Astra H VXR Sprint

Almost back together ready for the first track evening at Snetterton at the end of July.

Slam panel to refit and coolant to be added:

Engine Bay Nearing Completion

Coolant required to top up:

Engine Bay Nearing Completion

Finished for now, ready for track:

Finished for Now

Finished for Now

I bought this 2006 Arden Blue Astra VXR to use as a track day car. It has covered 85,000 miles, but has had regular oil changes over and above the suggested service schedule. A new VXR turbo unit was fitted to it at about 72,000 miles in May 2011, and it had a cambelt and water pump change plus a new uprated clutch and lightweight single mass flywheel at 83,000 miles.

When I bought it it had already been fitted with the following upgrade parts:

• Courtenay Sport Lightweight Single Mass Flywheel
• Sachs Uprated Clutch Cover and Helix Uprated Sprung Disc
• Wavetrac Limited Slip Differential
• Courtenay Piper 76mm (3″) Full Stainless Steel Sports Exhaust System,
• Uprated Courtenay Sport VXRacing Full Height Intercooler (Original Spec with 50mm outlet)
• 18″ Revolution Millennium Alloy Wheels
• DAP Road Springs,
• Whiteline Rear Adjustable Anti Roll Bar
• Alcon 4 Pot Monoblock Front Calipers with 345mm Single Piece Discs
• Courtenay Sport Direct Route Hose Kit and Airbox
• Lower Arm Brake Cooling Ducts
• Foglight Delete Brake Cooling Ducts
• Remapped by Courtenay Sport to 290bhp

which makes it a very good base car to begin with and to improve on.

Foolishly however, I did not many photographs when I first got the car (obviously I was keen to make a start on further improvements!) but here is one (admittedly not a very good one) I do have:

Astra VXR