What have you done to your car lately?

[sooty]

ok will do.....should of done it this last cruise dammit !....

ill keep em where they are for the next time :)
I take cash or cheque....
Kidding :lol:

[PrincessPeachey]

took lots of pics of her :)

[poita]

took lots of pics of her :)

me too :D

[Nurb608]

Looked at it, then went karting in a 125cc Arrows kart, fark me thay are quick! Then got home and put some parts on the passenger seat for when I drop her off tommorow :D

[MAD-16V]

Found about 10000 ants and eggs living underneath the rear hatch seal and rear bumper!

Killed em all - Removed seal - Cleaned and treated with some 301 - Removed rear bumper - Washed and hand polished it.

Took photos - But went to process them and low and behold - No memory card in camera...


I swear if I went and bought a lottery ticket , Id probobly get fukken robbed or hit by a bus with my luck at the moment..

[rodsfromday]

You gotta love nightshift!! Made me 2 coil spring compressors!! Wish i had more ideas on what too fabricate!

[ChrisMaz]

Found about 10000 ants and eggs living underneath the rear hatch seal and rear bumper!

Killed em all - Removed seal - Cleaned and treated with some 301 - Removed rear bumper - Washed and hand polished it.

Took photos - But went to process them and low and behold - No memory card in camera...


I swear if I went and bought a lottery ticket , Id probobly get fukken robbed or hit by a bus with my luck at the moment..

I've had that before. In my old school piece of shit lancer. Even sold it with the ant infestation :p

Good to hear you got rid of them properly though. They can be a real bitch to get rid of if they spread.


You gotta love nightshift!! Made me 2 coil spring compressors!! Wish i had more ideas on what too fabricate!

Sounds like a pretty good gig! Whens the car getting dumped?

[rodsfromday]

I've had that before. In my old school piece of shit lancer. Even sold it with the ant infestation :p

Good to hear you got rid of them properly though. They can be a real bitch to get rid of if they spread.



Sounds like a pretty good gig! Whens the car getting dumped?
Yeah the factory is running sweet "fingers crossed" and i have all the time and equipment available to make just about anything. I have the eibachs in but got coilovers for the front, that i will do, once i get enough advice, that i need!

[ChrisMaz]

Sounds awesome mate. Wish I had front coilovers. Front sits too high for my liking. Your car should look mint! Wheels suit it A grade.

[rodsfromday]

Yeah was a bit disappointed that the eibachs did not drop her that low at the front!!
thanx!!

[metry]

what eibachs did you put in and what size wheels are you running?

[rodsfromday]

what eibachs did you put in and what size wheels are you running?

Pro-kit with 18" rims

[delemonte]

Fitted replacement slim-line number plate on front

[vecstar]

put my new ausopel.com seat covers they look heaps better than what i thought

[brc]

Drove to work, nearly died 9024091724 times. Maybe this is because I went through Springvale, who knows? :)

[nuggz]

Drove to work, nearly died 9024091724 times. Maybe this is because I went through Springvale, who knows? :)

yea that'll do it =D

[Shay]

put my new ausopel.com seat covers they look heaps better than what i thought

wow, i never new there was an ausopel.com website :eek:
:lol:


i passed 150,000 km's :(
sad day, but not a lot for a nearly 12 yo car.

[hazrd]

astra - nothing
calibra - adjusted the car cover (stupid wind)
vw - saw the outside temp gauge hit an all time high of 19 degrees!!!

[adam_92]

discovered a HUGE oil leak on the vec from the oil temp sensor on the front of the sump. got a price from my brother who works for holden and it was $130 with his staff discount. fukin ridiculous. gonna drop the oil again tomorrow at work (twice in 3 days) and take it out. hopefully its just a split o-ring or something

edit: by HUGE i meen over half a litre in around 60kms driving

[guy 27]

looked at it, laughed, then wondered why i painted my wheels orange when the last mods have all been done to get rid of any orange on the car (silver tec indicator globes and orange-less tail lights)

[poita]

drove it to work :D

alarm went off several times, think the sensitivity is too high

[hazrd]

looked at it, laughed, then wondered why i painted my wheels orange when the last mods have all been done to get rid of any orange on the car (silver tec indicator globes and orange-less tail lights)



ahem:

02 Astra Sri - Silver with blue pearl- Full red leather interior - Star light roof lining - Lenso wheels - lowered - ice - exhaust - quite a few other little things.

[guy 27]

ahem:

better?

