Heres My Car

[Tom]

1991 Mk2 Astra GTE 16 Valve

Engine: C20LET, V-max Evo2 Chip, Frontera 2.8 Intercooler, Bailey DV26 Dump valve, Regal Hiflow tophat, Modified throttle flap, Samco 51mm boost pipes, C20XE inlet cam, Jetex 2.5" bore straight through exhaust system, Stainless steel mesh cone filter, Enlarged turbo intake pipe. Samco water pipes. SBD Steel cambelt pullies.

Transmisson: Close ratio F20 with a G.E. Quickshift kit, Equal length driveshafts.

Brakes: Front, Cavalier Turbo Calipers and 284mm discs with GM pads, Rear, Stock discs and GM pads, Goodridge Stainless steel brake lines.

Wheels: 7"x17" Team Dynamics ProRace 1.2 with Toyo T1-R 205/40 tyres

Suspension: Lowered 40mm with Apex springs and dampers. Front OMP Aluminium strutbrace

Interior: All sound proofing/tar matting removed from floor/bulkhead/engine bay, Cobra Clubman bucket seats, OMP 3 point harnesses, Sparco gearknob/pedals, Momo Apache steering wheel, No rear seats, Retrimmed door cards/panels, Black carpet throughout. lockwood sill trims.Cavalier illuminated sunvisors, Door pins removed. TVR Alloy Indicator stalks. M.P.S. 51mm Aluminium rear rollcage and rear strutbrace.

ICE: Sony CDXMP40 Mp3 headunit, Magnat 6.5" component set. Doors modified to fit mids, tweeters fitted in original speaker locations

Security: Cobra Cat 1 alarm, delocked doors. Disklock.

Exterior: Recent full respray in original Bordeaux Red Pearlescent,Colour coded sideskirts/ bumpstrips/door handles, Delocked, Badboy bonnet with Escort RS Turbo vents, Custom big mouth meshed front bumper, Homemade front lower splitter, Custom rear bumper with flushed foglight holes, Homemade rear lower splitter, M5 style electric wing mirrors, MLK dark rear lights. Mk4 Astra smoked side repeaters, Irmscher high level brake light built into rear spoiler. Carbon fibre 3/4 Trim panels. Rear wiper removed. New Original 16V sticker refitted to front bumper. Polished bonnet lifter struts. Smooth, colour coded scuttle panel. Fog light moved to O/s reversing light.

Performance : Approximately 245 bhp, 235 lbs/ft torque.

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http://img227.exs.cx/img227/6969/rear1in.jpg
http://img227.exs.cx/img227/5125/cage10kn.jpg

[Gander]

Thats a sweet Astra and those RS vents are pure sex, how hard were they to set in to the bonnet? I need a more efficient vent system for the LET, the GTE one's just dont cut the mustard tbh.

[_Steven_]

like the black-n-blue... :)

[Tom]

Thats a sweet Astra and those RS vents are pure sex, how hard were they to set in to the bonnet? I need a more efficient vent system for the LET, the GTE one's just dont cut the mustard tbh.They were suprisingly easy to fit those vents, they are nearly the same length as the gte ones, just a bit wider. So I just needed to enlarge the original holes. As they are a fibreglass copy there was a bit of smoothing to be done but they really do work well, you can feel the heat escaping out of them after a good run. :D

[johnH]

very nice tom, i think isaw you at pv, i am sure it was yours

[Tom]

Wasnt at PV matey, LOL :)

[Kris]

Love the car matey ,seen a few pics on Mig .The interior is spot on did you do it yourself :)

[Tom]

Love the car matey ,seen a few pics on Mig .The interior is spot on did you do it yourself :)Yep, all my own work :cool:

[GRAK]

I like your car to, it looks like you have spent alot of time on it. Nice colour, and interior, will you be taking it to Billing? :D

[Allen Mead]

Looking good man. :cool: :cool:

[alex]

yum yum :D :D :D

[Tom]

I like your car to, it looks like you have spent alot of time on it. Nice colour, and interior, will you be taking it to Billing? :DThanks, I am hoping to get to Billing :)

[Kris]

Yep, all my own work :cool:So what material is the blue and how did you do it ,hows is it stuck down ?.
Im looking to tackle something similar with my five door ,any help tips and advice would be much appreciated fella ;) :D

[Tom]

So what material is the blue and how did you do it ,hows is it stuck down ?.
Im looking to tackle something similar with my five door ,any help tips and advice would be much appreciated fella ;) :DThe material is just thin bassbox carpet that I found in a shop near me. The 3/4 cards are just 3mm MDF cut to the shape and then the carpet is stuck on with sprayglue. To do the door cards I ripped off the original trim but kept the top black vinyl part and again used sprayglue to stick the carpet on. Same idea for the plastic boot trim panels.

[Kris]

Cheers im gona try mine but ill cock it up somehow :D

[chee_dee]

Flippin nice.....*faints*

[Tom]

Flippin nice.....*faints*LOL :cool:

[Tom]

Thought I`d add a few pics, of how it was before. :(

http://img227.exs.cx/img227/8131/bonnet18yr.jpg
http://img227.exs.cx/img227/7705/newquarter16uu.jpg
http://img227.exs.cx/img227/9344/side17ok.jpg

[Jon S]

:eek:

[Jon S]

whats the black rear panel about?

