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THROBBING PURPLE MONSTER!
It was always going to take a special car to make it on to the cover of the first issue of Max Power - and Simon Merritt`s turbo-charged, Dimma-kitted 205 was nothing if not special. Not only was its very purpleness enough to prompt permanent shade-wearing, but Simon also turned up to the photoshoot in matching purple Dimma jacket and baseball cap. People did that in those days.
But building this mad machine wasn`t easy. Dimma stripped Simon`s Pug right down to a bare shell to fit the wide-arch kit, and took a full six-weeks of solid work to complete it. Maybe it would have taken a little less time had Simon been able to decide on a colour - it took a glance down at a favourite tracksuit to make him decide on purple. He sent the tracksuit to Dimma, and the rest is history (and a PPG Special Effect paint).
Dimma were also responsible for the wheels, which look sort of familiar: those talented blokes produced a set of split-rims that would be wide enough to fill the massive arches, using centres from the original 205GTi 1.9 wheels as a supremely clever touch.
Even before the Dimma-isation, Simon had treated the 1.9-litre engine to a Longman cylinder head but it just wasn`t quick enough. Would the solution be a 16-valve conversion or a turbo? The turbo won - and off went the engine to Turbo Technics, to come back with 210bhp at the flywheel. That sort of power in a small front-wheel drive car made for an insane drive.
Lowered, uprated suspension kept the beast in trim - and speaking of trim, the interior got kitted out in leather, with purple carpets and a thumping ICE install. Impressed? We still are.
TECH-SPEC
ENGINE
1.9-litre, 8-valve four-cylinder * Turbo Technics-installed Garrett T25 turbo with two-stage boost control * fuel injection with additional injector mounted in the throttle body * Longman big-valve, gas-flowed cylinder head * compression ratio lowered to 8.6:1 * front-mounted intercooler * Turbo Technics nickel alloy exhaust manifold * Tube Torque big-bore system * K&N air filter * ten-row oil cooler * Detection Techniques Superchip
TRANSMISSION
Standard gearbox * uprated Turbo Technics clutch
SUSPENSION
Bilstein struts with lowered springs front * Koni adjustable gas shocks and altered settings for torsion bar rear * OMP strut brace
BRAKES
Tar-Ox discs and pads front * standard rear * competition-spec brake fluid * braided brake lines
BODYWORK
Dimma wide-arch bodykit * Sikens two-pack Special Effects blue/purple, mixed by Dimma
WHEELS & TYRES
Dimma design 7x16in alloys * Fulda 205/45s
INTERIOR
Full leather interior * Momo Corsa leather steering wheel * OMP drilled pedals
ICE
Alpine three-stack, front-loading CD head unit * two Alpine 280W amps * two Infinity 10in bass * two Infinity 4in mids * two Infinity 10in tweeters * four Infinity roof speakers * two Clarion visor speakers
SECURITY
Vecta immobiliser * Piranha alarm * Whistler radar alert
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SILVER BULLET!
My mate Dave Vos quickly found that nothing’s ever straightforward so in a way it is amazing this car ever got finished. Thank goodness it did though, ’cos it’s one of the best Astras we’ve seen in a long time – and it just goes to show that the Euro Max scene is alive and kicking.
Like we said things are rarely straightforward, like when David tried to install a turbo and intercooler. He quickly found that he didn’t have enough space for the radiator which meant he had to use a smaller Corsa rad. Because of this overheating became a problem so he had to use a flatter fan that he can switch on from the inside! Worth it though!!
THE OWNER:
Dave is 28 and works at ARC – a chain of ICE stores in Belgium – as a salesman and installer. Soon after starting, he found that sounds were vital to a Maxxed car, but he also realised that it should look great. Dave grafted on a one-off grille and bumper, along with Calibra sideskirts but we reckon the vents in the front wings are the best mod. He then realised that he had a car that looked the bollocks, sounded great but didn’t go particularly fast. That quickly changed with the addition of a turbo and intercooler.
TECH-SPEC
ENGINE
2.0i 16v turbo, modified fuel pump and injectors, Optimex chip, modified manifold, Remus exhaust
TRANSMISSION
Factory 5-speed
SUSPENSION
KW-fahrwerk height and ride adjustable, front and rear strut brace
BRAKES
OMP drilled and grooved discs with Ferodo pads, steel braided brake hoses
BODYWORK
One-off grille, bumper, DTM spoiler, Calibra sideskirts, one-off vents in front wings, rear bumper – half original and half Astra Tdi with relocated numberplate recess. Laguna splitter on rear bumper, Vectra rear spoiler, tinted windows, single wiper conversion, rear wiper removed, de-locked, de-badged, race-style filler car, ‘Team Extreme’ logo
WHEELS & TYRES
8.5x17s Borbet Ts with Yokohama A520 205/40/17 rubber
INTERIOR
Striped out, blue cobra bucket seats, Astra GTE digital dashboard, aluminium checker-plate carpets, red interior lights, aluminium gearknob and pedals
ICE
Sony XR-C700 head unit, Beyma components, 2x 12in subs, amp, Monitor cables
SECURITY
Of course
PERFORMANCE
Max power 245bhp
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