[Nurb608]

Droped her off for a day or 2 to have some stuff fitted up

[glider]

-watched it go up on the hoist
-watched ancillary belt get fitted
-watched it go further up on the hoist
-walked around underneath it and looked at the underbody
-watched it get lowered
-attached better reo bar
-put front bumper in situ and got re-inspired
-plugged in some of the plugs in the engine bay
-fitted OA stickers
-pulled spare speedo cluster apart to inspect
-put cluster back together in frustation
-drove the other one back home

[hazrd]

-pulled spare speedo cluster apart to inspect
-put cluster back together in frustation

Don't tell me u broke it already :eek:

[bender]

-watched it go up on the hoist
-watched ancillary belt get fitted
-watched it go further up on the hoist
-walked around underneath it and looked at the underbody
-watched it get lowered
-attached better reo bar
-put front bumper in situ and got re-inspired
-plugged in some of the plugs in the engine bay
-fitted OA stickers
-pulled spare speedo cluster apart to inspect
-put cluster back together in frustation
-drove the other one back home


i nearly walked over to say hi but cbf'd just incase no one was there

ah started my car and turned it off again

[adam_92]

fixed the oil leak that it had. turns out that repco gave me the 2.2 oil filter so it didnt fit properly causing the casing not to close properly and the oil leaked out. 1 litre in 3 days. then i fitted the simota

[glider]

Don't tell me u broke it already :eek:

nope

but it will require electricity to change the value

[poita]

drove it to work.
parked it.
drove it to shops.
parked it
drove it home
parked it

[PrincessPeachey]

fixed the oil leak that it had. turns out that repco gave me the 2.2 oil filter so it didnt fit properly causing the casing not to close properly and the oil leaked out. 1 litre in 3 days. then i fitted the simota

good to hear that it wasn't anything major.

i cleaned some of the junk out of it. the rest got thrown in the back as i don't use the back, lol.

[delemonte]

Ordered a bunch of stuff from Autovaux last night. Eagerly awaiting their arrival now :)
Have also got my centre console out in the sun to finish drying the final coat of paint I put on last night

[astra in oz]

Missed the cup holder in the front door and dropped a large McOrange Juice on the floor under my feet.. Whilst travelling at 100km/h... The fun part was when it hit the floor the lid popped off providing an orange juice explosion that hit the drivers door, window, seat, back seat and then filled both the door pocket and foot well with orange juice...
Tasty....

[Ice]

Missed the cup holder in the front door and dropped a large McOrange Juice on the floor under my feet.. Whilst travelling at 100km/h... The fun part was when it hit the floor the lid popped off providing an orange juice explosion that hit the drivers door, window, seat, back seat and then filled both the door pocket and foot well with orange juice...
Tasty....
haha DOU ! you actually use the door pocket ?

[astra in oz]

haha DOU ! you actually use the door pocket ?
Its the only cup holder it has...:(

[Jerram]

installed a 4bar fpr (thankyou nuggz)

also insalled a brot3k approved double stack rear sway bar (and hey it does make a noticeable difference to the overall handling)

[guy 27]

Its the only cup holder it has...:(

I use the one between the rear ashtray and the handbrake.

On topic. I found out my bridgestones make lots of smoke.

[astra in oz]

I use the one between the rear ashtray and the handbrake.
Ill move my change and start using that one :)

[Benny81]

Well I cleaned my EGR Valve today. Only cleaned it 5k ago but decided to do it more regularly due to the amount of soot it gathers up

[cyclonic]

Had a crack at colour coding today. I pulled off the bumper strips off my Corsa and had a go at it. I learned several important lessons:

*Auto-One will happily mix up any colour you want in an aerosol can for a decent price
*There are two Star Silver 3 colours - one is slightly brighter and more metallic than the other
*I used the wrong colour so will get a can of the second forumlation and try again next pay
*Don't even think about going to Holden for the colour
*Great prep is everything - don't sand down the plastic enough and the finish will look horrid

So whilst the bumper strips look ok, the colour is a very slight mismatch and I need to redo the sanding on the strips as they're a rough still. However, i'm really happy with my first go at it and feel really confident that I can do the rest of the external trims myself instead of paying someone $500 to do it!

Meanwhile, i've gpt a new Alpine headunit on lay-by too, so when I pay for that and get it installed, i'll post photos. No photos of the colour-coding yet though as the bumpers need to have little paint chips sorted out.

[Shay]

reckon you can take pics mate?

today i got some one to rev the shit outa my engine...
all in the name of dyno testing...

[nuggz]

WhAt did the old girl pull?

[Shay]

117.4 HP atw, or 87.4 kw, whichever you prefer...

[PrincessPeachey]

*There are two Star Silver 3 colours - one is slightly brighter and more metallic than the other


one's paint code 147 and the other 157 i believe.

pics please :) as my plastics are reeeeeeeally faded and i'd like to colour code them (myself if possible, i've done some other bits and pieces and feel like a challenge!). any tips/tricks?

[cyclonic]

one's paint code 147 and the other 157 i believe.

pics please :) as my plastics are reeeeeeeally faded and i'd like to colour code them (myself if possible, i've done some other bits and pieces and feel like a challenge!). any tips/tricks?

