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allansri
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newbie from Scotland

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Hi , i say i'm a newbie but i'm sure i registered on here in 2009 , i've got 2 mk2 cavaliers , a 1986 black saloon sri auto and a 1988 1.6L hatch back that i'm just starting to convert to a red top early coil pack engine

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Nice to see some Mk2's still going strong.

It was the Mk 2 that converted me to Vauxhall cars :thumb

Guess it is welcome back to the site :wave

Looking forward to see how you get on with the engine swap / upgrade.
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Post loads of pictures :)
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A couple of NICE looking Cavs!!!!
Welcome along :D
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hi allan you know i love your mark2 :thumb
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welcome to cavmk3oc.com! as robsey says, get a work in progress thread going for the engine swap work, will be great to see it come along :)
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Robsey wrote:Nice to see some Mk2's still going strong.

It was the Mk 2 that converted me to Vauxhall cars :thumb

Guess it is welcome back to the site :wave

Looking forward to see how you get on with the engine swap / upgrade.
As you will remember... the golden rule is

Post loads of pictures :)
i started off with a mk1 cav 2.0L sports hatch way back in 1989 then had an alfa sud clover leaf sold it for £150 and some guy phoned me a couple of years later to tell me it was a show car and worth £8000 , then onto mk2 cav SRi's had about 5 or 6 and the best cav i had was a 1990 mk3 cav SRi in white loved that car had it for about 5 years must have put 70,000 miles on it one clutch and one head gasket good old 8 valves bullet proof lol
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steven77 wrote:hi allan you know i love your mark2 :thumb
yes will even let you drive it :o , do you still have a radiator for a red top :?:
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nice mk2's pal good to see there still around ;)

hello and welcome pretty new here myself tbh.


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allansri wrote:
steven77 wrote:hi allan you know i love your mark2 :thumb
yes will even let you drive it :o , do you still have a radiator for a red top :?:

not sure tbh might be kicking about know the fan is cause i fell over it the night :scratch
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steven77 wrote:
allansri wrote:
steven77 wrote:hi allan you know i love your mark2 :thumb
yes will even let you drive it :o , do you still have a radiator for a red top :?:

not sure tbh might be kicking about know the fan is cause i fell over it the night :scratch
cheers will need to meet up once i get the saloon out or you can help on the hatch lol
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need to start some wip threads for those 2.
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:wave

love the black mk2 executive looking
now running a swedish vauxhall...

the old cav vid
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYC4wHjqAhw

the new saab vid
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-K5L6UDGFk
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cheers will need to meet up once i get the saloon out or you can help on the hatch lol[/quote]

not a prob to help you with hatch lus can ask my mate to help if you need extra hand he is mobile machince ie has van full of tools :D
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branny361 wrote::wave

love the black mk2 executive looking
funny you should say executive looking was originally bought buy a lawers firm in london as a company car and the guy i bought it of got it from them when it was 2 years old he kept it for 22 years then i bought it in dec 2009 , won it on ebay for the grand sum of £560.01p and he had 22 years of documented history not every ones cup of tea been automatic but its a blast to drive and the kick down is awsome from tickover to red line in a spilt second :cool
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allansri wrote:
branny361 wrote::wave

love the black mk2 executive looking
funny you should say executive looking was originally bought buy a lawers firm in london as a company car and the guy i bought it of got it from them when it was 2 years old he kept it for 22 years then i bought it in dec 2009 , won it on ebay for the grand sum of £560.01p and he had 22 years of documented history not every ones cup of tea been automatic but its a blast to drive and the kick down is awsome from tickover to red line in a spilt second :cool
its nice, looks like it's on stilts though!
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humbucker wrote:
allansri wrote:
branny361 wrote::wave

love the black mk2 executive looking
funny you should say executive looking was originally bought buy a lawers firm in london as a company car and the guy i bought it of got it from them when it was 2 years old he kept it for 22 years then i bought it in dec 2009 , won it on ebay for the grand sum of £560.01p and he had 22 years of documented history not every ones cup of tea been automatic but its a blast to drive and the kick down is awsome from tickover to red line in a spilt second :cool
its nice, looks like it's on stilts though!
yes its a bit on the high side could do with been lowered 40mm but i'm happy to leave it like that for now 8-)
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i have sorta found you to saloon redtop cavaliers that need saveing :thumb

1 my old 1 othere 1 you know :thumb
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love the mk2s! rare to see the sri's on the original wheels. Looks like a clean example

A mk2 is definately on my to do list :thumb
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scotty GSI wrote:love the mk2s! rare to see the sri's on the original wheels. Looks like a clean example

A mk2 is definately on my to do list :thumb
the alloy wheels were an optional extra on the mid spec sri , i have a spare set that still need refurbed , its a really solid car with only 10" off welding on both sills and had 2 new rear arches fitted last year , total spend so far is about £2000 not bad really
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