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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:

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

steven240374 wrote: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.

How much is your cav lowered by as it sits nice

steven240374 wrote: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!

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.

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

looking good mate

ps you should get windefectrors cavaliers look good with them imhpion

nive cav, did you respray the compleet car?

marcel

and it does look good in your signature

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

iangsi wrote: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

marcelboukes wrote: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!

what size are the pipes on the bk box buddy?

gsi pie wrote:what size are the pipes on the bk box buddy?

twin 3.5inch, outward rolled tips mate

they suit it buddy

gsi pie wrote: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.

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

TurboDan wrote: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.

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:

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

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

rustyarches wrote: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

looking good fella been watching it over on vvoc.

5853moore wrote: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!