Oh you are GOLD! I think I used the 157 paint code which is probably why the colour isn't quite right. I'll take a couple of pics today and upload them for you all.

Its actually not hard to do - the main thing is the preparation and how much work you want to put into it. Sanding down the plastic to remove the dimpled surface and make it smooth is the hardest part. You need patience and elbow grease there. If you can get access to a bench sander or other mechanical sanding device, it'll make the work so much easier. Otherwise, once you have a smooth surface and its prepped, its all easy from there. I've decided i'm going to do the handles, wheel arch flares, door and boot handles, mirrors and bases, plus the roof rails.

[metry]

im just gonna pay some one to do my moulds. cbf screwing around with them. the interior however ill do myself

[stingnett]

Ordered Timing chain kit and Balance Chain kit from Autovaux in UK seeing as Holden tried to slug me $1300 for the 2 kits not including labour, havent driven my girl for 3 weeks now. SAD!!!!

[Ice]

Ordered Timing chain kit and Balance Chain kit from Autovaux in UK seeing as Holden tried to slug me $1300 for the 2 kits not including labour, havent driven my girl for 3 weeks now. SAD!!!!

you should go back and show them...pricks

[JohnBu]

Picked up the Astra from Mr Gloss (Panel Beaters)

Had the rear bar repainted again because the paint didn't adhere to the new bumper properly.

The new paint job is very good with only one dust mark/blemish.

I would say thanks Mr Gloss, but they didn't do it correctly 20 months months ago and tried to deny my claim saying the cracked paint was from a car parking accident. So instead I'll say thanks to Shannons Insurance who instructed Mr Gloss to fix it up without any cost to me.

I would probably still take future cars to Mr Gloss, as when they do good work, they are one of the best. Better the devil you know...

[hazrd]

John, how much did it cost you? (PM if you like)

i want to have the rear number plate recess fixed up on the GTi, the old owner had large 6 digit plates, and ive got small 5 digit plates, so u can see all the ugly screw holes

And if i want to get really anal, also have the tailgate on the Astra fixed up where the cat put a deep scratch in it

[CORZZA]

LED's are in much brighter inside now

[gman]

Drove it out west to drop off the spare intake manifold so the CNC machiners can make up the new one...Checked on the engine build, damn valves and springs are still holding everything up!!!!! Started stripping the spare hub carrier down so I can get the new rotor hats and caliper mounts made up..

Filled it up with Premium100 too... :)

[boorny88]

so coming along nicely but not fast enough for you hay glenn

[gman]

Never fast enough!!! :)

[boorny88]

man i hope this build is done when im in sydney if not still be good to catch up for a chat

[Ice]

just gave her a good interior detail.... 2 hours.

[JohnBu]

John, how much did it cost you? (PM if you like)

This time, nothing.

Previously, I claimed insurance (shannons) to replace the bumper. The young guy that rear ended me didn't have insurance.

[BradstaMS]

Made a video about showing a good stock headunit setting


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIPnF--3H0U

[Ice]

haah Bradsta...what about the other 2 minutes ? thought youde show us around the cabin of a TS ? haha

[hazrd]

Detailed the inside for someone to come and look at it tonight

[btm]

opened garage, made sure it was still there, closed garage

[BradstaMS]

haah Bradsta...what about the other 2 minutes ? thought youde show us around the cabin of a TS ? haha

Thought it would be rather silly to hold the camera in one spot, so I thought I'd show off my lovely red checkered interior :ihih:

[hazrd]

took a deposit on it
gets picked up on Friday

[delemonte]

took a deposit on it
gets picked up on Friday

Congrats on the (promising) sale mate ;)

[metry]

bradsta whered you get the astra model car that sits in your centre console from

[btm]

took a deposit on it
gets picked up on Friday

congrats!

[BradstaMS]

bradsta whered you get the astra model car that sits in your centre console from

A car place in Miranda (If youre in Sydney - didnt look), I also have a larger Astra G 3 door in arden blue aswell.

[delemonte]

A car place in Miranda (If youre in Sydney - didnt look), I also have a larger Astra G 3 door in arden blue aswell.

I have a 1:1 scale Astra G SRi-T in black :lol:

[metry]

LOL delemonte. where abouts in miranda. i wouldnt mind getting a scale replica of my car

[BradstaMS]

Vaggs hobbies, the pink place on the corner across from GPK, nut sure if they'll have any but its worth I try, cos I got mine afew years back.

[PrincessPeachey]

sometimes you can pick them up on ebay, might have to go international though.

[metry]

thanks for the replies guys. yeh imma google search them now

[SIMid]

drove the company Astra through mud ........ again. :p

[PrincessPeachey]

washed it. well no, the rain did that for me.

