my cavi sri.restoration

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my cavi sri.restoration

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hey ppl.just thought id post a few pics of my cavi sri.soon to be a full bare shell strip down and rebuild.
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did you say an original spec resto?
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yeah i want it back to original spec.
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Definatly a worthwhile project
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Looks clean and sounds like a good project.
Thank god the 90's are over and those kits are no longer in production
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i no.car is as clean as they come.has had no welding in its life.not bad for an H reg.going for a colour change as original was navy blue.was thinking of mat black.whatdya think?
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not on a resto... why not diamond black?
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matt black is cool for about 15mins it gets tired really easy, how about a satin blue finish?
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i was thinking of diamond black but its been done so many times.i need to do something different and make it stand out a bit.
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Maybe a Vauxhall colour that didnt come on a Cavalier?
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Lotus Carlton - Emerald green
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good choice...
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diamond black
smoke grey or
flame red

the only REAL colours for an SRi :mrgreen:

SEriously though, it will be nice to see this when its done and that fugly body kit has been sold on / burnt / cut into small peices :lol:

Hope it doesn't throw up any unexpected surprises.
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Envoy CDX wrote:diamond black
smoke grey or
flame red

the only REAL colours for an SRi :mrgreen:
I agree with the first colour, its the best of them all. :D

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Greig Sri wrote:
Envoy CDX wrote:diamond black
smoke grey or
flame red

the only REAL colours for an SRi :mrgreen:
I agree with the first colour, its the best of them all. :D

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No, not a all. What ever made you think that. :D :lol:

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Greig Sri wrote:No, not a all. What ever made you think that. :D :lol:

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arden blue! or, ahem, diamond black hehehe!
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thought id put up some more pics.its now in use every day as i wrote off my bmw 325.(dont drift in the rain lol.}spoiler now gone thank fcuk.
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some more pics.
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Looking better already lol
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does anyone no where i can get heated seat wiring loom and buttons from??
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garygrady wrote:does anyone no where i can get heated seat wiring loom and buttons from??
Cav CDX, GSi, Calibra's may have them. its pot luck really.
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Might be able to safe that boot floor if your quick, but nice progress so far.
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Enjoy getting it back to the way you want it mate. Look forward to seeing more pics. :thumb :thumb
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