Novaneil
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Registered: 26th Oct 06
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UPDATE: 30th May 2010
An Update at last!!! I'm sorry its taken so long. Basically this update is all about my missus's car that i've now brought into.
Back in Nov 09 she swapped her Mk4 Golf for an Astra Coupe Turbo
The day she swapped it
Over the next 3 months we took the car off the road and started Modifying it (the car was just lowered and had an iniduction kit when she got it).
First up a new exhaust... Courtenay Precat removal pipe, Scorpian de-cat pipe, Scorpian straight through centre section and rear silencer
Next up an Irmcher grill
Some brand new VXR 322mm Front brakes
Whiteline Castor bushes & Shim plates
Standard brakes
VXR Brake comparison
308mm vs 322mm
Rear shim kit reduces Camber & Toe in
Picked up some new rims
And a 2nd hand intercooler which I sprayed satin black (plus painted the calipers)
Some more new bits, Brake cooling ducts, poly bushes & braided brake lines
Burn't old bushed out
And fitted new Poly bush (front) and Whiteline Castor (rear wishbone) bushes
Wishbone fitted
Brake ducts fitted
Sarah takes interior apart
New short shift linkage
Turbo Oil restrictor bolt
New boost hose, painted rocker cover and Whiteline strutbrace fitted
Time for the new intercooler
Old cooler
FMIC
HKS SSQV
Custom Oil catch tank
HID Headlights
Standard Re-circ dump valve with FORGE blanking version
And fitted
Received dash clocks and components back after full LED conversion
Painted centre console in Vaux Star Silver
Yes I still have the Corsa
Whiteline Rear ARB powdercoated Yellow
LED Conversion
And the cars first trip out
On friday the car was photographed by REDLINE magazine to be a feature car soooooon 
The car on track at Combe
So far the car has been round Silverstone, Combe and Mallory. It'll also be going to the Ring later this year. Its running a stage 2 EDS IPF Map and made 256bhp & 289lb's ft Torque but we have plenty more upgrades planned for the future so watch this space
Cheers,
Neil
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DannyB
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Awesome as usual 
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daymoon
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Location: Selby, North Yorkshire
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your missus is soo cool! fixing her own car! oh the astra is nice too!
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.dean.
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Registered: 21st Sep 07
Location: Hindley, Wigan Drives: Like Its Stolen!
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coupes coming along really gud!!!
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marklawton
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Registered: 24th Apr 05
Location: Pensby, Wirral Drives:Golf mk4 GTI
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love it. might have to pinch a few ideas for mine 
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vaux.dan
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Registered: 18th May 09
Location: newcastle/gateshead
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that is lush
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Graham88
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Registered: 16th Apr 07
Location: South East Kent Drives: E46 M3
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Very nice, don't mess about!
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SAL
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Registered: 19th Dec 05
Location: Radlett, Hertfordshire
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What springs is it on ?
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Warren G
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Registered: 14th May 06
Location: Kent
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nice coupe
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Aleex
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Registered: 21st Jul 09
Location: Plymouth
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lovveee this coupe.
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Cole
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Location: eastbourne Drives:zafira sold now a qashqai
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who does the led conversions
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Efckitson
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Registered: 8th Jun 08
Location: Tamworth, Staffordshire
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You wernt driving down the M5 about 11ish last night were you?. Seen a similar coupe to yours and your not a million miles away from me
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Novaneil
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quote:
Originally posted by Stavs
What springs is it on ?
I believe they were initially 60mm gmax but i've had Coilsprings change the height to get it sitting level.
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Novaneil
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quote:
Originally posted by Efckitson
You wernt driving down the M5 about 11ish last night were you?. Seen a similar coupe to yours and your not a million miles away from me
No mate, I was tucked up in bed  Unless the missus snuck out of... lol
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Novaneil
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quote:
Originally posted by Cole
who does the led conversions
A guys called Ken on Astra Owners Club.... His userID is "OddJob" He does a lot of Mk4 & 5 Astra conversions. Very impressed with his work
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Cole
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How much does he charge
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Novaneil
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UPDATE: 18th July 2010
I've had a load of jobs to do on the car but have been putting them off till now...
First off we fitted a Thermal Inlet Manifold Gasket (6mm) to reduce heat soak from the head
At the same time we fitted an extension to the oil pressure switch and fitted a pressure sender on the end for a gauge inside the car
We've also been having some boost fluctuation issue's so have fitted a 4wd Cossie Actuator as the standard one was weak and not holding boost.
Next up we made some templates and got hold of a sheet of Carbon Fibre to make covers for the holes where the Spot Lights used to be.
The headlights suffer from going white on the top (no idea why, seems to be a common problem) but nothing some Vaselin doesn't sort 
After 6 months of searching we've finally got hold of some Irmscher rear spats for the car... These will be painted next week along with the bumper and the lower section of which will be done gloss black (pics next week)
And this morning we went for a drive with a couple of mates
And finally we retrofitted the Traction Control switch.... so we can swith it off!!!
Neil
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Novaneil
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quote:
Originally posted by Cole
How much does he charge
Every quote is different depending on what you want. Ours cost £140 for everything... The dash clocks on there own were £65
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.dean.
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Registered: 21st Sep 07
Location: Hindley, Wigan Drives: Like Its Stolen!
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have you fitted a front engine mount pollybush?
[Edited on 18-07-2010 by .dean.]
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Rick Draper
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Registered: 10th Feb 01
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And the Corsa?
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Firestate88
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Registered: 10th Jul 08
Location: Northampton England
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if you want to sort them headlights properly P1500 wet and dry and then some G3 or equavelant get them looking brand new, then just give them a coat of wax to help keep them like that
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Ingham
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Absolutely stunning, exactly how a Coupe should look.
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pow
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Registered: 11th Sep 06
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Your missus is cool. End
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ChrisBoom
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Registered: 6th Dec 06
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Notice any difference with the new inlet gasket? Im taking the head of mine soon to do a few jobs, though I might stick one of those gaskets on if they are any good. £50 is a fair bit though.
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flybikeslee
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Registered: 2nd Jan 07
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astra looks great on the td rims
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