SLEEPERS! Anyone have a street sleeper here?

[layercake]

Proper sleeper would love to see some videos

[Tuvra]

Stickyfinger said:

The ASTRA is text book sleeper......well done sir

May I suggest adding ONE rear mud flap

Also cover the back side window with a black back to give the impression it's smashed

[SystemParanoia]

Tuvra said:

Stickyfinger said:

The ASTRA is text book sleeper......well done sir

May I suggest adding ONE rear mud flap

Also cover the back side window with a black back to give the impression it's smashed

Its easier to just leave it dirty.

[steveo3002]

maybe some poundland wheel trims on the astra too?

very nice though...would never expect it

[BigMon]

And maybe remove the offside wing mirror cover.

Yep, that Astra is fabulous. I bet you have such fun driving it.

[TheOversteerLever]

Love that Astra, Sierra and the Renault 19 - they're proper sleepers if you ask me.

Amazed at how many people seem to misinterpret the word 'sleeper'. AMG Mercs and Subaru sleepers? No. Just no.

[fatjon]

Turbo charged Vauxhall Magnum? Not a lot to give it away, can just see the intercooler through the front grill if you look carefully.

[Bdevo3]

Escort3500 said:

Don1 said:

Bdevo3 said:

My cousin runs an ek civic 4wd jdm si with a fully built b18c on itbs with a quaife gear kit. It has rusty rear arches and wheel trims.

I think I understand this sentence. If it is standard ride height, standard looking exhaust and a National Trust sticker, I think you make have a decent shout at this thread!

I understood the second sentence

My apologies for my poor grammar and punctuation I was slightly inebriated at the time of posting. He has a 97 Honda civic saloon. It was a 1600 single cam vtec four wheel drive ste lookin thing. He's Honda mad so he put a fully forged b18c integra type r engine, high lift cams and independent throttle bodies Hondata management and a quaife gear kit, original steel wheels with battered hub caps, rusty arches, it has a few different shades of white panels, it tops out at about 115mph but it gets their fairly rapid. He also has a 440 bhp eg civic. This time using a d series engine and turbo kit complete with four speed conversion, b18c turbo being built to drop into it at the minute, yellow eg hatch anniversary si also getting a b18c on throttle bodies. Will get pictures the next time I'm with him

[BritVsRedneck]

Stickyfinger said:

Paddy_N_Murphy said:

BritVsRedneck said:

WANT

I would say Fail on the sleeper, any US "rat look" truck is suspect these days.

Nice truck but edged out by them being "on trend" for hot rodding I think.

Fail, that's a obtuse choice of word.
Feels like I got an 'F' in a school assignment....

My opinion is I built it by myself, in my garage in 3 months over an unbearably hot summer.
It tried to kill me twice, but I had bloody good fun and I'm now driving it through deep snow and driving rain. It's brilliant.

Mine is not a Chevy small block with carburetor and open exhaust and dropped on airbags, so it's not on trend.

Here in the Midwest everyone drives a pickup truck, I always get someone sidling up to me at the gas station or grocery store and regailing their stories about having owned, driven, been driven in the exact same truck. They seem surprised it's actually running and not languishing behind a barn. In this weather especially they ask how I'm staying warm, when I explain to them I have a great heater and heated seats they raise their eyebrows and I have to come clean and open the hood to show them the engine. It's obviously a surprise and it makes me smile.

So In summary I don't feel I've failed; sleeper contest, show 'n shine, rat rod, whatever.

However I didn't see in this thread if there was an appointed council or judge of what constitutes a sleeper.
Perhaps someone who has actually built a sleeper?

Edited by BritVsRedneck on Wednesday 18th January 14:36

[Stickyfinger]

True, and I am ashamed I used the "on trend" word. Wonderful truck and wonderful work/result.
I regrettable said no to sleeper due to the proliferation of Rat Look Tv programmes making such a project "suspicious" within the UK.

I LOVE it and would in an instant.

[Turkish91]

BigMon said:

And maybe remove the offside wing mirror cover.

Yep, that Astra is fabulous. I bet you have such fun driving it.

Ironically, it was missing that mirror before the engine swap! The blue mirrors were pinched off the donor Coupe!

Cheers for all the positive comments guys, the car is awesome to drive and really does surprise people! I'm hoping to take it over to the Ring this year but undecided on taking this or my Evo 6. For those asking for videos, I'll try to remember to get some once it's mapped!

If the Z20LET in it lunches itself I'll probably go for the later LEH block, forge it, pop a decent diff into it and enjoy it even more so. The car is mega sentimental so I'll never get rid of it if I can help it!

