Oooow, whats he spoilt this time?

Alex UK · 14 Sep 2007 at 22:13

Some nice improvements there, the car is looking much better.

lordrobs · 14 Sep 2007 at 22:44

Looking better all the time :cool:

Definately heading in the right direction

Jonners · 14 Sep 2007 at 22:54

Are those 17s?

BigglesPiP · 14 Sep 2007 at 23:18

What is this? Un-modding?

Phil W · 14 Sep 2007 at 23:21

If i was "un-modding" i'd be replacing things with standard parts, no?

BigglesPiP · 14 Sep 2007 at 23:25

Did you screw up the order the photo's are in? It looks a lot like you just went from Lexus style lights to the standard ones from here.

Phil W · 14 Sep 2007 at 23:29

Yes i have, but i dont see GSi rear lights as standard, they are on GSi's but on other models the top halves are yellow

These are *slightly* modified as i've de-tango'd them, a modification which as far as i know, nobody has spotted yet

BigglesPiP · 14 Sep 2007 at 23:33

My uncle used to have the GSi.

Power was great, but it was quite funny with the T/C off, always wanted to make out with the nearest hedge.

Eventually it fell fowl of the design flaw in the alarm and some yob stole it.

Matt82 · 15 Sep 2007 at 10:02

looks much harder

Phil W · 16 Sep 2007 at 21:49

Thanks, have lowered the rear end a bit more yesterday, quite like the look of it and the car doesnt point down at the front now, although it does cover the top of the tyre/rim now!

Begbie · 16 Sep 2007 at 22:27

Nice car mate, get the gsi bumpers on. I've got one sitting here, if your willing to pay postage. Needs some major TLC tho.

Clarkey · 16 Sep 2007 at 22:56

BigglesPiP said:
My uncle used to have the GSi.

Power was great, but it was quite funny with the T/C off, always wanted to make out with the nearest hedge.

Eventually it fell fowl of the design flaw in the alarm and some yob stole it.

TC on a car like this and of this age? Really?

BigglesPiP · 16 Sep 2007 at 23:05

Clarkey said:
TC on a car like this and of this age? Really?

Sorry, my mistake, My uncles was the GTE, actually 1 generation of Astra older than the GSI.

It definitely had TC, my father and him swapped cars for 1 journey, and with the TC on the Astra turned on, a FIAT Croma 2.0ie (120bhp) could accelerate faster than the GTE (150bhp).

The GTE was quicker once you turned its TC off, if you could keep it out of the weeds.

DreXeL · 16 Sep 2007 at 23:10

The MK2 Astra GTE did not have traction control. It *might* have been an option in the Mk3 GSi though.

BigglesPiP · 16 Sep 2007 at 23:31

Well this bloke's Mk3 GSI did: http://www.carsurvey.org/review_33210.html

Must have been a Mk3 GSI, I remember it having that bit of plastic trim at the end of the rear side window. Which after some googling I've seen on a few Mk3 models, was there a facelift?

Phil W · 17 Sep 2007 at 00:18

Some MK3 GSi's did come with TC, yes

Dogbreath · 17 Sep 2007 at 08:19

If it had the Ecotec engine (which the later GSi's did), it wouldn't be suprising the Fiat was a close match.

excaliborg · 17 Sep 2007 at 10:28

Looks good mate, there is a nice bright yellow astra with black wheels that I keep noticing around here - that looks good too.

BigglesPiP · 17 Sep 2007 at 12:28

Dogbreath said:
If it had the Ecotec engine (which the later GSi's did), it wouldn't be suprising the Fiat was a close match.

As with so many powerful cars (eg. Lotus Carlton), it's a shame the chassis was naf, just imagine what they all could have been.

Phil W · 24 Sep 2007 at 12:51

Opel grill is going in place of this...

Was originally chrome but i painted it black this weekend

Oooow, whats he spoilt this time?

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