My cavy turbo

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My cavy turbo

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A haven't really put up any pics or progress since a got the car :-(
So from the start when a got the car
It looked like this
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A have alway wanted a set off Speedlines mistrals but hunted high and low but a got a set bit needed refurb
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A got some carbon an polished bits for under bonnet an gave engine a clean

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Added some more hoses an other bits
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Very nice mate, looks perfect on those speedlines :thumb
Free Parking is a bonus, leaving my Cav in a carbon dust filled carpark is not.....
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Ye the wheels suit it very well, very clean motor mate.
Previous:
China Blue 1989 Vauxhall Cavalier L 18SV
Kings Blue 1992 Vauxhall Cavalier LSi Auto C18NZ
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Kept a eye out for some bigger brake and sorced a set and some other bits an bobs and carbon rapped the wood :-)
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Fitted carbon trim and new steering wheel an some new gauges
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Some tinted head light and detangod rear light
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And some polished bits for in side and a blind
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Thanks for the comments :-)
Was board one day so a make a mk5 flip key for cavy
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After car bein tucked up last winter a new bat an some new flaps
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Pic with head lights
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The car got in total vauxhall few month back :-)
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After the mag shot a thought off a wheel change
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Just need a refurb an some rubber
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Done loads more I.e boot instal
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And new skirt
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Hopefully car will be painted an some other bits done for shows starting
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thats a really nice cav turbo mate, some exellent work going into that, be good to see it at some of the shows this year, Ads
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Well smart fella. Love the wheels and the key mod.
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Looking good mate! What's the splitter off?
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Thanks for the coments :-) . Yes will be nice to get to some shows this year with it .

The splitter is off a seat Ibiza
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i read bout this car in the mag
she is deadly
lovely car lad :thumb
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i want that opel key so bad :(
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looking good dude :)

some nice bling for the inside :)

what splitter is that?
My valver brings all the boys to the yard, dam right its cammed and carbed, dam right it pops and farts, I would show you but the fuker won't start!
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Oooh sorry steve but when a see that first pic so clean and original should of kept it that way lol
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Deeksin wrote:Oooh sorry steve but when a see that first pic so clean and original should of kept it that way lol

+1 looked amazing on std rims :thumb
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I finally got my new wheels on the car . And I am over the moon
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Just need to get bigger brakes on the rear
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Looking fab Stevie ! Excellent work mate :-)
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nom nom :thumb
My valver brings all the boys to the yard, dam right its cammed and carbed, dam right it pops and farts, I would show you but the fuker won't start!
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stevie mate where did you get the treble pod mount for centre from , going to do away with pillar mount eventually
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caza wrote:stevie mate where did you get the treble pod mount for centre from , going to do away with pillar mount eventually
A got the triple din from Astra owners years ago . It's a solid bit alloy 15mm thick . A carbon raped it . Auto gauge do something like it
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Looking well! How you do the key mod fella?
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A bought flip key off eBay an a got cavy one cut . Punch the pin out off the flip key take the blade out it . U need to cut the plastic off cut cavy key . A just copied the shape off flip blade an slotted it to gether .
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Supersaloon wrote:A bought flip key off eBay an a got cavy one cut . Punch the pin out off the flip key take the blade out it . U need to cut the plastic off cut cavy key . A just copied the shape off flip blade an slotted it to gether .
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caza wrote:stevie mate where did you get the treble pod mount for centre from , going to do away with pillar mount eventually
Caza, they do them triple gauge plates on ebay, ive just fitted one in mine, i think tey are about a tenner, i have no link, just type in triple gauge pod and they will be there somewhere, Ads
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thanks Ads & Stevie, got one from e-bay but really cheap and flimsy don't fit to good either but will find one not in a rush ,
thanks Steve
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