finally some progress on my astre! now with pics!

[73astregt]

ya i have the 71,2 brackets and bumper ends to make the split bumper but im not shure its going to look ok with the astre grill.

[72 SS PNL]

yeah i was kinda thinking of dropping the split section all the way to the bottom on my grill , but i need another broken grill to do it with

was thinking of just using the regular grill to make the lower section , and custom making the center plate , unless i can find just the center section from astre grill (keep your eyes open for 1)

[havok6319]

thats a nice astre i wish mine was that color also does it have pop out back glass?

[73astregt]

no, no pop out rear windows,might put in a set if i find em one day.

[havok6319]

oh yea thats what im wantin to do to mine. how did you make yours 5hole for the wheels? im gonna make mine 5hole using the stuff out of a chevy S10

[73astregt]

yes its 5 bolt s10 on the front, custom 8.5 10 bolt rear axle purchased from jim(monzaz) if you are looking to get a rear built he is the man! as for pics of the s10 conversion look back thru this journal.

[DrCAS]

I think that the split bumper will look great with the Astre grill.

Your car is looking very nice.

[randyt77]

I have to disagree with the split bumper look for your astre. Your pontiac has always been one of my favorites here and I think too many are doing the split bumper look but in my opinion the early bumpers are sleek (pencil thin if you will) enough without being cut up (camaroized) It all depends on your own basic instinct, when you see the split bumpers do YOU think it looks good. I don't think there's a thing I'd change except mabye incorporate the racing strip on back into the spoiler. One of the nicest ones here. Just MY opinion though.
Randy T

[73astregt]

randy i agree with you that the split bumper would not look good with the astre grill so im going to need to rechrome the original bumper(its getting tired looking,dullish and wont buff up to match the rear one)or find another one with next to mint chrome(ya right good luck on that one!) but im going to keep the split bumper parts as one of these days there just might be another horse in the stable, i looked at a 73 v8vega today about 10 minutes from the cottage that the owners back was bad and wasnt shure if he would be able to rebuild it . i told him to join h body so you guys could give him some incentive to fix it up. he said the vega was his first car he ever bought and has owned it since he was 16 yrs old! btw the spoiler is unpainted, still in gelcoat, and i just set it on the back of the car for the pics not shure what im going to do with it yet. might go with a low wing type just to be a bit off the beaten path lol!

[73astregt]

I think that the split bumper will look great with the Astre grill.

Your car is looking very nice.

thanks for the compliment! the center bar of the grill does not go completely to the bottom there is a gap there that would stick out like a sore thumb if there was a split bumper on it and just would not look good to me.here is a pic showing the missing area at the bottom of the center bar, its just the way it was made.

[73astregt]

well its been a while but here is the latest possable addition to the astre, a different rear spoiler than the usual one that gets put on these cars.

[73astregt]

heres the rest of the pics, just pulled the car out of its winter sleep and got it running, she needs a good cleaning inside and out from sitting all winter.

[chevy art]

fred i really like the stance of you car from the side view. what springs are in there. i know itsa a v-8 and we are all always trying to find the right springs to make the car sit nice. nice job on that beautiful car art

[NVEGAR8D]

Hi,
Good lookin wing. suits it.
nick75vega

[Vega45]

Yes I LIKE IT looks like it was factory .Good Job Fred ..