SXi Ongoing Restoration

[Kris]

After speaking to a mate in the trade he told me that he had an SXi sitting at the back of his garage for the best part of 3 years .The head gasket had gone so this was why it went of the road .So after a bit of chat we agreed on £50 for it .
We got it back to my mates garage and went a bit mad with paint on the engine ,i havent got all the pics yet so ill get more up as i get them .

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Th noraml rust on the arch ,but this is getting replaced for a new one when we paint the car in a couple of weeks .
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We gave it a clean and put a set of wheels from the garage on to smarten it up ,they are getting dumped for a new set of black 17" dare RLS
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Some of the painted parts
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Ill get some pics of the whole engine in the car up soon .but apart from the rusty arch the car is mint and the interior has no wear what so ever and will be getting a re sray in the next couple of weeks ,its staying red and will be getting some subtle touches .One thing is sure its staying an SXi there is no chance this is getting gte bumpers .

[Kris]

These are the wheels im getting for it im anthrite (sp)

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[JoeMK2]

no bad mate good to see uve seen the light,wanna sell they lights???

[Kris]

no chance mate they set off the whole car .They will look cool when its all painted .

Did you get a chance to get the pics as my mates with me now ?

[JoeMK2]

worth a try,naw no yet

[BazW]

best keeping the sxi bumpers as they seem to be rarer than the gte's, i've been looking for one as a 2nd car for ages now & there aren't any round here

looking good already :cool:

[Daza]

Looks really nice mate. I really like the look of the sxi's and sri's. Lil bit different! ;)

[JoeMK2]

whats the arches like??

[BazW]

try flogging the number plate to a honda nsx owner :)

[Gteman]

Looking good Kris I defo think you should keep the sxi look cant remember the last time i seen one on the road.

Graham

[MK2-JOHN]

My Sxi Should Be Finished Soon, Getting Fully Restored To Its Origional Condition But With A Cally Turbo Lump,

Did I Change Ur Front Grille Or Did U Just Modify The Sxi Grille?

[astrayorkie]

nice idea mate
spray the standard bumpers gives a fresh look i think will look good and different

[DarrenH]

quite a bagain ! looks like a willing candidate for project astra sxi

[MK2-JOHN]

i think we shud hav a stand @ the nxt PVS just for the SXI/SRI models,

what does evryone think?

[Kris]

I want to smooth off the lines in the grey plastic of the bumpers and get them painted a grey metalic so it still has the SXi look but different .
The srches are good apart from one having some suface rust due to the last owner rolling the arches and never sealing them .These will be replaced with the front arch because the panels are next to nothing due to my mates garage getting trade discount on SEL panels of 50% so a wing is about £9 .

[MK2-JOHN]

Thats Wot I've Just Done With My Bumpers, Looks Really Good Aswell

[Kris]

The grille is myt merit one with the slats cut out but its slightly smaller than the SXi one so i might do the same to that one .

As for the plate i never ever noticed that NSX bit ,could be worth a try ,lol.

[MK2-JOHN]

i know wot iu mean about the grille, the edges on the sxi version r thinner making the hole in the center slightly bigger,

i'm making sum 1 off quater panel vents for the sxi, u intersted in sum?

if u r then i'll post sum pics wen i finish them off

[Kris]

I could be what are you doing to them ,i was going to get some Nexia quarters .Any pics of your bumpers ?

[MK2-JOHN]

aint got any pics just yet,

i dnt really want to say what i'm doing to the 1/4 vents coz i want to get mine finished 1st & start making them for other models ov the astra if they catch on,

but as soon as mine r finished then u'll be the 1st to c them & if u like them then i'll sort u out with sum

[Kris]

cool ,keep me posted on them fella .

[Modfreak]

A m8 from me has build a nexx-dett cabrio :D (kadett e)

so the front was from a nexia and the rear from kadett/astra mk2

that looked nice also. thoug it was some work

[Kris]

I like the back of the Nexia and would like to put it on a mk2 ,but many have said this would be a massive amount of work .Still one day i might try it .

[Kris]

Pic of the gearbox covered in acid before the rebuild and paint

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[Modfreak]

BLEE it looks crappy with the acid on it :eek:

[Kris]

Thats about 7 years of road crap its eating away there .

[Orange Peel]

Nice to see you taking on a project like that mate :)

When you've finished fancy doing mine ;) :)

[Kris]

Hopefully this shouldnt be that much of a task .Bearing in mind i now have full use of a garage with MOT test area and bodyshop ,after hours only .With it being trade it means cheap parts ,panels and paint .


Bout time and all ,lol

[JoObOy]

you got new wheels?

what's the story with those gold ones on there.. you selling em matey?

[Kris]

The gold ones are just to give it a bit of a lift as its lying at the yard ,but they aint mine mate .Plus they are a bad fit ,i dont think they are for a vaux .

[MK2-JOHN]

kris,

the 1/4 trims shud be finished sumtime this week, i'll get u sum pics ov them asap

[Kris]

Superb mate .

[Kris]

Any joy on the trims mate ?

[Heathercdi]

looking good, nice idea for a "different" project

[MK2-JOHN]

Hi kris,

slight delay with the 1/4 trims as i am unable to get the correct equipment this week,
should have them done over the weekend tho,
i'll keep u posted

[Kris]

I got the astra home today i still have some probs with the running to work out but its been put on hold at the mo due to reshelling my Cav 4x4 .Any way i thought id share a pic of the built up engine ,it was raining so ive only got one pic .
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[Gteman]

Looks nice Kris
I noticed by accident jenolite cleans ali up just wondered what acid you used.

Graham

[Kris]

Its a wheel cleaner i found in the workshop ,ill dig it out and read the label for you mate .

[Gteman]

Its a wheel cleaner i found in the workshop ,ill dig it out and read the label for you mate .

My you east coasters are so resourcefull(sp) :)

Graham

ps did you get the second part of the bodywork file that i sent you ?

[Kris]

Its called brake off ,you can get it from bodyshop suplier in Glasgow called SAS .

[Kris]

Just a quick update on this .Ive not been up to much with the astras as ive been away for a bit but before i went i picked up a pair of Cobra Monaco's out of a mk3 at the scrappys.They are a bit tatty on the wear pads but for £40 im not grumbling plus they are in the same colour sceme as the SXi interiour .I also bought a new set of plates as i dont like the scotland flag on the side of the old ones, and a little mention of the site on the bottom .Apart from the new lock set i got and have now fitted so the car finaly locks completely thats about it .
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Still to fit them all though :duh:

[Gteman]

Have you still not cleared that garage :shocked:


Their the same as the seat i was telling you about without the red bits.

[Kris]

The garage is actualy worse the only bit of the floor you can see now is the bit in the pic lol. I want to get some tilting seat frames so i can still use the back seat ,i dont know if its possible to mod the origonal frames ?.

[Kris]

Well its been unloved and neglected for nealy 4 years sitting on the driveway so i finaly got around to moving the mk2 to my lock up and start stipping it down to get all welded up and painted.

Heres how it looks after and hour of being there, so far its not as bad as i was expecting.

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[cthomas443]

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Nice plate for a honda owner, lol.

[Kris]

Tell me about it, if only NSX's were 2.9 id be in

[Kris]

Got some more striped and started to assess the rust situation

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[JoeMK2]

good to see your repairing it,good luck mate

[matty0785]

doesnt look bad