Nobbys Mk2 Astra Grannywagon estate

[Nobby]

Well i thought it was about time i started a little wip considering its already had an xe conversion lol, Start at the beginning bought of Ebay for £330 tax and mot drove it home as a little 1.3 8v and the alternator dies coming back up the M5, the got home changed the alternator and now it wont start . . . coil is fuked as well as a noisy wheel bearing and a rotten fuel filler neck :(


So decided i wanted some cheapy power and bout a calibra off egay for £400 tax and test drove it back from Peterborough no worries, so stripped the calibra sold some bits on and to cut a long story short her new heart is a c20xe coil pack type running f20 box and equal length shafts.

Took it to avon park and managed a 15.7 not bad really considering it only owed me £400 with tax and short MOT. So the mot is up now and was goign to sell it on but had a change of heart and decided to keep it, the xe is on egay and its either gona be a saab turbo 2.0 or 2.3 depending on what pops up etc etc and the grinder will have to come out and chop away most of the osf chassis to get it in or save up for a c20let.


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So as some of you might of read in my other post i decided to buy a minimig as i havent access to a welder anymore and weld the 3 patches up taht i knew of for mot, 1 on nsf and osf slplash guards and around the petrol cap on the rear.
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So that was ydays work lol petrol cap was abit of a git and has burnt some paint away but she aint a show stopper its built to go fast not look pretty! lol

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and thats how she stands now!

[Nobby]

Just a quick pic of the calibra doner lol

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[Mike]

Calibra is shocking lol how much you asking for the XE motor anyway??

[John]

As per my other post, i love this! Saab turbo power ftw imho! You shoulda kept it on the steels though! I see no p/s, what's it like? heavy?

[Nobby]

Calibra is shocking lol how much you asking for the XE motor anyway??

around £175-£200 mate it does smoke a little here and there though hence ebay and not on here :thumb:

[Nobby]

As per my other post, i love this! Saab turbo power ftw imho! You shoulda kept it on the steels though! I see no p/s, what's it like? heavy?

i might return to steels but i was going to mot it and i had 3 differnt tyres sizes on so they had to go! No, no power steering its a mans car and too be honest its very light!

[paul james]

Some quality welding skills there. I hope your keeping it standard looking, I love standard looking but fast cars. Can't get much more sleeper than a MK2 Atra Van.

And that Calibra looked like it needed putting out of its own misery, lexus lights are rank.

[scott.parker]

You keep popping to shaky and never give us a call dude, next time do, you can pop by for a cuppa..

And it's the strangest looking thing! as it's the only 2dr estate Ive seen..

I say keep the XE and drop it in a nova!
Did you sell them wheels off the Cali?

Scott

[Nobby]

You keep popping to shaky and never give us a call dude, next time do, you can pop by for a cuppa..

And it's the strangest looking thing! as it's the only 2dr estate Ive seen..

I say keep the XE and drop it in a nova!
Did you sell them wheels off the Cali?

Scott

hey up,i put it in west mids thing i was going lol, oh well always next time, ive seen a couple 2 door estates but they do look strange! I cba with the xe mate im still bitter about my old Nova Let and want turbo power so i can take 1/4 more serious but i want something differnet than a nova, however i migt have another 1 day!! Yeah the wheels sold on ebay for £85 lol!!

[Nobby]

Some quality welding skills there. I hope your keeping it standard looking, I love standard looking but fast cars. Can't get much more sleeper than a MK2 Atra Van.

And that Calibra looked like it needed putting out of its own misery, lexus lights are rank.

cheers mate, yeah the calibra has finally met its match and is now probably a beer can or 12 lol

[Nobby]

Well a small update been out most of the day plan was to remove rear bumper and see what lurked beneath, i could see it was abit scabby but not an mot failure so i was going to leave it if i sold it but now im keeping it i got my self in for a few hours of welding fun!

The os behind the bumper had gone so out came the grinder and i started grindgin down every little patch i could see i now have about 20 little pin holes abd a large hole by the arch lip so i decided to cut out the rot and put a big patch over the top.

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then the inner arch needing platin aswell so made up a few little patchs and is now all sorted at the bottom just need a patch under the arch where it looks like its had a new outer arch fitted but not welded to the inner skin underneath tutututut so now got to do that but me ga ran out :(

[saloonwoody]

im likin this fella :) should be a proper sleeper with saab turbo power lol

[scott.parker]

Bugger i would of had them wheels for my mk4 astra!
Ah well, let us know if you ever pop over again

[darnova54]

We used to sell these by the shed load, they used to be on a lease to people like Radio Rentals ( ask your parents kids!! ) , got phased out around h plate maybe the odd j plate, cracking value at the time and rocking horse droppings now!;)

[mk1nova_rich]

Ford also did 3 door estates in the same era with the Escort Mk3/4 they look cool while still being purposeful :thumb: good luck with the project

[scott.parker]

We used to sell these by the shed load, they used to be on a lease to people like Radio Rentals ( ask your parents kids!! ) , got phased out around h plate maybe the odd j plate, cracking value at the time and rocking horse droppings now!;)

lol less kids on here then you think, they became radio shack!

[Sloth]

ive had that welder for 3 years, its ace. good for everything and always welds really nicely.

[Nobby]

newest update girls and guys xe is out and gone to its new home tax is being sent off tommorow and saving for a LET but going to get the shell nice and strong over the winter

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[dj_wudgey]

nice mate will be a class sleeper with a let in!! it does look pretty cool with the cavy slabs aswell fella!!

[comptoncj]

Interesting project i havnt seen a mk2 astra estate for a long while!

[Nobby]

cheers boys just looking at a polybush kit for her aswell :D

[L14MNP]

Awesome stuff mate. Will be great when snail powered! :d

I have never seen a mk2 Astra in ages, let alone an estate OR one with the rear badges intact! lol

[RossRog]

i really like this mate, looks like you've already put alot of work in!