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new 17s

well iv saved another cavi from the crusher.its a 1.8 expression auto.75000 miles on the clock 1 owner.needs new sills.fewpatches on the floor and the front inner arches at the bottom.gona make it a gsi lookalike.already got a full bodykit.and iv put a set of 17s on it.more pics to follow.

Its reading camshaft sensor.think the oil rings are gone cause its burned all the oil out the engine.just gona bite the bullit and get another engine.

Its not so bad wen the engines hot.engine management reads cps but wont clear.tried a new sensor but still the same.think its in limo mode

IV done 8v heads before and never had a problem.
its light blue smoke.
I thought maybe the rings were nackered.

hey folks.iv got another brain teaser for you.. iv just put a new head and camshaft on my 1.6 8v astra coz the head and cam were nackered the car starts but smokes really badly also code read a fault and cps it the fault and wont clear. it also wont rev past 3500 the cars done 136k could the rings b...

Can someone tell me.is a 1.6 8v single point and mulit point injection cylinderhead the same.
My astra is a multi point and the head is nackered and I can only find single point heads in the scrapys

does anyone know where i can get a set of sri clocks.mine are damaged beyond repair.mine is an h reg with the rev counter.

few pics of the cavi dash

Does anyone have a pic of the wiring behind the dash after its been removed.i started fitting my complete wiring loom the other day and there's a few plugs I can't figure out where they go.

thanks very much

does anyone know what the tourque settings and degrees are for a 1.6 8v astra.53 plate

thanks

slow progress to the sri as gsi giving me grief.did manage to get front subframe from the scrappies so get it painted and fitted soon.(weather permitting)

looking good buddy.will be good when finished.keep the pics coming.

mine was stayin on coz no power to fuse.now iv ignition fed the fuse it flashes.id rather keep the 4x4 if i can.

the 4x4 unit under the bonnet is leaking.would this cause the light to flash.

hi folks.im back to nip your heads again. my 4x4 light was staying on.i checked the fuse for power today and theres no power goin to it so i gave it a feed and now the 4x4 is working great. the problem i have now is the light is on when ignition is on.when i start the car the light flashes continuou...

hi folks.im back to nip your heads again. my 4x4 light was staying on.i checked the fuse for power today and theres no power goin to it so i gave it a feed and now the 4x4 is working great. the problem i have now is the light is on when ignition is on.when i start the car the light flashes continuou...

another few

thought id post up a quick thread to let everyone no that the gsi is finally motd.so i fitted my 17s and my angel eyes today.car still needs a good wash and polish but ill get my mate to do that coz hes a valeter
would like to thank everyones help on the misfire issue.much appreciated

cheers.i used to fabricate garden gates for a living so have plenty welding skills.only a few more small holes on the floor to go and that will be the shell solid.then floor painted and the rebuild will begin.

welded and painted

so chopped it out and welded it up

bit more done to the sri yestarday.
looked at the nsf inner arch and found this.

got gsi back from mot test........FAIL. needs nsf ball joint worn. fuel leak at tank.(pipe) front and rear registration plates honeycomb effect. ns headlight aim too high. nsf brake bipe insecure (not clipped in) not bad at all considering it was stored in a garage for 6 years. retest booked for fri...