[Jimmy Recard]

I love that Astra! Perfect sleeper. I have a shabby Astra H with the Z20LER and it's on steelies.



To clarify, I'm not trying to claim this for the thread. It still has the 2.0 Turbo badge, for instance

[Nealio]

Loving the green Astra, better than my R19 by virtue of being

1 - A car that you see around you on the roads all day every day, background scenery basically.
2 - Finished

The black one is cool too

[Biker's Nemesis]

Heres mine.

[Stickyfinger]

Biker's Nemesis said:

Heres mine.

Thick Plank, its is also new, to clean and your barking !

This is a sleeper

[can't remember]

fatjon said:

Turbo charged Vauxhall Magnum? Not a lot to give it away, can just see the intercooler through the front grill if you look carefully.

That very nice. What are the performance and handling like?

[Escort3500]

Bdevo3 said:

Escort3500 said:

Don1 said:

Bdevo3 said:

My cousin runs an ek civic 4wd jdm si with a fully built b18c on itbs with a quaife gear kit. It has rusty rear arches and wheel trims.

I think I understand this sentence. If it is standard ride height, standard looking exhaust and a National Trust sticker, I think you make have a decent shout at this thread!

I understood the second sentence

My apologies for my poor grammar and punctuation I was slightly inebriated at the time of posting. He has a 97 Honda civic saloon. It was a 1600 single cam vtec four wheel drive ste lookin thing. He's Honda mad so he put a fully forged b18c integra type r engine, high lift cams and independent throttle bodies Hondata management and a quaife gear kit, original steel wheels with battered hub caps, rusty arches, it has a few different shades of white panels, it tops out at about 115mph but it gets their fairly rapid. He also has a 440 bhp eg civic. This time using a d series engine and turbo kit complete with four speed conversion, b18c turbo being built to drop into it at the minute, yellow eg hatch anniversary si also getting a b18c on throttle bodies. Will get pictures the next time I'm with him

Ah, I understand now. Sounds like a proper sleeper. Thanks for the clarification......

[Balmoral]

1200cc BMW flat twin R series motorcycle engines in 2CV's, 90-120 bhp.

[hondafanatic]

BritVsRedneck said:

Stickyfinger said:

Paddy_N_Murphy said:

BritVsRedneck said:

WANT

I would say Fail on the sleeper, any US "rat look" truck is suspect these days.

Nice truck but edged out by them being "on trend" for hot rodding I think.

Fail, that's a obtuse choice of word.
Feels like I got an 'F' in a school assignment....

My opinion is I built it by myself, in my garage in 3 months over an unbearably hot summer.
It tried to kill me twice, but I had bloody good fun and I'm now driving it through deep snow and driving rain. It's brilliant.

Mine is not a Chevy small block with carburetor and open exhaust and dropped on airbags, so it's not on trend.

Here in the Midwest everyone drives a pickup truck, I always get someone sidling up to me at the gas station or grocery store and regailing their stories about having owned, driven, been driven in the exact same truck. They seem surprised it's actually running and not languishing behind a barn. In this weather especially they ask how I'm staying warm, when I explain to them I have a great heater and heated seats they raise their eyebrows and I have to come clean and open the hood to show them the engine. It's obviously a surprise and it makes me smile.

So In summary I don't feel I've failed; sleeper contest, show 'n shine, rat rod, whatever.

However I didn't see in this thread if there was an appointed council or judge of what constitutes a sleeper.
Perhaps someone who has actually built a sleeper?

Edited by BritVsRedneck on Wednesday 18th January 14:36

As you've correctly pointed out this is ultimately opinion based.

And if your truck pulled up next to me, I would automatically assume it will be far from standard and be able to blow most things out of the water.

It's a fabulous truck and I love the look and its all the more impressive that you've built it up yourself. I certainly don't have the skills.

But, in my very humble opinion, that truck is nowhere near being a sleeper. It's is however totally cool and I'd love one.

Do you have a build thread?

[V8Matthew]

hondafanatic said:

As you've correctly pointed out this is ultimately opinion based.

And if your truck pulled up next to me, I would automatically assume it will be far from standard and be able to blow most things out of the water.

It's a fabulous truck and I love the look and its all the more impressive that you've built it up yourself. I certainly don't have the skills.

But, in my very humble opinion, that truck is nowhere near being a sleeper. It's is however totally cool and I'd love one.

Do you have a build thread?

Ah - but you're looking at it through the eyes of someone with an interest in cars. To the "untrained" it looks like 'an old banger' (no offence!) that couldn't possibly outrun my diesel A3/Mini/Passat/insert car here.