1989 mk3 cav 2.0 8v sri

[Rich P]

i am having a custom airbox made up,not completely finished yet but this what it was like under the bonnet before


now i have a nice shiney airbox,check out the intake


still need to fit a K n N filter


there was a bit of silicon hose between the box and throttle body but didnt fit right so i chopped up the original rubber hose and fits much better


the intake pipe is just tempory at the mo,the RAD is gona be moved back so an aluminium pipe can fit through to the box.the flexi tube is bent around the RAD at the mo so quite restrictive.eventually im gona have the battery in a chrome case and the rocker cover sprayed

[Rich P]

you can actually feel the suction if you put your hand in front of the intake.my mate said i should have a sunstrip sayin "best blowjob in town"

[Cavyman_130]

I did a similiar thing with mine mate, though i put the original box back on and cut a slight hole in the side further away from the engine just the allow the indution kit to fit nicely, then i cut a hole in the front where i have ran a large cold air feed direct to the induction kit, but instead of using the grille for the suction i ran it underneath and then in front of the slats on the bottom of the bumper, i have noticed an improvement and the exterior has stayed the same.

good job you have done so far though mate.

[cavyneil]

I like the look of the airbox mate

[FoxyCav]

Lookin good Rich.

[Mark]

Like it...Very interesting...

[Rich P]

i wanted to be a little different

[Rich P]

having a new alternator fitted today because its rattleing,the bearings are goin.nearly £90 for a new one and up to an hours labour.need to get my sunroof sorted aswell because theres some rust starting to show through

[Cavyman_130]

wow i didnt think it would be that dear for a new one.

[Rich P]

havin a new bonnet cable fitted today because it take 2 people to open the bonnet lol.also,im still waiting on the air intake pipe fo my new airbox.when its done i will post some pics

[Rich P]

alterator and bonnet cable done.just been having a good old clean at the mo and i had the boot mats out to check on things and found this.........



i wasnt too pleased because i had just had a quote for about 1k to have the rear arches and 2 new sills done,also to have plastic guards on the inside of the rear arches.now i have this problem too.i thought that i should get a quote from another bodyshop and i was pleased with his quote,which was around 600 quid to have the whole lot done including the new problem.ive seen the work they do and its real professional.



this was cause by a hole coming through the arch,you can see it in the next pic



i poked a screwdriver through and this is it comin out the bottom.blurry close up pic sorry.

[Cavyman_130]

oh sore one, good that you are getting it sorted out mate

[dave's.veccy]

dont even ask me about rust, im having my fair share atm

[Mark]

£600 is a good price for all that.

[Rich P]

as soon as ive got the money its getting done

[FoxyCav]

Holey shit (no pun intended) Least your getting it sorted hun, most would just scrap the Cav now. I hate it when people do that, so well done to you

[Rich P]

yeah theres a few people who think im an idiot for keeping my cav but i stick my fingers up at them haha the cav is here to stay

[Cavyman_130]

to right dude

[dave's.veccy]

Holey shit (no pun intended) Least your getting it sorted hun, most would just scrap the Cav now. I hate it when people do that, so well done to you

and mostly, its the decent spec ones that get scrapped or the other thing that infuriates me, because they cant get what they want for it (dreamers im on about), they strip it and scrap a decent shell, usually GSi's

[cavyman130]

cracking car mate whats the engine note sound like nice and rorey or loud &proud

[Rich P]

cracking car mate whats the engine note sound like nice and rorey or loud &proud

actually its not loud at all,not even annoying. how would i describe it ummmm, soft but deep

[cavyman130]

hi rich mate im thinking of doing ashley full system including manifold for the exhaust system not sure about the induction cone any ideas? used a janspeed full system on my cavy recce car that wasnt to loud but it had some power though

[Rich P]

tbh i wouldnt have an induction cone unless it was shielded or placed inside an airbox