Chev LS1 into a Astra Coupe. Who said it can't be Done.

[KID_SRi]

http://www.ls1tech.com/forums/showthread.php?t=460867

It will be a Weapon when its Completed.
Looks like it has taken alot of work, But surely Worth it in the end.

[blueraven]

sweet jesus......that thing is hot even without the v8...but once its done...




firstborn up for sale :D

[MatsHolden]

Massive job! Will be fantastic once it's finished.

[PaulyJ]

Thats just friggen awesome!
Cant wait to see it finished.
Cant believe he had the balls to pull apart as Astra like that.


Glenn, i hope you're not getting any ideas now...

[blueraven]

dunno about balls...

but what he is doing would prolly cost close to 50k once finished if you tried to do the same here.. (and didnt have an engineering workshop/skills at your disposal!! )


i want one :D

[DirtyHarry]

man his butchered that car to bits.

[Jass]

That is so cool! Imagen how many cars his going to blow out of the water!

[cyclonic]

Faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaark!

[blueraven]

so? :D




from what i can see, he is doing EVERYTHING the best possible way, no corner cutting at all and will end up with a magnificent car at the end of it. which is a hell of alot more than i can say for some of the "show" cars i have seen in this country which most of them under the skin are an absolute nightmare of bodges.

the part i found funny is that it already had 300hp at the wheels from his z20let...which is all i could dream of getting and prolly wont, i would have never cooked up this idea (i could not afford it either!)

[EL BURITO]

that is awsome

[KID_SRi]

Before this Conversion. It was already Either Total Vauxhall or MAX Power Car of the Year, With Z20LET & Mods.

[btm]

:eek: cant wait to see it finished

[Wraith]

That is one hot Astra.

BTW nothing new or freaky about fitting any V8 into any small coupe.

I built a 350 chev powered little XU-1 coupe nearly 20 years ago and one of my racing collegues back then had a similar Torana with a chev big block in it.

There have also been at least a couple of older model mini's with V8's shoe horned into them, it all comes down to an individual wanting to do it and of course having the budget to get it done properly..........

[oneightoo]

my uncle put a v8 in a cooper s.. think he still has it in his garage, along with about 4 other racing mini cooper s'..

still, it's one exciting project..

[btm]

my uncle put a v8 in a cooper s.. think he still has it in his garage, along with about 4 other racing mini cooper s'..

still, it's one exciting project..
can i have one?

[InsaneAsylum]

WOFTAM

buy an ss

[oneightoo]

haha for sure..

[blueraven]

WOFTAM

buy an ss

And be like all the other yobbo morons with an ss? no thanks...

besides, SS commonwhores are slow and barge-like in the grand scheme of things, that astra will be a freakin rocket.


i agree way too much money for me, but if you have the money to do something special....

[InsaneAsylum]

it's good to be different, but purely on value for money and time spent it's a waste. buying an SS would be the practical and cost effective alternative.

you'll be surprised how sh1t that astra handles unless the guy does somethng about the weight distribustion although it will go well in straight line.

[MatsHolden]

And be like all the other yobbo morons with an ss? no thanks...

besides, SS commonwhores are slow and barge-like in the grand scheme of things, that astra will be a freakin rocket.


i agree way too much money for me, but if you have the money to do something special....

I use to drive an SS, allbeit for 4months lol, and i'm not a yobbo moron, bit of a snobby stereo type that one:p . Isn't this Astra overseas though? So he'd have to look at a Monaro :D.

[xplosv57]

Please dont tease me!! V8 in an Astra, thats awesome!! Just like the DTM heroes in Europe, 4.0l V8 Astra coupes, if only they were roadworthy and avail in Aus!!

[Miyagi]

LOL that is awesome, the inginuity of some people never fails to amaze me. :)

Wonder what sort of times it'll run.

[blueraven]

since the gto runs supposedly a 13.9 and weighs close to a ton more...


i'd say 12's.....low ones :D