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More work done today sort of lol, removed the drive belt as it could do with replacing and had a look at the cambelt and :shock: its mashed! a stainless cap head was stuck inside the cam cover and rubbing on the belt luckily it didnt come loose! so took the cambelt off and decided to look for a new ...

Did a little more work today, really do need to get some pictures up! Today i; Removed both back door cards finally Removed rust from front slam Removed rust from bumper mount Painted inner arches black Painted slam panel Painted bumper mounts Removed all the rust from the drums Painted drums black ...

It is a bit of fun lol, no offence to Cavalier owners but, its an old cheap Cavalier and not all that amazing lol. The dashboard is going back in but i have ditched the feet heaters and glove box and dash pocket. Still got to remove alot of the black sound proofing. But i dont know which way to remo...

What power are you running?

Been doing some more stripping today, not that theres much left lol. Had a few ideas pondering the ol noggin.. Instead of using the temperature gauge to measure the outside temperature i will place it in my new intake when i get it, so i know how hot or cold the air is going into the engine :cool St...

You on about the bumper?

My plans are to make it a super light cavalier, today i removed the bumper (well ripped it off lol) wings, bonnet etc. There was 1 bolt for each wing inside the car behind the electrical boxes down by your feet if sat in the car. Found that the cavalier has a "charcoal canister" like on th...

Thanks Rob, il have to get the car on a weighing bridge once fully stripped out! Just wish it didnt have a sunroof that would save me plating the roof... Quite surprised the car weighs 1200kg Hopefully try and get the weight down to about 1000kg. Currently im thinking, remove ALL sound proofing from...

This is how the car started off: http://i359.photobucket.com/albums/oo31/Roverdose214/DSC03166.jpg http://i359.photobucket.com/albums/oo31/Roverdose214/DSC03170.jpg Back at mine: http://i359.photobucket.com/albums/oo31/Roverdose214/DSC03183.jpg Let the fun begin! First off, some decent rubber. http:...

Hey all, had my Cav a lil while now so thought id start a wee thread. I bought the car shortly after writting off my gorgeous Rover Coupe but we are all young and stupid once. Right the car, the car is a 1994 1.8 LS, in Silver but at the moment looks champaign gold.. Plans are: Try and improve the &...

Where is the ron plug? And what do you mean by "pinking?" Where would i find a MPi unit and head? Does the MPi inlet not fit the SPi head? Also how would i run it? Would i need to change the ecu And every engine is tuneable just at what cost really.... Dont Nova's use the C16NZ in the Nova...

Trying to improve the engine power and MPG on the Cavalier, The SPi unit doesnt look that modifyable tbf.. Going to run a CDA style intake setup De cat and straight through backbox Oil breather - No more oil fumes into the engine 97/98 Ron plug - Where do you find/buy them? Advance/Retard ignition? ...

As title really, bonnet catch is unreliable and broken. If anyone has ever fitted any could they show me a picture of where they fitted them? Not really into Aero catch ones just some slide out and open ones really.

I believe that almost every car uses m6 bolts for the bonnet, in my previous cars i just worked out the length off the thread that goes into the bonnet and got longer ones by the desired amount. I raised my ZS an inch but it does really look like your bonnet it broken but it has been proven to reduc...

Will these fit? and with the discs underneath as well as it looks like quite a good price..

Ebay item number 180338641237

When I first seen the car i honestly thought it would be an epic fail but the more i look at it the better it looks, but imho you should remove the chrome strips and side strips.. And have front fogs.

But great work tho

There was a guy on a Rover forum i was once on, he used an alloy plate, all he did was silicone it and rivet it down.. Last night whilst in bed, i was thinking what i could use for doorcards. Alloy sheet would end up being heavier than the original. Then i thought Perspex! But not just any perspex, ...

Lol its all good, plus where i live we have roads with no speed limits 24/7 =P Legally. Plus stripping a car out isnt always about speed, it improves MPG, breaking, cornering etc. Also i like stripped interiors for some reason, and prefer to have 2 bucket seats with harnesses than a full car using s...

Il give you that, you have done great work with the interior. Sounding like a bad driver but even know this is my 9th car (at 19) i still want to strip it out and make it faster. Iv only ever crashed once honest lol. Its amazing how much weight can be took out of a standard car and improve virtually...

Thanks Rob , people are really useful on this site.

So what do people think to my pimp mobile

Rob do you happen to have the exact link as its just taking me to the index page.
Thanks

Nice project you got there, defo keep the updates coming and white alloys always ftw

Oh and that racing Calibra is pure sex lol.

I ment someone on here must be using a boss kit with sports steering wheel.

Thanks mon, its just i havent got the car yet, im paying it off slowly as im currently brassic :(. Wrote my last car off badly and not getting a penny back so meh lol. I havent yet seen any other gold cavaliers on here but this will be mine soon: http://i359.photobucket.com/albums/oo31/Roverdose214/...

When i remove the side strips will there just be glue underneath or holes in the doors? Any advice on cold air feed locations? To mesh the front grill are there any screw points on the back to screw it down? What size bolts hold the bonnet? As in M6/M8 The trim underneath the headlight is it removab...