Project Ashtray

[Ernie]

As im out of work at the mo and no real money coming in i decidded to sell my veccy gsi and get a cheaper car as a run around car.
I really want to get a T4 for camping and towing my trailer but going to save my money till i find one that i like.
In the mean time if i need to use my trailer i will borrow mums pajero.
Any way back on topic.
I looked at a few cheap cars (corsa's/astra's/cav's) but they all had sky high millage and nothing to back up what has and hadnt been serviced on them.
I didnt want to go out and spend loads on a car i just need some thing to get me from a2b and back again.
It didnt have to be a big car or nippy as i can always take the nova out for a quick buzz.
So here it is.
Mum had a mrk3 astra that has done about 400 miles since last years mot.Its only done 92k in total and had all its oil and filters changed over bye me.
I also know that its had the water changed/new brake fluid/new filters and the cambelt has been done.
I also know that it has had new vx discs and pads.
The only bad news is that over the last 3 months it has been used as a mobile hay shed at the stables for my mums horse's.
Also the sun has got to the red paint so it's a bit pink.
Apart from the fact it needs a good clean inside and out and a good polish it aint to bad.
Its no beast as only a 1.4ls but it has tax mot about £100 a year to insure.
Happy days.
Sorry about the pic's but i didnt have my camera on me just my phone.
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[draper]

seen worse runarounds buddy, whats the plans then ? just a clean up ?

[J4MES]

Whats the plans??

[novalicous]

looks a good daily driver simlar to my old mans but hes got the loon version lol
plans?

[Ernie]

just tidy it up and try to get some shine back into the paint.
I may fit a set of alloys as prob got a set some were spare lol.

[Steve]

WOW! surprised you sold the veccy mate, was a clean example, I had a mk3 astra 1.6 8v there good cars, ideal as a runabout, although if you do get bored my micra is still for sale lol

[Ernie]

I havnt sold the veccy yet as going to put a years ticket on it first.
I will miss it but needs must.

[~~joycey~~]

Gotta love mk3 astra's mate :)

[Ernie]

The last one i had was a k plate gsi in blue.

[Rickyb]

looking good get out with your camera though and get some proper pics dude.

[Adam]

£100 to insure? christ, mine costs me about £600 lol

[Ernie]

Its good to be old lol.

[Lee]

Farkin ell, i glanced at that pic of the boot and thought you had a babies corpse stashed in there! And I thought you had quit and everything!

Its ok though, just some old bags of stuff :)

[mowgli]

has livestock been kept in it?? there appears to be hay & straw everywhere

[Plug]

wont be to long til you get fed up of the engine, there sh1t lol, mate had one and it was propper guttless

Jimbo

[liam944nova]

i had one of these 1.4 swing with 90k on it smoked around in it for six months when ii was delivering pizza's at night for extra dough. only needed a wiper motor and i sold it dec 07 for what i paid for it and i still see it going about now. same cant be said for my old 1.8 sport ecotec.

[jimbob-mcgrew]

Project Ashtray !!!!!

[Ernie]

has livestock been kept in it?? there appears to be hay & straw everywhere
It had been used for moving and storing hay and it stank of it inside.
I spent today giving it a bloody good clean inside and out.
Hope you like.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v617/chunny01/Astray/058.jpg
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But look at it now.What a differance 48hrs can make.
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[Ernie]

Ive got to sort the bumpers out then it should look better.

[Adam]

Tidy.
They make good runabouts

[John]

Tidy.
They make good runabouts

Agreed ad, i've had a few, are all bulletproof!
Good old faded flame red eh ernie?lol

[Plug]

good old elbow grease and it looks 100times(for a 5dr ashtray lol) better :thumb:

[Ernie]

well a days worth seamed to do the job.

[Ernie]

well if you didnt already know it failed its mot.
It only failed on 2 things.
a bottom ball joint and a head light motor.
So as it was nice and sunny today and i got the afternoon off work (thanks mum) i cracked on with it so it was ready for its retest tomorrow.
Pics time.
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new bottom arm (and new bolts/shims but not in shot)
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i took the head light out and it was a clip broken inside the head light so i went to my garage and found another head light then changed the part over as it was the head light from the drivers not the passengers side.
Thanks for looking.
Fingers crossed for tomorrow.

[Pistol Pete]

Should breeze through now Ernie. Looking at the before pics, the whole car came up a treat!

[Ernie]

she was a bit run down you could say.
I will give it a bloody good jet wash once the mot is done as it was funny as hell watch the mot guy go and put gloves on half way through the mot when he put his hand in something under neath the arch.
that would of been horse poo at a gues lol.

[Ernie]

Just off to take it for it's retest.
let you know how it goes later.
Fingers crossed.

[~~joycey~~]

Good luck chap :)

[General Lee]

Good luck buddy.

[Ernie]

She passed yay happy days.

check out my astra detailing thread in muppet room

[~~joycey~~]

She passed yay happy days.


:thumb:

[Ernie]

Check out my detailing work here.


http://www.pngclub.com/forum/showthread.php?p=1138167#post1138167

[Ernie]

After all my hard work at detailing the beast i tryed the
See how much crap i could fit in the car look.
I think i did rather well with the seats still up.
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