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What do you have planned for the car? I understand what you're saying with regard to taking a step back from shows. I'm glad that I didn't go to any in 2015. I'm making up for lost time now, mind! Haha!

Did you get this fixed, James? The black seal inside the coolant expansion tank cap can become compromised with age, refusing to hold pressure and allowing fluid to boil out. The same happened to my VXR (and an Omega before it). A new lid fixed the problem. Nice and cheap.

3cav3 wrote:when I sorted my mums car for her on the mot I noticed it had only done 8 miles.

Eight more than mine has done!

The car looked great at PVS and Billing, Mark. A credit to you.

Congratulations on your find! Got any more pics of the car? Worked out what you're gonna do with it yet?

I recently turned to the Dark Side (I now have a Sky satellite receiver bolted to the side of my house), and an advertisement came on for an animated series called 'Archer'. Same typeface as your logo! I'm guessing this isn't a coincidence?! What's the connection?! http://editorial.sidereel.com/Imag...

Shock and awe!

Heathrow86 wrote:Birmingham

With a username like yours, I don't know how James didn't get that.

OEM+ FTW. Nice to see lots of tidy genuine parts being used, Tony. That radio is ace!

Nice work, Rob. Enjoyed catching up on your thread.

Saturday White Fever is a new Vauxhall ADAM colour. What are you referring to as "Vx distributor"? Is it a genuine GM paint can?

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I enjoyed your update, James. I wouldn't worry about how exciting you think it may or may not be. As long as there are pics, we're all happy, hehe! "It was all in vain however. It's not serious, it just gets hotter faster than the diplomat and the fan kicks in quite often but it always cools do...

The car's new turbocharger featured turbine, compressor and bearing housings that were in totally the wrong position for a Vauxhall application. I’m not even sure they were correct for their claimed Cossie fitment! Either way, I needed to ‘clock’ the housings to my preferred position before returnin...

The first problem occurred when I noticed that the stud holes on the manifold were threaded. In other words, there was no way of slotting the manifold over studs that were screwed into the turbocharger’s manifold mating flange. Doh! http://www.mediajustice.co.uk/images/cavalierturbo2/IMG_0509.jpg Ig...

You picked up some absolute bargains there, James.

If you're concerned that engine mods are affecting idle, you can set your desired idle RPM via Tech1.

Did you use carb cleaner on the throttle body?!

Of course, I'm biased, but Performance Vauxhall magazine is only £19.99 per year to have each and every issue of the mag delivered direct to your door. Daft not to at that price. http://shop.kelsey.co.uk/subscription/TVX http://shop.kelsey.co.uk/images/tvxsub.jpg http://shop.kelsey.co.uk/subscriptio...

Where are you looking for parts? Autovaux is excellent for genuine (and non genuine) parts: http://www.autovaux.co.uk Genuine part search (sister company to Autovaux) is also excellent, with heavily discounted prices on genuine stock (although you'll need a part number): http://www.genuinepartsearch...

Wynn's carb spray is what I have used to clean pretty much every mechanical part on my builds. It is especially good at cutting through grime, carbon, dirt, oil and other contaminants. It is the ideal remedy for a sticky valve.

ICV. Ordinarily plumbed into inlet manifold:

A service of the linkage might be in order

Looks like some absolutely stunning work has gone into that. Very impressive indeed. A mate said to me today, "I thought you were getting a hybrid turbo, not a completely new turbo!" That just goes to show how thorough the guys at Turbo Dynamics are, a fact bolstered by the work they carr...

James McGrath wrote:Give the ICV (idle control valve) a good clean with carb spray.

It's a common problem to which the ICV is usually the culprit.

^^^ What he said

Just to confirm. Cruse control was never fitted from the factory on the Cavalier or it's Opel counterpart the Vectra a. Never been that fussed about cruse control to be honest with you. "Credit crunch? What credit crunch?!" I used to use it all the time on my Omega Elite. Kept fuel usage ...