my mates, mk3 astra

[General Baxter]

it wasgoing down the pod this weekend but hes fried yet another piston,

its a 2L16v turbo, phase 3.5 with a 100bhp shot of nos

oh and this little mod ;) inloved cutting the 4x4 floor plan off a calibra lol

http://www.streetrace.co.uk/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=1376&d=1094417460
http://www.streetrace.co.uk/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=1900&d=1099682625

[General Baxter]

this is how the rear wheels sit, it spot on ;)

http://www.streetrace.co.uk/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=1901&d=1099683221

[Mike]

omg! is it a 4wd astra or just me?

ive seen a space framed 4wd astra rally car but never a road car?

[General Baxter]

correct its a 4x4 astra mk3, with approx 350bhp lol

[Mike]

with approx 350bhp lol

Nice, me want one! I've seen a space framed rear engined one over sweet lamb rally stages in wales and that was a peice of kit! I bet this is ace to drive :cool:

[draper]

it looks spot on, some clever cutting and welding there, id be shttin it cutting the floor off my car, although if the boots rotten ?? hmmm, where did i put my grinder when i moved ??

[johnny27]

Nice, me want one! I've seen a space framed rear engined one over sweet lamb rally stages in wales and that was a peice of kit! I bet this is ace to drive :cool:

Sounds like a great car. What excatly is meant by space framed? is it sorta like rear indepent suspension, like the trailing/swinging arms on a vectra

[Matt2107]

Space framed is just tubular steel frame isnt it?

[Mike]

Space framed is just tubular steel frame isnt it?

pretty much yes. Like austins rwd nova but the front end (when thee bonnets up you can see it)

[db_1.2]

i take it thats the blue one? dont spose someone could send me some pics of that i love it, i was gonna start a thread and ask about it, is it road legal, also the astra is great! :thumb:

[Mike]

i take it thats the blue one? dont spose someone could send me some pics of that i love it, i was gonna start a thread and ask about it, is it road legal, also the astra is great! :thumb:

yeah austins is road legal! And ever so slightly fast tooo:D start a thread askin for pics of austins nova then?

[db_1.2]

Will do

[doherty]

sweet-mother-a-fluck:eek:

that must stick like sh!t to a blanket:thumb:

[Green16v]

The astras not space framed, his cut the rear turrets off the cally and welded them in separate and lined everything up, then got the prop cut short. it read 360 bhp on the rollers last week without nos on a omex ecu system, then out of the blue it melted a piston ( now the second time since the engine's been in) he is now on the case to find the problem. Take it from me it's F**king fast.

[General Baxter]

glad to see your back :)

[Philsutton]

ooohh very nice, would be fun to see it go. Only thing i have problem with is the vauxhall chocolate 4x4 system, never actually seen any that work right. Done any 1/4mile's in it yet or is it still in the finishing off process?

[Green16v]

cheers general, Im off to afganistan next sat for six months so cooper will have to finish my nova turbo for me.

The astra was going to the pvd show to run the strip for the first time but in the morning it started to play up big time so he got the aa out and took it home, took the head off and yet another melted piston. he was gutted i will keep everyone informed on how he gets on. total vauxhall are intrested in a seeing it but he wont let them until its mint.