purplebargeken Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 That's because........ the aren't there any anymore. The trims, errr, ran away to seek a better life. Somewhere. Somehow. No bins were involved in the relocation. Honest* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brodders Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 Don't worry, they were well past their best and would have been difficult to get back to a decent shape. Anyway, Cavalier L trims add a touch of class that Merit trims could only dream of. Uncle Jimmy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 They were beyond economic repair, yes, Cav L trims are so much....... more. Brodders 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pandamonium Posted April 3, 2018 Author Share Posted April 3, 2018 Got this adapter today, to fit the weber carb i have arriving tomorrow... Hope to spend this Saturday fitting it. It will have a manual choke too, none of this new-fangled auto choke lark. Scruffy Bodger and Dirk Diggler 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 Good start mate, unlike me, I appear to not be able to find that bit of paper pandamonium 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spartacus Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 If this is a 1.3 or 1.6 then I have a distant memory of the Weber carb being the go-to mod back in the day. It should pep it up a bit. pandamonium 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pandamonium Posted April 3, 2018 Author Share Posted April 3, 2018 Yep, 1.3 I've a history of weber-ing small engined cars, usually Ladas. yes oui si 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spartacus Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 75bhp out of of the box already. Me and my mates with 1.1 Golfs and 1.3 Fords were always a little envious of the Astra and Nova lads with all that power*. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 1.3 with the massive black dizzy cap!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scruffy Bodger Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 75bhp out of of the box already. Me and my mates with 1.1 Golfs and 1.3 Fords were always a little envious of the Astra and Nova lads with all that power*. The van version went particularly well too. I can't remember the last time I saw one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pandamonium Posted April 4, 2018 Author Share Posted April 4, 2018 So pissed off with myself now. Its not the manifold I was expecting, so the weber won't go on. Back to square one with a shitty Pierburg that won't idle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pandamonium Posted April 4, 2018 Author Share Posted April 4, 2018 Yay, glad i can see what I'm doing... Oh shit. Wrong manifold Aston Martin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pandamonium Posted April 4, 2018 Author Share Posted April 4, 2018 Turns out i needed a 32/34 dmtl not a 32/36 dgv Only 100 quid dearer due to scene tax. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scdan4 Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 Cheaper/ possible to change the manifold? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sam simmons Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 The van version went particularly well too. I can't remember the last time I saw one I had a works Bedford astravan 1.3 auto many moons ago.......i loved that van and when cleared out the back got some loving action regularly. Scruffy Bodger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pandamonium Posted April 4, 2018 Author Share Posted April 4, 2018 Cheaper/ possible to change the manifold? Don't think there is a simple solution. I could bodge an adapter of sorts but better to wait and just use the correct parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 Oh that is a bitch At least the engine bay was pretty clean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pandamonium Posted April 4, 2018 Author Share Posted April 4, 2018 Luckily, the Weber I bought can be returned as it was a business seller on ebay, so I will just get a service kit for the existing carb I think. Scruffy Bodger and Dick Longbridge 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 ^^ Thank fuck for that. I think I found a Pierburg kit for about 37 squids, possibly on eBay, possibly somewhere else. Most likely eBay. Maybe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 Nah, wasn't eBay after all: http://www.southerncarbs.co.uk/onlineshopproducts_53353/prod_1225866-PIERBURG-2E-SERVICE-KIT.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pandamonium Posted April 5, 2018 Author Share Posted April 5, 2018 23.99 on ebay... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 Good call Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pandamonium Posted April 6, 2018 Author Share Posted April 6, 2018 Just a picture, for no reason. Mr Bump, CreepingJesus, Dick Longbridge and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Reverend Bluejeans Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 The Pierburg needs a distance test by the look of it. Scruffy Bodger and billy_bunter 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pandamonium Posted April 7, 2018 Author Share Posted April 7, 2018 I have no clue what you mean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pandamonium Posted April 7, 2018 Author Share Posted April 7, 2018 So while still waiting for the service kit, I've done the Mini's oil change, changed the plugs on the Astra and I started to do the thermostat. Should be straightforward? Well, apart from having to take the cambelt cover off, yeah. So, I went to fit the new thermostat that came with the car... Oh for goodness sake this is becoming a joke! So, as usual, one step forward, two steps back... Anyway, have some pics of my 'fleet'. Coprolalia 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooSavvy Posted April 7, 2018 Share Posted April 7, 2018 Well, good thing you didn't park that outside the Vx dealer/parts and point to it.... "Nah, m8, we don't do Daewoo" Don't give up !! TS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted April 7, 2018 Share Posted April 7, 2018 Really? Oh cock. I really can't even remember where I got it from. Yes, it was totally 100% the right one for an Astra, oh yes, utterly correct, completely without doubt. Quelle suprise, it isn't the right one. OFFS. Ah, local motor factor!!! Wankers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scruffy Bodger Posted April 7, 2018 Share Posted April 7, 2018 The Pierburg needs a distance test by the look of it. I have no clue what you mean? I'd hazard a guess at seeing how far you can throw it away from the car. The Reverend Bluejeans, BorniteIdentity and Lacquer Peel 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Reverend Bluejeans Posted April 7, 2018 Share Posted April 7, 2018 I have no clue what you mean? Distance test = see how far you can throw the fucking thing. Used to do it with VV's. Scruffy Bodger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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