danny-corsa
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Registered: 15th Mar 05
Location: Warwickshire Drives: Astra GSi 16v
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well its been a while in the pipeline but ive finally got my astra GSi ive had it nearly a month now but havn't cleaned it up properly till this week.
i spent 2 hours cleaning and 1 hour polishing her on friday with my new electric buffer, its alright but i think doing it by hand gives better results.
then saturday saw me cleaning it again for a further hour (rain on friday night) and then i had the wax out so shes blingin now so i thought id take some pics to see what you guys think.
she needs some tidying up here and there, nothing major though but its all part of the fun!
ill be making a big parts order next week to get the ball rolling for show season, these include:
-new bumpers (both are a bit tatty and mr. bodyshop says to get a new bumper to blend my splitter to)
-splitter
-FK coilovers
-17" Comp MO's
- a re-worked exhaust system
-Morretes
then shes off to the bodyshop in may for:
-rear arches sanded, sprayed, and sealed
-tailgates getting re-sprayed and having the little rust marks behind the window seal treated
- bumpers sprayed
-and windows tinted
and i also need to track down a good c20xe to transplant
as you can tell ive got quite a bit of work to do but im aiming to have everything done for PVS
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Basscrazy
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Registered: 16th Sep 05
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ooooh i like i cant work out weather to get one of these or golf as my next car proper confusing
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Jambo
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Registered: 8th Sep 01
Location: Maidenhead, Drives: VXR Arctic
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I love mk3 Gsi's one of the best looking vaux's ever 
Get an LET 
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burgess
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Registered: 22nd Feb 04
Location: Norton, North Yorkshire
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mmmm looking nice!
if i down grade to xe power it will be for a spectral blue one of these!
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Robin
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Registered: 7th Jan 04
Location: Northants Drives: Clio 182 Cup
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looking fora good XE? whats in it at the moment then?
i also love the mk3 gsi, and i agree with jambo, LET it
got any interior pics? it looks mint
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danny-corsa
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Registered: 15th Mar 05
Location: Warwickshire Drives: Astra GSi 16v
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c18xe at the mo. ill have to wait till next year before i can afford an LET but if i get a c20xe now i can always get TB's for it!
ill gets sum interior pics up soon. its in really good nick, FSH all receipts and only 80k
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JadeM
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Registered: 9th Feb 06
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L MET - HELMET 
Nice car 
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mav
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Registered: 19th Jun 01
Location: Scotland
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looks good, plans sound good to...
White mo's MMMmmmm
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Tas
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Registered: 11th Dec 05
Location: Nottingham Drives: MG ZR
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lovely get some
smoked indicators
colour code handles
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Sam
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Registered: 24th Dec 99
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No front fogs? 
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deanmcreynolds26
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Registered: 15th Sep 03
Location: E46 //M3
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nice mate!
new bumpers? can i have ur rear towing eye cover?!?
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Sly_SRi
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Registered: 9th Apr 04
Location: Reading, UK Drives: Corsa C
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nice, love mk3 gsi's
Corsa C Z20Let
Black Sleeper Turbo Project
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Basscrazy
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Registered: 16th Sep 05
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what you reckon to the car mate unbiast opinion any bad points about the astras
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JadeM
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Registered: 9th Feb 06
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Standard handling is somewhat questionable...the one I drove & the one my mate put off the road was anyway
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danny-corsa
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Registered: 15th Mar 05
Location: Warwickshire Drives: Astra GSi 16v
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quote:
Originally posted by Basscrazy
what you reckon to the car mate unbiast opinion any bad points about the astras
i think its brilliant and can't really fault it apart from the standard handling as said, but as long as you keep a bit of power on when going round corners it seems to stick ok. soon sort it when the coilovers arrive though
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Planty02
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Registered: 5th Mar 05
Location: Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent
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theres a c20xe for sale on here in the classifieds - running carbs too
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VegasPhil
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Registered: 16th Jan 05
Location: Fareham, Hants Drives: Octavia VRS
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That looks Rad!
Corsa 2.0 16v Vegas - Sold
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danny-corsa
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Registered: 15th Mar 05
Location: Warwickshire Drives: Astra GSi 16v
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quote:
Originally posted by Planty02
theres a c20xe for sale on here in the classifieds - running carbs too
bit too pricey for me. looking for a cheap one to rebuild from scratch. does anyone have any ideas on the rebuild cost of an XE?
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Mattss Corsa
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Registered: 11th Jan 03
Location: Milton Keynes (BUCKS)
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quote:
Originally posted by danny-corsa
c18xe at the mo. ill have to wait till next year before i can afford an LET but if i get a c20xe now i can always get TB's for it!
ill gets sum interior pics up soon. its in really good nick, FSH all receipts and only 80k
Love to see insurance companies touch a 17-18 year old on either of these
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Scoty B
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Registered: 14th Feb 06
Location: East Kilbride, Glasgow 1873
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quote:
Originally posted by mav
White mo's MMMmmmm
That would be stunning.
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danny-corsa
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Registered: 15th Mar 05
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quote:
Originally posted by Mattss Corsa
Love to see insurance companies touch a 17-18 year old on either of these
ill be 20 next january???
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Mattss Corsa
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Another year ......... And your wanting a 2l on tb's now
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danny-corsa
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no a standard c20xe will do me fine for now seeing as it wont be in there untill the end of may then ill tweak it for a year till im ready for 190bhp+ and by then ill have been driving 3 years. . . . . well thats the plan anyway
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