[Nurb608]

Finished fitting enlarged intake :) (not inlet :p )

[cyclonic]

Masked up the Single DIN fascia adapter for my Corsa, ready to be sanded and prepped for painting. I've decided to use the leftover paint and materials I have to paint up the centre console. Should dress it up a little on the inside.

[PS88]

4359

anyone have idea how i should fix it/paint it ?

[guy 27]

anyone have idea how i should fix it/paint it ?

bad photo can't really tell how deep it is.

If its paint from whatever you hit/ hit you just some cutting compound.

If its your paint missing then primer filler and respray.

[PS88]

scratch concrete column while parking

-Is there like a kit to repairs scratches ?

[metry]

PS88 did that happen at westfields? and i washed my car and grandmas car this morning. looking so clean. just need to go out and shine the tyres and get some black detailer onto the moulds. its been ages since i did that

[cyclonic]

reckon you can take pics mate?

today i got some one to rev the shit outa my engine...
all in the name of dyno testing...

I love your enthusiasm bro! I've got a couple of pics on my iPhone but i'm not happy with the finish so i'll take new ones when i've done it right and given the car a wash. :)

[willhouse]

Installed total closure! But the windows only wind up when locking, not down when unlocking. Also tried to take out the centre dash for a respray...too friggin hard!

[delemonte]

Installed total closure! But the windows only wind up when locking, not down when unlocking.
This is normal with the Total Closure on the Astra G.


Also tried to take out the centre dash for a respray...too friggin hard!
Funny you mention. Guess what I just finished! :D
4364
It looks like it's just plain silver in the photo but it's actually got a slightly textured look to it... It's so nice having my console all back together again.

Also replaced the handbrake and gear stick gaiters at the same time.

[PrincessPeachey]

installed new taillights.

also was about 5 minutes too late to the wreckers, could have gotten me some new SRi rims but someone managed to beat me to it.. they're putting them on an astra :(

[Nurb608]

Finally finished all the wiring for the oil pressure guage :)

[willhouse]

This is normal with the Total Closure on the Astra G.

Ha ha now you put it like that...yeah I guess it is!

Dash looks good man, you do it all yourself?

[hazrd]

picked up some of this...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v677/hazrd/f6e009ce.jpg

and ended up with this...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v677/hazrd/IMG_1606.jpg

shiney...

[metry]

not bad hazrd. i was looking into getting some of that

[guy 27]

last night added some orange to my side mirrors using contact paper.

http://i708.photobucket.com/albums/ww85/skyguy27/DSCN7096.jpg

Today:

adjusted bonnet release cable as it was starting to feel a little slack

and just finished re arranging my glovebox organizer as I picked up a couple of spare relays from the wreckers last week.
http://i708.photobucket.com/albums/ww85/skyguy27/IMG_0499.jpg

[MAD-16V]

That's macguyvers glovebox!

just finished a led conversion to blue and white - Not very bright ( as expected ) will take a picture at night and post it up.

Might even go all the way and fully dismantle the instrument cluster and add heaps of leds to get some nice effect.

Edit : http://i38.tinypic.com/ofot43.jpg

[gmonkey]

picked up some of this...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v677/hazrd/f6e009ce.jpg

and ended up with this...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v677/hazrd/IMG_1606.jpg

shiney...

its the best stuff off the shelf ive found soo far... going to buy Autoglym ultimate wax soon ($180 a tub, god i hope its good!!)

[Ice]

guy wtf is with the orange wheels ?

[guy 27]

guy wtf is with the orange wheels ?

cause i can't afford a Porsche

http://www.madwhips.com/upload/images/silver_and_orange_porsche_911_gt3_rs_4-568-426.jpg

they are my track wheels.

[delemonte]

Dash looks good man, you do it all yourself?

Yeah, I did it myself. I have a spare console so I might try fibre-glassing a gauge pod in next. The pillar-pod I've got attracts a bit too much attention for my liking..

[PS88]

Guy27

get vxr 19's and paint them orange ?

[bender]

finished putting my fog lights in

[Shay]

Guy27

get vxr 19's and paint them orange ?

19s are too big for the track. way too big...

[JohnBu]

19s are too big for the track. way too big...

very true Shay,

bigger is not always better.

anyway, on Sat changed my rocker cover gasket.. which lead to me finding my PCV valve was broken... see here. http://www.opelaus.com/forums/showthread.php?27768-Have-a-look-at-this-photo

On Sun changed my front brake pads from EBC Greenstuff to QFM HPX, and also flushed my brake fluid.

I will give a run down on the HPXs after a few more kms, but immediately they felt much better from cold compared to the EBCs.

