astra coupe bertone 2.2 16v

its been 5 weeks and 2000 miles already. done quite a few mods.

its a 2000 vauxhall astra bertone edition with the 2.2 16v ecotec engine.

on the front i've fitted a badgeless grill and black headlights (original vauxhall)




on the back i've removed the astra bagde, painted the vauxhall badge black and tinted the indicator and reverse light sections of the rear lights.

tbh this is only temporary and the plan is to get the original tinted lights and the boot spoiler and put a bertone badge where the vauxhall badge is.

the interior isnt bad at all, but its still an astra interior at the end of the day.


i've stuck a twin cone air filter on, it roars like a mofo


i took the headunit, sub and amp out my alfa before i sold it so i've put them in the astra. alpine CDA-9855r, jbl gto4000, jbl CS1204B sub & box.
i'm planning to replace the speakers with JBL components front and rear.



its got a great spec (i think i love cruise control), and it drives really well, its practicle and easy to live with, i've got a mint example and i cant really fault it as a car, but at the same time i cant love it or even have any emotions for it. i dont smile when i walk towards it, the alfa always made me smile.

i dropped a 156 CD-Rom manual off for the guy who bought my alfa and she was parked outside. it was a weird feeling, i half expected to find the key in my pocket and drive it home.

Nice subtle mods you have done! I like the front! For the rear you need these to set it off! What else have you planned??

a tad lower and i think its spot on!



very underated car, bit of a sleeper to,

all i see are red x's you got turbo? poxall's are full of limiters

Nice car. My dad has an Astra 2.2 Bertone like that. But it's the SE2 version. In Europa blue with two tone leather/alcantara seats, spolier etc. I'll try grab some pics if i can at some point. It's a 52 reg and it's done 5,000 miles. Still like brand new. He's had it chipped aswell, so it's running around 161BHP i think.

Looks good for an astra...sorry I can't be more positive but not a car I have strong feelings for either way...Know the feeling of seeing someone else drive your car keep seeing my old punt out and about and getting wistful but then again its always different when some other poor sod is footing the repair bills.

i dont really like aftermarket lights, the quality is never as good. i like the original vauxhall tinted versions better.

i'm spraying the cnetre console grey to match the other grey bit of the interior, its currently a brozey blue colour. i'm also changing the back lights and badges again, and replacing the speakers to finish off the ice, and then i need the boot spoiler, and some turbo alloys, and then with a bit of luck a leather interior should finish it off nicely.

cool shop thanks mate now i want to lower it.
i must resist because i'm not planning to keep it long. i'm gonna give it to my girlfriend and sell her punto definately before the end of Nov and she doesnt like lowering springs so i wont be doing it, but if i was keeping it i would defo be lowering it.

my bad, i used photobucket (coz they dont have the silly legal disclaimers that FF has). i guess PB was temporariliy down coz they working now.

nope not the turbo, its the 2.2 N/A (z22se). same engine used in newer alfas. all alloy so its really light giving the car great balance, and its really torquey. shame it only revs to 6500rpm, but there are few cars on the road that can keep up so i can forgive it.

nice!

Isn't the 2.2 in Alfas near 180bhp? Must be a few differences other than a map.

yeah alfa redesigned the head and played with the fueling and ignition to get 185bhp peak and a much better torque curve, and the rev limiter is extended. alfa rock

looks nice, and like the badgeless grill,

dont like what you've done to the rear lights though, would of looked better left orange... i like the tinted rear lights though could you not have just lightly tinted all of the light to give the same effect?

. Is that the 'JTS' engine?.

yep the 2.2JTS

schweet . Saying that it's just not the same as the Twinspark Sounds pure sex and by far is the best sounding 4banger engine you can get.

I like what you have done with the Astra, it's subtle without being over the top. Don't get me wrong i love my Fiats, but always got plenty of time for other makes as well!! Given me some insperation to get cracking with my punto and get it back to its former glory! Got to save up for a respray in the original colour, and fix some broken/ missing trim and get the mechanicals serviced etc.. Then some subtle mods planned, nothing drastic just incase i want to put it standard again!

my girlfriend has a mk2 punto sporting. she just rang me to say her exhaust has melted her bumper. WTF! i'm not feeling any inspiration so i may set it on fire when i get home. every time i get the bloody thing back to perfection it throws something else at me. she isn't allowed another fiat ever again, i dont have the time or energy any more.