Cavalier mk2 - another blue giffermobile.

[stuboy]

will there be an unleaded sticker for the rear quarter windows?

[jonathan_dyane]

Such a handsome car from when GM Europe was on top of its game

[Matty]

1 hour ago, 4wheeledstool said:

The underside is now sporting some dirt, the minty freshness is already a thing of the past.    It was alas inevitable

Tell you what, with the work you've put in that would've genuinely brought tears to my eyes. Bet its a lovely drive as well. 80s and 90s. Peak car

[4wheeledstool]

MOT and tax sorted. 

Finally back home after 4 years away.   

[Tickman]

Yes and a bit more yes

[Cavcraft]

7 hours ago, 4wheeledstool said:

MOT and tax sorted. 

 

Finally back home after 4 years away.   

Looks absolutely amazing, hats off to you.

[beko1987]

Outstanding! 

When do you have to take it back to the dealer for its running in service? 

Shitefest? 

[Dick Cheeseburger]

Fantastic! Cap doffed - it looks factory fresh. 

I bet the MOT inspector was gobsmacked?!

[ProgRocker]

Happy Days! 

[greengartside]

On 3/9/2022 at 7:31 PM, 4wheeledstool said:

Sadly, the plates that were on it are not a matching pair.

Not in particularly good nick, not matching, not put back on.   

It was originally registered by Vauxhall Motors in Luton. If I can find out what their plates looked like, I'd definitely get some reproduced.

You’d be looking at something like this I’d say?

[4wheeledstool]

On 5/9/2022 at 5:45 PM, Dick Longbridge said:

Fantastic! Cap doffed - it looks factory fresh. 

I bet the MOT inspector was gobsmacked?!

The bloke who tested it has a unit very close to mine - he tested it before fettlings began, and has witnessed the transformation over the last few years. 

I'll be doing some work on one of his cars when he gets round to digging the thing out of storage.   

[beko1987]

Bet that's an interesting gap in the mot history 😂

Last known test - as a clapped out shit heap

2022 test - as a better than factory brand new car 👌

[4wheeledstool]

Mileage milestone passed.

150 miles done since MOT. So far, the dash lights stopped working, then fixed themselves.  The dimmer switch is the culprit here, I can try cleaning it up, or just bypass it if necessary. I lost most of my gears this morning, just needed to tighten the selector rod pinch bolt though. Apart from those small hiccups, it's been fine. I'll go round the car checking all nuts and bolts are tight next week, just in case anything is planning to fall off.

[stuboy]

13 hours ago, 4wheeledstool said:

the dash lights stopped working, then fixed themselves.  The dimmer switch is the culprit here, I can try cleaning it up, or just bypass it if necessary.

god now there a blast from the past

[4wheeledstool]

Got a little time on a four post ramp to check suspension nuts and bolts today

Didn't get much movement on anything, but you can't put a price on the peace of mind it gave me. 

Back to pootling around in it to bed everything in before giving it a bit of stick. 

[4wheeledstool]

Annoyingly, I've had very little time available for this over the last couple of months.

So far, after nearly 400 miles, it's been good. I need to address an annoying rattle in the drivers door at some point, but other than that, all is well in GLi world.

[Matty]

Good to see you enjoying this after all the hard work! As soon as you're ready to offload the mk1 for a ridiculously low amount of money give me a shout 😁

[Back_For_More]

Great looking car..... One of my all time favorites was my Russet Orange GLi back in 95. Loved it - although it went through fuel pump relays like no tomorrow 

Good luck with it. Looks fantastic. Well done 

[brownnova]

That looks amazing! What a restoration! 

[LoftyvRS]

So pleased to see it being used and not put straight back under wraps. Kudos for that.

[N19]

Now, by logical progression, when does the blue mk3 project start...?

[4wheeledstool]

A couple of weeks ago a photographer bloke got all his light up umbrellas and stuff out, and did a photo shoot of this chariot for a feature in Practical Classics magazine.  

I don't yet know when it will feature in the mag, but I'll let y'all know when I find out. I wasn't expecting to be featured myself, but sure enough, sporting work clothes and a general "well turned out tramp" look, the photographer snapped away. After an hour or so he was done, and I arrived at the inevitable conclusion that my photos will always look a bit shit compared with those  done by a professional. 

[stuboy]

16 minutes ago, 4wheeledstool said:

omg im in love

[4wheeledstool]

Been a few years since these were last pictured together.

Had a switch around at the shed the other day. 

[Cavcraft]

Plenty of room for a Mk3 there! 

[Matty]

Just now, Cavcraft said:

Plenty of room for a Mk3 there! 

If he does that technically he will have to move onto vectras at some point

[bicycle repairman]

14 minutes ago, Matty said:

If he does that technically he will have to move onto vectras at some point

hope my shed turns out half as good as yours

[Cavcraft]

4 hours ago, Matty said:

If he does that technically he will have to move onto vectras at some point

And THAT is the moment we've all been waiting for. 

[bicycle repairman]

got my petrol tank still waiteing on my wings,but got a weekend off this weekend so should be albe get the tank in be running again 

[4wheeledstool]

On 10/10/2022 at 12:26 PM, Cavcraft said:

And THAT is the moment we've all been waiting for. 

Don't know if I'm ever going to be ready for that!

Christmas came early this year! After completing a couple of small jobs, I had a bit of a play with my new toys.

Much easier to move cars around the shed now.