Never seen a J-reg one before
Never seen a J-reg one before
Thanks for the comments it took 4 days to complete the swap which i didn't think was too bad as we took our time and made sure we got everything right. Also had to slightly modify the 8v exhaust to fit and the starter loom
Yes it was a 20seh i took out
The car fired up first time, it tapped for about ten minutes which i was worried about at the time but it soon sorted itself out and it hasn't tapped since even when started from cold.
Took it out for a drive and it ran sweet as a nut and it pulled like feck so i was well chuffed!
However then came MOT time and had some bad news!
The car was rotten on the sills and the bottom of the rear quarters which was all very well hidden by the sideskirts and rear bumper. The shell appeared to be in fairly good shape with the only visable rust on the car being the rear arches which had slightly bubbled so i was well p***ed off!!
I couldn't scrap the car after all the work i had put in so the only option was to get the panels replaced which wasn't such a bad thing as the rear arches needed replacing anyways.
Luckily i know a professional panel beater so i had him take a look and he agreed to do all the work for 350!
List of new panels
New sill skins both sides
New rear arches both sides
New rear inner arches both sides
New rear bottom corner panels both sides
New rear panel
Last edited by tom_bish; 23-06-08 at 10:52 AM.
Nice car Tom. But you know I like my mk2's anyway.
I heard you bought it from a sexy blonde chick? LOL
Thanks Craig yea you've done well there
Car looking sorry for itself with the sideskirts and reap bumper removed
New rear arches in place
Rear panel
New sill
Applying first lot of filler
Some welding work
Finished product
Doors and boot have now been removed and the car has been fully rubbed down ready for a full respray in the same red.. pics to follow
bloody hell , good work there fella , im really starting to want one of these now
I miss my old astra gte 8v.
More progress
Both sides primed and blocked down
Spraying primer to door
And the boot
Next jobs involve flatting down the primer on the doors and boot then they will go to the bodyshop along with the other 'loose parts' such as the spoiler, mirrors, bonnet vents etc to be painted
Got the paint last week at a total cost of £240!!
nearly there now tom. I blame it on the lazy sprayer!!
i have always liked the mk2 gte, good work will be worth it in the end when its all done
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