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im in inverness mate , where you at?

The car is futher on now these were the pics when i got it,

Ill post more pics 2moro ,

andyf21 - get sum pics of ur motor up

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Ar eyou keeping the std engine in or doing the swap that everyone seems to be doing nowadays.

I had the same rear spoiler on mine for years, but took it off.

Good luck with the project.

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I`ve put in a C20XE as the car was bought with engine and box removed,

She had been liein in a shed for 4/5 years or so

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After all the welding was done (or so i thot at the time)

One of my first jobs was to prep and paint the engine bay ready for C20xe conversion,

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This was the flywheel getting sent away to be Lightened ,

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Spare Head to Port/Polish

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The top hats were just rotten as you can see from the pic -

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The Bottom of the filler cap was rotten thru , here`s it plated then recut to size

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The n/s/r wheel arch was rotten thru as well so had a bash at putting in a new one

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I used a Joggler to shape the panel before sinking in the new arch (hadrian panels)

Turned out okay for first time but to much heat in one place when welding led to metal distortion (Warping)

Which led to more filler being used later on to shape the arch.

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First pictures of engine in place

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Sitting carbs in place to check clearance between trumpets and the servo

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Slowly things are coming together

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Wings in primer and "new" bonnet painted underneath

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This is pretty much how the car is sitting today ,

Skirts and front apron/bumper is now on ( Pictures tommorow)

Few more things to check before booking an Mot , (hopefully next week or so)

Body Prep and topcoat to be done once motted ,

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Love that Cavalier :) Actually my first car was a Cavalier like yours in dark metal blue. It was a 1600S and had the "real" side trim between the windows where it said "sports-hatch" with white letters at the bottom. Great great car, and i miss it alot from time to time :)

  • 3 weeks later...
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Love that Cavalier :) Actually my first car was a Cavalier like yours in dark metal blue. It was a 1600S and had the "real" side trim between the windows where it said "sports-hatch" with white letters at the bottom. Great great car, and i miss it alot from time to time :)

Get yourself another 1? rep of your first motor,

Mine is stored away for the winter now - just need to paint her when it warms up a bit ,

so just been working away on th hatch , its all welded :)

Kevin

  • 2 weeks later...
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As many on this forum know, I'm not a fan of the Cav's :rolleyes: But must say that I'm really liking this.

Love those sideskirts coupled with that front airdam to bits, and a superb set of wheels too, always found the Manta or in this case the Cav a car that has to have a correct set of wheels to set it off nicely, and you're never gonna go wrong with a deep dish 5 spoke on these vehicles.

Looking really good mate, the finished article is already there for us all to see even though it is not in paint yet, I'm guessing you may be keeping it the original yellowy colour???

Nice thread with some good pics there, look forward to seeing the progress. :thumbup

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like clive says looking very good in a subtle , less is more kind of way , nothing jumps out at you you have to study to appreciate the car and take in the low key enhancements , just for the record, I LIKE CAVS :ph34r::D

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Getting the hatch ready for a test , welding done , (paint needed0

Hoping for mot in the next month or so ..

Kev

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:lol: Aye the Cavy is keeping warm over the winter ,

Need to respray both of them , ready for the summer (If we get one)

Kev

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