Relatively happy with the car, although she has needed some work. This thread will act as a WIP as I work on her and bring her up to a gleaming example of a cavalier.
If your going to post here, keep it constructive or hit the back button now please. Ta.
Modification Diary:
December 10th 2006 - Front Brakes pads replaced
December 12th 2006 - Changed the Gearstick
December 24th 2006 - Installation of the Rear Grab Handles & Electric Aerial
Janurary 5th 2007 - Installation of new Headlining, Carlton electric sunroof & GSi Seats.
Janurary 15th 2007 - Radio loom modified so that the 12+ and 12 memory were standard ISO
January 31st 2007 - New tyres, Federal Formoza 195/60/R14's
Janurary 31st 2007 - Tracking done and frightening results...
February 3rd 2007 - Installation of new drivers side wing
February 4th 2007 - New / replacement pattern wishbones fitted as original parts were failing
March 10th 2007 - Installation of replacement dashboard due to damage sustained by previous owner(s)
March 16th 2007 - Installation of GMAX 40mm Lowering Kit & Heated Leather seats.
April 8th 2007 - Front wheels balanced and steering corrected.
April 9th 2007 - Water pump and timing belt replaced - 124,000 miles on the clock
April 16th- Replacement of Rocker cover gasket & oil breather guaze
May 8th 2007 - Passed MOT - another 365 days of driving
June 29th 2007 - Replaced crappy LED washerjets on replacement bonnet with Vectra B washer jets
June 30th - Full coolant system flush / back flush - running much better now
July 22nd - Picked up Mk2 1.8 MPi engine
August 11th 2007 - Replaced rear brake cylinders / fitted new shoes (well, Kev did - I watched / cleaned parts up)
August 12th 2007 - Tested new brakes.
August 26th - September 1st 2007 - Installed rear electric window motors and loom
September 12th 2007 - Acquired new centre section for exhaust.
September 13th 2007 - Began cleaning up spare rocker cover I bought off Dave's Cav earlier this year
September 15th 2007 - Located a matching set of rear door cards without the window winder hole
September 22nd 2007 - Installed new door cards - a little quieter inside the car now.
October 6th 2007 - Rear flexi pipes replaced
January 1st 2008 - Head Gasket Replaced - SPi engine running nicely again.
January 12th 2008 - 1987 Cav Mk2 1.8MPI engine fitted (estimated 112bhp)
January 19th 2008 2.0 8 Valve Calibra engine mount & V Belt PAS Pump fitted
March 1st 2008 - New top tint windscreen fitted
March 2nd 2008 - Sound proofing installed, rear floor heaters, wired in OEM heated seat loom & fuel computer switch loom.
May 10th 2008 - New front pads fitted (in hindsight, should have gotten discs also).
May 18th 2008 - Omega varible wiper stalk installed and wired up.
May 19th 2008 - new rocker cover gasket fitted, along with more oil breathers cleaned out. Pulling much better now.
June 6th 2008 - Fitted Vectra handles to the drivers side front and rear - feels much tighter / newer when opening the door now.
Thread will be updated as and when more work is carried out.
More pictures to follow.
edit: Thought the to do list was best suited here.
To Do List 2008:
Re-wire heated leather Seats - Done! - HOW2 coming up in the next week or so.
Wire in Electric Door Mirrors
Re-wire the rear drivers side electric window (as it will only go down and not back up from the console.)
Tidy up the rear arches
Replace under headlight panel
Touch up bonnet and remove stone chips / early rust stages
Tidy Paintwork
Install rear floor heaters - Done!
Install floor well lights
Install Kerb lights into the doors (front and rears)
Replaces all door hinge pins (pins bought, just need fitted)
Realign passenger side doors
Replace A Pillar Trim
Clean up the head lining
Install al new bits of trim
Rub back, fill, and spray up rear lip spoiler for fitting
which will hopefully tighten the front end back up. I have some power flex poly bushes to fit to the Anti Roll Bar links (which are also being renewed as they look original to the car (plus one is bent).
