Whats your favourite sleeper?

[hannakournikova]

Did someone on here have a mk3 astra estate with a gsi transplant

 

[johnb740]

Cant believe it hasnt been mentioned yet.

Lotus Carlton!!

 

[56oval]

Cant believe it hasnt been mentioned yet.

Lotus Carlton!!

I wouldnt quantify the carlton as a sleeper, we all knew what it was capable of back in the day, it was a supercar in middle management get up, it was a straight line leviathan.

 

[mmc01]

Ok, the drivers seat almost gives it away, but everything else is low key! The toy dog in the back makes it



The same guys supra was equally silly though can't really be called a sleeper.

Was over at the event them pics were taken at.

Man is an absolute mentalist.. The big husky in the back looked real when he was on track.

 

[RCT]

I know people generally nominate their own cars/interest, so I'll not break trend....Always found the old SAABs/Volvos to fit this category perfectly, mainly due to subtelty and other road users stereotyping as to how most of their owners would drive....9000 Aero def took people by surprise...290 bhp and a brutal mid range punch, only really given away by a the exhaust tip unless you knew your SAABs. Had some great laughs in it. 850 T5 tuned up or any engine conversion on a 7/900 series Volvo - these are the last cars people expect to give them a run up the road...


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Great car these. I remember a certain person getting one of the 1st integra type R's around Coleraine at the time and went storming past a friend in his Saab turbo up the limavady mountain. Friend in the Saab dropped a cog and drove out round the integra that was to the tin %-).

Not the best sleeper in the world, but one I did myself was a Peugeot partner combi, with complete xsara vts running gear. I had some fun in that yoke, went well enough, not that quick but very practical too .

 

[Ben]

@pablo 's new yolk.

 

[56oval]

@pablo 's new yolk.

hmm Pabs, its a lot more agressive looking than the earlier ones. My brothers was pretty discreet, apart from the aero badge and the twin pipes, it had the same vxr powerplant but wasnt as shouty about it in the looks dept, fairly sleeperesque i guess.

 

[Gambit]

Did someone on here have a mk3 astra estate with a gsi transplant

@Gman

 

[davegtcoupe]

Always thought about building one of these





Renault extra gt turbo not fast by today's standards but would definitely surprise a few people

 

[Mark_C]

@Mark_C

BX16V is a better sleeper TBH.

 

[Ben P]

I think some people are a little confused as to what classifies as a sleeper.
for example a standard looking beetle running 11 sec quarters yes, an e39 m5 or lotus carlton no.
its something thats not easily identifiable as being fast.

 

[thewhitevan]

I like this thread can't believe no one has put a pic of the ultimate sleeper a red top nova from back in the day

 

[suckindiesel]

Cant believe it hasnt been mentioned yet.

Lotus Carlton!!

Can't believe you did mention it! How is that a sleeper? Anyone who knows anything about motors would instantly recognise what it is!

 

[davegtcoupe]

Can't believe you did mention it! How is that a sleeper? Anyone who knows anything about motors would instantly recognise what it is!

X2 i could see through it if you put up a pic of a standard carlton with a lotus engine!

 

[Gman]

Did someone on here have a mk3 astra estate with a gsi transplant

I had the grey astra estate with cav/calibra turbo engine. Had some fun in that car. It was a proper sleeper until I had it lowered and painted with gsi front end

 

[hannakournikova]

I had the grey astra estate with cav/calibra turbo engine. Had some fun in that car. It was a proper sleeper until I had it lowered and painted with gsi front end

I remember it going past me at tesco newtownbreda.
I went straight home and researched the **** out of it.
When roughly did you have it?

 

[Gman]

It was final year of uni, so about 2005. Should be able to put some pics up if I fire up the old laptop

 

[hippyross]

I like this thread can't believe no one has put a pic of the ultimate sleeper a red top nova from back in the day

Remember the purple nova saloon I can't remember if it had a red top or a let in it but it was cool.

 

[jimcupra]

Andy Jeffers nova turbo was impressive. As was mark brands ax gt

I like this thread can't believe no one has put a pic of the ultimate sleeper a red top nova from back in the day

 

[Gavlar]

Metro GTi

 

[FM155]

Only pic I have of it...



1.3L Maestro with an R-Series from an MG1600 complete with twin 40 DCNF's.
Rebuilt the engine with a load of weight taken off the flywheel, balanced etc and a ported head and kent cam. Dyno'd at 145bhp which wasn't bad for a 2 valve engine designed in the 60's. Quickshifted golf mk1 gearbox (std MG maestro). I kept the two tone old man paint job and used 14" steels with wheel trims to keep it looking innocent but yoko A509's on them. Parts bin special with Montego turbo ARB's and front brakes, 2.0 Efi exhaust with a smaller tailpipe, Spax coilovers, roversport group n bushes (This was '94 poly bushes didn't exist yet..). As a point to point b-road car, feck all would get near it. 850kg's so it was nimble. Used it a lot in the mid to late 90's as my daily driver and hoon mobile. Still miss it.

 

[PeteMoore]

Andy Jeffers nova turbo was impressive. As was mark brands ax gt

I remember standing outside the doors of tech and hearing some wheel spin, a lot of revs and a veritable roller skate blur passing the building with an ever increasing amount of smoke coming from the front tyres.

Loved that wee Nova

 

[Rover Repair]

Only pic I have of it...



1.3L Maestro with an R-Series from an MG1600 complete with twin 40 DCNF's.
Rebuilt the engine with a load of weight taken off the flywheel, balanced etc and a ported head and kent cam. Dyno'd at 145bhp which wasn't bad for a 2 valve engine designed in the 60's. Quickshifted golf mk1 gearbox (std MG maestro). I kept the two tone old man paint job and used 14" steels with wheel trims to keep it looking innocent but yoko A509's on them. Parts bin special with Montego turbo ARB's and front brakes, 2.0 Efi exhaust with a smaller tailpipe, Spax coilovers, roversport group n bushes (This was '94 poly bushes didn't exist yet..). As a point to point b-road car, feck all would get near it. 850kg's so it was nimble. Used it a lot in the mid to late 90's as my daily driver and hoon mobile. Still miss it.

I actually just made a sex grunt looking at that and the wife accused me of looking up porn Lmao.

Such a amazing combo.

 

[davey21]

I remember about 8 years ago chasing a guy I know in his ax (on a private road ) to about a 135mph and not pulling it in it just didn't look right from were I was sitting in a 2.2 vtec Honda.... ******* lol

 

[56oval]

Only pic I have of it...



1.3L Maestro with an R-Series from an MG1600 complete with twin 40 DCNF's.
Rebuilt the engine with a load of weight taken off the flywheel, balanced etc and a ported head and kent cam. Dyno'd at 145bhp which wasn't bad for a 2 valve engine designed in the 60's. Quickshifted golf mk1 gearbox (std MG maestro). I kept the two tone old man paint job and used 14" steels with wheel trims to keep it looking innocent but yoko A509's on them. Parts bin special with Montego turbo ARB's and front brakes, 2.0 Efi exhaust with a smaller tailpipe, Spax coilovers, roversport group n bushes (This was '94 poly bushes didn't exist yet..). As a point to point b-road car, feck all would get near it. 850kg's so it was nimble. Used it a lot in the mid to late 90's as my daily driver and hoon mobile. Still miss it.

That is brilliant.