Invalid carriage blue Mk1 Cavalier

[vulgalour]

It's the sort of chod that transcends all perceptions of personal social standing.  Rest assured you are always regarded as a winner when piloting this.

[Cavcraft]

Nova SR? Nova SR and no pictures? I R DISAPOINT

[tooSavvy]

... it isn't STEALABLE - is it?????

 

Even a wire run along the sill, switch earthing the coil would do.... too many heartbreak stories of Pop>>Rajj>>Flash...

 

 

TS

[4wheeledstool]

Nova SR? Nova SR and no pictures? I R DISAPOINT

Apologies for my negligence - this will be rectified at some point in the not so distant future.

[4wheeledstool]

Couple of cheeky pics of Nova -

 

 

 

1989 1.4SR - been stood a while.

[omegod]

MMMmmm Mk1 cav, mum had an s reg 3 door in white, must scratch that itch sometime. Is there a decent size modern engine that fits these easily?

[Alan_Green]

♩ ♪ ♫ ♬

Tony's got a new motor

SR Nova driving like a joyrider

Speeding to the corner

Yer mother warned yer to sound system banger

 

https://youtu.be/9ZtYqjgkHyM?t=2m12s 

[4wheeledstool]

Went to the Vauxhall shindig at Billing today - fair few Cav Mk1s in attendance, but very sparse selection of parts available. It would appear to be very necessary to join an owners club, so I did!

 

 

 

There was even a Cavalier Coupe in the same "invalid carriage" blue as mine.

 

[4wheeledstool]

The hunt for parts has been fruitful - first up, a new old stock drivers door!

 

 

It's dirty, but not rusty - there are a couple of small dents though. It has been hanging around for a long time!

 

An unused nosecone trim piece, it is distorted a little from storage, but we have the technology!

 

 

Proper wheel trim rings, used but pretty straight, will be rechromed at some point.

 

 

Drivers side headlight, to replace the rusty one it came with.

 

 

Actual hard work still to do!

[Guest Breadvan72]

Is is HATEZ ORL VOXHILS, but I love this one!

[purplebargeken]

That looks bloody solid and hugely lovely as it is.  Moar pics and updates please

[4wheeledstool]

That looks bloody solid and hugely lovely as it is. Moar pics and updates please

Cheers! Here's some more with new pieces fitted -

 

 

Looking smarter with wheel trims fitted ^^^

 

 

 

Face now complete ^^^

[purplebargeken]

[4wheeledstool]

 

 

Done a thousand miles in this now, I've enjoyed every one of them! MOT has a few weeks left to run, then the fettling begins. Both rear wheel arches need repairing, and the outer sills are more than likely getting replaced. I'm not looking forward to removing all the alloy trim pieces, the roof gutter ones especially! A little paranoid about ruining shiny stuff seemingly made from unobtainium.

[4wheeledstool]

Almost all junk has now been removed from my lock up in preparation for work to begin on the car -

 

 

MOT runs out on the 12th - just in time for the front wing trim - its hanging on by just one clip now!

 

[vulgalour]

I can't decide if the different height trim on the front wing is annoying or not and that bothers me much more than it should.

[4wheeledstool]

I can't decide if the different height trim on the front wing is annoying or not and that bothers me much more than it should.

Personally, I do find it annoying! The end of the trim nearest to the wheel arch has dropped due to the rivets holding the trim clips turning to dust - when reassembled after paint, the mildly irritating misalignment will be gone.

[purplebargeken]

Oh good. 

 

Can't wait to see it all sorted.

[vulgalour]

No I mean the trim ahead of the wheel arch is in line with the under-light trim but behind the arch it's in line with the waist trim.  That's the bit I can't decide if I'm irritated about or not.

[purplebargeken]

Oh yeah, I see it too now. I'm also irritated (but not very much)

[PiperCub]

Ah, the Mk1 Cav - has the honour of being the first (not the last) car I spun on the road.

 

That is, spun, not in a super-cool drift-style way, more in an incompetent, inexperienced 17 y/old driving his dads car too fast way.

[MarvinsMom]

the very best car my dad had when we were growing up was a mark one cav.

 

a 2000 GL in pea green, with a vinyl roof and a black velour interior.

 

i've always liked them ever since, jut a shame that there are now next to none left!

 

i'm really quite envious.

[purplebargeken]

On of the other student nurses in my group had one in that sort of baked bean colour. It was pretty tidy but he didn't give a shit. 

 

Bugger.

[4wheeledstool]

On of the other student nurses in my group had one in that sort of baked bean colour. It was pretty tidy but he didn't give a shit. 

 

Bugger.

Ah - Orange Tan - a proper '70's colour! Autoshite racing beige!

[4wheeledstool]

I made a start on revealing the areas needing attention with the sparkly stick today - drivers side rear arch trim came off first.

 

 

Front

 

 

Middle

 

 

Rear

 

Not too bad - I knew the outer arch skin needed replacing so no surprises here!

[4wheeledstool]

Passenger side rear arch trim off next - I knew this side was worse!

 

 

Rear - not bad

 

 

Middle - not as bad as the drivers side

 

 

Front - saved the best till last! Repairs needed to the inner arch/wheel tub as well as the outer lip. Nothing shocking though, some car pox must be expected after nearly 40 years. I've seen much worse on far younger cars!

 

Sill covers will come off next time!

[purplebargeken]

Is that it? Really, is that all there is? 

 

Rust? You want rust? Come and buy a Triumph Dolomite mate, especially a green one

[Cavcraft]

Can't wait to see this when you've finished it, and as you go along. The more you look at it the more that colour seems the best possible for the car.

[derskine]

Doesn't look too bad at all!

[4wheeledstool]

Is that it? Really, is that all there is? 

 

Rust? You want rust? Come and buy a Triumph Dolomite mate, especially a green one

 

 

 

Doesn't look too bad at all!

It's pretty good - the whole underside has had an almighty spaffing with some kind of bitumen type stuff. It may have been waxoil, but its kinda hard and brittle now. I'm looking forward to scraping all that shit off at some point in the future!