possible goodbye!

[rc]

with the nova dead (see signature \/ ) i decided to move up the vauxhall ladder and brought this:

a 1991 j-reg courtaney'd 300bhp C20LET 6 speed mk3 astra gsi!

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r281/ronniecourt/Image059.jpg

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r281/ronniecourt/Image056.jpg


http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r281/ronniecourt/mikeysastra3.jpg

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r281/ronniecourt/mikeysastra7.jpg

heres a breif spec,


forge bottom end including arp head&rod bolts
brand new turbo
brand new front mount intercooler
vmax evo 5 software 306bhp
475cc vxr injectors
6 speed box with quaife diff
full leather not a mark on it absolutly mint, heated fronts,
18" alloys 4 brand new tyres
koni adjustable's and gmax springs
full stainless exhaust
have receipts for everything from engine to turbo
engine was rebuilt march 5000 miles ago

it made 261 bhp and 264ibft that was at 11 psi old superchip managment and standard injectors, but with the new software id say its well in the region of 300bhp now

body is mint condition, and was magszine features in revvs in 2001, not sure if anyone remembers it?

will be popping back on here now and again! most days proberly lol but not quite as often as me nova days!


more pics:

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r281/ronniecourt/IMG_5699.jpg

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r281/ronniecourt/IMG_0126-1.jpg

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r281/ronniecourt/IMG_0124.jpg

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r281/ronniecourt/IMG_0038-1.jpg

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r281/ronniecourt/IMG_0040.jpg

[draper]

looks good, my mates been after one of these for a while now, altho we're going to look at a nova sunday lol

[H15 NVA]

shame fella but a least ya got a decent motor to replace it, ive always said it'd be a mk2 or 3 turbo'd astra that't tempt me away from my nova, looks like good one hope she gives ya many miles with a smile on ya face and not many by side of road bonnet up growling at her!!!

[Dave.]

looks nice that, nice buy

[rc]

its certainly bloody fast!! took it down southend sat night and supprised some cossies lol

[Dave.]

whats the 0-60?

[Adam]

That looks sweet, i'd have to say i'd have it over a nova anyday...
Always loved mk3 gsi's.

[19-NoZ-19]

how much you pay for her if you dont mind me askin? very nice by the way mate! nice one!

[19-NoZ-19]

how much you pay for her if you dont mind me askin? very nice by the way mate! nice one!

[stuartp]

Thats very nice keep me in mind when (if) you sell her bloody lovely!!!

[Novadex]

mmmmm shiney! nice find!

[SRlew]

lol me and my brother have been looking at astras lately, since the guys who came to look at my car, they had a mk2 cahmp rep, and that was quick enough for me when he took me out in it! i can only imagine what that turbo'd gsi is like!

seen one like that round my way, it looked quick then it came on boost and nearly took off! it fooking flew!

looks bloody mint mate! love it!

[rc]

payed 3900quid for it which i think is pretty good conciderind the spec! been looking on ebay and the 300bhp ones are goin for bout 5grand, and most of them arnt even courtney ones!

the body is proper mint! not a dot of rust any where! only thing needs doin is the front splitter has a little crack on it!

[rc]

its got mint condition heated calibra leather aswel

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r281/ronniecourt/mikeysastra4.jpg

[Paul]

see this the other night looks nice chap

[chris-gsi]

very nice mate is that first pic takern at borheham petrol station?

[craig green]

That is gorgeous mate, hope you will be happy with it.

That CAlibra leather looks damn good condition too. Your always welcome on here as far as Im concerned. Keep us updated.

[Jack]

Don't be a stranger :thumb:

[craig green]

/\/\ Yeah. He drives a TOYOTA FFS!

[Jack]

I would drive a Nova, if it had an engine lol

[rc]

will prob be down southend again sat night so if you spot me feel free to come check it out!

[novaco]

That looks sweet, i'd have to say i'd have it over a nova anyday...
Always loved mk3 gsi's.

me too!!:thumb:

[Pillar]

nice car mate! dont give up on the nova though just keep it as a slow wip

[cudaboy]

sweet, have to be a mk 1 to tempt me from my nova valver.as long as you upset the jap brigade thats cool!

