Vauxhall Cavalier LS Hatchback MK3

[kriegheim]

You need the metal type oil filler cap, polished they look nice

[markrobertyeo]

You need the metal type oil filler cap, polished they look nice

I could get this one and pretend that my engine is called scott burgess?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/polished-allo ... 500wt_1287

[markrobertyeo]

This afternoon I went about making a cold air feed for my cone filter, took as many step by step photo's as I could be assed. So this is the way I did it...

Firstly I marked out the hole to cut


And the rest is obvious...







After a lot of ramming I got the aluminium air feed down the back of this hole behind the headlight which goes to the back of the bumper.









I then cable tied the air feed to the inside bumper and cut grooves in the left hand side for the wire to hook in to (if that makes sense :S)



After making sure that it was secure enough I taped it up and resprayed it black to hide the aluminium and scratches.









Bought this aluminium mesh off ebay for like £3 quid, feels strong. cut it to fit behind the hole and in front of the air feed.





Anyone would think it goes fast, right?





I wasn't sure on whether or not to spray the aluminium mesh black too?

Does it look tacky left as it is and unsprayed?

Thoughts please!

[kriegheim]

You need the metal type oil filler cap, polished they look nice

I could get this one and pretend that my engine is called scott burgess?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/polished-allo ... 500wt_1287

Haha, nice.

This one ?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/150613089152

[markrobertyeo]

Oh yeah, I saw them. You've got a lot of vauxhalls there

[Mikebmth]

Nice work but be careful of puddles and rain now you have that feed as cone filters don't like water and neither does the inlet..

Had one on my Corsa a while back and nothing but problems im afraid..

[markrobertyeo]

Nice work but be careful of puddles and rain now you have that feed as cone filters don't like water and neither does the inlet..

Had one on my Corsa a while back and nothing but problems im afraid..

Chers but it should be okay, I've got drainage holes in the tube at the bottom and cone isn't attached to tube. There's also two 90 degree (ish) bends in the tube as it goes up behind the headlight so water should'nt get to the cone anymore than it would of before. You'd think?

[Mikebmth]

Hmmm fair play mate, should be ok...

90 degree bends will cut the air flow down a bit anyway but should stop any nasty's getting to the filter, was considering something like this myself at one point..

[markrobertyeo]

Well yeah that's it, the air feed couldn't come from anywhere else though unfortunately, it's more of a straightened out S bend.

Yeah I needed some sort of cold air feed, since I have a cone filter. Bought a stainless steel tube to extent the cone closer to the light where the cold airs coming in but it was pretty cheap to do. Ali tube was like £3 and so was the mesh, both off tut'bay!

[markrobertyeo]

Just had a 30 minute drive in the sun, about half normally and half foot to the floor, checked the cone when I got home and it was very cold, as was the stainless steel tube too. Success!

[terkin]

nice work man water will be fine

[markrobertyeo]

That's the reassurance I like to hear

What do people think of the aluminium grill in the front bumper? Spray it black?

[Super89]

I would spray it black.

[markrobertyeo]

That's what I was leaning towards, think it looks a bit 'halfords' atm

[gsi pie]

def paint it dude

look out of place atm imo

kool mod tho

[jeffjeff450]

Think its looks quit inconspicuous compared to some but if u really want to hide it I would spray it black that pipe looks twice as fat as my k&n one I had for my old 2.0 8v. I just ran mine strait down facing the floor behind the bumper. Don't think I would have made quit as clean of a job as you have.

[markrobertyeo]

Cheers, It was 5" diameter I think... Just the right size to be wedged through the hole behind the light. Black it'll be then! Cheers bays

[markrobertyeo]

Since it was raining today and I couldn't get on with any painting and decided to spend the morning giving the inside a good clean.

Washed rubber matts, hoovered every corner gave the dash and doors a spray of btb.









And a souvenir form Greece, given to by a friend. Charmin'.

Mod edited photo

[markrobertyeo]

Sorry for the recent naughty photo mr moderator!

Anyway, had a general tidy up and paint in the engine bay after cleaning up the rocker cover the other week. Tidying up loose wires and hoses, sanding back and repainting old pipes and getting rid of any unwanted oil spills.

Dumping loads of photos.

[Stoater85]

Just caught up over the last few pages. Im loving this car. Very nice and good job on the arches. What colour is it? Its real nice, kinda in between flame red and satin red?

[markrobertyeo]

Just caught up over the last few pages. Im loving this car. Very nice and good job on the arches. What colour is it? Its real nice, kinda in between flame red and satin red?

Nice one, cheers buddy. Glad you like it

Just waiting for a sunny few days so I can finish them off with some lacquer and start on the other side.

Its Toskana red, haven't seen another the same colour on here before? But it's definitely standard

[markrobertyeo]

New centre box bought to replace the current which is blowing through a 10mm hole. Anyone had any experience with these? Seems cheap.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/110888190798? ... 1439.l2649

[markrobertyeo]

Well I bought the new centre box as the blowing was doing my head in and would probably need changing come mot time anyway. Came the next day! Can't complain. Got that changed this weekend and it feels much nicer to drive, spent more time trying to get the backbox on straight again, still trying. Also got a new U clamp for the backbox, old ones thread had rusted and corroded, much tighter fit now which I think has contributed to the smoothness.

£25 for the centre box
£1 for the gasket
£1 U Clamp

Old:


There were about 4 holes scattered over the top side of the centre box, hidden but they were heard!


And I think the cat has seen better days :S Old gasket falling apart


New gasket, nuts and bolts


New centre box


Will give the exhaust a coat of heat resistant paint tomorrow.

Still blowing somewhere up the front, its a horrible raspy sound, very tinny. Cant work out where its coming from though, only heard when I accelerate?

[markrobertyeo]

I've found out where that horrible noise has been coming from... The joint between the down pipe and the cat has about a 10mm gap.. there's something in the middle of it, so you cant see into the pipe but this is where the noise is coming from. The bolts are rusted and are very loose now so they will need to be replaced as they cannot be tightened. I think its going to be a job for some gun gum unless anyone has any suggestions?

[markrobertyeo]

Realised the joint just has to be tightened and pull the filter closer together..

A couple of replacement indicators came in the post, got them for £9 delivered. I'm going to take them apart and spray the insides properly this time, removing the reflective orange lens as I go and spraying behind.

Uprated orange bulbs too, but how do you get the back off? Doesnt seem to want to budge.