SRi 16v W.I.P. (lots of pics)

[Greig Sri]

I never thouhgt about lead filling. Ill ask the the guy that is painting it about lead fillinng the hole. I know if I its filled with catalloy it will shrink and show a mark.

Greig

[Colorado]

Brakes look good. I have found new bonnets are available if you are prepared to travel as a lot of places will not post.

[Greig Sri]

I have found some for sale but getting them to me or me going for them is going to cost me a fortune. The best I can come up with one off ebay for £100 and £50 for postage.

Greig

[RatCav]

Shame as I can think of 6 bonnets near me in a scrappy. All for hatchbacks but the same I think.

[Greig Sri]

I cant get the bonnet I found on ebay. It was an old advert and shouldint have been on. Back to square one again.

Rat cav, I can find plenty of 2nd hand bonnets but all have rust under the front lip like mine has. I want a new bonnet to make the car as perfact as I can.

Its looking like I will be fixing my own bonnet if something dosnt turn up soon.

Greig

[RatCav]

I can have a look and see if any are in perfect nick. As I said there are several there, one might be good. If so will let you know.

[Greig Sri]

Thanks ratcav but ive got things sussed now.I took the grinder to my bonnet to just see how bad the rust is.



As seen in the pic its bad . Not worth saving.

So went to see the guy that is going to paint the car and he says get the old style bonnet . He is going to weld in a plate over the hole to fill it.

With the bonnet stuff sorted, I booked it in for the respray
Will be going in to get done in 2/3 weeks time ,cant wait to get it painted and start rebuilding it up.

Greig

[Squig]

Can't wait to this back on the roads fella...

[Greig Sri]

I think it will be a long 2-3 weeks waiting for it to go for painting. With the nice weather this week it made me wish it wos on the road to take it out for a spin.

Greig

[RatCav]

No probs buddy. Good luck and all

[Colorado]

The old Bonnet does look poorly.Definatly needs replacing. Glad you have managed to source one.

[Greig Sri]

I would have pefered a face lift bonnet, but cant get one. So Ill make do with the early one and weld up the badge hole.I seen the manager of the local motor factors and he said ill get the bonnet a half price for the hasle.

Greig

[Colorado]

Sounds good. The cavity isnt that big is it?

[Greig Sri]

Its only a few mm deep, but if filled with catoloy it would shrink and leave a mark.

Greig

[Greig Sri]

Picked up the new bonnet today. just a shame its the early type tho.



Thats me all ready to send the car for painting.

Greig

[GLC]

Hi m8. Am looking forward to seeing the pictures of it when it's sprayed. You have come so far with this car in just a short space of time. Just wondering do you ever have a day off from working on cars?

[Greig Sri]

Hi m8. Am looking forward to seeing the pictures of it when it's sprayed. You have come so far with this car in just a short space of time. Just wondering do you ever have a day off from working on cars?

Aye, it keeps me busy along with the other cars. I dont work on any cars from Monday to Thursday tho, as I am at work then.

Greig

[Colorado]

So whens it off for painting?

[Greig Sri]

Hopefully it will be put in this Friday coming. I need to check with the guy that is doing it , to see how hes getting on with the car he has in the now.

Ive been doing some painting this weekend myself. I picked up a front bumper with fog lights for the Astra ,also got colour coded mirrors and a grill in better condition than mine. So I got that lot rubbed down and primed.


The bumper had a few marks on it ,so it has had a lot of coats of filler primer.Next weekend ill get the colour and lacker on them.

I also added some sun visors with the lights and rear grab handles with lights. At the same time I fitted my old Cav electric sunroof.





I have been busy on the Corsa today. Had the handbrake to fix .As when I picked it up from the bodyshop and wos puting it up on the trailer. I managed to brake it, opps!
Have found that I need to get a new steering rack for it too . It has a bent arm

Greig

[kingofthekerb]

Some work gone into this. well done fella, a man after my own heart, restoring a black sri saloon lol

[Greig Sri]

Some work gone into this. well done fella, a man after my own heart, restoring a black sri saloon lol

Thanks for that. There is only one colour for a SRi saloon and its black. lol

Greig

[Colorado]

Wont be long now them.

[Greig Sri]

No update on the cav, its still waiting to go for the respray. So ive been busy with the Astra.

I finished painting the mirrors and the grill. The mirrors are now fitted but ill wait till I fit the new bumper to fit the gril at the same time.


Heres the bumper with 2 coats of paint on it. Still has to get rubbed down and more paint yet.


I then started to fit some rear head rests. I had to strip the covers off the rear backs of the seats to weld in some brackets to hold the suport sleaves.


Heres the end result.


Sundays jobs will be find a air leak in the Astras boost pipe work . As when driving you can here a whisle coming from some ware. The Astra also has a oil leak on the front of the engine some ware I need to find and fix.

Greig

[Colorado]

Your paintwork is very good.

[Gaz]

im impressed if there wasn't headrests i wouldn't bother welding in brackets!