The Colorado Story

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Arggh where the ***k is it.
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Right then some before and after pics of the old wheels and new ones
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Definatly fill the arches more now. Next job fitting foglights
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Looking good ;) . Are you going to cut holes in your bumper for the fog lights or change the bumper for one with the holes all ready in it?

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Looking good, did you lower it? I can't remember reading so.
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My bodyshop up the road are going to do the holes for me. And i will do the rest as they have the better tools. It has been lowered but not too much i got one of those spring and shock packages from online autosport the mega gas package budget priced but it made so much difference. Glad you like it.Its getting a bit of a collection of bits now. Sri sideskirts, Sri foglights, prefacelift sri boot spoiler, now Gsi alloys.!
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That is a beautiful cav. Would love to get mine looking like that. Shows you've worked hard on it. Nice one. :) :)
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Thanks. It is a lot of hard work but its nice when people appreciate that. It does get polished a lot..
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It does look really nice. Very mint!


We need a thread like this for your turbo, is there one?
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There is an updated one now!
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looking better all the time
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Thanks :)
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looks great c. i've overlooked colorado's in the past butnot now i've seen yours fella. good job well done!!
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Thanks, the latest news is it is having the foglights fitted in to the Bumper. I have sorted out the wiring so its nearly done now. Pictures on completion.
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should be good when its done :)
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And finished. I am Happy..
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Looking good. :cool

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a good job well done. looking nice and those wheels are a massive improvment over the hub caps. off to catch up on your turbo thread now...
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great to see the cavalier featured in the total vaux-hall of fame this month! shame youre getting rid of it. and you've already sold the turbo... so are you leaving cav ownership altogether?! :o
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Never saw the picture of it. But for the moment the Cavalier is safe i have managed to sort the finances side of things without having to sell it. But it will remain in the garage for the forseeable future. It has not been a good year financially.
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keep it secret... keep it safe....


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Thanks i would have hated to sell her after 10 years together. Am just dissapointed it will not be on the road this year. I am just pottering about cleaning things up on it. At least its under cover now and wont deteriorate.
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great news. i'll dig the pic out and scan it for you if you like. youre a popular member round these parts, would be a shame to see you leave us! :no :wave
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ilovemyelite wrote:great news. i'll dig the pic out and scan it for you if you like. youre a popular member round these parts, would be a shame to see you leave us! :no :wave
Thank you thats me told! I shall try and be on a bit more..
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After a break in use the Colorado has been bought back into use once more. It has had a few running problems which have cleared up following a new coolant temperature sensor and a new thermostat. The interior was replaced with a prefacelift sri interior but that will be going soon as the door cards are splitting. Also with my knee problems I am having trouble getting in and out over the bolsters.
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Nice when it's a simple fix like that.
Sorry to hear about your knee, hope it's not too serious.
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