newbie from Scotland
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newbie from Scotland
Hi , i say i'm a newbie but i'm sure i registered on here in 2009 , i've got 2 mk2 cavaliers , a 1986 black saloon sri auto and a 1988 1.6L hatch back that i'm just starting to convert to a red top early coil pack engine
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Nice to see some Mk2's still going strong.
It was the Mk 2 that converted me to Vauxhall cars
Guess it is welcome back to the site
Looking forward to see how you get on with the engine swap / upgrade.
As you will remember... the golden rule is
Post loads of pictures
It was the Mk 2 that converted me to Vauxhall cars
Guess it is welcome back to the site
Looking forward to see how you get on with the engine swap / upgrade.
As you will remember... the golden rule is
Post loads of pictures
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A couple of NICE looking Cavs!!!!
Welcome along
Welcome along
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welcome to cavmk3oc.com! as robsey says, get a work in progress thread going for the engine swap work, will be great to see it come along
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i started off with a mk1 cav 2.0L sports hatch way back in 1989 then had an alfa sud clover leaf sold it for £150 and some guy phoned me a couple of years later to tell me it was a show car and worth £8000 , then onto mk2 cav SRi's had about 5 or 6 and the best cav i had was a 1990 mk3 cav SRi in white loved that car had it for about 5 years must have put 70,000 miles on it one clutch and one head gasket good old 8 valves bullet proof lolRobsey wrote:Nice to see some Mk2's still going strong.
It was the Mk 2 that converted me to Vauxhall cars
Guess it is welcome back to the site
Looking forward to see how you get on with the engine swap / upgrade.
As you will remember... the golden rule is
Post loads of pictures
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yes will even let you drive it , do you still have a radiator for a red topsteven77 wrote:hi allan you know i love your mark2
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nice mk2's pal good to see there still around
hello and welcome pretty new here myself tbh.
Andy
hello and welcome pretty new here myself tbh.
Andy
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allansri wrote:yes will even let you drive it , do you still have a radiator for a red topsteven77 wrote:hi allan you know i love your mark2
not sure tbh might be kicking about know the fan is cause i fell over it the night
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cheers will need to meet up once i get the saloon out or you can help on the hatch lolsteven77 wrote:allansri wrote:yes will even let you drive it , do you still have a radiator for a red topsteven77 wrote:hi allan you know i love your mark2
not sure tbh might be kicking about know the fan is cause i fell over it the night
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need to start some wip threads for those 2.
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love the black mk2 executive looking
now running a swedish vauxhall...
the old cav vid
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYC4wHjqAhw
the new saab vid
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-K5L6UDGFk
the old cav vid
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYC4wHjqAhw
the new saab vid
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-K5L6UDGFk
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cheers will need to meet up once i get the saloon out or you can help on the hatch lol[/quote]
not a prob to help you with hatch lus can ask my mate to help if you need extra hand he is mobile machince ie has van full of tools
not a prob to help you with hatch lus can ask my mate to help if you need extra hand he is mobile machince ie has van full of tools
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funny you should say executive looking was originally bought buy a lawers firm in london as a company car and the guy i bought it of got it from them when it was 2 years old he kept it for 22 years then i bought it in dec 2009 , won it on ebay for the grand sum of £560.01p and he had 22 years of documented history not every ones cup of tea been automatic but its a blast to drive and the kick down is awsome from tickover to red line in a spilt secondbranny361 wrote:
love the black mk2 executive looking
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its nice, looks like it's on stilts though!allansri wrote:funny you should say executive looking was originally bought buy a lawers firm in london as a company car and the guy i bought it of got it from them when it was 2 years old he kept it for 22 years then i bought it in dec 2009 , won it on ebay for the grand sum of £560.01p and he had 22 years of documented history not every ones cup of tea been automatic but its a blast to drive and the kick down is awsome from tickover to red line in a spilt secondbranny361 wrote:
love the black mk2 executive looking
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yes its a bit on the high side could do with been lowered 40mm but i'm happy to leave it like that for nowhumbucker wrote:its nice, looks like it's on stilts though!allansri wrote:funny you should say executive looking was originally bought buy a lawers firm in london as a company car and the guy i bought it of got it from them when it was 2 years old he kept it for 22 years then i bought it in dec 2009 , won it on ebay for the grand sum of £560.01p and he had 22 years of documented history not every ones cup of tea been automatic but its a blast to drive and the kick down is awsome from tickover to red line in a spilt secondbranny361 wrote:
love the black mk2 executive looking
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i have sorta found you to saloon redtop cavaliers that need saveing
1 my old 1 othere 1 you know
1 my old 1 othere 1 you know
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love the mk2s! rare to see the sri's on the original wheels. Looks like a clean example
A mk2 is definately on my to do list
A mk2 is definately on my to do list
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the alloy wheels were an optional extra on the mid spec sri , i have a spare set that still need refurbed , its a really solid car with only 10" off welding on both sills and had 2 new rear arches fitted last year , total spend so far is about £2000 not bad reallyscotty GSI wrote:love the mk2s! rare to see the sri's on the original wheels. Looks like a clean example
A mk2 is definately on my to do list