[rc]

i kno how much you lot like the c20lets what ever they're in i fort id post up my rolling road day today!

i wasnt sure if the splitter would make it on there as its so low, but it did just with millimeters to spare, but the guy was havin touble tieing it down because the towin eye sits so far back in the bumper

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r281/ronniecourt/IMG_0085.jpg

so the bumper had to come off, here it is being centralised

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r281/ronniecourt/IMG_0086.jpg

and here are two of the power runs
http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r281/ronniecourt/IMG_0087-1.jpg

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r281/ronniecourt/IMG_0088.jpg

and the bit you've waitin for the graph!

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r281/ronniecourt/IMG_0090.jpg

its in kW, but it works out at

303 BHP :)
307 ft/lb torque :)

thats 256bhp at the wheels!
nice smooth graphs just as it should be! how happy am i :nod: :nod:
now i can say its offically 300bhp :nod:

[rc]

cheered up my day :)

[bobby p]

that is really nice love the wheels. i used own a set till they got stole.

[Adam]

Strange rolling road graph format there... Whats V represent? Time?



Loving the car, very nice :)

[rc]

yea i fort it was too bein in kW! the bottom line is km/h, so peaked at 160km/h!

normally they're in BHP and RPM, must just be different format!

[andy_017]

Apbsolutely lovin the car mate, if i was a bit older i would definitly look at getting one of those!

[draper]

havent you gone yet lol


303 isnt to be sniffed at, would be better inb a nova tho ;)

[rc]

havent you gone yet lol




lol all the while the novas still in my drive im still part of the novaload gang!:D

[scott.parker]

Lovely car mate..

I do and still think i might (depending on how long the nova sits still for)
get my self a mk3 astra a 1.4 or something and drop my TB XE in it and do it up like that,and i still have the huge BTB manifold for a mk3 so theres another reason to do it,lol.

Scott

[rc]

as ive got it for sale one here and am gonna be coming back to the nova crew once again once its gone i fort i'd show you lot another RR i had and some quater mile action at USC last week!

the RR was the day before santa pod, just to check everything was cool!which it was

last time i went i found i had to take the bumper off when i got there, so this time i took it off before i left to save time
http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r281/ronniecourt/IMG_6401.jpg
http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r281/ronniecourt/IMG_6400.jpg
all ready to go
http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r281/ronniecourt/IMG_6403.jpg
while i was takin the bumper got the misses to give the inside a good hoover out too, she knows her place lol
http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r281/ronniecourt/IMG_6402.jpg
arrived down there and my other two mates went first so i waited n watched
http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r281/ronniecourt/IMG_6406.jpg

heres my mates red top nova on the rollers

http://s147.photobucket.com/albums/r281/ronniecourt/videos/?action=view&current=0d427c50.flv

and here's mine on the rollers

http://s147.photobucket.com/albums/r281/ronniecourt/?action=view&current=c82c0953.flv

check the engine try and climb over the front panel when on full boost!
was verry loud lol
made 298bhp, but the bloke said it was a really hot muggy day which would of lost a few ponnies, will have to go back when its raining to get some more me thinks lol

[rc]

and hers some action from the pod

arrived friday afternoon, had to work untill 1pm and the convoy had left in the morning so me n the misses traveled up on our own, but gave our tent to them so it was all up n ready when we arrived
bout 100miles to the pod from mine, so gave it a good clean when we got there
http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r281/ronniecourt/IMG_6426.jpg
http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r281/ronniecourt/IMG_6427.jpg

spend 6 runs on the strip
http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r281/ronniecourt/2280730270a5192893871l.jpg
http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r281/ronniecourt/IMG_6440.jpg
brought some pics from the pod too, 3 for 25quid not bad (these are pics of pics so quality not as good on here)
http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r281/ronniecourt/IMG_6456.jpg
http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r281/ronniecourt/IMG_6447.jpg
http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r281/ronniecourt/IMG_6449.jpg

and the cruise home, blooddy hot day!!!!
http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r281/ronniecourt/2280730270a5193243354l.jpg
http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r281/ronniecourt/2280730270a5193243917l.jpg
fastes run was a 13.5 which was more than happy with, i was hopin for high 14's low 15's as i'd never run before! so was verrrry happy that my first run ever came in at a 13.7,

heres my best run of the day! a 13.5s

reaction: + .6730
60ft: 2.2669
330ft: 5.9619
1/8 et 8.8939
1/8 mph 84.28
1000' mph 11.3448
1/4 et 13.5380
1/4 mph 106.06

very chuffed with my self

videos of some of my runs to follow! :)

