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  1. Oh yeah, why not have a bit of fun with it. I wanted to get the cat back on it. Save me doing the day before the test 😂.
  2. I'm seeing only good things here. Yeah things do become trying, but that has to be the norm and be expected. Just have to find a way to make it work and you're doing a grand job so far. Nowt wrong with the welding either. As you say it's not meant to be perfect. It's good and strong. So that will do.
  3. Spent today fannying about in the shed. Sorry Gerry @GMcDbut the cherry bomb had to go. I got the stock system on, a pal had a standard hatch tailbox sat in his stock pile. Strangly enjoying the car more now it's quite a bit quieter now. I'll maybe ruin that a later date 😂. Altezza had the coilovers adjusted again. As I had fitted some roll centre adjusters. They put the suspension arms back to where they should be after "slamming it" and take the pressure off the lower balljoints. Used Garage D ones as they are proven and that's a fair chunk of alloy for it to sit into. Unfortunately there is a side effect... It lowers the car by another inch! As it raises the hub knuckle up. No good that! No picture, but I screwed the coilovers up a good bit and got the car sitting even. Just to have it tracked and tax it. Then the Cavalier can come in after. I'm doing the job it's needed for a while. The clutch! Got a NOS £50 eBay job.
  4. Thanks man 😎. Yeah it's definitely staying. Will be great to see it the same colour as the car.
  5. Not much happening on the car front. Last weekend I got a tracker fitted on the 'Tezza. While that was happening, I gave the car a hoover and trial fitted the spoiler. Suits it I thought? Must get it and other bits of bodywork done. Looks crap with the clear coat missing in places. Ah! Almost forgot. The Corsa, started up and ran perfect. Took robbing the battery out of the Cavalier to get it going. Turns out all my spare batteries are fooked. Bugger!
  6. Like the Panda 86 look. It's ready for the Touge now.
  7. Oh. Yeah, that'd be why then. Whoops! Easy fix though.
  8. Tried. I must bully him a bit again to do so! 😂
  9. More nonsense and progress. Altezza. Yeah, that'll do. So far after a short drive I can conclude BC racing coilovers are worth the coin. Still rides really nice, with giving me the look I want. Needs a alignment now. Nexia. SELT AN AWA. New owner was happy. Car behaved itself. Happily it's getting the bodywork done. Chavvy Cavvy. Damn! That colour just hits different in the sun! Parked with a pals V70. He's also a closet Shiter. Mentioned him before as he has the Fabia Estate and an LDV Convoy. If peeps want, I can post a bit more about them? Did a thing too. 17 inch alloys came back refurbished. Another friend was having a few sets of his wheels redone. Made sense to chuck mine in too. Enough of metallic flake for that OE finish. Back working on the Corsa this weekend. Setting my ambitions high for today. It WILL be running today.
  10. JMotor

    SUNDAY CAR QUIZ

    Kinda struggling with most of them. Do know what number six is though! Seat Bocanegra! Think it mean black nose in espanol? Seat then did a model of modern Ibiza called the Bocanegra too.
  11. Aye. I had a poop coup. Was proper fucked wie rust. Broken to fix my Satria GTi and made some coin breaking it.
  12. Seem to be more MK3 Cavaliers about than Vectra B's. Guess it's for the same issues as Sierraman mentioned with Fords. Why put a clutch in a Vectra at huge cost when a much better car could be had for not a lot more. Still see a few Corsa B's and C's on the go too. Not as many older Fiestas (pre MK6) though.
  13. Trying to remember Edd's handle on here. But yeah he's owned a few Sambas including a Convertible. EDIT - IIRC the username was SambaS?
  14. Small fleet update. Altezza - Getting the coilovers fitted. Lost the heed at the front drop links. So took the grinder to them. Was a time years ago I'd of fucked on with taking them off carefully. Not now. Will be tweaking the ride height once it's all done. Not into slamming cars, just want to sit a little nicer on the 18's. Nexia - Is getting picked up next week. A previous owner wanted it back. So more than happy to sell back to them. Que doing the niggles on the car. Usual thing I do to stuff I sell. Dunno why I didn't bother sooner. Cavalier - Now full time daily. I remember reading the clutch wasnae great. This is very true. So eBay hunting for the cheapest one I can find. Still love driving it and it's an old Vauxhall. It'll have issues. Trick is to get the least amount you can 😂. I like the Mini steels too. But I wanted to make the car more mine. I like how these look lowered and on 17's. Had something in mind, after seeing a Cavalier on @Split_Pin's thread confirmed I made the right choice. Corsa D SRi 17's. They are going away to be refinished. Think a nice silver would suit the Roija Red car. These are also easy and cheap to replace if one gets damaged. Most old school alloys are surprisingly dear now. Nova - Still sat. But that was the intention. I want to tackle it at a later date. Corsa - I'll get back on with it again just shortly. Still some areas to seam seal and raptor. Then build it back up and make run.
  15. Nice! It'll be running in a no time 👍. Joys of an A-Series, simple wee things.
  16. Chipped away at the Corsa again. Amazed at the back panel, really thought it was going to be kippered. This was the biggest area of rot. Cut out ready for some fresh metal. Just cut some patches off a sheet of steel I have. Didn't need to be fancy. All done and ground down. Didn't need to do that, but not a bad habit to have. Rest I'll worry about when the bodywork is getting done. Couple of areas to paint and then put the fuel tank back in. Got replacement fuel hoses bought and fitted on.
  17. Peugeot 206 1.6 16V? Whatever it is, I look forward to seeing it.
  18. More "too cool for these pair of nerds!" 🤣. Interesting see the fuel filter on a petrol. So the 1.2's must be a deadhead/return less fuel system? The sun strip turned out better than I thought too.
  19. I'd agree, it's not a bad start. Hopefully you'll have it sold in no time at a decent price. But I get why she's sad for the reasons mentioned by the last few posts.
  20. Great day had. Had a visit from @AnnoyingPentiumtoday. He brought me a present. A mix CD of dance tracks specifically for listening in the Cavalier. Aye, it reminded me of the evenings spent doing laps of the toon or going to cruises at the retail parks. Shit! I feel old now 😂. Got some car stuff done too, but I'll let him tell yous about it.
  21. Glad you're getting on with the Nova. I love it! Such an unusual model now.
  22. First clocked this album cover in a music shop in Northallerton in the early 2000's.
  23. It's a shame about the seats. Thought they suited the vibe of the A40. But yeah, better off with something you can sit in without issues. I do like it, such a cool looking car.
  24. Another good engine imo. Folk rag on the later 2.0's, find that unfair really. *Wasn't sure if I should continue the thread I started or just update progress here* I did buy the Cavvy that has been in a few Autoshiters hands. Will be doing a few jobs on it to make it more mine and improve upon a decent base. Like for example. The steering wheel. Those plastic wheels really don't wear well at all. Hate that polished jobby look! Perfect time to dive into my parts stash of Vauxhall shite. Leather steering wheel from a scrapped MK3 Astra Sport. Near mint condition too. Takes a minute to swap over. In the end result is worth it. She maybe an LS, but I'll get her to near GLS trim at this rate! 😂
  25. Without sounding too nerdy lol. The cylinder head is all Daewoos work. It's very japanese inspired, like the dizzy is just to distribute the sparks with a ignition amp/cam sensor built in. Quite a punchy little engine. 90bhp from a 1.5. Shares not a lot with the EcoTec small blocks. Bottom end is all similar to GM family 1 small block. You get some crazy dudes boosting them. I'm assuming it's on a built bottom end. Trying to find out what power it put out and it's used for drag racing in Columbia.
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