[gman]

Bought some more parts for it (billet compressor wheel for the turbo)...Rang up about my engine...Still not ready yet :(

Speaking of track wheels, I was going to paint my track wheels as well...At the Winton track day earlier this year there were a few cars with fluro pink and orange wheels....I was thinking orange or green from mine...Might have to do the green thing seeing you have done the orange already ;)

[poita]

fluro green for sure :lol:

[Nurb608]

fluro green for sure :lol:

+1

Either barbados green, the old gm colour, or the fluro green poison (the band) used in their logo :)

[2002_XC]

+1

Either barbados green, the old gm colour, or the fluro green poison (the band) used in their logo :)
:lol: that is all

[gman]

Green it will be then :thumbs:

[boorny88]

man that will look wikid on a black car haha

[guy 27]

Green it will be then :thumbs:

http://www.t610wap.co.uk/online/tvlive40.jpg

do it :)

[gman]

Thats pretty much what it will look like :)

I like it!!!! :D

[Nurb608]

http://www.t610wap.co.uk/online/tvlive40.jpg

do it :)

That looks the goods!

[boorny88]

i want that cars intercators

[glider]

they're off a ford focus I believe

[gman]

Just saw a pic of a set of fluro yellow wheel too...Look veyr cool...

Now I'm sort of torn, fluro green or fluro yellow?!?!?!?

[boorny88]

mixture of both colours

[nuggz]

Just saw a pic of a set of fluro yellow wheel too...Look veyr cool...

Now I'm sort of torn, fluro green or fluro yellow?!?!?!?

what suits your helmet?
it had a bit of green from memory?

[gman]

Chrome, green and yellow on the helmet....Hmmm, decision, decisions....

Maybe 2 yellow and 2 green???

[boorny88]

2 green and 2 yellow sounds good to me

[Nurb608]

Stick with green, the yellow will look worse with brake dust. And if you go 2 of each you'll look like an aussie bogan :p

[xplosv57]

oh dear Glen.......

if you spray your wheels fluro, you are not welcome to park near us!!!!

[gman]

Why?!?!?Why you no like fluro track wheels??

[PrincessPeachey]

it seems to be very common in the uk but not just as track wheels. so many black corsas with yellow wheels, they look like bloody bumblebees.

[xplosv57]

Why?!?!?Why you no like fluro track wheels??

not really, but then again its not my car!! just dont think the wheel design will suit fluro!!

also might wanna get some decent wheel paint, otherwise itll peel off quick with the speed the car will be generating =)!!

[Shay]

yellow on one side green on the other, make it easier to differentiate in those sub 10 sec pit stops :lol:

or seeing as its phantom spec, fluro purple...

[guy 27]

Put it on the hoist to start major service tomorrow :)

[gman]

Just organising when to drop it off for the new engine!!! ;)

[boorny88]

nice one mate bet its getting even more exciting hay

[CORZZA]

Cleaned all the rubber from the track off the rear

[mr corsa]

Just organising when to drop it off for the new engine!!! ;)

aint you putting it in yourself ?

[gman]

aint you putting it in yourself ?

Nope, leaving it to Insight as I want some other work done at the same time...Removing A/C, new 3" exhaust, new dump pipe and external wastegate plumbing, fit new intake manifold, new oil cooler and replace/re-route stock water feeds etc, replace the I/C piping, fit new FMIC and radiator, retune for the new engine and turbo..

I just don't have the time to do myself....

[CNBLU]

Man thats alot of cash your splashing out Glenn. Hope you can get traction :)

[gman]

I'm more worried about how long it is until the gearbox BLOWS!!! :)

[CNBLU]

Your like the guinea-pig for the rest of us :lol:

[ChrisMaz]

:emo:

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs209.ash2/47175_10150274400850121_630565120_14537316_610796_ n.jpg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs209.ash2/47175_10150274400855121_630565120_14537317_6655822 _n.jpg

[adam_92]

dodgy parking skills i see chris

[ChrisMaz]

dodgy parking skills i see chris

Actually this time it was more dickhead parked to close to me so I had to roll back further... Then cleaned up a random rock in the uni car park. Still, essentially my fault. :cryin:

[adam_92]

ouch. not good. where is it ? rhr bumper

[ChrisMaz]

ouch. not good. where is it ? rhr bumper

yeap.

Hopefully get it sanded, filled and resprayed this weekend.

[adam_92]

yeah it wont need the whole bar spraying. just blend it in

[ChrisMaz]

yeah it wont need the whole bar spraying. just blend it in

I will respray the whole thing though, same with the front bar, both need a bit of TLC. Front is full of stone chips, so might as well do both at the same time.

[adam_92]

ah well if your gonna do it i suppose you may aswel do it all properly haha

[glider]

-fitted white dials
-fitted new plates
-removed ecu

[PrincessPeachey]

cleaned the steering wheel trim and surrounding plastics whilst sitting in traffic on the way to work.

in hindsight it probably looked a bit weird. oh well.

[guy 27]

took lots of things off it today, polished a few bits. its currently 7feet up in the air

[Shay]

yeap.

Hopefully get it sanded, filled and resprayed this weekend.

hey bro, can you swing past mine before you head to shans?
ill give you those eyelids of mine...

