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Opel Astra MK3 Convertible

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Opel Astra MK3 Convertible - new pics from photo session!

Yes, this is an Opel and not a Vauxhall. :) Around 3 weeks ago I bought another car, one of several Opels I've owned but my first Astra MK3. The only reason I bought it was that it was a convertible.
The car is an Astra -94 with C20NE, elec. roof/windows/rear mirrors, full leather interior, airbag, ABS and so on...

The condition of the car when I bought it was kind of crappy with non working central lock, 2 electrical windows that didn't function and a so called paintwork that was really bad. So tu summarise it it was a perfect project as I had a couple of goodies for MK3 in the garage.

The car when I bought it:
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A rear fender without clear coat

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A broken front bumper

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...and nice 14" rims ;)

So why buy it? Well, the central lock only needed a new fuse to work and all electrical windows now work, it was only 2 wires that had gotten loose...
So I took the car to my paint guy (a 71 year old man with a lot of experience) to get a full respray. I did all of the work except spraying the paint&clearcoat myself. And while the car was there I recieved my new shocks&springs from Germany.

Well, back to the pictures:
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GSi front bumper and sideskirts, Riegergrill, PH2 boot spoiler. Bumper has got a half "big mouth" conversion to be a bit different. Plastic welded some to keep the depth in the hole.

Things after primer, sanded them afterwards
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Started to demount the car and sand it down
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Now really dismounted :D
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All of the parts where painted separetely for best result, of course.
The car had almost no rust, perfect! Before getting the paint on I also removed the hole for the antenna.

The paint
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Red pearl with 3 coats of clear coat, looked really good!
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Now, time to mount everything back together :D The best part!
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PH2 rear lights
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50mm lowering at the back
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There you can se the GSi sideskirts being glued to the car, and also with the new rims. AEZ Simas X, 7x17" ET35.

Giving the interior a touch of perfection ;)
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Difference between stock and new, 55mm drop in the front
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Vec B handles
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On the gound again, with grille, sideskirts, mirrors and so
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So how does it look now? Around 3 weeks after the buy?
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Smoothed trunk lid :)

And a last picture from todays cruise, the first after respray.
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So this week I'm going to get the windscreen changed, all bodypartes checked for perfect alignement and so on... and of course I'm going to get some ice cream with it ;)

All of the pictures (these and a lot more) are avaible on http://figgz.mine.nu/cab/

Hopefully I'll get hold of two GSi rear bumpers so I'll build myself a 200TS rear bumper, that would fit perfect... as for now it'll do good :) But of course, I'm open for new ideas :)

Oh, btw... it took 11 days from bad stock look to the last pictures (took them today) :)
 
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Drizz on here has two ts bumpers in his garage if your looking for an original. Car looks awesome mate! And you've done it so quickly! I take my hat off to you sir!
 
thats looks nice, keep up the nice work, nice colour
 
nice work mate! looks like youve done a great job on the paintwork :thumb:
 
mint work thear mate thats what our lass wants me to do with hers only bought her it yesterday and got gsi bonnet and sideskirts already lol
 
i have to say am not usually a soft top fan but that really does look the part!

dare i say it ... but i like that alot mate nice one :beer:
 
11 days :o :thumb:


well done mate that is some fantastic work :) shame to take it out in that bad weather :(
 
Hell, you dont hang about do you!, nice work, looks stunning!
 
Thanks evereybody :redface:
Well I've wanted to have a convertible for a while... and because my MK2 GSi 16v (with MK3 look) is a race car it's not that suitable for summer cruises, so why not build a convertible? :)

Yupp, a 200TS bumper is really high on the "want to have" list, but an alarm and keyless door handle will come pretty soon so I'll can keep the car ;)

11 days to build it is true, you'll se the dates in the folders if you follow the link... I'm not the lazy type of person, but it took 5-6 days less then I'd expected, thanks to the man who runs the paint shop :becky:

Today was a perfect day for a soft top car, relativly hot and sunny, let the summer begin :peace:
 

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