My V8 Astra Coupe

[Peter123]

Too much to put up again, so here`s the link to astra-sport, be warned tho, there`s 46 pages

www.m1gst.com/vb/showthread.php?t=71689&highlight=888

[Peter123]

Thanks guys

[Peter123]

Ok then



This how it dod look under the bonnet ..................


And how it looks now ........................


Latest pic with rad fitted .............

[Peter123]

mungo said:

Awesome!!!!!

How the hell did you fit that block in??

With a shoehorn

[Peter123]

mungo said:

I would love to see and hear this car in the flesh when it's finished

When I start her for the first time, I`ll video it and post on here.

[Peter123]

Started fabbing the zorst, and templating the bulkhead tonight ..........

[Peter123]

School boy said:

Was that the one in PPC not long ago?

Great idea. Beautiful car

Thanks mate, yes it was in PPC last month.

[Peter123]

Rollcage tubing turned up yesterday



It`s taken Weicher`s 8 weeks to decide they can only supply a rollcage for the coupe if it has a sunroof, mine hasn`t, so they cant supply one ???

Anyway, their price was £478 for a basic six point bolt in cage.

I`m now making my own using 1 3/4" for the main hoops and 1 1/2" for the ancillaries, cost of 12m 1 3/4" and 18m 1 1/2" CDS 2 .... £257
I know it`s put me back a bit, but at least I`ll have a custom cage to how I want it

[Peter123]

Thanks Lee

I`m hoping to have it on the road begining of march, get it sorted, ready for the show season.
Hopefully debut at PVS 07 in June

[Peter123]

The tube from the bottom of the A pillar that will join the main hoop needs rolling, but we have a ring roller too, so no probs there either.

[Peter123]

Tunnel and exhaust progress .......

Edited by Peter123 on Monday 11th December 06:18

[Peter123]

More tunnel pics, what ya reckon then :smile:

[Peter123]

slinky said:

Good work Pete, it's looking fantastic..

Out of interest, is the car being built with anything in mind? motorsport etc, or is it more of a case of creating something interesting that's going to be a hoot to drive!

slinky

Got it in one mate, altho it will be doing the odd quarter now and again

[Peter123]

Back half of rollcage is in, working on the front half next week ...





And a bit of undercar detailing ...........

[Peter123]

Been very busy today







What ya reckon ?

[Peter123]

100E Anglia, that`s gonna get the roof chopped and V8`d as well

[Peter123]

mackie1 said:

Cooool car Your skills are mighty!

Can't wait to see this in the flesh. Do you reckon it'll be done by April? If so get your name down for the VXR meets:

www.bo55vxr.co.uk/vxr_national_meet/

Should be "on the road" end of mar4ch, but I`m gonna debut it at PVS 07 in june.

It`s now on the 4 post ready to finish the zorst and fit the propshaft.
Please excuse the view of the loo

[Peter123]

Thanks Andy

No roof chop, that cross member looked more at home there than futher up, there`s a lot of windscreen, so it not restricting the vision.

Al, we`ve gone overkill on the chassis stregthening, I`m making 2 more underfloor subframe to chassis members today, to tie the back of the suframe to the main fore and aft chassis rails. (you can tell I`m a boatbuilder lol)

[Peter123]

Cut the back half of the tunnel out, made and fitted the propshaft mount, and cleaned up ready for welding ...............







Made and fitted gussets (lol) to take the rollcage fixings to the B posts ..



Made some more bits too, not fitted these yet, more pics when I do

[Peter123]

Difference is, you started from scratch mate, that`s even more impressive