Fingers crossed..... plus a car for sale

Hi all

Firstly really got everything crossed for the car being ready for 15th September,  ready for the BMW show at Pod. Compiled a huge list and it is huge of parts required and jobs left to do!!!  This reminds me just how good my mates and family are for helping me and putting up with my lack of patience for one ;-)

Now for the main event,  been thinking of selling my Astra for a while and it's decided 2 show cars is just greedy and to be honest want a standard but still entertaining car as a daily , Astra just seems wasted :-(

Here's the advert have a nosey

http://www.gumtree.com/p/cars-vans-motorbikes/astra-19-cdti-sri-xp/1023033377

Thanks guys and gals

Progress.....if thats what call it

Hi all been really busy working on the car and it's been both good and bad,  lot of rust and fiberglass uncovered but getting there!!!!

All been sanded in 120 grit bar passenger door which will do tonight and roof!

Purchased new wheels,  suspension,  4x wings and few other bits along with new audio. 

Once completed will be one of a kind so watch this space.....

For now some progress pics

Probably best reading through pics bottom to top as phone uploaded it like that :-(

getting things nice and flat with 120 grit . Smooth!!!!

Serious bodge was all fibreglass so will be replacing door along with front and rear wings!! 

 

More rust and again all hidden so hammer and grinder came out 

serious rust hidden by fibreglass and filler "tut tut" !!! ^^

1st discovery of rust ^

Let the stripping commence 

Rota's & Wheels

Hi

Posting from phone so won't be the best post in the world. Due to new rota not had chance to do much at all other than work,  got round to fitting steering wheel though.  Did originally paint the center black but well had as mishap,  looks better chrome anyways ;-)

wheel was Pretty ruined on the top,  vinyl / leather had seen better days. Gave me chance to try out some plastidip equivalent to try repair it and the results are great,  strongly recommended.

Anyway popped some pics on.

Got some leave next month and big plans ; -)

Few bits and bobs ....

Well got work out the way and got a few bits in post and some stuff just hadn't had time to fit so got on with it today.

Bits took with me today:

First alcantara under steering wheel panel

Then door cards

nice and clean and new (to me) Thanks to the lad who sent me them , you know who you are :)

Sure this will help someone too:

Then onto the wheels or should i say wheel as borrowed one to trial fit. fits but will need spacers so on the hunt for a bargain

Thats all for now enjoy your weekend

Work has got in the way ....

Well as title says not been able to do much really As been on shift

Been shopping though, needs bit of tidying but got idea for that

May have changed mind on the wheels , these are 16s and think will really suit the car , also bought a ecu chip so need to fit that too 

Simon 

Quick random update 

Been lucky enough to locate some door cards in mint condition without holes etc so they are on route asap and will be fitted next week, still need some rear ones at some point and thought would do a shopping list of stuff over next few months:

- Satin black paint for Alpina Rims

- Bluetooth , Parrot Head unit

- Vibe Co-Axials (hidden behind kick panels)

- Vibe 6X9s (will be hidden under shelf like ones got at minute)

- Coilovers 

- Service parts 

......and depending on money over next few months some paint for the Astra Daily ;-)

Future mods and restoration:

- Sort electrical issue out if not sorted when doing audio install

- 2 x new rear arches 

- 2 x new front arches 

- Respray in same colour 

- IS Splitter

- Alcantara headlining 

- Engine chip

Simon

something I picked up ....

So this was fitted a few days ago with my ever faithful mate, very few pics as was in a huge rush and one of mates from work popped over to have some bulbs changed and was a headlight out job :(

Damn you FIAT

Anyways when took the Mrs away for night to a spa hotel and Beamish for her 30th , managed to arrange to meet a guy at hotel and pick up a seriously immaculate leather sport interior, just as i wanted without rear headrests, so fitted that and the alcantara rear shelf

Pics

Bad pic due to camera phone and sun - no complaints with sun mind better than snow or rain!!

All bolsters are this tidy too :)

Whilst was there took picture below of steering wheel that will be replaced by something much nicer due to my friend Ebay 

Will be gone when new ones delivered 

Other than that not much to tell been doing some window shopping and will hopefully be making my alpinas look like this shortly :

Further window shopping means that in month when my dreaded 30th arrives i will be doing quite a few upgrades audio and suspension wise and might just throw in a IS Splitter for good measure 

That will do for now as cant really do a lot , dog sitting after she had surgery so thats my job for next few days then back to dreaded work.

Simon