Just purchased a k reg saloon gls in goldie silver
Planning on a gsi rep and b204 turbo conv
Also a sri hatch that im breaking if anyone out there needs parts etc
Good to get back to a bit of retro
Newbie!!!
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fairy691982
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Newbie!!!
Hi all yet another newbie starting out!!
Just purchased a k reg saloon gls in goldie silver
Planning on a gsi rep and b204 turbo conv
Also a sri hatch that im breaking if anyone out there needs parts etc
Good to get back to a bit of retro
Just purchased a k reg saloon gls in goldie silver
Planning on a gsi rep and b204 turbo conv
Also a sri hatch that im breaking if anyone out there needs parts etc
Good to get back to a bit of retro
Re: Newbie!!!
Welcome to our little forum.
Is this your first conversion that you will be doing.?
It is a while since I last read about a B204 install in a Cavalier, although it was quite popular at one time to do the Saab engine installation in either a GSi or BTCC replica.
Just found this thread -
viewtopic.php?f=21&t=11872&start=25
Looks like the engine goes straight in.
Fitting the turbo and intercooler may need a bit of jiggery pokery,
And a bit of loom work on the electrics.
Nothing too difficult if you have wiring diagrams I suppose.
Then there is the driveshaft bit...
Cav on one side, Saab for the other.
Plenty of threads on Mk3OC (astra club), VxON, here...
A quick google provides a lot of threads, however they all seem to end up talking about the wheels by page 3...
There is mention of someone called 'Nige' to do the wiring conversions, but a lot of these posts are 5+ years old.
Keep us posted...
Is this your first conversion that you will be doing.?
It is a while since I last read about a B204 install in a Cavalier, although it was quite popular at one time to do the Saab engine installation in either a GSi or BTCC replica.
Just found this thread -
viewtopic.php?f=21&t=11872&start=25
Looks like the engine goes straight in.
Fitting the turbo and intercooler may need a bit of jiggery pokery,
And a bit of loom work on the electrics.
Nothing too difficult if you have wiring diagrams I suppose.
Then there is the driveshaft bit...
Cav on one side, Saab for the other.
Plenty of threads on Mk3OC (astra club), VxON, here...
A quick google provides a lot of threads, however they all seem to end up talking about the wheels by page 3...
There is mention of someone called 'Nige' to do the wiring conversions, but a lot of these posts are 5+ years old.
Keep us posted...
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ilovedmymantas
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Re: Newbie!!!
Hello & welcome 
Looking forward to seeing your progress.
Looking forward to seeing your progress.
" It's not rust. It's age-related patina " 
1980 vauxhall cavalier MK1 1.6L, 1982 opel manta berlinetta 1.8s, 1985 opel manta 2.0 gte, 1990 cavalier 2.0 gl ,1994 cavalier sri x20xev
-1995 cdx x20xev
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Matt
1980 vauxhall cavalier MK1 1.6L, 1982 opel manta berlinetta 1.8s, 1985 opel manta 2.0 gte, 1990 cavalier 2.0 gl ,1994 cavalier sri x20xev
-1995 cdx x20xev
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Matt
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fairy691982
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Re: Newbie!!!
Hi guys thanks for the welcome This is the first saab conversion that ive done but have done many a engine conversion on lots of other classics but that normally to a rover v8 that ive built lol
Cant seem to get one into a cav
Thanks robsey for the link ill take a look buddy any help is always appreciated when it comes to conversions theres always an easy way or a hard way
Never owned a cav b4 always been 60s classics and just wanted a bit of a retro classic with a heater lol my 64 humber sceptre is crap in the winter
Ill try get a couple of pics etc of the old girl up just fitted some rims and now lowered but needs to go lower me thinks!!
Ive stripped the sri of a gsi front bumper,gsi grille,angel eye headlights and indicators
Also it came with full black interiour and leather so robbed all that to so now it begins!!!