Johnsastra16v - Red Ph1 GSi

[johnsastra16v]

Johns - Red Ph1 GSi (UPDATES PG 6&7)

Well I picked her up today, so thought id start my diary straight away.

a little about the car;

its a 1992 Astra GSi 2.0 16v
I am the THIRD OWNER, which is a rare find these days. Car belong to Salford Vauxhall, then bought 2 years old from a gentleman whos had it since.
Its on 117k genuine mileage with all MOTs to prove.
its even got the standard stereo!

The old girl does need some work though. First things first are the rear arches which are shot.
sills have rust too but dont look bad at all. so i'll see about those.

The drive home from rotherham to birmingham was great.
such a nice smooth car - the engine is great. just as smooth as my2003 2.2 astra coupe.
gearbox great, clutch is prety much new
just needs a damn good clean.
needs afew bits.
things ive noticed are:

new thermostat
windscreen washers struggle to work
headlight washers dont work
and the bonnet catch that pokes through the grille isnt there

other than that, shes greta

anyway enough of me...heres the pics

then i just had to see what the real colour was like.....

clay not too bad for half the bonnet and wing

 

[Kev_mk3]

nice one John, glad its got a good new owner who will restore it good thread to read is DaveB's on here as he restored his red gsi like what your doing

Washes for the grill its all under the passenger wing in case you get stuck

p.s might wanna update your profile mate (not a 1.4 astra is it lol)

 

[Alex]

Be good to see the resto progress mate

 

[KinG^Lee]

Looking good mate, is that result just with the clay bar ?

 

[Neve'o]

Looks like a good project you got yourself there bud, one question, bonnet catch? your not thinking mk4 are you?

I recently done a guide to upgrading the washer jets to 'mist' type ones, only problem is its in the members section, it could be useful to you.

 

[astra mk3]

looks good when are you going to do the whole car then lol

 

[johnsastra16v]

yeah i was thinking of the mk4 with the bonnet catch! lol

i dont know when i'll be doing the rest. Im starting to think it may be a good idea to just get the whole car respratyed when it comes to doing the arches. atleast that way i can get rid of every imperection on the bodywork

 

[ChrisyGSI]

that clay looks like good gear were can ya get??

 

[johnsastra16v]

sorry, a reply to the post above. i didnt mean for the image of the clay bar to look asif it did all the work.
i used the clay, but then machined polished the section with a menz polishing pad, and menzerna rb3.02

 

[farmerboy]

Nice, don't see many untampered gsi's any more, Are you going to keep it like that or are you modding it?

 

[johnsastra16v]

no im going to be keeping it standard.

infact i just cant beleive how standard this one is even after 17years

 

[*Adz*]

lush mate

 

[sirusmk3]

Three owners, not modded or touched after 17yrs not bad at all. It does look nice shiney, well half

 

[johnsastra16v]

yeah im really suprised about the low mileage and such few owners

 

[johnsastra16v]

just made a list of everything that ive noticed that needs looking at

fit new stereo. old one would not illuminate
take a look at trip computer. sometime would not display radio station
replace blown bulbs on dash
needs new rear bumper light
new thermostat
new pipe from airbox to afm
check why windscreen washers dont work very well
check why headlight washers dont work at all
either change brake pads or replace sensors
needs new coolant sensor
'etc' light stays illuminated
buy new rocker cover gasket and spray the rocker either silver or white
needs new parcel shelf
needs new passenger side tweeter housing

if anyone could help with any of the above parts please let me know lol

 

[BenAstra]

I know it sounds silly but are you aware the headlight washers only work with the lights on? Sorry if you already knew that!!! just thought I'd point it out

Cars really nice though, it's good to see a nice original one of these, not many left like this now

 

[johnsastra16v]

ah thanks for that Ben. No i wasnt aware of that at all!
thanks for pointing that out. I'll take a look then tonight when i get home

 

[Neve'o]

John, take a look at this thread regarding the headunit and display, I had almost identical issues, although it was with the missus' corsa!

http://www.mk3oc.com/forum/showthread.php?t=51976&highlight=corsa

 

[johnsastra16v]

thanks for that neve'o.

think il be going to buy myself a soldering kit after work lol

 

[Kev_mk3]

fit new stereo. old one would not illuminate
take a look at trip computer. sometime would not display radio station
replace blown bulbs on dash
needs new rear bumper light - vauxhalls bout £15 each!
new thermostat
new pipe from airbox to afm
check why windscreen washers dont work very well
check why headlight washers dont work at all
either change brake pads or replace sensors
needs new coolant sensor
'etc' light stays illuminated
buy new rocker cover gasket and spray the rocker either silver or white
needs new parcel shelf - may have a black one ill check at my brothers
needs new passenger side tweeter housing

see above