Part 11 - Let's finally have a proper looks at my 1994 Vauxhall Astra GSi

With the car now starting every time, it has its first bath in nearly 6 months.
I get the car into the daylight and give you a good look at what I actually have and what needs doing.
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[@rickydub6950]

Got a "shock" when you pulled back the turret carpet 😁 look forward to more vids on this man 🍀👍

[@projectfearn]

Haha I know but it's fixable :)

[@stevesas632]

Would love to see you do a full resto on a car like this.

[@projectfearn]

🤞I've started collecting panels mate but genuine ones are so bloody expensive 😔

[@billybhoy32]

@@projectfearn Can you put a video up after you have sorted it ?

[@simonpalethorpe8350]

Keep it and do a good job on it.

[@projectfearn]

We will see mate. Need start collecting the panels or find a 3 door shell for cuts

[@rizaanjappie]

These are beautiful and underrated cars.

[@georgezoitakis]

Growing up in my dad's mk3 astra and then learning how to drive in it amd actually owning it now makes me lobe your videos even more. These cars are the best vehicle made by Opel and i will keep mine forever

[@projectfearn]

Cheers pal 👍

[@clivedavies3510]

Great video glad you got it running well loved these back in the day 👍👍👍

[@projectfearn]

Cheers Clive :)

[@bartbaselmans]

Would love to see some progress here !

[@projectfearn]

Its gone mate. Guy from Wales bought it off me pal 😎

[@dukeofdevon5608]

Just watched all these on the gsi. Very good content mate keep it up👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@projectfearn]

Cheers pal 👍

[@neilaaitchison4473]

Great video again. I love watching your videos. Astra coming along fine. Back shock inside boot gona need lot of work.

[@projectfearn]

Yeah, trying to source a panel cut for that rear shocker :)

[@harvo351]

Great to see you got her going !! , had a similar issue with a GSI 3000 24v, don't know why I didn't think to mention it to you . . . too long ago I guess !! Love these, just wish we got them in NZ back in the day !! Cheers & keep going well with her !!

[@projectfearn]

Cheers pal 👍

[@TheGreatestPlayerInTheWorld]

Love this car 🚙

[@deropelaner1176]

Nice wagon 🔥🔥

[@projectfearn]

😎🙏

[@Nero200]

Great looking car mate and rare, glad you’re saving it👌

[@projectfearn]

Cheers pal 😎

[@Thejoker-zg1gk]

Great video man an it sounds awesome on tickover 🤘🏻

[@projectfearn]

Cheers pal :)

[@Iain_C]

Runs a lot better now 👍🏻 Must admit that strut was a bit of a surprise 😂

[@projectfearn]

Haha I know :)

[@vagtav310]

Besides the rust, not bad my friend, not bad at all!!

[@projectfearn]

Yeah it's not too bad is it

[@daireoregan1]

Be nice to see this done up, bit of a collectors item now there so hard to find.

[@projectfearn]

Yeah. As a restoration project it's all there. I'll keep plodding on with it and sort the oil leak and see how I feel about it from there. 😎

[@emmahanson7781]

Fair play and the rust isn't as bad as u think i has a Ford ka and when I took the back bumper off that was rust but keep the car get sort to how u wanne it and drive around like u said there not many on the road these days and this car made decent progress keep the car I love watching videos about it tbh I love there and I only watch on videos

[@projectfearn]

🙏🙏🙏

[@jakebond2294]

After owning an Astra GTE in the late '80's I struggled to like this generation of hot Astra. I found them too plain looking. But still, a rare car now and well worth saving 👍

[@projectfearn]

I get ya mate :)

[@AstraGSiC20XE]

Hi Danny, this is really great, to finally see the actual overall state of this car. Lots of stuff to do, but also a few that you can do with no real cost at all. I may even have some good stuff that you could use on it lying around. Like your drivers' seat: I've got two perfectly good ones stuffed around here. Maybe we can switch: you get me a good passenger side seat (which is the drivers side in my car) and we swap seats. (Meet somewhere in the middle on a roadtrip :-) ).

[@projectfearn]

That sounds like a cracking idea mate. Drop me a message on Instagram pal :)

[@AstraGSiC20XE]

@@projectfearn If I used Instagram I would... but I don't. I'll contact you in some other way.

[@projectfearn]

[e-mail] 😎

[@AstraGSiC20XE]

@@projectfearn You've got mail... :-)

[@neilobusk]

lots of work lots of vids....lots of comments... :) leave the back shock...maybe a mega lowered back end on one side mite dial out some of the mega understeer these had.... a little better than my ren 19 16v i still have... great to see you have the annoying beep beep sony stereo.. :) keep on with it Danny :) N x

[@projectfearn]

Cheers mate 😎

[@betelgeuse5636]

hot rock holes lol

[@hugo4587]

Nice video man, i am looking forward to seeing the bodywork and the rear schok repair vids. i got a question tho, are the parts for this car very rare and expensive? i mean the usual parts like the oil filter, coolant hoses and maybe some suspesion componets? as i absolutly adore this car and one day would like to own ome but i dont know very much about it since its not that popular online recently on the forums and youtube.

[@projectfearn]

Panels seem expensive especially genuine ones. As for other bits I am not sure as I haven't really been looking. 😎

[@AstraGSiC20XE]

Overall regular parts (normal maintenance parts like filters, braking pads, rubbers) are not really that expensive. For restauration parts the problem is they get scarce. Original GSi rear panels (if you're able to find one at all) are 600+ euro's, where they used to go for about €175 10 years ago. You can also choose to put an original GM rearpanel from a regular Astra. Those can be found for some €300. Last option is aftermarket, but they do not fit as nice as OEM and are still €200 + .

