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Satin red cav turbo
Heres pics an stuff of excavating the satin red cav T with a member from vodc who offerd to come help , man he was a godsend then had a quick look around it once it was back.
wheels had sank in about 2 inches so we had to dig them out abit, still had air in all 4 after 4+years
everything appears to work apart fromt the rear passenger window. fuel lines are leaking at the back, turn ignition on an heard the trickle lol. was under abit of pressure too. going to drain it, put fresh in once pipes are sorted, check engine out, drain oil thats in it, add fresh, change coolent, check for oil pressure then see if she fires up. surprising clean for how long and where it was sat, my white shell appears in worse condition then this one
wheels had sank in about 2 inches so we had to dig them out abit, still had air in all 4 after 4+years
everything appears to work apart fromt the rear passenger window. fuel lines are leaking at the back, turn ignition on an heard the trickle lol. was under abit of pressure too. going to drain it, put fresh in once pipes are sorted, check engine out, drain oil thats in it, add fresh, change coolent, check for oil pressure then see if she fires up. surprising clean for how long and where it was sat, my white shell appears in worse condition then this one
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nice find rob ... i see a winter project on its way
now running a swedish vauxhall...
the old cav vid
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYC4wHjqAhw
the new saab vid
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-K5L6UDGFk
the old cav vid
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYC4wHjqAhw
the new saab vid
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-K5L6UDGFk
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Surprisingly good condition despite being stuck on grass for that long
Yep looks like another fun WIP !!
Yep looks like another fun WIP !!
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nice find, whats the plan, one becomes a donor car? or you going to save both?
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Wow thats gonna need some cleaning up! Great find though
I take it you got it dirty cheap??
Are you planning on keeping that shell or stripping it for bits? If keeping it i'd have a really good poke about underneath before you decide.
Keep us posted
I take it you got it dirty cheap??
Are you planning on keeping that shell or stripping it for bits? If keeping it i'd have a really good poke about underneath before you decide.
Keep us posted
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Cheers everyone for the comments, and i got it for £450, been stood all that time as it had a missfire, now put that down to the fact theres no compression in cylinder 1, its either the piston, or a valve, but either way i have enough bits to sort it thankfully.
seams rather solid underneith, either way its working out it needs less welding then my white one. looks like im definetly keeping this one, an the white one.... well thats yet to be decided.
seams rather solid underneith, either way its working out it needs less welding then my white one. looks like im definetly keeping this one, an the white one.... well thats yet to be decided.
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nice find, sounds and looks like a good project car. look forward to seeing the progress.
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any progress with this project?
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I have a soft spot for these, shame unmolested ones are rare. I had one that I was running for a customer trying to reproduce a fault a few years back, think I had it a couple of weeks in the end. Family practicality with performance. If one came up at the right money I'd probably be interested, but then I'd have to convince the missus to let me sell my 280 Capri as it's hogging my garage!
"No the temperature gauge doesn't work........
we've driven 150 miles today........
the heater went cold last Thursday........
they check the level when it's serviced don't they?"
we've driven 150 miles today........
the heater went cold last Thursday........
they check the level when it's serviced don't they?"
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that was a good buy.why cant i ever find anything like that
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look forward to seeing this when its done.
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OOohhh Goody - I feel a shed load of pictures comingRobert-in-Notts wrote:There has been progress, will update a bit later
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did vauxhall do a cav turbo? or is it a conversion?
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yes, and nodroofer wrote:did vauxhall do a cav turbo? or is it a conversion?
"No the temperature gauge doesn't work........
we've driven 150 miles today........
the heater went cold last Thursday........
they check the level when it's serviced don't they?"
we've driven 150 miles today........
the heater went cold last Thursday........
they check the level when it's serviced don't they?"
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Yes they did a Vauxhall Cavalier Turbo, 4 wheel drive, 2 litre 16v Turbo. 204BHP
Quite rare to see about and so not many people know they exist.
Quite rare to see about and so not many people know they exist.
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the reason it had a missfire and was parked up for so long
so last 2 days ive changed the 2 valves, grinded 2 others in, cleaned off head face and block face, an today put the head on and cams back in, got as far as that then it started lashing down.
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All excellent progress.
So, you'll have it running tomorrow, and taxed and MOT'd before the end of the month ?
Well done, good work so far
So, you'll have it running tomorrow, and taxed and MOT'd before the end of the month ?
Well done, good work so far
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cheersRobsey wrote:All excellent progress.
So, you'll have it running tomorrow, and taxed and MOT'd before the end of the month ?
Well done, good work so far
and not quite lol, busy day tomorow unfortunetly leaves no time for working on the car, Mot Possibly If i can scrape together the cash for a new windowscreen. although things are tight
hope to have it running by sunday though
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nice easy fix too, result!
"No the temperature gauge doesn't work........
we've driven 150 miles today........
the heater went cold last Thursday........
they check the level when it's serviced don't they?"
we've driven 150 miles today........
the heater went cold last Thursday........
they check the level when it's serviced don't they?"
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nice pics. good work! looking forward to more updates, this is ace though, keep up the good work pal!
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looking good , keep it up
now running a swedish vauxhall...
the old cav vid
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYC4wHjqAhw
the new saab vid
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-K5L6UDGFk
the old cav vid
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYC4wHjqAhw
the new saab vid
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-K5L6UDGFk
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Wow fantastic photos mate, looks a lot of work, but well worth it in the end. Keep up the good work
Same colour as my GLS by the way.
Same colour as my GLS by the way.
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wish i cud find things like this at 450quid aswell
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Thanks everyone. its timed up now with new belt, just got to remember where all plugs , pipe work goes , change a few fuel pipes and hopefully. fingers, toes, arms and legs crossed it will run