my cav 1.8 lsi wip

[cavyboi]

well the other day i had a bit of fun lol

i welded the plate on the boot and a made a mistake when measureing lol a made it to short so i cut it in half and welded a plate to the back of the orginal one lol but i still have to to get some expanding foam behind the plate to try and stop as much movement as i can so it wont crack the filer on the top of it

anyway heres the pic's of how the boot stands now






but from now on the projress is going to slow down a bit but hope fully not for long lol

nick

[branny361]

stil moving along though , winter months always bring jobs to a crawl even the forums go quiet , whens the big day for the mot , are you going to get it completed and sprayed first or banging it in just primed ?

[bommer]

wow mate what an effort looking sweet just had a quick read and wow looking at first pics to last what a diffrence keep it up mate will be great to see finished

[cavyboi]

cheers

i will be putting it through in primer as i want to see where will crack ect when its back on the road

nick

[humbucker]

will all the primer etc be cracking and flash rusting when left out in the rain/snow/cold etc etc?

[Envoy CDX]

will all the primer etc be cracking and flash rusting when left out in the rain/snow/cold etc etc?

The primer is a porous layer of paint, so will be letting moisture through to the body work.

[humbucker]

there is a vw polo i see on the way to work each morning, guy spent most of last summer doing it up then left it in primer and on the side of the road all over winter. panel rust and flash rust coming through all over the rear quarters, wings everything. will need to rub it back and start all over again. couldnt work out why he did it if he didnt intend on painting straight away. then again maybe his circumstances have changed. nevertheless, i was a bit concerned that cavyboi;s motor is going to suffer the same injustice, which is a shame due to the level of work that has gone into this so far.

[cavyboi]

well as i have promised here is a few pic's of the cav in the process of it being moved lol




the cav on the back of my mate truck



well i had a bit of bad news when the cav came off the truck



the add on (front bumper) got ripped off and the cav ended up runing it over at the same time but never mind it will go on and be redone better this time and with a few little tweeks at the same time but the only reason why it happened was because the rear bumper was only 4 inches from the ground

hope you have enjoyed the the good but bad update lol

nick

[dave's.veccy]

I had a feeling that would happen but with a kurb or something like that. I wouldnt bother with it imo as it will keep getting snapped off/cracked

[Colorado]

Could end up being more trouble than its worth.

[cavyboi]

cheers both of you

im 50/50 at the min with putting it back on but i will see when the rest if the cav is done

nick

[branny361]

Where's it going?, for the paint job ??

[cavyboi]

i will be going back down to cornwall for a sort of holiday and my mate will be spraying for me

i will be giving him a hand doing it ta the same time and he is going to teach me how to spray aswell

nick

[Squig]

good luck with the paint job fella, and to go with other opinions don't refit the rear lip...

[cavyboi]

cheers mate

i dont think i am going to mate

cheers it the only way that im going to learn lol

nick

[Squig]

hey could have been worse... it could have caught after painting

[HAIRIBO]

So is she going to be ready for PVS? you should take it even if its not finished as you'll get loads of ppl looking and asking fot tips. Show off your handy work with the rear lights!

[cavyboi]

cheers both of you

it will be going how it is in the last pic's as i wont be doing much to the cav as i will be moving down to cornwall lol

nick

[humbucker]

hey nick! any progress on this?! was following your thread with interest and wondered where you're at with the car now.

[Envoy CDX]

As far as I'm aware, he's got a CDX now.