[@hugo4587]

@@AstraGSiC20XE okay thx for the info, i guess you could try and mimic the bodypanel with some wire and bodyfiller but thats gonna be a hit miss thing.

[@AstraGSiC20XE]

@@hugo4587 That will not really do, since the inner wheelarches are also always far gone, as well as the inner plating around the fuel fill cap. Also the sidepart hidden behind the rearbumper is really bad most of the time. You can see how it was with mine here: forum.astragsi.nl/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=10682

[@hugo4587]

@@AstraGSiC20XE oh yeah i see now :), on a side note are you redbill on that site? i am a user on that site too and i really liked all the usefull information on your car, and i really liked your gsi from the pictures. im from nl too.

[@conradhaigh2500]

I see it has the good old Vauxhall rusty wheel arches, I don’t think you will find a L reg Vauxhall with out any rust

[@dannytruan8597]

You going too show us some handbrake turns and wheel spins lol

[@projectfearn]

Car will fall apart pal

[@ZafiraSteve]

Are you the guy who does "little timmy" ??

[@jonnygti]

I see what you mean, I thought you were being sarcastic or something, until I saw him, he really does look like Tiny Tim? Is that you Tim, 3 nearly 6?😁😂 EDIT, got the same accent too, I reckon Tiny Tim’s got a car channel aswell?😉

[@TheMilenkata]

Are the side panels different from the "stock" one as an example 1.6 ? If it's the same I can find the arches and the maybe the panels. Last I checked the panels ware like 200 Euro.

[@bartbaselmans]

Panels are not the same. You will need rivets for the clips of the side skirts. And there is a antenna hole in standard ones that you need to fill. But if you put in the work it's certainly doable

[@MrTech1210]

Hello mate, I was wondering how you were getting on with the GSi? Have you done any work to it since the latest video? I had to replace both the rear turrets on my GSi few years back as they were rotten like yours. How’s the engine running now?

[@projectfearn]

Hi pal. I got the car running fine and then ended up selling it pal. 😎

[@MrTech1210]

@@projectfearn Ohh, no way! I hope you got what you wanted for it. Where’s the car located now? What was the new owner’s intentions with it? My GSi has been off the road for a year now, needs a new front bumper and an F20 gearbox. Very difficult to source

[@projectfearn]

In Wales pal :) going to be properly restored by the new owner :)

[@garrytaggart3228]

Hey Danny have a check at gadburys auto salvage Atherton for the parts

[@projectfearn]

Will do mate. Thanks for that 😎

[@arthurp.6869]

I used to have one of these, regret selling it to this day. Do you still have it ?

[@projectfearn]

No mate. I got it up and running and then sold it on pal 😎

[@AstraGSiC20XE]

As to the rust on the rear: you sure need to fix that damper housing if you're planning to get MOT on it. Yours is rusted out worse than mine was. I could stand with cutting out the part itself, yours seems to also have taken parts of the platework around it. forum.astragsi.nl/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=10682&start=630. But it can be fixed.

[@projectfearn]

Cheers mate. Will have a look :)

[@oilgear1]

Would you mind if I asked what you paid for yours . I've just bought a 92 j plate . Quiet original . Needs sills . But rest is pretty good . And runs . 2k not so sure if good or bad as I cant find many for sale

[@projectfearn]

Yeah it's a weird one mate. How many owners and what's the mileage of yours pal? 😎

[@oilgear1]

@@projectfearn hi its 9 owners. Which is a lot I guess . But it's pretty solid. An pretty original . An completely standard . It's more electrical stuff that dosnt work . An 78 k wich I think is prob gen when it started it didnt rattle to .uch bin stood year my mate owned it .an ot been on road for ten !

[@projectfearn]

Sounds like you picked up a bargain mate 👍

[@stephennevett4609]

What’s happening with the gsi? I’m interested to see where you are with it

[@projectfearn]

The car was sold pal 👍

[@stephennevett4609]

@@projectfearn has it gone to someone that is restoring it then?

[@projectfearn]

Yeah pal :)

[@DG-gq9wz]

what about the Sportka?

[@projectfearn]

Not had chance to get it out mate. Going to try and get a video on it this week :)

[@dannylangan3045]

Check out super ron on youtube, he should be able to sort out repair panels for you!

[@projectfearn]

I will check him out pal :)

[@azzmomootr]

I thought my corsa b was rotten wow that rot on the rear damper is bad Get it stripped and get the rust treated

[@projectfearn]

Will only need a replacement panel off a donor car. Not the end of the world 😎

[@azzmomootr]

Been in touch with a company called Cleveland panels they might be able to sorts you one

[@projectfearn]

Yeah hopefully. I don't think anyone ever made that shocker panel but fingers crossed someone did 🤞🤞🤞

[@AstraGSiC20XE]

@@projectfearn No, they're not available. I've been looking for them as wel last december. Cut out a part of a 5-door hatchback eventually.

[@everythingupnorth2585]

Have you still got the astra gsi and would you consider selling it

[@projectfearn]

Hi pal 🙏 Car has already been sold pal 👍 Danny 🌟

[@everythingupnorth2585]

no problem pal thanks for the fast response did you manage to get everything sorted before you sold it

[@projectfearn]

I did pal. Got it all running perfect etc 👌 Danny 🌟