v6 project full steam ahead

[appytiser]

finally after months of looking ive found a good enough shell to put a v6 in and a cav donor car in the space of a few days
pics to follow tommorrow

[westurbo]

fair play m8 cant beat the sound ov a v6...

[Gteman]

finally after months of looking ive found a good enough shell to put a v6 in and a cav donor car in the space of a few days
pics to follow tommorrow

Nice one sir as usual look forward to pics. http://smilies.vidahost.com/otn/blobs/boldblue.gif

[astramad]

another v6 bring it on we love them
two heads are better than one

[a4r8n]

great :) look forward to piccys and progress report

[appytiser]

no car pics yet its too cold to polish it but i got these off ebay for £40
too say im happy is a bit of an understatment. yes they are seats not a kitty climbing frame incase you wondered
http://img82.imageshack.us/img82/8339/wheelsandseats0012zj.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
and these were also £40 !! weird
http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/9586/harness3wk.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
ill hopefully be picking the cav up on wednesday so hoping to have the engines out of both cars by the weekend.

[appytiser]

ill get the astra pics up tommorrow just as soon as ive taken the 13" alloys off it :p lmao
got these to go on instead . going in to paint em white or anthracite first
http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/6372/wheelsandseats0089au.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
they were another ebay bargain at £49.13 with 3 very good khumo tyres
theyve got a few scuffs but no chunks out so will be easy to respray

[GazJevs84]

some good bargains there matey sure it will look ace

[appytiser]

ha ha ha
the bargains continue
http://img325.imageshack.us/img325/678/irmsherfront5yi.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img433.imageshack.us/img433/1553/irmsherrear2qn.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img433.imageshack.us/img433/5372/lightsetc1ue.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img456.imageshack.us/img456/8691/rainbow9xd.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

all that lot was £170 !!!

[appytiser]

ive got these swell for £18 but im not sure about them ??
http://img456.imageshack.us/img456/9263/mirrors7wk.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[GazJevs84]

good stuff matey they look like the same mirrors as tomgte take a look at his car to seee what they will look nice

wheres the car pics lol?

[appytiser]

change of plan on the wheels , gonna paint these white and use these instead. 16" so better handling. another ebay bargain at £56
http://img126.imageshack.us/img126/1669/newwhhel6cc.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Tom]

I think you should rename this project ebay special lol !

Nah looks good matey, keep the pics coming :)

[appytiser]

I think you should rename this project ebay special lol !

Nah looks good matey, keep the pics coming :)
ha ha i know lol.
one day i might actually get some time to do somethiing on the car itself !!!

[appytiser]

tom , hows your brother getting on with his project ?

[Tom]

tom , hows your brother getting on with his project ?
Its at a standstill at the moment till funds allow, he seems to change his mind from one week to the next :duh:

[appytiser]

picked the rims up yesterday and theyre only bloody speedlines :bananajump:
theyre getting blasted on tuesday so should be white by the weekend and on the car
talking of the car here it is.
i havnt done a thing to it yet not even polished it so ignore the lovely grill and sweet wheels lol
http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/5237/gteprogress0016bq.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[appytiser]

from this ..
http://img239.imageshack.us/img239/2401/gteprogress0022cx.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[appytiser]

to this...
http://img510.imageshack.us/img510/3840/gteprogress0038cc.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/8603/gteprogress0041na.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img510.imageshack.us/img510/4596/gteprogress0059jo.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[appytiser]

expected a few nasties once the soudproofing was taken out but only two tiny holes in the floor to plate about the size of a 50p so very happy

[Harvey]

Looking great keep it going.

[appytiser]

had the wheels back from being blasted
just got to paint them now , which i shall do at the weekend
from this
http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/83/newwhhel5tm.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
to this
http://img47.imageshack.us/img47/3010/refurbedwheels0018pm.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Belmont turbo]

looking good. those wheels cleaned up well should look mint when painted keep up the good work and keep the pics coming

[appytiser]

yes im very happy wih the wheels. only charged me £10 per wheel aswell
i need to paint them in epoxy two pack as they still have a little pitting that was too deep to blast out
anybody need any sandblasting done then contact me as im trying to get a vaux club discount thingy going

[appytiser]

do i go for this look
http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/7679/blackracegte3cy.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

or this one

http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/171/mycar8we.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Defiance]

Hiya m8e,
How ya getting on with project ???

