the astra again befor the winter weather is back,

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There not my old wheels by any chance are they joe? Get them off kieran murray by any chance?

yeah mate there your old rims haha there getting about now eh, have you the last center cap for the middle?? dnt matter if you dnt as ill be getting new ones anyway

 

[David]

Turbo rims will look spot on mate

 

[Aid/Cesaro]

Ha ha i partly guessed. No dude thats the way i got them on the cally i'm afraid. Its gas they've gone through 4 owners in a year and have yet to be put on something. Hopefully they'll stay with you. ha ha

 

[Joe_GSi]

haha i wont be getting rid of them mate, iv always wanted cav turbo rims on the astra an now that i have them there going on.. gotta get a few bits an bobs to get them on first tho

 

[Joe_GSi]

picked up a few things the weekend for the 5stud conversion..

got some rear hubs from a vectra which i'll give a clean up an some paint in the week.

 

[steviboi]

nice work mate...iv got all the same to do with mine...our diarys are going to look very simalar lol

 

[Joe_GSi]

yeah i was just looking at urs mate hope the rot aint as bad as mine was...

 

[Joe_GSi]

got some of these to nite for very handy money