stuboy Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 will there be an unleaded sticker for the rear quarter windows? Dick Longbridge, JMotor, Cavcraft and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonathan_dyane Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 Such a handsome car from when GM Europe was on top of its game 4wheeledstool and Cavcraft 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 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 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 4wheeledstool Posted May 9, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 9, 2022 MOT and tax sorted. Finally back home after 4 years away. N19, Isopon, brownnova and 55 others 58 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tickman Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 Yes and a bit more yes Matty and 4wheeledstool 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 7 hours ago, 4wheeledstool said: MOT and tax sorted. Finally back home after 4 years away. Looks absolutely amazing, hats off to you. Matty and 4wheeledstool 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 Outstanding! When do you have to take it back to the dealer for its running in service? Shitefest? 4wheeledstool and Matty 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 Fantastic! Cap doffed - it looks factory fresh. I bet the MOT inspector was gobsmacked?! 4wheeledstool 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProgRocker Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 Happy Days! 4wheeledstool 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greengartside Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 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? mk2_craig and 4wheeledstool 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4wheeledstool Posted May 12, 2022 Author Share Posted May 12, 2022 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. JMotor, Tickman, Cavcraft and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 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 👌 Dick Longbridge, twosmoke300, Scruffy Bodger and 4 others 3 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4wheeledstool Posted June 4, 2022 Author Share Posted June 4, 2022 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. RichardK, AnnoyingPentium, Wibble and 19 others 22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted June 4, 2022 Share Posted June 4, 2022 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 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4wheeledstool Posted June 10, 2022 Author Share Posted June 10, 2022 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. Carl1981, Dick Longbridge, Leyland Worldmaster and 21 others 24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4wheeledstool Posted July 24, 2022 Author Share Posted July 24, 2022 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. stuboy, Arthur Foxhake, aldo135 and 29 others 32 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 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 😁 4wheeledstool and Cavcraft 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Back_For_More Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 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 4wheeledstool 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownnova Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 That looks amazing! What a restoration! 4wheeledstool 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoftyvRS Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 So pleased to see it being used and not put straight back under wraps. Kudos for that. 4wheeledstool 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N19 Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 Now, by logical progression, when does the blue mk3 project start...? Cavcraft and Matty 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4wheeledstool Posted September 13, 2022 Author Share Posted September 13, 2022 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. juular, Soundwave, Cavcraft and 21 others 24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 16 minutes ago, 4wheeledstool said: omg im in love 4wheeledstool 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4wheeledstool Posted October 8, 2022 Author Share Posted October 8, 2022 Been a few years since these were last pictured together. Had a switch around at the shed the other day. ProgRocker, Skizzer, mk2_craig and 31 others 33 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 Plenty of room for a Mk3 there! Matty and Shite Ron 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 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 Cavcraft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bicycle repairman Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 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 Scruffy Bodger, sierraman, 4wheeledstool and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 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. Matty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bicycle repairman Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4wheeledstool Posted December 4, 2022 Author Share Posted December 4, 2022 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. JMotor, ProgRocker, bicycle repairman and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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