My V8 Astra Coupe

[jcas]

Well done Peter - glad to see you have overcome the garage problem

[Andy_sx]

superb dedication Peter, love it

now, if only i had the space to build something similar for myself

["JR"]

sorry i didnt speak to you at the sunday service peter, saw you at the services and that was it for the day

as everyone has said, excelent determination for the project

[Peter123]

[quote="JR"]sorry i didnt speak to you at the sunday service peter, saw you at the services and that was it for the day

as everyone has said, excelent determination for the project
[/quote]

No worries mate. Next time, hopefully.

I need to get my ass in gear now, and get the Astra finished ready for PV 08.

[Adz The Rat]

Will be lookin for it at PVS this year Pete!!!!

[NotNormal]

Adz The Rat said:

Will be lookin for it at PVS this year Pete!!!!

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[Peter123]

NotNormal said:

Adz The Rat said:

Will be lookin for it at PVS this year Pete!!!!

snap

I`ll be looking out for yours too Dave

[AlVal]

insane amount of hard graft! good job.

oh, and please god lose the chromed mirrors and the headlight eyebrows, which, unless a joke, really contradict the thought and effort put into the mechanics! (please take that as a tiny criticism of a massively impressive piece of work, a bit like a zit on a supermodel )

[Peter123]

The eyebrows are staying mate.

What chrome mirrors ?

They`re sprayed gunmetal, same as the front grill.

Edited by Peter123 on Sunday 24th February 16:15

[Adz The Rat]

Any updates Pete??
Not long til PVS now

[Peter123]

Adz The Rat said:

Any updates Pete??
Not long til PVS now

Slowmo mate. I waited 9 weeks for this, should`ve only been 2, turned up last friday .....



The mounting tank is at the powdercoaters, when it comes back, I`ll be fitting it and installing the cell. Gotta retrim the boot first tho.

It`s gonna be tight, but I think I`ll make PVS

[Andy_sx]

Bloody hell Peter, its only just turned up!? considering how late it was already when we spoke at brands thats not good at all

does look rather damn nice mind

keep cracking on mate, will hopefully see you and the monster soon

[Peter123]

I`m waiting for the mounting tank to come back from the powdercoaters, then it should be all systems go

[Adz The Rat]

Pete, its only a week to go.......
Do we get to see the car next weekend??

[Peter123]

Unfortunately, I`m about 2 weeks behind schedule mate

Things still to do/get done by others

Fit bonnet pins .... me, today
Rear wheels ........ me, today, then its ready to drive
Realign propshaft .. me, when the 4 post is available.
Clip up fuel line .. me, " " " " " "
MOT ................ week after next
Repaint doors, and fuel filler on rear wing .. week after next
Tech 2 - fault codes and setup ............... " " "
Geometry setup ..... week after next
Dash/centre console tidy/retrim .. dont know ?

So, there`s not much left, but too much to cram into 6 days.

[flattotheboards]

Well good luck with it anyway, and when you have some more news and pics please post them up.

[Peter123]

I`ve got some now mate, took these today ....

Bonnet pins laying on the l/h side, still to be fitted, I need an angle finder to make a bracket the same angle as the bonnet.


Boot is virtually finished, except the fuel hose need clipping up under the car, and tidied in the boot ...


Interior is all in, just need to make a bracket to take the brake bias udjuster ........




As the rear wheels have been off for quite sometime, I cleaned, waxed and fitted them this morning ...


Things left to do ......
1. Fit bonnet pins
2. Fit brake bias adjuster
3. Clip up fuel line
4. Realign propshaft
5. Program out fault codes with tech 2
6. MOT
7. Get doors repainted
8. Geometry setup.
9. Get dash/console tidied/retrimmed

[DennisTheMenace]

Pete that is fan bloody tastic !!!!

[andygtt]

very very impressive.... Hope I get to see it in the flesh sometime.

[Adz The Rat]

Will be worth the wait when its finished Pete, going to be a monster!!