Robsey wrote:It's a bit of a challenge to find just the release bearing without the full clutch kit!!
Don't really want to spend money that I simply don't have, and that I shouldn't need to.
The seal is easy enough to find
Aye, you can say that again. I'll see if theres anything kicking about in my box of spares
Minor update, can't remember if I mentioned my rear hubs arrived, need to open them and see what exactly came with them. Handbrake cable ordered, bastard charged me £6.89 for postage though! thief! so that took that over £21.. still can't complain I guess...
Robsey wrote:Great - nearly time for some serious action
After my physio is over, probably.
As I did some reading up on Calibra's it seems anything past 96 had Vectra brakes, so rather than 284, you get 288 based hubs as standard
So the £37 and odd change is well spent really
I am waiting on a set of Vectra 150 calipers and carriers.
Then just have to find some rear calipers if the Cavalier ones don't bolt onto the SAAB rear hubs..
Robsey wrote:Still no progress with the tank and fuel lines, due to the injury?
Damn it's frustrating, when you can't do anything, even though you are stuck at home.
Nope, not really unfortunatly.
I bought myself a LASER metric pipe flaring tool on Sunday for £19 from Toolstation, see how it goes ideally I want to flare some pipes up and bend them to shape using the ones off my old cav as a template.
420 miles over the past 2 days, 370 of which today
Picked up my front struts, so I will be stripping the V6 springs and shockers out and getting some KYB shockers, and fitting my 35mm lowering springs soon
I'll hopefully have some calipers and discs soon too
Only took me 3 1/2 years to fix my central locking - by accident , 8 months to fix a fuelling problem , 7 years to finish the trim on a wardrobe in my bedroom. and four years to fit my house alarm.
Only took me 3 1/2 years to fix my central locking - by accident , 8 months to fix a fuelling problem , 7 years to finish the trim on a wardrobe in my bedroom. and four years to fit my house alarm.
and so on.....
I'll get there in the end, just finding motivation most days thats the issue currently.
Envoy CDX wrote:
I'll get there in the end, just finding motivation most days thats the issue currently.
Motivation ?
How about Billing 2011, or one of the other Vx meets.?
My delaying factor is the wife!!
I have to fulfil my chores ( I am her full time carer when I am not at work)
And the cars only get worked on, when I have my lunch breaks at work!
Had to change the discs and pads on Saturday as well, the braking was getting a wee bit iffy, Ste, revamped my spare calipers while I reclaimed my discs from the silver cav.
For some reason, it seems that the calipers that came off got stuck on one of the sliders to the point where only half the pad (diagonally) was touching the disc - bit freaky really, but also found out that the cav came with 256mm discs anyhow
So I'll free off and clean up the calipers that came off and they can go on the Astra (fun times).
ilovemyelite wrote:frankenstein's vauxhalls! love it
do you really?
So, I gave some thought as to my exhaust leak, seems to be the manifold / downpipe join.
as the manifold has been retapped and I seem to have lost a bolt (along one of my journeys I'd imagine) that is the most likely place to start, so I'll unbolt it from the car and work on it from there..
yeah, for sure, wasnt being sarcastic, i love the idea of takin a bit from here and a bit from there and coming up with a better car. providing the 'bits from here and there' dont render a decent car bad. i do despair when i see mint calibra turbos ripped for a battered corsa or something, but say, a stack of bits from a car thats well past it onto a car thats just getting better with age is great! we're lucky to be involved in a car scene (vauxhall) with such a wide spectrum of motors with interchangeable parts, not that many other manufacturers offer that. ford maybe, but even so vauxhall have the edge i think...
yeah, for sure, wasnt being sarcastic, i love the idea of takin a bit from here and a bit from there and coming up with a better car. providing the 'bits from here and there' dont render a decent car bad. i do despair when i see mint calibra turbos ripped for a battered corsa or something, but say, a stack of bits from a car thats well past it onto a car thats just getting better with age is great! we're lucky to be involved in a car scene (vauxhall) with such a wide spectrum of motors with interchangeable parts, not that many other manufacturers offer that. ford maybe, but even so vauxhall have the edge i think...
I missed the emot on that one
But yeah, tis good fun making older specced cars better
Envoy CDX wrote:
So, I gave some thought as to my exhaust leak, seems to be the manifold / downpipe join.
as the manifold has been retapped and I seem to have lost a bolt (along one of my journeys I'd imagine) that is the most likely place to start, so I'll unbolt it from the car and work on it from there..
Hopefully it will be dry in the morning
Did you get round to this, or did work get in the way ? - total lack of sleep on your shift.
Envoy CDX wrote:
So, I gave some thought as to my exhaust leak, seems to be the manifold / downpipe join.
as the manifold has been retapped and I seem to have lost a bolt (along one of my journeys I'd imagine) that is the most likely place to start, so I'll unbolt it from the car and work on it from there..
Hopefully it will be dry in the morning
Did you get round to this, or did work get in the way ? - total lack of sleep on your shift.
Didn't get the opportunity - was shattered this morning
Friday is looking the most likely for it now.
Well, been up since 12ish and got bored, so decided to go and reclaim some more bits off Smokey, torch in one hand, screwdriver inthe over under the car and reclaiming the clips that hold the fuel lines in place, as well mine doesn't have any
Well, started dropping the manifold and down pipe, not one stud stayed in the head, not a big deal, but infuriating all the same..
So, under the car I do, and what do I see, nice shiney new manifold and rotten old bolts.. will the budge.. will they hell.. just bent instead...
Feel like scraping the sodding thing at the minute..
, 8 months to fix a fuelling problem 
, 7 years to finish the trim on a wardrobe in my bedroom. 
and four years to fit my house alarm. 
