New member new GSI

[Ricky180b]

Hi all, I'm Ricky from west London. I back in the days had a G reg silver GSI for 4 years until the wife wrote it off. Few years after had a grey J reg and I saw it about 6 months ago in the Berkshire area I sold her about 6 years ago. I was so upset I just had to get one. This one popped up so I just had to. I've not done nothing to her yet just driving her. She has a few bits to sort out but nothing major. I was told she has Kent cams and new tappets. None make noise when cold. Some pictures when I picked her up. Not sure if this car is known to the club.




That's all I've got at the moment but I will post some more with work in progress over the weekend

[Deeksin]

Hello mate welcome to the site and back to gsi ownership! Looks a braw clean gsi in the pics she clean underneath to.

[Gray16v]

Hello and welcome, that's one good looking Cav.

[Ricky180b]

Hi Guys, To b honest I was shocked at the condition when I went to see her. I was expecting silly mods and rust. But she really is vey good. She has had a full respray and new boot lid new arches, the only mods which are just right are magnex exhaust system and slightly lowered springs. I was totally gob smacked at her. I will post up good photos once I've given her a Good scrubbing over this weekend.

[cavaliersri130]

Nice one m8 and welcome she's a clean looking cavalier gsi.

[gsi pie]

looking good dude

was this the ebay 2k one?

[McFall1984]

wow that is clean
not many left in the condition

welcome to the forum
look forward to fresh pics

[SteLowis]

Looks a good one mate. Look after it

[Cavalier-C20LET]

jesus mate thats nice, looks clean, there getting rare the good gsi's now

[Only1tony]

Welcome. That's a lovely looking GSI.
I would love one as clean as that!

[GLC]

Agree with what everyone else said! That's a clean looking GSI an nice to see it standard looking too. All the best with it an hope it's 3rd time lucky with this one.

[terkin]

[Ricky180b]

Nice warm welcome and thanks for the comments. I've got loads to do this weekend so will start the progress thread to this topic. Made a quick list
Spray wiper arms x4
Fit stereo and amp with box
Underseal car
Discs and pads
Nsr sensor
Oxy sensor
Clifford alarm total closure
Mudflaps if I can get some
Volt and oil gauges
4 new door switches
New aero wipers
Electric aerial
Vaselene arches
Belt is touching cover so adjust that
And last clean idle control valve.
Need to find out how to adjust the idle needs turning down
Deep clean in and out then post photos,

Bloody hell lol

[marcia]

Welcome to the site, good looking cavalier you have.

William

[tahir868]

Looks stunning! Any more pictures at all?

[iangsi]

Looks a tidy car

[Ricky180b]

Loads of work done over the weekend.

New wipers
Sprayed headlight wipers
G5 Clifford full closure with blac jack
Alpine head unit, jl amp, jlw3 sub.
Volt and oil gauges, with new oil sensor,
Second hand electric areil but only goes up 1 section,
Headlining cleaned, I forgot photo
Cleaned idle control valve idling bit better come down to 900 rpm
Deep clean.


















Hope you liked, weekend just flew

[iangsi]

Wish mine was that clean & tidy or even on the road, what did you pay if you don't mind me asking ? & is that a Magnex exhaust on it ?

[TurboDan]

That looks mint. In great condition

[terkin]

holy crap that looks so good

[Gray16v]

one of the best if not the best one on here for sure

[Ricky180b]

Thanks for all the comments makes it all worth while. The exhaust is a Magnex full system. The car was around the 2,000 mark with 102,000 on the clock all documented with full service history. All mot's for mileage verification. The car was rebuilt a while back and then was stored in a garage and not pulled out for 6 years. Looking at everyones comments im now wondering should she really be used as a daily drive through the winter. But then i purchased this car as i want to drive it and if i just store it then it wasnt worth buying it. I have this trend of buying cars and making them nice, so nice i put them away lol. But then she has been stored away for years so why not use her. If she does get a bit rusty then we can tackle this in the spring before summer.

[Ads]

one of the best if not the best one on here for sure

its a really nice gsi, but i think the best gsi ive seen belongs to Deeks, Ads

[wayne sri]

that is lovely gsi lad all needs is set of mud flaps

[terkin]

one of the best if not the best one on here for sure

its a really nice gsi, but i think the best gsi ive seen belongs to Deeks, Ads

have to seen em side by side i think cause that does look dam good