My Cavalier turbo WIP
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My Cavalier turbo WIP
hey all il start this thread for all the work me my mates and body shops etc do!!
my 5th cavalier and 2nd 4x4 turbo but this one will stay with me now..no more selling cavs hehe...
Heres a few pics
Anyway so first things first,there was a nasty bit of rust on the o/s/r door corner so treated that yesterday with rust remedy... (amazing stuff,it turns the rust hard and very strong and also stops anymore corrosion)
Here is the pic after i treated it and a pic after ive painted it and lacquered it! now i had no filler so so you can still see the bumps where the rust was, but its tided it up for now and also stopped it from getting any worse!
Then i treated the boot lip corners as they were getting bad...
Also sprayed the tow eye cover as its come off a blue cavalier and you could see a bits of blue through the white so rubbed it down and gave it a couple of coats of glacier white and a coat of lacquer..
then rubbed down and treated areas in the boot floor...
boot carpet was minging so gave that a good scrub
so iam in the middle of rebuilding the turbo this weekend as the seals have gone and its smoking like a gooden more pictures to follow.....
my 5th cavalier and 2nd 4x4 turbo but this one will stay with me now..no more selling cavs hehe...
Heres a few pics
Anyway so first things first,there was a nasty bit of rust on the o/s/r door corner so treated that yesterday with rust remedy... (amazing stuff,it turns the rust hard and very strong and also stops anymore corrosion)
Here is the pic after i treated it and a pic after ive painted it and lacquered it! now i had no filler so so you can still see the bumps where the rust was, but its tided it up for now and also stopped it from getting any worse!
Then i treated the boot lip corners as they were getting bad...
Also sprayed the tow eye cover as its come off a blue cavalier and you could see a bits of blue through the white so rubbed it down and gave it a couple of coats of glacier white and a coat of lacquer..
then rubbed down and treated areas in the boot floor...
boot carpet was minging so gave that a good scrub
so iam in the middle of rebuilding the turbo this weekend as the seals have gone and its smoking like a gooden more pictures to follow.....
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Re: My Cavalier turbo WIP
my mates old one well 2 of my mates have owned
looking good dude
looking good dude
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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lol no but it matches just fine mateGaz wrote:You know galcier white is single stage you dont need to lacquer it.
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lol yeah tahir or something i think his name was..its quite a well known car i beleavegsi pie wrote:my mates old one well 2 of my mates have owned
looking good dude
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Looking nice. I like the wheels. What they off and what size are they?
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cheers..there omega elite 17'sCav.turbo wrote:Looking nice. I like the wheels. What they off and what size are they?
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cheers..there omega elite 17'sCav.turbo wrote:Looking nice. I like the wheels. What they off and what size are they?
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tahir aswell
the the other was my mates lol
the the other was my mates lol
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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Look nice. What offset are they. ET38 ?da_master316 wrote:cheers..there omega elite 17'sCav.turbo wrote:Looking nice. I like the wheels. What they off and what size are they?
Am Wondering if they would clear my hi-spec monster 4 calipers
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ET35 iirc
Nice to see the WIP here, tidy motor, what's that intercooler pipework all about though?! Look forward to further updates btw there are quite a few pics of this car on here from previous events, check the old Billing threads in events and meets
Nice to see the WIP here, tidy motor, what's that intercooler pipework all about though?! Look forward to further updates btw there are quite a few pics of this car on here from previous events, check the old Billing threads in events and meets
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those pics are awesome how long ago where those pics taken please pie??
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nice will dohumbucker wrote:ET35 iirc
Nice to see the WIP here, tidy motor, what's that intercooler pipework all about though?! Look forward to further updates btw there are quite a few pics of this car on here from previous events, check the old Billing threads in events and meets
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wow, look at all those brooms!
"No the temperature gauge doesn't work........
we've driven 150 miles today........
the heater went cold last Thursday........
they check the level when it's serviced don't they?"
we've driven 150 miles today........
the heater went cold last Thursday........
they check the level when it's serviced don't they?"
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september 2011 buddy
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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Awsum pictures!gsi pie wrote:tahir aswell
the the other was my mates lol
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got the turbo off and it needs more than just bearings and oil seals
looks like something has either gone through the turbo and mashed the Finns on the turbine or its not been balanced properly..
ah well il send it off to get a rebuild! owning a cav turbo again reminds me of my cossie days hehe fixed or repaired daily
looks like something has either gone through the turbo and mashed the Finns on the turbine or its not been balanced properly..
ah well il send it off to get a rebuild! owning a cav turbo again reminds me of my cossie days hehe fixed or repaired daily