[rc]

heres a couple of the vids

my first 1/4mile ever, was hopin for low 15s hight 14's, one lane was closed so was on me own
got a 13.7 so was well happy

http://s147.photobucket.com/albums/r...t=DSCF1678.flv (http://s147.photobucket.com/albums/r281/ronniecourt/?action=view&current=DSCF1678.flv)

second run came up against a civic type R
was bit worried, but nailed it lol 13.6

http://s147.photobucket.com/albums/r...t=DSCF1681.flv (http://s147.photobucket.com/albums/r281/ronniecourt/?action=view&current=DSCF1681.flv)

third was my quickest time agaist a ax gt with a vts lump on throttle boddies, thought he mite of whopped me on acceleration as his car weighs bout as much as my leather lol
but had him with a 13.5 http://www.mk3oc.com/forum/images/smilies/smile.gif

http://s147.photobucket.com/albums/r...t=DSCF1693.flv (http://s147.photobucket.com/albums/r281/ronniecourt/?action=view&current=DSCF1693.flv)

and then had another run on my own and got a 13.6

http://s147.photobucket.com/albums/r...t=DSCF1784.flv (http://s147.photobucket.com/albums/r281/ronniecourt/?action=view&current=DSCF1784.flv)

and then had another run with a mk3 golf and got another 13.6

and last run was against a scooby, but missed a gear http://www.mk3oc.com/forum/images/smilies/doh.gif n got a 13.9 ****head grrr, was in a mood for the rest of the eveinin http://www.mk3oc.com/forum/images/smilies/redface.gif

is a bloody quick car :)

[Cormac]

sweet machine mate, nearly bought it just before you did but bought a house instead lol You have her for sale on mig i see? shame..

[rc]

yea is for sale on mig, and on here too

http://www.pngclub.com/forum/showthread.php?t=84976

[barnyvaux]

oi oi ron ron wot a top weekend we had plenty off beer and car racing lol.. cant believe ur gonna sell her.. this is a mint example of a astra gsi turbo, prob wont find better.

buy my nova ronnie swap ya lol

[Novadex]

does the misses come with the car?? :D

[puss puss]

nice looking astra once a nova-fan always a nova-fan FACT :)

[rc]

does the misses come with the car?? :D

lol possibly come to some sort of deal lol

[gammienov16v]

its certainly bloody fast!! took it down southend sat night and supprised some cossies lol beleve me i can vouge fr that my mate sat all over an evo6 in his astra gsi let, at least you have swaped a nov for another vauxhall, keepit in the blood lol good look fella:thumb:

[rc]

not been on here for a while, but just finished my winters work of the engine bay and got it on the road and i know how u boys like a good look so heres some pics:)


http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r281/ronniecourt/all%202/all%203/IMG_8197.jpg

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r281/ronniecourt/all%202/all%203/IMG_8198.jpg

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r281/ronniecourt/all%202/all%203/IMG_8199.jpg

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r281/ronniecourt/all%202/all%203/IMG_8200.jpg

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r281/ronniecourt/all%202/all%203/IMG_8201.jpg

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r281/ronniecourt/all%202/all%203/IMG_8202.jpg

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r281/ronniecourt/all%202/all%203/IMG_8203.jpg

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r281/ronniecourt/all%202/all%203/IMG_8204.jpg

[rc]

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r281/ronniecourt/all%202/all%203/IMG_8205.jpg

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r281/ronniecourt/all%202/all%203/IMG_8207.jpg

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r281/ronniecourt/all%202/all%203/IMG_8208.jpg

and today

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r281/ronniecourt/all%202/all%203/IMG_8225.jpg

enjoy :)

[wilson_sri]

That looks fantastic mate! Nicest astra iv seen for a while, was this in TV a few months back?

[rc]

yes mate it was, with my old engine bay lol

[Rick Draper]

Halfords automotive!

[rc]

:confused:

[Mazz]

Love the bay, nice to see a (relatively) clutter-less LET bay :)

[shy witness]

thats bloody nice mate.

the engine bay looks great aswell.

i was looking at 1 of these........but was just a red gsi with 18's..........and it was nearly getting bought.

but a cavalier turbo cropped up instead................and i've always wanted 1 of them.

