Astra MK2 CD WIP

[BrightSpark]

Im new to this as i recently picked up a MK2 for £65 of ebay.

and have decided to keep hold of it.

today,

cleaned and undersealed front arches



removed all window trims



got told the wheels needed balancing but found out the tyre was fooked


fitted my old cav CDX 15" alloys for now

[BrightSpark]

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fitted a new panel filter....other one was a bit dirty....


oh ye and the best bit, the tight motor (GENUINE 55K miles)



stay in tune, the grinder is coming to carve the sills and arches off

[Heathercdi]

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Nice to see another CDi!! heehee

Have you checked that the floor is solid?

[BrightSpark]

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inside or outside?
outside is fine, just the sills and arches

[rhydgte]

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inside or outside?
outside is fine, just the sills and arches

Footwells are a good place to start

Rip all the carpets up and have a look - I had a shock with mine..

[BrightSpark]

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ive looked all underneath and its solid,

is there any specific places i should be checking inside which cant be checked from outside??

[James C]

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A 55,000 mile motor for £65!? Thats amazing. I'm surprised (though glad that it hasn't) it didn't go for scrap at that price.

If the under side is solid bearing in mind the milage hopefully it'll be ok but as said - take up the carpets. It is certainly not uncommon for one or both of the footwells to get rather moist in times of rain.

[rhydgte]

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Was it this one by any chance???

http://www.astra-mk2.com/forum/showthread.php?t=8690

[bigdrifter]

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Pretty sure I saw that on Ebay the other day, good to hear of others being kept on the road

[patrikbrunt]

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is it safe to jack up the front end where you have?? i hate jacking up the front as im never sure if the jacks guna go straight through the jacking point!

[rhydgte]

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is it safe to jack up the front end where you have?? i hate jacking up the front as im never sure if the jacks guna go straight through the jacking point!

Yeah it safe to jack on the wishbone mount, provided it's not rusted through into the footwell

[Kris]

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I always jack mine up on the wishbone mount but im sure youre not suposed t lol

[Heathercdi]

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Just the whole floor to check tbh, mine was gone quite badly, see here http://www.astra-mk2.com/forum/showt...t=1353&page=11

[Orange Peel]

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Top work mate

Keep the pictures coming!

[BrightSpark]

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todays progress, some good some bad.

checked all the floor and its rock solid





then started hacking away at the arches and sills
one side has been replaced in the past, and its harder because they left the old one on