Show off your pride and joy! All Mk3 Cavaliers are welcome (please post only one thread per car)
Brian
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by Brian » Sun Nov 04, 2007 6:18 pm
totally standard just picked her up tonight not had a chance to take any pictures myself yet,mint condition heres a few pics from the seller
what yous think?
FoxyCav
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by FoxyCav » Sun Nov 04, 2007 7:47 pm
OMG your cars famous lol. I used that pic off an ebay ad, to show people what a Cav cesaro motorsport looked like. Small world eh?
Brian
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by Brian » Sun Nov 04, 2007 10:36 pm
it is indeed
Cavyman_130
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by Cavyman_130 » Mon Nov 05, 2007 8:24 am
i thought i had seen that pic before, looks good, what the plans? you keeping those cesaro wheels? might be interested in buying them off you if you aren't
Brian
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by Brian » Mon Nov 05, 2007 5:39 pm
Cavyman_130 wrote: i thought i had seen that pic before, looks good, what the plans? you keeping those cesaro wheels? might be interested in buying them off you if you aren't
keeping the cesaro wheels mate i think they really suit the car,just going to lower her,sri sideskirts,50 seires tyres and a set of vauxhall/opel/gm mudflaps
Brian
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by Brian » Mon Nov 12, 2007 9:53 pm
Cavyman_130
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by Cavyman_130 » Thu Nov 15, 2007 10:04 pm
looks good, how much did you lower the back by? how come you just done the backs?
Brian
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by Brian » Thu Nov 15, 2007 10:22 pm
Cavyman_130 wrote: looks good, how much did you lower the back by? how come you just done the backs?
its 40mm corsa springs so 50/55 mm maybe? going to do the fronts at the weekend only done the backs cos it was wayyy too high and it takes 5 mins to do
Cavyman_130
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by Cavyman_130 » Fri Nov 16, 2007 8:31 am
how does that make it handle? i would think it would be a bit hard on the bumps.
Brian
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by Brian » Fri Nov 16, 2007 4:32 pm
Cavyman_130 wrote: how does that make it handle? i would think it would be a bit hard on the bumps.
it handles ok,if you come off a speed bump too fast it bottoms out though,like the spring coils all touch together but i dont go fast over bumps anyway so it doesnt bother me
Brian
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by Brian » Sat Dec 08, 2007 5:53 pm
latest purchase, an uber rare irmscher front bumper 8)
also got a gsi grille,both gettin painted and goin on in the next few weeks
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by Rich P » Sat Dec 08, 2007 6:31 pm
real nice where did you find it to?
Drives a 1989 Mk3 cav sri 2.0 8v SEH
Brian
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by Brian » Sat Dec 08, 2007 6:35 pm
Rich P wrote: real nice where did you find it to?
it was in the adtrader,had to travel 90 miles for it though
well worth it though
Cavyman_130
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by Cavyman_130 » Mon Dec 10, 2007 1:15 pm
was that Stephen G's ones mate? in livingston?
Brian
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by Brian » Mon Dec 10, 2007 4:36 pm
Cavyman_130 wrote: was that Stephen G's ones mate? in livingston?
dunno the guys name,it was down past ayr the boy lived though
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by RICKSON » Tue Dec 11, 2007 4:17 am
Brian wrote: Cavyman_130 wrote: how does that make it handle? i would think it would be a bit hard on the bumps.
it handles ok,if you come off a speed bump too fast it bottoms out though,like the spring coils all touch together but i dont go fast over bumps anyway so it doesnt bother me
are you sure its not the bump stops when i done mine i had to cut the bump stops down
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by Gaz » Wed Dec 12, 2007 2:45 pm
Get a mate to jump up and down in the back it quickly sows wheres its touching
Get that bumper on its a nice change from gsi (nowt wrong with a gsi just like a change)
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by Cavyman_130 » Wed Dec 12, 2007 9:14 pm
irmsher bumper looks great likes, how much you get that for?
Did i see you the night mate? at the bridge bit along fae the brig chippy?
Brian
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by Brian » Wed Dec 12, 2007 9:21 pm
Cavyman_130 wrote: irmsher bumper looks great likes, how much you get that for?
Did i see you the night mate? at the bridge bit along fae the brig chippy?
got it for a bairgain £50 ,wheres the brig chippy mate?
Brian
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by Brian » Wed Dec 12, 2007 9:22 pm
RICKSON wrote: Brian wrote: Cavyman_130 wrote: how does that make it handle? i would think it would be a bit hard on the bumps.
it handles ok,if you come off a speed bump too fast it bottoms out though,like the spring coils all touch together but i dont go fast over bumps anyway so it doesnt bother me
are you sure its not the bump stops when i done mine i had to cut the bump stops down
it doesnt seem to do it anymore
Brian
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by Brian » Sun Jan 13, 2008 5:09 pm
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by Rich P » Sun Jan 13, 2008 5:34 pm
look how low it is on the back.that must be a real pain
Drives a 1989 Mk3 cav sri 2.0 8v SEH
Brian
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by Brian » Sun Jan 13, 2008 5:39 pm
Rich P wrote: look how low it is on the back.that must be a real pain
yup,new spine is on order
putting it back up tomorrow,the front is staying down though
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by Super_Cav » Sun Jan 13, 2008 5:47 pm
Ha ha I think it looks the nuts that low but ive been in V Dubs that are on there bum and its not nice but looks good
Danny
Brian
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by Brian » Wed Jan 16, 2008 5:41 pm
Back end sorted 8)