new project

[tazz666]

we have got our grubby little hands on one of these beauty's, it has only had three owners from new and at the minute it is looking pretty sad for itself as soon as i get it back at mine i will take some pictures, but this is what it will look like when it is all finished , our one has everything that the one has in the picture,but it needs a lot of work but watch this space as new project has begun
its the black firenza estate
i know that it isnt a calibra but it is a bit of history and we have picked it up very cheap as it is a friend of a friend

[v6 steve]

if you need a hand mate give me a shout, could be a good project but lets see yours before i say nice one

[tazz666]

no worries mate but i know that mine needs a lot of work but if i can weld in a transmission tunnel into a calibra , im sure going to give this a go mate and dont worry mate i probably will need a hand,,,, but i will by some cream yummm yummms for you

[v6 steve]

no worries mate but i know that mine needs a lot of work but if i can weld in a transmission tunnel into a calibra , im sure going to give this a go mate and dont worry mate i probably will need a hand,,,, but i will by some cream yummm yummms for you

Cream yum yums im picking up my coat as we speek see you in 5 hours

[tazz666]

lol see you soon mate ,just wait till i post the pictures up before you come down

[Fraz]

very rare them things ( i am sur ethey have a special name as well)...I used to have a Magnum (Long time ago) so if you want a hand give me a shout, are you going for a standard engine rebuilt or a C20XE transplant?

[Callyman]

From DSG site


Sportshatch

So what do you do if you've a few hundred Droopsnoot nosecones left over? You make a sporting estate...
Now officially called the Magnum, Vauxhall's big engined HC load carrier was crying out for the Droopsnoot treatment, particularly after the Styling Department came up with Wayne Cherry's one-off sporting estate, Silver Bullet. The Sportshatch wasn't quite as radical as Bullet, with only the four headlights and a standard Magnum 2300 slant four; but it got the Droopsnoot's tweaked suspension and Avon safety alloys, that nosecone, and a deep, dark red paint job with thick bright red stripes at the waistline - and another outlet for Vauxhall's '70s tartan fetish.
Sadly, as with the Droopsnoot, the Sportshatch didn't really fly off the forecourts, and the build finished at two hundred odd examples; but again Vauxhall created an instant classic, started a trend for sports estate cars, and established a name that continues with the current 16 valve Astras.

Very rare car indeed. Great Project.
(the guy that built/modified most of their HS Chevettes on DSG site is the guy that rebuilt my engine, my mate that popped over on Sat eve' at Billing)

[tazz666]

very rare them things ( i am sur ethey have a special name as well)...I used to have a Magnum (Long time ago) so if you want a hand give me a shout, are you going for a standard engine rebuilt or a C20XE transplant?

cheers fraz mate ,we are going to keep it standard mate as it is pretty original and the light covers are still glass and not perspex and i think it would be a shame to mess about with it,, the engine has locked up but i know it was running last year as it was floating about so it needs a lot of work but im up for it and in some respect it is part of calibra history aswell,

[tazz666]

From DSG site


Sportshatch

So what do you do if you've a few hundred Droopsnoot nosecones left over? You make a sporting estate...
Now officially called the Magnum, Vauxhall's big engined HC load carrier was crying out for the Droopsnoot treatment, particularly after the Styling Department came up with Wayne Cherry's one-off sporting estate, Silver Bullet. The Sportshatch wasn't quite as radical as Bullet, with only the four headlights and a standard Magnum 2300 slant four; but it got the Droopsnoot's tweaked suspension and Avon safety alloys, that nosecone, and a deep, dark red paint job with thick bright red stripes at the waistline - and another outlet for Vauxhall's '70s tartan fetish.
Sadly, as with the Droopsnoot, the Sportshatch didn't really fly off the forecourts, and the build finished at two hundred odd examples; but again Vauxhall created an instant classic, started a trend for sports estate cars, and established a name that continues with the current 16 valve Astras.

Very rare car indeed. Great Project.
(the guy that built/modified most of their HS Chevettes on DSG site is the guy that rebuilt my engine, my mate that popped over on Sat eve' at Billing)

aye anndy thats why i am taking it on as it was the reason i got into vauxhalls in the first place as i saw a sportshatch when i was a lad in fraserburgh at the harbour, the one we have got has been painted black but im going to put it back to red

[Fraz]

engine is same as a Bedford CF van though the van had low comparison pistons fitted. Stromberg Carbs are not the best and very problematic, and I would think kinda hard to get parts for now

[Callyman]

Is it not the slant four 2300 in it?

[tazz666]

it needs be mate i will compromise for mordern carbs but i am looking forward to getting it sorted,and i probably will give you a shout as well as the lads aswell ,lol

[Fraz]

inclined straight 4 ...yup

[Callyman]

Any advice needed on it Tazz, ring my mate 01264 771234
He has 3 of these engines as spares lol

I dont know what you paid for it but the head alone can fetch up to 2k

[tazz666]

how does £40 quid sound and thats wot i got it for Andy
as i said it is only had three owners from new but it needs a drivers footwell floor put in and the engine sorted and aswell as body work tidied and i will paint it ,But thanks for the number mate i appreciate it