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by Alloy wheel
Wed Sep 01, 2010 1:19 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: she's out of hiding and my how she's changed!!!
Replies: 8
Views: 631

Re: she's out of hiding and my how she's changed!!!

ah yes you've seen the obvious but can you spot the subtle difference! i'll give you a clue (and a better photo soon!!) the front trim where the dash meets the windscreen!! :lol:
by Alloy wheel
Sat Aug 28, 2010 11:09 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: she's out of hiding and my how she's changed!!!
Replies: 8
Views: 631

Re: she's out of hiding and my how she's changed!!!

not yet! will get more pics asap! needs to be cleaned and polished first and thats 100th on the list of things to do! :lol:
by Alloy wheel
Fri Aug 27, 2010 6:39 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: she's out of hiding and my how she's changed!!!
Replies: 8
Views: 631

Re: she's out of hiding and my how she's changed!!!

Alloy wheel wrote:
ilovemyelite wrote:you have a javelin for a gearstick! :lol:
oi!!! i'll have you know that thats a full race dog geared race box your insulting! lol
and its sequential might i add!! :? :lol:
by Alloy wheel
Fri Aug 27, 2010 6:38 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: she's out of hiding and my how she's changed!!!
Replies: 8
Views: 631

Re: she's out of hiding and my how she's changed!!!

ilovemyelite wrote:you have a javelin for a gearstick! :lol:
oi!!! i'll have you know that thats a full race dog geared race box your insulting! lol
by Alloy wheel
Thu Aug 26, 2010 10:20 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: she's out of hiding and my how she's changed!!!
Replies: 8
Views: 631

she's out of hiding and my how she's changed!!!

finally got the cavalier back from her 6 month hibernation. been looking forward to getting back in her with all the new mods! here's a sneak peek of the new wheel colour and a little spot the difference game!! since the photo's not that great it should make it all the more difficult should realy te...
by Alloy wheel
Wed Jan 13, 2010 8:12 pm
Forum: Faults and Fixes: Mechanical
Topic: 1.7 turbo diesel won't start! turning over but not firing.
Replies: 14
Views: 528

Re: 1.7 turbo diesel won't start! turning over but not firing.

i dont know if it would be half the same but i also have a golf gttdi and the same happend with the morning starts,it just wouldnt go so had to jump it,so changed the fuel valve,glow plugs and other bits to try and put it right n still no so took it to a garage n they said its low compresion n the ...
by Alloy wheel
Tue Jan 12, 2010 11:29 pm
Forum: Faults and Fixes: Mechanical
Topic: 1.7 turbo diesel won't start! turning over but not firing.
Replies: 14
Views: 528

Re: 1.7 turbo diesel won't start! turning over but not firing.

i've just gone through the same trouble with my cav! but its also a common fault that the seals wear in the pump, causing fuel to drain back! this can be rectified by fitting a one way valve bettween the pump and filter in the rubber hose! i paid £25 trade price for one but i know you can source low...
by Alloy wheel
Tue Jan 12, 2010 11:04 pm
Forum: Faults and Fixes: Bodywork and Interior
Topic: Front splitters!!!!!!!!!!help!!!!
Replies: 9
Views: 722

Re: Front splitters!!!!!!!!!!help!!!!

ilovemyelite wrote:there's also this?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 0400483452

cheers for the heads up! i'm gonna buy one of these tommorrow :D :D :D :D :D
by Alloy wheel
Sun Jan 03, 2010 7:27 pm
Forum: Faults and Fixes: Bodywork and Interior
Topic: Front splitters!!!!!!!!!!help!!!!
Replies: 9
Views: 722

Re: Front splitters!!!!!!!!!!help!!!!

try a 97/98 Renault Laguna front splitter they fit every thing! thanks for the heads up! but because of this reason absolutely everyone uses them on every car under the sun! i'm also looking for something lower and body coploured. i've managed to find a splitter off a car that will fit, but its a s...
by Alloy wheel
Wed Sep 23, 2009 9:31 pm
Forum: Faults and Fixes: Bodywork and Interior
Topic: Its amazing what you can do with a mop!
Replies: 12
Views: 580

Re: Its amazing what you can do with a mop!

yeah! the rear bumper neads alot of tlc but the guy who did it for me used a new mop head and didnt want to ruin it on the lower extremeties of my car! just got to be arsed to buy a new cover for my one then i'll get it done. got a few more pressing issues at the moment like the threat of loosing my...
by Alloy wheel
Tue Sep 22, 2009 10:14 pm
Forum: Projects, Restorations and Runabouts
Topic: my cavy envoy! enjoy!
Replies: 4
Views: 177

Re: my cavy envoy! enjoy!

cheers! dont want the back panel though. prefer it without! i have an exceptinal place to source parts from myself. i could have had either of the black back panels. i used to prefer them with. my old cav did have one. i'm just a bit of a purist now and more plastic equals more weight and a slower c...
by Alloy wheel
Tue Sep 22, 2009 8:39 pm
Forum: Projects, Restorations and Runabouts
Topic: my cavy envoy! enjoy!
Replies: 4
Views: 177

Re: my cavy envoy! enjoy!

