Project Red Baron - Gaz' Cav

[btcctroy]

wash mine lol

[humbucker]

you have aircon on your car? or just an aircon switch?!

[Gaz]

I just wired the switch up so ive got 2 spare oe switches to hand to do whatever i want. plus i didn't want blanks in my dash, its really easy to wire them up when you already have the plugs and wiring so alll you need to do pop out the pins and the locking pin and solder in the earth and illumination to the the rear window switch and the live to the heater control (as the heated rear doesnt have a live as its got an in and an out to the relay) and a wire out to whatever you want but they are only really good enough to trip a relay.
I had these switches before i even owned a cavalier, found them under my seat in my vectra when i broke it.

Troy - sod off

[btcctroy]

Troy - sod off

well how rude i thought you did such a good job of doing yours i thought id let you loose on mine haha

[Gaz]

I didnt do a good job, terry did a good job, i just watched.

[Gaz]

Today i did this

To fit these

Wasnt happy with what the oil pressure was doing on startup (took a bit too long to get upto pressure) so i dropped the sump and found chunks of old sealent so glad i did but now its dark and i'll get it done in the morning

[humbucker]

those were a really good find, no more tappety tap!

[Gaz]

Mine started sounding like a sewing machine it was time to get them done, only about 3 hours start to finish, probably could have knocked half our out of that easy but i had nothing to do this afternoon.

[Envoy CDX]

All good progress

[gsi pie]

ooo it'l be a nice quiet xe

[btcctroy]

Apparently the ina tappets can be repaired
I have seen a how too somewhere

[gsi pie]

you still got your nova gaz?

[Gaz]

Did this the other afternoon

[btcctroy]

looking nice

[jimmy]

Nice gaz looking good fella

[Gaz]

Couple of years ago i bought some gsxr 750 throttle bodies on a whim, (like most of my stuff) they taper nicely like most of the top end bodies at a fraction of the price. The joys of these specific ones are that they separate easily and they needed to be spaced 13mm to match the vauxhall spacing

They came with lots of extra stuff like duel electronic flaps that needed removing and blanking off. I had to drill and tap the old flap holes and inserted some m8 bolts into the holes with some time on the bench grinder and finishing with a dremel they were sitting flush added some permanent threadlock so they never go anywhere ever again.

as id spaced them i needed to extend the throttle flaps, i expoxy and riveted them on, needed to tweek the balance but nothing major, ive got a cut down inlet manifold i need to modify

Ive got some trumpets i need to make fit but need to find someone to cut them down on a lathe or a milling machine as they are tapered and i dont want any steps in the inlet , any takers?

[Gaz]

done some more on the throttle bodies but no pics as yet but i'll put some up when im done.

Today i nipped to the trafford centre, thought id grab a quick pic

My new exhaust, looks a fair bit cleaner than the old one that i never got sitting perfectly.

Fitted nova eibach rear springs and shocks, tbh other than on a smooth road they are a bit crashy, handles well but im too old for rides like that.

[Deeksin]

Exhaust sits perfect suits it really well

[btcctroy]

same throttle bodies im using.

interesting to see how much of a gain your get.

[jimmy]

Looking good Gaz I do like the look of your cav an will certainly be watching your throttle bodies build with a close eye

[Gaz]

same throttle bodies im using.

interesting to see how much of a gain your get.

Troy what did your megasquirt cost you in the end, as looking at the prices it seems to be just as expensive as an off the shelf ecu

[btcctroy]

it has worked out about 300 but i need a wide band lamda so i can tune it

i got the ms2 v3, its the one with the ecu upgrade. supposed to be there with the best of em.

[C4V V6]

Looking good mate! What steering wheel you running at the moment, looked silver in distant pictures.

[TurboDan]

Thats his Disc Lock, we live in manchester you know

[V6power]

looks real nice Gaz, you got any plans for fitting side skirts?