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Topic: Front bottom arm rear bush U clamps |
GEO
Replies: 6
Views: 2331
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Forum: General Astra Chat Posted: Mon May 17, 2010 7:10 pm Subject: Front bottom arm rear bush U clamps |
Well the first set of arms I had powder coated the ball joint bolt holes didnt line up and the front bush was to big.
After hunting out my other arms which are off my old mk2 8v gte
I can see there ... |
Topic: Front bottom arm rear bush U clamps |
GEO
Replies: 6
Views: 2331
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Forum: General Astra Chat Posted: Mon May 17, 2010 3:00 pm Subject: Front bottom arm rear bush U clamps |
Are they a tight fit then? the rubber seems to be bigger than the clamp, Ive had rubber lube on it and jumped up n down on it and it wont go on |
Topic: Front bottom arm rear bush U clamps |
GEO
Replies: 6
Views: 2331
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Forum: General Astra Chat Posted: Mon May 17, 2010 1:59 pm Subject: Front bottom arm rear bush U clamps |
Now then all, Ive not been on for a bit
I have now got my car in the garden rather than a garage with no electric, so my goal is to get it on the road sumtime this year.
Anyway I have come to put my ... |
Topic: What do i need |
GEO
Replies: 14
Views: 3770
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Forum: General Astra Chat Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2008 3:07 pm Subject: What do i need |
To answer your question mate, follow the wiring from the ecu and take anything that is plugged into it, you only need to connect a few wires from the loom to the car, if you dont know which just googl ... |
Topic: My money pit |
GEO
Replies: 5
Views: 1973
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Forum: General Astra Chat Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2008 12:31 am Subject: My money pit |
I have no pics of it when I last had it on the road and looking good, well I have 2 that I took from a phone when camera phones where new out so there not good ones.
These are the same car but a lon ... |
Topic: My money pit |
GEO
Replies: 5
Views: 1973
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Forum: General Astra Chat Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 9:16 pm Subject: My money pit |
I just thought I would post some pics of my car as it is now. Ive not posted any pics of it b4 cos its not exactly in show condition.
I hope to get it resprayed and on the road 4 this summer so I can ... |
Topic: c25xe or c20xe? Hmmm |
GEO
Replies: 35
Views: 8857
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Forum: General Astra Chat Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 8:29 pm Subject: c25xe or c20xe? Hmmm |
Top marks mate, there's not a lot of people that can do sh$t like that, Much respect.
Bet you cant wait to get the beast on the road, I can tell you that a c25xe in a mk3 Astra van puts a smile ... |
Topic: c25xe or c20xe? Hmmm |
GEO
Replies: 35
Views: 8857
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Forum: General Astra Chat Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 8:20 pm Subject: c25xe or c20xe? Hmmm |
FIRKIN HELL MATE!!
That looks firkin awesome! A lot of work gone into that then.
Makes mine look poo |
Topic: c25xe or c20xe? Hmmm |
GEO
Replies: 35
Views: 8857
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Forum: General Astra Chat Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 8:12 pm Subject: c25xe or c20xe? Hmmm |
I bet you can have some fun in that! Was it much of a job to do.
What dose it handle like being pushed rather than pulled? |
Topic: c25xe or c20xe? Hmmm |
GEO
Replies: 35
Views: 8857
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Forum: General Astra Chat Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 8:04 pm Subject: c25xe or c20xe? Hmmm |
Looks good mate, whats it in? a rwd mk1? |
Topic: c25xe or c20xe? Hmmm |
GEO
Replies: 35
Views: 8857
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Forum: General Astra Chat Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 7:44 pm Subject: c25xe or c20xe? Hmmm |
In theory swapping the rev counter should have sorted it 4 me but it hasn't?? So sod it, Ive got LCD clocks in my mk1 so I don't know what I would do about that? maybe just get a 6 cylinder rev clock ... |
Topic: c25xe or c20xe? Hmmm |
GEO
Replies: 35
Views: 8857
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Forum: General Astra Chat Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 7:33 pm Subject: c25xe or c20xe? Hmmm |
Yer it will be reet, Ill ease off when my valves start bouncin
Poor Mr scooby looked a bit daft in front of his girly wen he got pi$$ed on from the lights by a shedy Astra van |
Topic: c25xe or c20xe? Hmmm |
GEO
Replies: 35
Views: 8857
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Forum: General Astra Chat Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 7:28 pm Subject: c25xe or c20xe? Hmmm |
No the rev counter don't work right in my mk3 van and Ive swapped the v6 clock into my cluster It has done my head in tbh.
I hope its not right anyway cos Ive had it off the clock and haven't ... |
Topic: c25xe or c20xe? Hmmm |
GEO
Replies: 35
Views: 8857
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Forum: General Astra Chat Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2008 1:29 pm Subject: c25xe or c20xe? Hmmm |
Looks sweet mate, so did you not have to alter the chassis leg on the drivers side, it looks like a standard mount, also what did you do about the alt/ps belt I figured the ps pump would have to come ... |
Topic: 5 stud hubs and bearings |
GEO
Replies: 9
Views: 2622
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Forum: General Astra Chat Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2008 6:43 pm Subject: 5 stud hubs and bearings |
I got £800 for the calibra, only paid £200 for it off eBay
Got a nice compensation payout as well |
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