My Cav Motorsport

[iangsi]

Well thought it was about time to show mine bought it to replace my GSI as the family car, while I try to restore the GSI ! Owned it for about 18 months, but only been on the road for about 1year

both while briefly on the road together


No major mods planned just repairs & some subtle upgrades,
1st major service @ 72,000 miles K & N filter, fuel & oil filters, engine flushed, new oil, new plugs, HT leads, distributor cap, rotor arm, EGR blanked off,


Then the backbox went managed to get a Peco stainless one of e-bay


Smoked side repeaters


New vaux front & rear rubber matts


New leather gaitors seems to be going the black & red theme inside by accident


Vectra handles managed to retain the cav key & wanted the old ones for the GSI


front fogs fitted & working


changed all the front bulbs for Philips bluevision zenon & replaced the broken arial with an GSI electric one from the breakersl

latest change modified a facelift grill also from the breakers to look like a GSI one but no pics of that yet.

[gsi pie]

whats seats are they? they look the same patten as corsa b sri ones

looking good tho fella

[HAIRIBO]

I do love Cesaro seats. Nice looking motor there mate. I'd love a Black 1.8 as an everyday car.

[iangsi]

Well got my grill finished used matt black paint on the mesh



get pics of it fitted soon & the wind deflectors I got @ Billing.

[humbucker]

looks smart look forward to seeing grille on the car

[gsi pie]

on the grill

[jimmy]

Nice looking cav mate loving the seats

[iangsi]

As requested grill fitted



Only thing is you can see the shiney new rad behind the grill

[gsi pie]

looking good buddy

[iangsi]

Got another years motoring as it passed the dreaded MOT today

[jimmy]

Good times

Have you got any more plans in mind for it? Looks really tidy.

[iangsi]

Good times

Have you got any more plans in mind for it? Looks really tidy.

No major plans as its the daily runabout, it might be called a Motorsport but as it's a 1.8 there's nothing sporty about it, but I have got a boot panel & another wing badge to go on it in place of the ABS badge I'm thinking about fitting. thanks for the comments.

[iangsi]

Wind deflectors fitted


E-bay purchase I know it's motorsport & not a cesaro but the badge is right & they are better than the rubber ones, just need some rear black carpet mats now !


Found this in my dad's garage out of one of his old company cars, contents out of date but can soon change them

[Super89]

Did you cut the front bumper to fit the spots or buy one?

Are GSI spots the same as SRI ones?

[iangsi]

I cut my bumper to fit the fogs on the back of the bumper there is a pattern to show you what size hole to cut, GSI & SRI fogs are different

[gsi pie]

looks good fella like the matts

[iangsi]

Well not much done, swapped the wheels off my GSI to make sure they were still round as they have stood for over a year & the tyres are better eg: Pirelli & Toyo against Nankang & Fate-O



only thing is the 55 profile tyres make it look like it's riding high.

Did the LED mod to the illuminated sun visors I got off K1ngy, then fitted.


Sorted a set of mud flaps, just got to fit them now, fed up with the dirt up the side of the car.

[TurboSteven77]

looking good

ps whats up with gsi ?

[jimmy]

Nice update mate I might look into fitting them visors looks smart! Nice work

[iangsi]

whats up with gsi ?

GSI needs some serious welding rear arch's & sills.

[gsi pie]

any pics of the gsi buddy

[iangsi]

Not much of an update been busy driving it, fitted & wired a new interior light with the map lights in it to replace the standard single one, removed the Clifford alarm as you had to open the bonnet to hear the siren, but worked other than that. Fitted the replacement seat base to the drivers seat I picked up @ the spare's day, as the old one had a fag burn in it. Sorted the lumpy idle was down to an air leak on the rigid pipe that goes onto the inlet manifold don't know what it's called though. Got to fit the 2 front door cards as mine have lifted & split & that's about it for now. No pics though.

[iangsi]

Got another years ticket today with no advisory's, happy days

[marcia]

good news, you will be well pleased.

William

[iangsi]

A little update of an interior upgrade can you spot the difference ?





Headrest came courtesy of Dan90 & the GSI he broke & GSIPIE for the tip about the auto glym spray dye, shelf came out more grey than black even using the whole tin as it was really faded, but much improved.