Not as quick as Robs, but then I have a cossie aswell so the budget is tight now.

just a few pics to start it off;

1990 astra GTE 2.0 turbo.

no going back now then! good job none of its going back in








and a few of some of the bits sat here waiting to go on.

Exhaust manifold + external wastegate and adjustable fuel pressure reg.


Corbeau sprint and luke 4pt 3 inch harness.


Autometer gauges


can you see the pattern of the heat gun on my hand? it fucking hurts


Comments welcome, including ones like "its shit get it off PF" and "i'd rather push a ford than drive a vauxhall"

I'll get some more pics up as it comes together, the fooking inside was covered with sound deadening/heat insulation that was stuck down with some sort of tar or bitchumen or summat, what ever it was it was a bastard to fetch up.

Hopefully when finished it should be totally stripped with just a seat and dash, 310-330bhp so it should go well i hope.
cheers

 

not yet twins but i'll get some tomorrow when its had a clean, going for the sleeper look though so dont expect too much bling

 

was surprised how good this one was underneath, no rust to the floor pan and all archs solid, just got a stone chipped bonnet and front bumper, engine had only done 1500 miles on a low comp rebuild aswell

 

couldnt be arsed to clean it and get pics, decided to carry on with some work instead.

I knew i needed some tube or box section welding in to make a mounting point for the corbeau alloy sidemounts for the seat, bloke at work said he would have a look at it for me as he does a bit of welding, but after having a think i decided it would be too much hassle to get the car to him, take the seat out and start measuring, welding, fitting + any extra time needed for fixing in new seat etc.

I used to work in an engineering shop for 7 years so i thought i'd have a go at making something that would fix to the standard mounting points so i could save alot of time by using the existing runners, worked out quites well i thought, even without the use of the basic stuff like a bench, vice and pillar drill it didnt take too long or cause any probs.

old runner


cut off the bits not needed


30x30x5mm angle cut and drilled to size


bolted to the cut down runner



went for 5mm to add some rigidity back to the cut down runner, tis beefy stuff


did the same with the other runner then bolted them in


just need to get 2 lengths of box section welded between to add a bit more support/strength to be safe, all lines up well just needs 4 holes drilling to secure to the side mounts and the seats done

might not be the most orthodox way of fitting a side mount seat but its saved me ALOT of hassle and time.

 

Waiting around for bits to arrive so i thought i'd give it a polish as it looked a bit dirty and faded, come up quite well i think.







sorry i'm no david bailey, just dont feel right stood in the middle of the road taking photo's of a car so i snapped and ran

 

Well interior's 99% complete, just need to find a 4th point for the 4 point harness

Finish the gauge pod, paint and fit and its done i reckon, then i can make a start on the engine when the blower arrives.

Have trial fitted the manifold to check for clearance as i wasnt sure it would clear the breather hose on the front of the rocker cover but it does, just!!

Also made a start cutting the bumper for the 4x4 I/C.

What i never managed to get pics of was how much work getting the dash out was so i could paint the bleeder, never again

Pics as of today;



















Tis slow going when your working out on the street, knowing you've got to drag all the tools out there, then back again when you've done, sort of puts you off before you even start

 

Its not an XE though mate

 

should be hopefully be between 320-350bhp with the standard rev limit raised slightly to 7k form 6.8k.

 

Cheers Tim, if it turns out half as good as your S2 mate I'll be chuffed to fook

What you on about with the steering lock teamfatboy??

Yes greg, there's a couple of mk2 shitters around my way but not even the local vaux breakers has any poverty spec mk2's really struggle to find a couple of bits I needed, good old ebay

 

bit of an update, sick of putting things off so decided to get it finished.

turbo and external wastegate have been sold for a few different reasons really, mainly to make getting it back on the road quicker and the fact 300-320 should be enough for a fwd track car, the other reason was money

Got a hybrid version of the standard blower, that should bolt up with everything, then its just the intercooler that needs making/fitting, and the pipework making up whcih I'm not looking forward to

Will get some more pics up when I make a start as its pissing it down today, typical

hopefully will spend a bit of the cash on some decent brakes and sacrifice the extra 50bhp, just want to get it driving and on the track now.

 

Oh yeah, I still own this car dont I!

Maybe I should venture down to the garage and see if its still there

Fucking cars, why do we waste our time and money?

 

Thats cause there about 2 years out of date

I dont even know if the cars still there let alone take some pics of it