V6 Cav - Work In progress

[Stoater85]

ok as it started out:











Then the kit and wheels on:







Then the suspension and exhaust:







RIGHT, DO NOT ANYONE HAVE A GO FOR ME ATTEMPTING THIS, BUT THE CARDS WILL END UP BINNED ANYWAY SO THOUGHT I'D TRY A TEMP MEASURE BEFORE I FIND NEW CARD...

ok - now just started to paint door card fabric as they no longer match the leather interior. This was always a risk as it may screw up, and I think it will, but i have nothing to loose as the door cards looked S.H.I.T anyway!!!

before:

[steven240374]

Hi nice car i have seen them on wheeler dealers do it to a parcel shelf,does it not leave them feeling really hard on the fabric bit

[Stoater85]

Hi nice car i have seen them on wheeler dealers do it to a parcel shelf,does it not leave them feeling really hard on the fabric bit

depends on the fabric, it has left this a tad tougher but it looks pretty good. I wouldn't recommend spraying fabric but for the odd wee thing its fine. I will post once its complete and tidied and touched up and let you all know how it goes.

[steven240374]

How much is your cav lowered by as it sits nice

[Stoater85]

How much is your cav lowered by as it sits nice

60mm mate. My signature pic is about -100mm as I had the wrong springs on it but it looked good!

[iangsi]

What type of paint did you use ? special fabric paint or normal rattle can, as I need to do the back shelf in my motorsport as it has faded something rotten.

[humbucker]

its unique, as said elsewhere, the colour of the car and the turbo kit really suit it, spot on.

[TurboSteven77]

looking good mate

ps you should get windefectrors cavaliers look good with them imhpion

[marcelboukes]

nive cav, did you respray the compleet car?

marcel

[jimmy]

and it does look good in your signature

[gazza1701-a]

That's a mighty fine Cav you have there, nice job with the door card, I was thinking of doing mine, I have some grey ones I wouldn't mind having a go at, keep us posted on how they turn out

[Stoater85]

What type of paint did you use ? special fabric paint or normal rattle can, as I need to do the back shelf in my motorsport as it has faded something rotten.

I just used normal matt black mate. It works fine especially on a parcel shelve. Fabric stuff only helps retain the fabric texture but it never really works! So I just bought this stuff £1 a tin at Poundland LOL super bargain!!!

I cant get decent pics till weekend as I start work when its dark and finish when its dark!! lol

[Stoater85]

nive cav, did you respray the compleet car?

marcel

Hi, the car had a respray but not the roof as that saved quite a few quid. It was only re-sprayed to ensure the kit matched - as you can see from the 'before' pics, there was no rust or anything although there were a couple of minor dents which got sorted during the respray.

thanks!

[gsi pie]

what size are the pipes on the bk box buddy?

[Stoater85]

what size are the pipes on the bk box buddy?

twin 3.5inch, outward rolled tips mate

[gsi pie]

they suit it buddy

[Stoater85]

they suit it buddy

yes i put the same on my last cav, and my veccy GSI's too. I love the look of them, especially outward rolled as the little lip that it gives it makes it a little more sporty and bigger.

[TurboDan]

Get some pics up of the carlton next to it, looks great.

[Stoater85]

Get some pics up of the carlton next to it, looks great.

thats the previous owner mate - i bought it off him as he decided against the project as he was after another lotus carlton. He only had this for a couple of months. He is the guy that made the lotus carlton estate - well obviously it wasnt a real lotus as it was an estate but it went round loads of shows.

[Stoater85]

ok update on the doors and a wee extra mod:

before:





after:









Looks really good. I would only recommend this as a temp or cheap measure as its not perfect but its surprisingly ok for a £5 mod!! 4 tins of paint from poundland and a roll of masking tape




Next wee mod:

Corsa gear stick with vextra selector insert in the top:

[Stoater85]

some pics from todays wash and first decent pics...

[rustyarches]

I wish mine was a saloon,looks great,good job on the door cards

[Stoater85]

I wish mine was a saloon,looks great,good job on the door cards

thanks mate yea door cards turned out well! maybe a pure fluke lol

[5853moore]

looking good fella been watching it over on vvoc.

[Stoater85]

looking good fella been watching it over on vvoc.

cheers mate - its really interior now i want sorted out.

my g-max shocks are getting fitted on wednesday tho so that should stiffen things up!