[Brett]

black bit looks like a new rear 1/4. ive ben thinking about getting it done to mine, saves sorting all the rust, and seeing to the little dents.

[Tom]

Yes had to have a new 1/4 panel fitted, tinworm had got the better of the original. :(

[Tom]

Heres a pic of it before I bought it. Was completly standard, suspension, exhaust, complete set of manuals, full toolkit and even the original radio !

http://img227.exs.cx/img227/6435/car2427ow.jpg
http://img227.exs.cx/img227/1697/car2415eq.jpg

[Tom]

Few more pics from sundays MIG meet. :



http://img131.exs.cx/img131/1539/dsc013648gk.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/0803/TurboChris/TomGTEEngine.jpg

[REMUS]

umm i can't tell the different tom.... *runs* ;)

[_Steven_]

Looking very nice :) - I do like the bonnet vents :)

[caul pope]

Car does look real good Tom deffinetly one of the bestest! The front end looks so mean! There's just one thing that I'm not keen on and thats the mirrors. Anyways I doubt my opinion cuts and I've got bloody M3s on mine haa haa!

[Dazzi-Gsi]

Thats a nice Astra mate, smoked rear lights look really good

[Sipo]

I think i am gunna have to follow the crowd - Car looking very very sweet dude! Fair play, i can see a lot of effort has gone in there, but the results are awesome!

[Tom]

Just thougt Id post a few pics taken at trax :D

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[GTEbabe]

HELLOOOOOO LUV

well tom need i say anythin you know what i think hun



she luuuuuuuuuuuurvly :p :p

[Gteman]

Yum yum very tasty car there Tom :)

I havent seen exh manifold bolts like those before (sheltered life you know)

You might have cleaned the bugs of the front of the car first tho :p :D

Graham

[MK2-JOHN]

where did u find the drivers side 1/4 panel? i've looked evrywhere & can only find one for the passenger side (from hadrians)

[cielo20]

Looking good TOM i like all the mods on the car but i like most the front as it is very agressive ( ooooh and the engine :) )

so is it finished yet or there is more to come? ;)

[GTEbabe]

You might have cleaned the bugs of the front of the car first tho :p :D

Graham


i been tellin him that for last few days :rolleyes:


ya cleaned her up yet tom ???

lol soz hun :p

[AndyVectraGSi]

Trading in my Vecy for something like this sounds just about ideal right now.

VERY nice work Tom.

[Tom]

I havent seen exh manifold bolts like those before (sheltered life you know)

They are the proper LET ones thats why lol


where did u find the drivers side 1/4 panel? i've looked evrywhere & can only find one for the passenger side (from hadrians).
Not sure about the panel tbh, as I left the bodyshop to get on with it.


so is it finished yet or there is more to come?
Cheers matey :) , not sure what I want to with it next, exterior is pretty much how I want it, apart from a few subtle tailgate mods I have planned ;)

I think some subs are next tho :)


ya cleaned her up yet tom ???
I think its your turn to give her a wash this time hunny :p ;)

[GTEbabe]

I think its your turn to give her a wash this time hunny :p ;)


you need to put her on my drive then hun :p :p :p

i have told ya i will do it ;)

and she will be sparkling nice n shiney again :D :D :D

[Tom]

you need to put her on my drive then hun :p :p :p

i have told ya i will do it ;)

and she will be sparkling nice n shiney again :D :D :D
Oooooohh sounds good to me babe :D

When then ? shes very dirrty lol needs doin asap :p :p ;)

[GTEbabe]

Oooooohh sounds good to me babe :D

When then ? shes very dirrty lol needs doin asap :p :p ;)


cant do it tomorrow :rolleyes:

owz about tuesday or wednesday :confused:






and NO before anyone suggests/asks i aint wearin a short skirt and he aint takin no piks

lmao :p :p :p

[Tom]

cant do it tomorrow :rolleyes:

owz about tuesday or wednesday :confused:






and NO before anyone suggests/asks i aint wearin a short skirt and he aint takin no piks

lmao :p :p :pTuesday sounds good, and you are wearing a skirt this time , or ya not comin out in it again lol :p :p

[GTEbabe]

Tuesday sounds good, and you are wearing a skirt this time , or ya not comin out in it again lol :p :p


oooooooooooo only if its warm then i MIGHT think about it :p









i am way way way too soft with you mr :D :D :D


and if i do it ya are makin the brews :cool:

[Tom]

oooooooooooo only if its warm then i MIGHT think about it :p









i am way way way too soft with you mr :D :D :D


and if i do it ya are makin the brews :cool:
Brews for skirt lol sounds like a deal to me :D :p ;)

[GTEbabe]

Brews for skirt lol sounds like a deal to me :D :p ;)


you never seen me in a skirt :D apart from on piks when i been goin out


































well not yet anyway :p :p

[Tom]

you never seen me in a skirt :D apart from on piks when i been goin out


































well not yet anyway :p :p
I know :(

So sort it out woman lmao :p

[GTEbabe]

maybe one day lol i might

[AstraGTE8V]

i Like the car tom, i really like the alloys you picked :)

[DaveGTE]

thats mint that lovin everythin about it seen it at santa pod love the third brake light