[ChrisMaz]

I'm hoping cunnie can lend us the spray booth, so might as well come along if he lets us.

[Shay]

kk bro, sat or sun? im working sat arvo...

[ChrisMaz]

kk bro, sat or sun? im working sat arvo...

Craigs flat out during the weekend. I'm working both days anyway. Will maybe get something sorted during the week.

[scaifeys2.2mk4]

listened to my "screamer pipe"
its slowly getting louder

[guy 27]

lots and tomorrow even more.

[bender]

washed and vacumed it ready toi go to the panel beater next week :D

[poita]

drove it :)

it crakles and pops on when you are down revving into corners, love the sound, i think the neighbours hate the loud exhaust.

ahj well

[poita]

finally figured out what the rattle was from the engine bay.

the bracket that holds the air box is held in with has come loose.

need to get some better nylon nuts me thinks.

either that or get the standard one modified so it fits like I was going to in the first place

[guy 27]

http://www.opelaus.com/forums/showthread.php?15191-Guy-27-02-Astra-Sri&p=607565&viewfull=1#post607565

[hazrd]

speaking of rattles

discovered a rattle in the astra a few weeks ago, and fixed it today.... was the occy strap securing a box in the back, the occy strap wasnt tight enough so it was vibrating on the side clips on the car lol

[guy 27]

took it to 170km/h.

[adam_92]

took it to 170km/h.

psycho. haha

today i bought it haha. opened the glovebox and found 10 bucks in change then opened the ashtray and found another 20 bucks in change and a 5 dollar note haha. SCORE!

[DWS 92]

Gave her a good polish and clean.

[metry]

took it to 170km/h.
thats 50 more than me. damn evos are quick

[hazrd]

put an extra 898kms on it

[metry]

put an extra 898kms on it

you drive to sydney or something?

[poita]

hit 134,500km on her, not bad for a 95' model ;)

[hazrd]

you drive to sydney or something?

Bingo

[BradstaMS]

Bought new shocks, finally

[guy 27]

modified gearbox breather. I am hoping this is the last time i will have to deal with this issue.

it involved removing old breather, finding suitable location for catch can, make up bracket, paint it and polish cap, run tube from oem breather location to can, run tube from bottom of can to gearbox fill point.

will take some pics tomorrow but really happy with end result. I must admit it looks better than the one c.s. offer.

[delemonte]

Drove some lovely bridesmaids around in it... while the bride and groom drove around in a Mustang!

[xplosv57]

Drove some lovely bridesmaids around in it... while the bride and groom drove around in a Mustang!

Pics or BAN!!

[bender]

dropped it off to the pannel beaters to get passengers door and spolier re sparayed and repaired

[CNBLU]

Detailed the interior. If anyone hasnt tried Autoglym Leather Balm give it a go. The results are amazing and leaves a nice smell aswell.

[delemonte]

Detailed the interior. If anyone hasnt tried Autoglym Leather Balm give it a go. The results are amazing and leaves a nice smell aswell.

Where's the best place to get this?

[delemonte]

Yesterday I became a member of the Z20LET w/ VXR turbo club :swg:
Couple of hiccups so it took the whole day but it's in and all looks good atm!

Forgive the dodgy phone camera
44624463

[Nurb608]

Nice work :D

[CNBLU]

Where's the best place to get this?

Autobahn $20 special

[PrincessPeachey]

got it bogged.

http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w254/PrincessOfPeachey/DSC_0073800.jpg

http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w254/PrincessOfPeachey/DSC_0064800.jpg

[sooty]

got it bogged.

http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w254/PrincessOfPeachey/DSC_0073800.jpg

http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w254/PrincessOfPeachey/DSC_0064800.jpg

Fail :lol:

[xplosv57]

judging by the tyre marks, a bit of understeer caused it???

but yes like Ain said.........

FAIL WHALE!!!!!!!!!!!

[boorny88]

autoglym leather care its awesome i love it

[cyclonic]

got it bogged.

http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w254/PrincessOfPeachey/DSC_0073800.jpg

http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w254/PrincessOfPeachey/DSC_0064800.jpg

Ouch! :(

Me? I took my centre console out to spray it metallic silver.

[hazrd]

filled it with BP's finest in preparation for another 900kms to add on it... will crack the 50,000k mark just as we are hitting melb

[xplosv57]

filled it with BP's finest in preparation for another 900kms to add on it... will crack the 50,000k mark just as we are hitting melb

its a race between the astra and polo, who can rack up the highest km!!

[hazrd]

its a race between the astra and polo, who can rack up the highest km!!

funnily enough, its only 7,000kms in front of the astra
probably wont be allowed to drive the astra for a couple weeks now lol, havent even had it for a year and already done 25,000kms in it.. 7k gap is probably good though so we wont have to pay for two services at the same time...

