cheers guys, need to tighten the bumper, bloody thing is ratting, its annoying haha, got a list of things to do, i am busy still driving it, its dry and they havent gritted the roads yet!
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Hey! I see that you have wind deflectors on your GSi. Was wondering if they are worth it?
I guess your car doesn't have A/C as well, is that why you use them? And if yes, do they allow more fresh air on the highway or not really?
Any cons of having them?
I am getting myself a GSi again in the spring and can't make up my mind if I should source these deflectors out or not.
I guess your car doesn't have A/C as well, is that why you use them? And if yes, do they allow more fresh air on the highway or not really?
Any cons of having them?
I am getting myself a GSi again in the spring and can't make up my mind if I should source these deflectors out or not.
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Wind deflectors on any car just work, yes little more wind noise but you can have the window open a little get more air and even in the rain you dont get wet. Just get them
Time to get this on the road! always ends up so late in the year, should get my act together earlier, but this year i'll use having a baby as an excuse lol
so things to try and do for this year include gettin the windscreen washers working, which never have since I did the rebuild. As well as a bit of a tidy up.
So started at the washers. My plan is to use the original headlight washer bottle in the wheel arch to feed the windscreen washers. Keep it out the bay which I don't have room for anymore because of the engine bay loom connector.
So I started looking at the washer bottle and found the wash pump was seized solid. The original washer pump is mega bucks so I decided to come up with a cheaper solution. This is from a ford transit or something lol, a tenner
So I did a little trial 3d print , the ring in the middle to try and make the pump the same size as the fat original pump.
No plug for this so the easier option is to 'pot' the motor and run a plug off the lead of whatever choice I choose!
So I did a full size 3d print sleeve
Wait for that to dry.
Next, I noticed a while back there was a hole in the paint in the wheel arch, turns out the pain had come away from the arch underneath. Kinda annoying as I just painted over the stuff that was already there, but it needs addressing! So took a finger nail to it and peeled it back to see what I could pull of by hand, quite alot it turns out!
So I wire wheeled it untill it was just rubbing off rather than flaking so I know it's bonded to the car ok and primered.
Also, never thought of checking the pollen filter after the fire..... melty...
Started stripping the loom back to reroute the wiring
This proved very tough as it is very melted..... more to come!
so things to try and do for this year include gettin the windscreen washers working, which never have since I did the rebuild. As well as a bit of a tidy up.
So started at the washers. My plan is to use the original headlight washer bottle in the wheel arch to feed the windscreen washers. Keep it out the bay which I don't have room for anymore because of the engine bay loom connector.
So I started looking at the washer bottle and found the wash pump was seized solid. The original washer pump is mega bucks so I decided to come up with a cheaper solution. This is from a ford transit or something lol, a tenner
So I did a little trial 3d print , the ring in the middle to try and make the pump the same size as the fat original pump.
No plug for this so the easier option is to 'pot' the motor and run a plug off the lead of whatever choice I choose!
So I did a full size 3d print sleeve
Wait for that to dry.
Next, I noticed a while back there was a hole in the paint in the wheel arch, turns out the pain had come away from the arch underneath. Kinda annoying as I just painted over the stuff that was already there, but it needs addressing! So took a finger nail to it and peeled it back to see what I could pull of by hand, quite alot it turns out!
So I wire wheeled it untill it was just rubbing off rather than flaking so I know it's bonded to the car ok and primered.
Also, never thought of checking the pollen filter after the fire..... melty...
Started stripping the loom back to reroute the wiring
This proved very tough as it is very melted..... more to come!
John459
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This is a really cool car, I have had my astra atlas e-drive for 20 years and after 34 months in storage she was finally brought out of retirement and moved 50 miles on a transport trailer to the body shop that worked on my astra LS hi-torq last year! I can't wait to get my pride and joy back on the road again! It's amazing how an MOT failure on the Ls-hi-torq which I have only owned for three years finally made me see sense!well i have decided to make a new thread in order to make a fresh start for this car,
also this thread now counts as a restoration because the gsi i bought is in such a bad state
so you may of read this first bit before so here it goes...
but its ok cause that was on the friday and sat morn at 5 am i set of to get my new gsi!!
pretty train pictures
7 n half hours by train n 90 quid later i picked her up after having a test drive and a good look round it, the guy was well alright about it was more like a sale then an ebay job as he let me look rund it b4 i decided to have it which was cool
here she is on my drive
well pleased with her
totally standard spec apart form alloys, stainless 4 branch and sports cat
which is a result
bad points...
-typical rust-archs.wiper motor,rear lights n slite on front arch but nothin major
-looks like someone has tried breaking into it as it has a dent like a screw driver under the drivers door handle
-need serious tlc n some sprayin done but family friends has a spray shop n he is **** hot so all in good time
apart from that nothin my thousands of pound worth of parts n my garage won't solve
will be proper mint mechanical wise in couple of months then will just need to go in the body shop wen i got the money
other thing to ad white haven has some seriously nice mountainous roads...
and 135mph on the m6 toll road with a cat on it
that will be comin straight off on tue at work lol
well i ahev had very non stop weekend at work, been at the garage all weekend fitting loads of stuff...
heat wrapped 4 branch manifold
koni adjustables with 40mm drop all round
wishbones
driveshaftes
track rod end
top mounts
anti roll bar links
was a complete mission in all taking me about 11 hours lol god i hate rust
but its a beauty now and rides real nice
here some sneaky pics
the car is now not goin to be touch untill after rr day as i now i will just break it! after that will be...
drilled n groved n ebc pads all round n braided hoses
all fun!
