Cavalier mk2 - another blue giffermobile.

[4wheeledstool]

Three days later....

Belter!

[mk2_craig]

Awesome!! Following with keen interest. 

[Ian_Fearn]

Astounded….. more pictures please.

[Dick Cheeseburger]

1 hour ago, 4wheeledstool said:

Three days later....

Belter!

You need to send a Twat to GM UK with this. Honestly, it's going to be the best one left. 

Amazing. 

[outlaw118]

If i had a cap, it would be doffed.

Loving this thread, it's like a vicarious thrill watching people do stuff I wish I could do.

[danthecapriman]

Stunning. Just stunning! It looks perfectly smooth and shiny.

[4wheeledstool]

2 hours ago, Ian_Fearn said:

Astounded….. more pictures please.

Coming right up!

32 minutes ago, danthecapriman said:

Stunning. Just stunning! It looks perfectly smooth and shiny.

Cheers! It's not bad at all, I was a little worried that my bodywork skills would prove to be sub par, but the paint bloke had very little to do other than paint it.

A little dusty already!

[4wheeledstool]

Should have the rest back soon.

[danthecapriman]

The reflection in that rear quarter! It’s like a mirror. A blue mirror.

[phil_lihp]

Absolutely amazing - it's really quite a striking shape, the Mk2 hatch and that's particularly clear with it in fresh paint as a bare shell.  Looks incredible, you should be really proud of that.  Best of luck with the reassembly.

[Burnside]

Can't think of anything else to say but,

[Noel Tidybeard]

[Arthur Foxhake]

Top class!

I had an SRI in that shape and similar colour, nearly 20 years ago now.

Looking forward to more updates.

[JMotor]

Holy moly!!

That's came out well! I want the finish on my Opel to be the same as that!

Been polished, or is that the off the gun finish?

 

[Tickman]

That is looking tremendous, shows all your hard work off very well indeed.

[4wheeledstool]

1 hour ago, JMotor said:

Holy moly!!

That's came out well! I want the finish on my Opel to be the same as that!

Been polished, or is that the off the gun finish?

 

That's out of the gun, very little polishing will be required. Very pleased with it! 

[Timewaster]

Quality work will always show. 

 

[schonker]

Am I the only the one who cannot wait for this to come back and be fitted up?

[ianjobber87]

This looks awesome!

[Fumbler]

Suuuuuuuuperb.

Cleanest, best built Mk.2 Cav in teh werld by the end of this.

[4wheeledstool]

Today was mostly spent elsewhere, but I managed to get down the farm for a couple of hours.
I bare metalled the bumper brackets in preparation for a bit of paint, then cleaned up the plastic front end parts that will be going over to the paint bloke on Monday.

Just looking over the front end of the shell before I left,  it seemed a shame that none of this will be seen once the car is back together.

I also remembered the state of the thing once the bodge repairs were removed nearly 3 years ago.

[Matty]

I swear your going to have to frame this when it's done. I.think the best thing about this thread is that this amount of work is going into an everyman car, not a stratos or something. Top, top job

[omegod]

To be honest I think you should have spent a bit more time on the prep.................  

 

That's fecking gorgeous, well done ! 

[Dick Cheeseburger]

29 minutes ago, Matty said:

I swear your going to have to frame this when it's done. I.think the best thing about this thread is that this amount of work is going into an everyman car, not a stratos or something. Top, top job

To be fair, Mk2 Cavs have gone from everyday street furniture to FOTU semi-unicorn status. This one is plain gorgeous. 

[4wheeledstool]

Pottering about in the shed today weighing up how much cavity and underbody wax I need to buy. Several other items required for the rebuild have been put on a list to facilitate procurement. 

The parts bare metalled yesterday got treated with Hydrate 80, and were subsequently primed ready for some satin black paint.

Whilst having a rummage through the boxes of parts, I came across the VIN plate, this was duly riveted back on.

I had a quick comparison of the old and new paint before all the old stuff is gone.

Its reasonably close, most of the difference probably due to UV damage over the last 30 odd years.

[4wheeledstool]

Not had chance to get down the shed until today, so first thing on the to do list was to collect the finished doors and wings. After knocking in the door pins on the offside rear door, I remembered that that I had a hospital appointment to go to.

I'll hopefully get a bit more time on it over the weekend. 

[4wheeledstool]

Got a decent amount of time on this today. First up, I finished off tidying up a few bits and pieces - bonnet furniture.

And bonnet prop.

The rest of the hinge pins were knocked in, then the check straps were fitted, then the door switches were screwed in after the wiring was fed through the a and b pillars.

Next up, the wiring for the central locking and electric mirrors was pulled through the pillars and fed into the doors.

The headlining was glued back into the door shuts so that the body to door seals could be fitted, then the catches were fitted to the doors. Once I'd dug out the strikers, all the doors were adjusted to sit nicely as well as open and close nicely - fortunately everything appears to have landed where it all was before it came apart.

Not sure when I'll get back on it again, but all the rest of the door stuff will be going on next.

[4wheeledstool]

Managed a couple of hours in the shed this evening. First up, the fixed glass aft of the c-pillar went in, closely followed by the rear door glass.

Next up, all the lock related rods, window regulators + central locking solenoids went in. I can't fit the exterior handles yet, as I need to paint them first.

Should hopefully get those handles painted and move on to the front doors later this week.

[4wheeledstool]

Grabbed another couple of hours in the shed this evening - fitted all the front door gubbins apart from locks and handles.

As is my routine, the first side takes far longer than the second one while you work out how it all goes back together (it's been a while since it came to bits!)

[puddlethumper]

Looking forward to when this is all together.