[PrincessPeachey]

judging by the tyre marks, a bit of understeer caused it???

but yes like Ain said.........

FAIL WHALE!!!!!!!!!!!

haha it was definitely a fail. i went out to see the river which had water in it for the first time in years, went to pull a u turn, got a bit of mud on the tyres on the other side of the road, so it sorta slid when i did the other half of the u turn, and down she went lol.. my step dad had to pull me back out.. lucky to still have my bumper! and now the balance feels all wonky.. oh well, it's an excuse for getting my new springs and shocks put in ;)


funnily enough, its only 7,000kms in front of the astra
probably wont be allowed to drive the astra for a couple weeks now lol, havent even had it for a year and already done 25,000kms in it.. 7k gap is probably good though so we wont have to pay for two services at the same time...

I'm 2 months shy of having had mine for a year and i've done nearly 27,000! its scary how quick it climbs :(

[metry]

Fitted my new intake and deresticted the airbox (Y) power gains are probably all mind over matter

[delemonte]

Bought and tried it - Autoglym Leather Care Balm FTW!

Hit 120,000kms...

[PrincessPeachey]

cleaned it, got all the mud out of front drivers side wheel, balance is much better now.

[boosted_astra]

today got car all ready now its for sale if any 1 interested in a 2003 astra sri turbo

[delemonte]

today got car all ready now its for sale if any 1 interested in a 2003 astra sri turbo

You got the gearbox sorted out then?

[boosted_astra]

You got the gearbox sorted out then?

certainly did found second hand 1 in mint condish so i grabbed it $3500 all good now she runs a dream

[hazrd]

washed both
garaged them
now driving the sisters ztec focus for a week while shes in darwin

[CNBLU]

Bought and tried it - Autoglym Leather Care Balm FTW!

Hit 120,000kms...

good stuff! told you it was good!

[CNBLU]

today got car all ready now its for sale if any 1 interested in a 2003 astra sri turbo

good luck with the sale casey

[poita]

put a baby capsule in it!

woop woop woop

[Ice]

oh ? your selling the G ? shame bro.....I still remember that massive torque curve at Dyno day, haha

[gman]

Bought the paint for the wheels...Fluro Green it is..


today got car all ready now its for sale if any 1 interested in a 2003 astra sri turbo

Why you selling the G mate?

[guy 27]

bought the paint for the wheels...fluro green it is..


awesome!!!!!

[bender]

bought this today
cant wait for it to go in on saturday

http://www.jvc-australia.com/JVC/client/c_products_details.jsp?catID=28&prodID=602

[dmrmgl]

Fixed steering wheel colum by only myself which Holden guys couldnt fix.

story: i had some problem on steering wheel locking system and i brought it to Holden as i want it to be fixed under wrranty.

they fixed it but have done on bad finishing on steering wheel coverage(just under the dials)

so i got my scrw driver and fixed it.

Holden guys.......ar......-1!

[Nurb608]

New goodies on and new map :)

[PrincessPeachey]

hit 170,000.

[Nurb608]

Sent a wheel off to get a paint match so i can get my rims repaired on Monday :)

[nuggz]

Sent a wheel off to get a paint match so i can get my rims repaired on Monday :)


did u bang up ur wheels?

[CNBLU]

gutter rash?

[CNBLU]

Got some more goodies in the mail today :D

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k104/Hott_For_You/2010-09-10100912.jpg

[Nurb608]

did u bang up ur wheels?


gutter rash?

Yeah, a while ago and have been too lazy to get it sorted till now :(

[guy 27]

Yesterday ordered 1 new wheel to replace cracked one

Today ordered 2 new tyres. couldn't get the ones i wanted but these will do for the tassie trip.

[xplosv57]

Yeah, a while ago and have been too lazy to get it sorted till now :(

Where you getting it done, and how much?

[Nurb608]

Got some more goodies in the mail today :D

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k104/Hott_For_You/2010-09-10100912.jpg

Very Nice :D

[xplosv57]

Yeah, a while ago and have been too lazy to get it sorted till now :(

Where you getting it done, and how much?

[Nurb608]

Where you getting it done, and how much?

Getting the same guy who did my vectra wheels. He comes out and does it on site so not 100% on the price yet but 500ml of paint is about $80. I only need 250ml but thought i might as well get extra incase i ever need it again.

[gman]

Sent a wheel off to get a paint match so i can get my rims repaired on Monday :)

That would be my fault :(

[nuggz]

That would be my fault :(

oh crown car park?

[2002_XC]

That would be my fault :(

I'm glad it was your fault, I was threatened with death if I ever did it :lol:

[metry]

spent 4 hours washing it. all in anticipation of the rain (Y)

[gman]

I'm glad it was your fault, I was threatened with death if I ever did it :lol:

He was pretty dirty when it happened....