TubaMagna8
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Get a braided cable kit 
once you start it gets addictive, then you question why you started...
once you start it gets addictive, then you question why you started...
It's definitely does! I think the only things that aren't braided is the stuff where it is impossible to do it , like this bit on the bulkhead lol
What I would like is a heat shrink label maker lol
What I would like is a heat shrink label maker lol
Good to see an OG still going
TubaMagna8
Club Member
Same! Proper ones are mega expensive even used!
Just a small update, this thing is super close to being back on the road
removed the fire-melted pollen filter and exchanged for a carbon filter style pollen filter, be good to see if it makes a difference. It's only made by comline, but worth a shot, see if it keeps some smells out.
Washer bottle bracket, the unseal had kept the zinc coating pretty mint underneath, just needed a clean up.
bottle is all in, also joined the wiring to the oem stuff and put a plug on it and ran it under the scuttle and refitted the scuttle, forgot to take a picture of that lol
Rear arach got its final coat, 2k paint but just brushed it on as it's an arch, apart from being a bit more shiney you would never know I had carried out a repair in there though so really happy with that.
Finally just got the brake fluid res level sensor plug to replace cause it's also charred. This is gettin closer to the all the burnt stuff being sorted, it's still a bit of a mess underneath, i'll attack it at some point with the asotone.
Also who car needs a good polish.... when I sprayed the car i ceramic coated it after, it ruined the finish of the car though and left streaks in the reflection etc so i'm gonna polish that off and go for the same sealer I used on the megane ( merenza or something it's called )
More to come!
removed the fire-melted pollen filter and exchanged for a carbon filter style pollen filter, be good to see if it makes a difference. It's only made by comline, but worth a shot, see if it keeps some smells out.
Washer bottle bracket, the unseal had kept the zinc coating pretty mint underneath, just needed a clean up.
bottle is all in, also joined the wiring to the oem stuff and put a plug on it and ran it under the scuttle and refitted the scuttle, forgot to take a picture of that lol
Rear arach got its final coat, 2k paint but just brushed it on as it's an arch, apart from being a bit more shiney you would never know I had carried out a repair in there though so really happy with that.
Finally just got the brake fluid res level sensor plug to replace cause it's also charred. This is gettin closer to the all the burnt stuff being sorted, it's still a bit of a mess underneath, i'll attack it at some point with the asotone.
Also who car needs a good polish.... when I sprayed the car i ceramic coated it after, it ruined the finish of the car though and left streaks in the reflection etc so i'm gonna polish that off and go for the same sealer I used on the megane ( merenza or something it's called )
More to come!
I also have a brand new brake fluid resiviour to fit as the current one is black and charred too, but I need to order some new front caliper hoses ( as the current ones are too long ) so i'll wait untill then and brake the system and go for all new fluid as will be needed.
So i've got a local car show tomorrow! Started giving it a quick wash, but it seems this might be the time to prep the car for the vboa!
So i took the boost pipes off and polished them, threw some quick detailer round the rest. Still looking fresh!
I'm gonna be changing the brake fluid resivour in winter as I want some new shorter from flexy hoses aswell. The brake pedal is awesome currently so don't want to **** around with it while I don't have to!
I also had a quick go at cleaning the bonnet, haven't bothered trying to do it since the fire as the paint is missing in the middle, but as you can see in this picture, I cleaned the left and it actually looks pretty good! Did the otherside and actually look pretty good! Will repray that in winter too!
show pictures to follow!
So i took the boost pipes off and polished them, threw some quick detailer round the rest. Still looking fresh!
I'm gonna be changing the brake fluid resivour in winter as I want some new shorter from flexy hoses aswell. The brake pedal is awesome currently so don't want to **** around with it while I don't have to!
I also had a quick go at cleaning the bonnet, haven't bothered trying to do it since the fire as the paint is missing in the middle, but as you can see in this picture, I cleaned the left and it actually looks pretty good! Did the otherside and actually look pretty good! Will repray that in winter too!
show pictures to follow!
joycey
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Looking good as per mate 
Looking good dave great to see it back out on the road
So VBOA 2024 is done! Fitted a new stereo to the astra as my phone no longer has a headphone jack slot, so I got anothe pioneer with bluetooth. Loads better!
Off I went to vboa withe missis, was a great weekend! gonna spam everything clegg took of my car lol
Cracking weekend and the 1st one for my missis, she loved it.
annoyingly just as I went to leave on friday to go to the vboa, an ABS light came on, and stayed on all weekend! So when I got home, I did the paper clip test
Came up with code 19, solenoid relay supply fault.
I had a quick look and fuse was ok, all the wiring looked ok, need to try and remove these relays in the top and check them, more investigation required!
Off I went to vboa withe missis, was a great weekend! gonna spam everything clegg took of my car lol
Cracking weekend and the 1st one for my missis, she loved it.
annoyingly just as I went to leave on friday to go to the vboa, an ABS light came on, and stayed on all weekend! So when I got home, I did the paper clip test
Came up with code 19, solenoid relay supply fault.
I had a quick look and fuse was ok, all the wiring looked ok, need to try and remove these relays in the top and check them, more investigation required!
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Still looking super fresh Dave
New headunit looks nice, still looks reasonably retro too.
Amazing how much minor damage the fire/extiguisher is still showing up now though! You'll get through it all eventually at least lol.
New headunit looks nice, still looks reasonably retro too.
Amazing how much minor damage the fire/extiguisher is still showing up now though! You'll get through it all eventually at least lol.