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by Alloy wheel
Tue Sep 22, 2009 8:35 pm
Forum: Projects, Restorations and Runabouts
Topic: my cavy envoy! enjoy!
Replies: 4
Views: 177

my cavy envoy! enjoy!

my new cavalier envoy 1.7td with tweaked turbo! soon to be a 2ltr race engined 96 season clelland replica!

still struggling to get that damn bumper! :(
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by Alloy wheel
Tue Sep 22, 2009 8:26 pm
Forum: Faults and Fixes: Bodywork and Interior
Topic: Its amazing what you can do with a mop!
Replies: 12
Views: 580

Re: Its amazing what you can do with a mop!

thank you! but dont be fooled! this cavalier is not for turning! pink!!! i'm keeping this one forever and looking after it in a way to make sure that happens. good quality polish after every wash every week (sometimes twice :p ) should hold back the pink for a long time. :cool pmsl good old vauxhall...
by Alloy wheel
Tue Sep 22, 2009 8:14 pm
Forum: Your non-Cavalier Projects
Topic: my old cars
Replies: 5
Views: 285

Re: my old cars

seriously loving that rhonda! looks great on the black rims all raced out! another car like cavaliers that you just dont see enough of done up! :cool i wouldn't own another rover engined rover my ti is by far 1 of the worst cars i have owned the oil pump,headgasket,alternator,ecu,stepper motor, abs ...
by Alloy wheel
Tue Sep 22, 2009 7:15 pm
Forum: Faults and Fixes: Bodywork and Interior
Topic: Its amazing what you can do with a mop!
Replies: 12
Views: 580

Re: Its amazing what you can do with a mop!

thank you :)
Colorado wrote:It looks great.
by Alloy wheel
Tue Sep 22, 2009 12:26 am
Forum: Faults and Fixes: Bodywork and Interior
Topic: Its amazing what you can do with a mop!
Replies: 12
Views: 580

Re: Its amazing what you can do with a mop!

oh and to all that read this post make sure you mask all the black trims! i left one door handle half unmasked so i could get in and it took one hell of alot of scrubbing with a scrubbing brush to get the pink stains out of it. ;)
by Alloy wheel
Tue Sep 22, 2009 12:23 am
Forum: Faults and Fixes: Bodywork and Interior
Topic: Its amazing what you can do with a mop!
Replies: 12
Views: 580

Re: Its amazing what you can do with a mop!

cheers. the wheels are vw fit ABT's the offfset is 35 i think. they fit almost bang inline with the arches and there isn't any rubbing. i'm gonna try 5mm spacers on the rears to bring them out a touch just to give it the perfect stance. We did the same thing on my red cav, it looks so much better fo...
by Alloy wheel
Tue Sep 22, 2009 12:18 am
Forum: Faults and Fixes: Bodywork and Interior
Topic: Its amazing what you can do with a mop!
Replies: 12
Views: 580

Re: Its amazing what you can do with a mop!

i'm told as long as i keep polishing after each wash all should be ok. the chap who did it for me works on site, it only cost me £20 to get it done so i'm not too worried if it turns pink in six months, i'll just get it done again. Not bad at all, Had the same problem with my nova, it just turned pi...
by Alloy wheel
Sun Sep 20, 2009 11:06 pm
Forum: Mk3 Cavaliers in Motorsport
Topic: Mk3 Cavalier BTCC cars
Replies: 14
Views: 2555

Re: Mk3 Cavalier BTCC cars

the picture third from the bottom was taken at the car show at the nec last year or the year before! its not actually the real car just a replica! it had fake groved disks welded onto the rear drums. :lol:
by Alloy wheel
Wed Aug 26, 2009 10:30 pm
Forum: Faults and Fixes: Bodywork and Interior
Topic: Front splitters!!!!!!!!!!help!!!!
Replies: 9
Views: 722

Re: Front splitters!!!!!!!!!!help!!!!

sorry just looked again! the name is rgm syling and the site is s**t! not certain its even them who make it but it looks like something they'd do.
by Alloy wheel
Wed Aug 26, 2009 10:16 pm
Forum: Faults and Fixes: Bodywork and Interior
Topic: Front splitters!!!!!!!!!!help!!!!
Replies: 9
Views: 722

Re: Front splitters!!!!!!!!!!help!!!!

thanks for the help. i'll try them out. i had a huge catalogue given to me by a wilco store near to where i live but i lost it. it used to do loads of kits and stuff by RM styling but wilco stopped dealing with them and i lost the catalogue :wall :sick this is the one i want but i cant find it liste...
by Alloy wheel
Tue Aug 25, 2009 10:20 pm
Forum: Faults and Fixes: Bodywork and Interior
Topic: Front splitters!!!!!!!!!!help!!!!
Replies: 9
Views: 722

Front splitters!!!!!!!!!!help!!!!

looking for a genuine 1996 cavalier touring car front spoiler or something similar that will fit a standard body coloured mk3 bumper (without fogs) i've seen one i like on the youtube video called 'tribute to opel vectra a' its the main picture to the video. a blue cav with a very low evil looking s...