1991 Astra GTE 16V
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A few updates from the last 3 months:
28/08/12
73,400 miles.
V-tuning
Gearbox fluid drained & replaced. New gasket fitted.
16/10/12
73,700 miles.
I decided that as far as I was concerned, the Piper was simply too loud for a daily driver.
Walker back box fitted at Mr Exhaust, Reigate. £80 all-in.
Car sounds great now. Rorty enough, but not anti-sociable loud. Probably a 25-30% reduction in over all noise levels throughout the rev range I would guess.
20/10/12
Won these on the bay for a tenner inc p&p!
30/10/12
Well I'm set for Winter now, with a fully working sunroof!
Craig, the trimmer I use cleared the drains & found that the winder mechanism was at fault.
He got a working replacement from an old Corsa for £10
Here's the old one:
And the sunroof slid all the way back for the first time in many a year I suspect:
28/08/12
73,400 miles.
V-tuning
Gearbox fluid drained & replaced. New gasket fitted.
16/10/12
73,700 miles.
I decided that as far as I was concerned, the Piper was simply too loud for a daily driver.
Walker back box fitted at Mr Exhaust, Reigate. £80 all-in.
Car sounds great now. Rorty enough, but not anti-sociable loud. Probably a 25-30% reduction in over all noise levels throughout the rev range I would guess.
20/10/12
Won these on the bay for a tenner inc p&p!
30/10/12
Well I'm set for Winter now, with a fully working sunroof!
Craig, the trimmer I use cleared the drains & found that the winder mechanism was at fault.
He got a working replacement from an old Corsa for £10
Here's the old one:
And the sunroof slid all the way back for the first time in many a year I suspect:
zygalski said:
A few updates from the last 3 months:
28/08/12
73,400 miles.
V-tuning
Gearbox fluid drained & replaced. New gasket fitted.
16/10/12
73,700 miles.
I decided that as far as I was concerned, the Piper was simply too loud for a daily driver.
Walker back box fitted at Mr Exhaust, Reigate. £80 all-in.
Car sounds great now. Rorty enough, but not anti-sociable loud. Probably a 25-30% reduction in over all noise levels throughout the rev range I would guess.
20/10/12
Won these on the bay for a tenner inc p&p!
30/10/12
Well I'm set for Winter now, with a fully working sunroof!
Craig, the trimmer I use cleared the drains & found that the winder mechanism was at fault.
He got a working replacement from an old Corsa for £10
Here's the old one:
And the sunroof slid all the way back for the first time in many a year I suspect:
Looking great zygalski!28/08/12
73,400 miles.
V-tuning
Gearbox fluid drained & replaced. New gasket fitted.
16/10/12
73,700 miles.
I decided that as far as I was concerned, the Piper was simply too loud for a daily driver.
Walker back box fitted at Mr Exhaust, Reigate. £80 all-in.
Car sounds great now. Rorty enough, but not anti-sociable loud. Probably a 25-30% reduction in over all noise levels throughout the rev range I would guess.
20/10/12
Won these on the bay for a tenner inc p&p!
30/10/12
Well I'm set for Winter now, with a fully working sunroof!
Craig, the trimmer I use cleared the drains & found that the winder mechanism was at fault.
He got a working replacement from an old Corsa for £10
Here's the old one:
And the sunroof slid all the way back for the first time in many a year I suspect:
My sunroof was jammed when I bought mine - didnt take long to get it functioning fine though
Still miss that car
zygalski said:
Thanks!
Ian Taylor did a good job on the rear panel, boot floor & front bumper.
Both jobs came to a total of about £400.
I would definitely use again, even though there are cheaper places out there.
Thanks - I will give them a call or drop in for a quote. Ian Taylor did a good job on the rear panel, boot floor & front bumper.
Both jobs came to a total of about £400.
I would definitely use again, even though there are cheaper places out there.
Edited by zygalski on Sunday 11th November 18:27
I actually learnt to drive in my dads Astra GTE 8v back in the early 90's (he had bought the car new and ran it until 88K from memory) loved the seats, so comfortable and the digi dash....so retro it hurts!
Update time.
28/11/2012 V-Tuning. Front suspension top mounts replaced with Febi ones, due to old ones splitting.
24/01/2012 V-Tuning. Front O/S ABS wheel sensor replaced.
SAJ had his MOT today & passed... eventually!
His horn wasn't working so the centre had a replacement ordered which arrived an hour later.
The "very slight corrosion to underside of vehicle" is just a tiny bit of surface rust where the sill rails have been jacked up at some stage. The rest of the underneath was 100%
28/11/2012 V-Tuning. Front suspension top mounts replaced with Febi ones, due to old ones splitting.
24/01/2012 V-Tuning. Front O/S ABS wheel sensor replaced.
SAJ had his MOT today & passed... eventually!
His horn wasn't working so the centre had a replacement ordered which arrived an hour later.
The "very slight corrosion to underside of vehicle" is just a tiny bit of surface rust where the sill rails have been jacked up at some stage. The rest of the underneath was 100%
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