I can finally get going fullsteam on mine tomorrow

Bro-in-law n sister split after 26yrs marriage but he's letting me use his drives etc for welding etc :)

Post some pics etc if you can so it will give me inspiration ;)

Have Fun

Ciao

Def

[alistair j]

Second One Looks The Bomb You Know Mate Go With That One, But The First One Does Have A Bit More Different Look About Ithmmmmmmmm Thinking Now Not Sure Which One You Know.

[appytiser]

yep think i need two astras lol

[appytiser]

Hiya m8e,
How ya getting on with project ???

I can finally get going fullsteam on mine tomorrow

Bro-in-law n sister split after 26yrs marriage but he's letting me use his drives etc for welding etc :)

Post some pics etc if you can so it will give me inspiration ;)

Have Fun

Ciao

Def
bit slow at the moment for a couple of reasons

broke my thumb a week ago:duh:
and im doing some work with a friend at gatwick airport which means im only home for 3 days a week at the mo. money is brilliant though . im just doing it for a few weeks till i can be signed back fit for work with the fire brigade. luckily my mate doesnt mind me working one handed lol

[Defiance]

Ouch on the thumb
Well once your all fixed you can get on with it n post the pics :D

Have Fun

Ciao

Def

[appytiser]

Ouch on the thumb
Well once your all fixed you can get on with it n post the pics :D

Have Fun

Ciao

Def
yep big feckin ouch

i had a spring fully compressed off a strut , then the compressor lip snapped off allowing the spring to expand hitting my thumb along the way.
lots of blood swearing and tears. had to drive muself to hospital aswell as no bugger was in... and my missus is a bloody nurse lol

[Defiance]

I always look on the bright side of things or try to anyways

Could of been way worse m8 sound lucky that is wasn't

Had 2 m8s years ago, Talk about weird things happening to thumbs

1 had his thumb stamped off in a 20 or 200 ton press can't rem exact tonnage
T'other within days lost his motorbike on a bend that had some loose gravel accidently spread over it and as he slid along with bike on him he had to watch n feel his one thumb get scraped away

After sometime obviously they could laugh about it as between them they had lost a left and a right thumb and used to have a contest to see which one could open a drinks can the quickest with their duff hands

As for spring compressors i got a decent tri-type, Wouldn't trust any other after using this type as it aint worth the pain or loss of a digit etc

Anyways enough of the horror

Hope ya get yaself sorted asap and sort the V6 ;)

Ciao

Have Fun

Def

[appytiser]

right im confused !!!

ive finally got this
http://img458.imageshack.us/img458/7714/v60050pj.jpg (http://imageshack.us)


but also got this ????


http://img458.imageshack.us/img458/5120/engine0031yc.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

decisions decisions ??
please help go to
http://www.astra-mk2.com/forum/showthread.php?t=5505

[appytiser]

wheels nearly done

this is the first coat
gotta do the back then 2nd coat the front
http://img410.imageshack.us/img410/8937/speeeeed0015oa.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Defiance]

V6 :D

Ciao

Def

[westurbo]

v6 :)

[appytiser]

well ive put the ecotec on ebay so well see what it gets.the brakes are provissionally sold so if the engine gets to £1000 its going as then ive broke even on the car it came . and the calis still got shed loads of uprated parts to sell of it.
watch this space lol

[appytiser]

ecotec has been sold for 1400
so its back to plan A

wheels are going to be white aswell

god i wish i could make my mind up about things a bit easier

[Defiance]

Hiya mate,
1400 niceone :D

Waiting for finished wheels as i have a spare set that's peeling and want to do similar to what your doing to yours :)

Keep on doing it ! he he

Ciao

Def