[hybridturbo]

Nice Job been following this on Mig

I would bin the strut brace if your trying to keep the bay tidy

and loose the cheap gauges uve spent a fortune on bits for the engine and you keep an eye on it with 99p gauges lol

Crazy

[twistysnovagte]

fecking sweet m8:thumb:

[scott.parker]

Looks ace mate, glad to see your still looking after it.

Scott

[rc]

boo :)

[BIGS]

omg who is this stranger

[Peanut_119]

nice buy pal, my mate has just distroyed his astra mk3, shame there a really nice car

[rc]

ha ha been away for a few years so thought i'd pop in and see who was still around!

[BIGS]

just the normal bunch of gays lol you know what its like dont change on here

[Sloth]

hey rc i was wondering where youd gone! hows the astra ive seen the build thread on mig, looks amazing! keep it up! i'd tell this lot btw!

[rc]

oh ok, the astras in the process of being made front inline engine'd and RWD ;)

oh and got a T38 and throttle bodies now lol

[bmw156]

hey rc
im from ipswich as well.

empty your pm box lol

where you live in ipswich?
pm me

[Sloth]

he wants sex/\

[rc]

hey rc
im from ipswich as well.

empty your pm box lol

where you live in ipswich?
pm me

:eek: blimey you i'm oly alowed 25 pm's these days hey, i still had 88 in there lol

im from kirton mate, towards felixstowe!

[rc]

he wants sex/\

erm forget where im from actually :wtf:

lol

[bmw156]

lol quality

you go down the D's much and do you know benny fosdike? i think thats his last name. got a black gsi WIP and a black 2.0l corsa he is trying to sell lol

you got msn?

[rc]

lol quality

you go down the D's much and do you know benny fosdike? i think thats his last name. got a black gsi WIP and a black 2.0l corsa he is trying to sell lol

you got msn?

yea used to go down there 7 years ago when it was the modified central of the east :) kind of got bored once it all the racing circuit got changed and car parks got built on! its nothing to what it used to be like! not been ther in a good few years now though, getting a bit old for that lol

yea i know benny!

[bmw156]

cool, i added you on msn on the addy on the side<<< might be old tho

and i have recently started talking to benny, seems a top lad:)

we should have an ippy meet LOL

me repping my 1.2 POWER

[rc]

i dont really go down there at all really any more,

ocassionally do a lap if ive been to the cinema or liquid or somethin, with the astra all being cut im always just in my van now, might of seen it?

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r281/ronniecourt/van%20photoshoot/IMG_8496.jpg

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r281/ronniecourt/van%20photoshoot/842e0ecd.jpg

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r281/ronniecourt/van%20photoshoot/79d16380.jpg

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r281/ronniecourt/van%20photoshoot/1809b8f6.jpg

[rc]

or if your really old you might remember my nova lol

http://www.pngclub.com/forum/showthread.php?t=80587

[Sloth]

that vans super shahwhing!!!

[L14MNP]

or if your really old you might remember my nova lol

http://www.pngclub.com/forum/showthread.php?t=80587

Good to see you back dude :thumb: Still running on Red Bull? lol

[rc]

ha ha yep thats what fuels me :D

[L14MNP]

lol Better than blue charge!
*digs through favourites to find RC's lockup/Astra build MIG thread*

[Southie]

Welcome to PNG :thumb:...















... Again :D Cracking Astra you have there. Seen it on Mig the other day :)

[Gibbo]

you getting another nova agen mate

[G8WCC]

did your red astra come from newport south wales ?
going back about 8 years or so now mindlol

[L33 LEG]

wish i saw this thread when the car was for sale. that is the nicest astra iv ever seen! amazing work mate

any current pics?

[rc]

the astras being evolved into a 400-500bhp RWD monster ;) is a full progress thread on mig if anyones intrested, not really the place for it on a nova site lol

na my nova days are well and truely over lol gone up the food chain now lol

[novait]

that looks really nice. have fun with it>...:)

[rc]

current pics lol

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r281/ronniecourt/all%204/e8357f89.jpg

[twin40s]

whats the link for mig thread.

[rc]

http://www.migweb.co.uk/forums/projects-restorations/381713-ronnies-project-rwd-d-mk3-astra-gsi-turbo-rear-wheel-drive-%3B.html