[Nurb608]

He was pretty dirty when it happened....

lol, yes i was :)

My own fault though

[gman]

Yeah it was, silly boy... LOL ;)

Nah, I felt really bad when it happened cause I organised the meet....

[Nurb608]

Fine, you can pay for them :p

jks!

It was more me wanting to park and grab a beer, lol

[cyclonic]

Picked this up yesterday to install into my car:
http://www.alpine.com.au/showItem.php?item_id=160
Also primed the centre console pieces again (did them before but wasn't happy with the final finish the first time around) and will spray them metallic silver this arvo. I'll post up pics once done.
That just leaves the LED conversion to do...

[xplosv57]

bought another set of wheels

that would now make 4 sets for the Astra

slowly catching up to Ange!! =P

[gman]

Nice...Racing wheels?? 16's or 17's??

[xplosv57]

Nice...Racing wheels?? 16's or 17's??

Yeah 17s, easier to get semi slicks for it and a bit wider than the 16s.

[gman]

Nice...Winton is shaping up to be fun!!! :)

[boosted_astra]

Cheers gav

[boosted_astra]

lol very tru to much boost was fun tho hhehee

[DIXIE]

today i gave my car a go with some of that meguiars ultimate quik detailer something something and no streak window cleaner something something.. and busted out the metal polish and did a quick do over on my exhaust tip and cooler end tanks..

FOOK MI the car looks brand new :P time to do some hektik chap laps methinks

[gmonkey]

Wired up my other 4ch amp to power my rears... Sounded shit, having problems with splitting my rcas so gone back down to just the 2 amps

[cyclonic]

Got the shits with spray painting the centre console. Just can't get it right! So, i'm going to sand the paint down, then.... paper mache over it! Yep, i'm going to do the trims in paper mache. Probably a silver paper, then i'll clear coat it and jobs done! Bought some white LED's yesterday as well. Put the first three into the MFD, but am going to need a diffuser of some sort to even out the spread of light.

[metry]

today i gave my car a go with some of that meguiars ultimate quik detailer something something and no streak window cleaner something something.. and busted out the metal polish and did a quick do over on my exhaust tip and cooler end tanks..

FOOK MI the car looks brand new :P time to do some hektik chap laps methinks

yeh i always use their quick detailers. they are mad.

[Vectracious]

washed it - was so dirty forgot what colour the wheels were.... :(

[CNBLU]

put in my new car mats :)

[bender]

played with my new toy

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs205.ash2/46813_441822222704_541582704_5193832_4790383_n.jpg

and got a visit from the police about a noise complaint woops :D

[xplosv57]

broke my drivers side mirror cos some clown decided to veer into my lane going the other way......

only thing that makes me feel better is knowing a MK 5 Golf mirror is gonna be way more expensive than an Astra G one!!

[Nurb608]

Had my car detailed, cheers Steve ;)

[delemonte]

Did 120k service on the weekend and also had X20XEV cams installed - compliments of Matt.

Was very happy with how clean the inside of the engine was :)

[gman]

Painted my track wheels fluro green...Just about to leave and drop the car off for the new engine....Only just slightly excited... ;)

[Nurb608]

Finally had my damaged rims repaired :)

[btm]

Finally had my damaged rims repaired :)

what happened?

[poita]

beer

[btm]

jealous

[Nurb608]

what happened?

Accidently curbed one a while back. Was pretty bad :( The other one had an imperfection from day 1 so thought i'd get it done at the same time. Came up a treat :)

[PS88]

Bought these sxcy 19 inch wheels

4522

[willhouse]

Niice, will look the goods!!

[xplosv57]

bought a brand new complete drivers mirror for $65 off ebay, made the best out of a bad situation!!

[cyclonic]

Installed the Alpine HU, only to find that i've done it wrong. I'll fix that tonight. Put the centre console trim back on but it looks like crap so will take it off again and sand it back down.

[Shay]

got in a minor fendor bender. my car is fine, Pug 306 GTi not so...

[metry]

got in a minor fendor bender. my car is fine, Pug 306 GTi not so...

ahh that sucks. glad your ok though and your cars not too badly damaged

[btm]

i havent moved my car in almost 2 months!

[JohnBu]

got in a minor fendor bender. my car is fine, Pug 306 GTi not so...

Whose fault?

[Shay]

Whose fault?

will wait til insurance decides, but im pretty adamant its not mine...

[guy 27]

replaced cracked rim, put 2 new tyres on front (pirelli p7000).
went to put 5th 18" wheel into spare wheel well and then realised its 1" too wide to fit in. so will need to build false floor for it.

[PS88]

This (18's)

4534

Soon (19's)

4535

[willhouse]

This (18's)

4534

Soon (19's)

4535

Those rims look the goods!!

[gmonkey]

19"s look good 18"s look horribad

[vectra_]

changed oil
changed oil filter
(: