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Pistol Pete
13-05-10, 07:40 PM
My mate rang me today and said he had a car he wanted me to see. Popped over earlier...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v310/Pete_58/13052010059.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v310/Pete_58/13052010060.jpg

Only pics i got as i only had my phone on me. Will get some more next time i go over. It is very clean indeed. 14k on the lock. Just got an MOT on it, flew through!!! Tiny spot of rust at the bottom of the arch, but that is it!! I was gob smacked when i saw it. Blue interior aswell. Its a 1300.

He is thinking of selling it, but i am trying to get him to keep it
Tommy_nova
13-05-10, 07:42 PM
Thats lovely how much does he want ?
Pistol Pete
13-05-10, 07:45 PM
He's not sure. He is thinking it over. I said now he has finished his split screen camper, this would be another cool retro project!! He like the sound of that lol
Lee
13-05-10, 07:47 PM
That's stunning!
Pistol Pete
13-05-10, 07:52 PM
Will have to get more pics. It needs a good wash/wax and a hoover, but will come up a treat. Old boy used it to pop to the shops and back. It has the original tyres on it IIRC!!!
Pete
13-05-10, 08:01 PM
looks beautiful
robertdevlin69
13-05-10, 08:07 PM
very nice indeed,ders really rough lookin ones over here goin for 1000+ euro so thats worth top dollar
calibra-keith
13-05-10, 08:25 PM
im looking at a couple of these, sadly they are not in the same league as this one. if it was 3 door i would be trying to get some money together to buy it.
scott.parker
13-05-10, 08:34 PM
For min i thought it was amazing, then saw it has too many doors! lol
Pistol Pete
13-05-10, 08:48 PM
im looking at a couple of these, sadly they are not in the same league as this one. if it was 3 door i would be trying to get some money together to buy it.

Just out of pure interest (dont want this to be a whats it worth thread..) what sort of money are they fetching? Might make his decision about what to do easier.
mk1nova_rich
13-05-10, 08:53 PM
buy it!! that looks a stunner mate
Pistol Pete
13-05-10, 08:55 PM
lol i dont need another project!! He has bought it. Just debating what to do.
mowgli
13-05-10, 09:26 PM
is it a 1300? if so, it will go really well.
Pistol Pete
13-05-10, 09:34 PM
Yeah it is. He said it had some poke in it. Is this the same as a 1.3 SR engine then??
calibra-keith
13-05-10, 09:39 PM
not many seem to come up for sale, there was 2 last year near me one was GTE and the other was 1300 the 1300 was a real state and people was saying there fairly rare, think it sold for 1300£, there are a couple about now in the area of 600-1k needing a lot of work so its hard to say with a good clean low mileage one thats not had c20let put in, MK1OC maybe able to help you out better, i think i would keep it and store it mate.
mowgli
13-05-10, 09:59 PM
Yeah it is. He said it had some poke in it. Is this the same as a 1.3 SR engine then??

its better than the sr, its got the gm varajet II carb, beloved of grasstrack racers, it was good for 75hp when new... it just needs 175/70r13's and gte arbs & it will actually handle really well. they are great for oversteer too.
Edd
14-05-10, 02:17 PM
That looks very nice indeed, shame they rust worst than Nova's
muzzy
14-05-10, 02:31 PM
There was one round here for sale, 5 door in the same colour for £120. Was up advertised for ages, I only saw it from a distance and it looked good but not sure what it would have been like up close. I was really interested but wasn't sure what I would actually do with it and then it sold.
mowgli
14-05-10, 02:37 PM
There was one round here for sale, 5 door in the same colour for £120. Was up advertised for ages, I only saw it from a distance and it looked good but not sure what it would have been like up close. I was really interested but wasn't sure what I would actually do with it and then it sold.

you could have sold the carb & manifold for more than the purchase price... & the xe/let conversion is a lot easier. there is tons of room in an astra engine bay
muzzy
14-05-10, 02:45 PM
you could have sold the carb & manifold for more than the purchase price... & the xe/let conversion is a lot easier. there is tons of room in an astra engine bay

I already have a manifold and carb from a MK1 Astra 1300 lol

The guy who bought it is actually fitting a LET from his MK3 Astra GSi as it was like a teabag.
mowgli
14-05-10, 02:49 PM
I already have a manifold and carb from a MK1 Astra 1300 lol

The guy who bought it is actually fitting a LET from his MK3 Astra GSi as it was like a teabag.

i bow down before you....... seriously though, i don't think its that much better than a pierburg, i always got the feeling that the astra exhaust system was better.
GRUNT 16V
14-05-10, 03:02 PM
wow what a weapon!!!!!!
Dom
14-05-10, 05:05 PM
Looks real nice :) But then im biased seeing as i have 3 lol lol
Tell him to come and join on the mk1oc
dj_wudgey
14-05-10, 06:41 PM
that looks prety mint its a shame its 4 door!