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by branny361
Sat Jun 18, 2011 10:07 pm
Forum: Introduce yourself
Topic: I'm a newie.....
Replies: 11
Views: 479

Re: I'm a newie.....

hello nick :wave
by branny361
Wed Jun 15, 2011 12:19 am
Forum: Faults and Fixes: Bodywork and Interior
Topic: Rusty Rust Rust
Replies: 19
Views: 1076

Re: Rusty Rust Rust

looks familiar , had to repair mine last year , think the pics are still around somewhere , no too dificult to do
by branny361
Wed Jun 15, 2011 12:15 am
Forum: Faults and Fixes: ICE and Electrical
Topic: amber dash light.
Replies: 5
Views: 417

Re: amber dash light.

should go out when you press the brakes , if not one of your stop lights has gone
by branny361
Fri Jun 10, 2011 10:01 pm
Forum: Faults and Fixes: Brakes and Suspension
Topic: Wobble Bolts???
Replies: 5
Views: 381

Re: Wobble Bolts???

my fox 3 's on my cav are on wobble bolts the wheels are 4x98 pcd , the only issue i had was the centrebore was 56.6 instead of the std 56.1 on cavs and no 0.5mm spigot rings were availble so had to make my own to keep the wheel running true
by branny361
Fri Jun 10, 2011 9:55 pm
Forum: Introduce yourself
Topic: How we doin everyone... turboing 2.0 8v
Replies: 5
Views: 297

Re: How we doin everyone... turboing 2.0 8v

hello welcome to the site '

you can turbo the ne but with not too much psi
by branny361
Tue Jun 07, 2011 10:56 pm
Forum: Introduce yourself
Topic: another oldie newbie
Replies: 7
Views: 304

Re: another oldie newbie

:wave big hello to you , loads of help on here for anything you may need to know , but you sound quite clued up anyway the no: of vaux you have owned
by branny361
Mon May 30, 2011 9:36 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: ufo theme and my cav video
Replies: 5
Views: 171

Re: ufo theme and my cav video

:lol: stig the dump
by branny361
Sat May 28, 2011 11:41 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: ufo theme and my cav video
Replies: 5
Views: 171

Re: ufo theme and my cav video

I have another wip using the opening scene from the sweeney just need to get the filming of the cav right then chop and change the granada out of it for my cav
by branny361
Sat May 28, 2011 11:25 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: ufo theme and my cav video
Replies: 5
Views: 171

ufo theme and my cav video

posted this up on a few other vaux forums , bit of fun with my camera and moviemaker making a vid of my cav

link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYC4wHjqAhw
by branny361
Sat May 28, 2011 11:13 pm
Forum: Faults and Fixes: Bodywork and Interior
Topic: GSI/Turbo bumpers
Replies: 17
Views: 971

Re: GSI/Turbo bumpers

link to my how to

viewtopic.php?f=44&t=3007
by branny361
Fri May 27, 2011 1:10 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: WARNING: RANT IN PROGRESS.
Replies: 15
Views: 380

Re: WARNING: RANT IN PROGRESS.

They will take anything nowadays I left a couple of duff batterys in my front garden behind my car that I was going to weigh in & they were gone within 2 days :o actually there's 2 batteries on my front right now along with an f16 box and shafts , they belong to my son , but already the misus h...
by branny361
Tue May 24, 2011 10:42 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: WARNING: RANT IN PROGRESS.
Replies: 15
Views: 380

Re: WARNING: RANT IN PROGRESS.

how crap is that? , looks like the scum has weighed it in
by branny361
Thu May 05, 2011 1:27 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: What Was Your First Car??
Replies: 22
Views: 1005

Re: What Was Your First Car??

1966 mk1 cortina 1500 super
by branny361
Thu May 05, 2011 1:26 am
Forum: Projects, Restorations and Runabouts
Topic: madtaz37
Replies: 12
Views: 408

Re: madtaz37

very nice
by branny361
Thu May 05, 2011 1:23 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Makes Me Sooooo Angry!!!!
Replies: 15
Views: 400

Re: Makes Me Sooooo Angry!!!!

definatly on purpose , what did you do to pizz him off ?

super glue his keyholes and let him brake his own window
by branny361
Fri Apr 29, 2011 12:02 am
Forum: Faults and Fixes: ICE and Electrical
Topic: Long term Project - Retrofitted Aircon.
Replies: 22
Views: 3557

Re: Long term Project - Retrofitted Aircon.

on a more serious not when mine was switched on the drag on the engine was really noticable the tickover really dropped off, actually similar to throwing all electrical devices ON in the car and make the alternator wok o/t
by branny361
Wed Apr 27, 2011 10:19 pm
Forum: Faults and Fixes: ICE and Electrical
Topic: Long term Project - Retrofitted Aircon.
Replies: 22
Views: 3557

Re: Long term Project - Retrofitted Aircon.

Air con? :lol: must be like spain where you live , the costa del merseyside only gets warm enough 1 week a year to use air con, I pulled mine when i fitted the xe , pipework was in the way ...

:squig : ... now theres a word bracketwork lol
by branny361
Wed Apr 27, 2011 10:14 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Went to a few scrappies today!
Replies: 16
Views: 459

Re: Went to a few scrappies today!

I have never spent £20 at a scrappers.. Nearest I got to that was £16 for a £200 polypropeline bumper, complete boot lining and carpets plus other spares for my 1986 Maestro. Since then I have never spent more than £5 at a time... although I have had several hundreds of pounds worth of bits over th...
by branny361
Wed Apr 27, 2011 12:12 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: little vid i made
Replies: 13
Views: 326

Re: little vid i made (second link furher down )

ignore the first link

try this one

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxigAeQV6ss
by branny361
Tue Apr 26, 2011 11:32 pm
Forum: Faults and Fixes: ICE and Electrical
Topic: indicator and temp hand problem
Replies: 11
Views: 498

Re: indicator and temp hand problem

are you sure you have the plugs on the back of the indicator on right ? i know it sounds daft but worth a look
by branny361
Tue Apr 26, 2011 11:28 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: little vid i made
Replies: 13
Views: 326

Re: little vid i made

nice, kinda like the works opel ascona livery. i love the mk1s, they look sporty, just the angles and shape of the car, great stuff. do you work at a bodyshop then? are you a painter as well as a fabricator? jack of all master of 1 ... welding , im a welder , i work for a co. making silencers, big ...
by branny361
Tue Apr 26, 2011 11:01 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Went to a few scrappies today!
Replies: 16
Views: 459

Re: Went to a few scrappies today!

Well me and my mate decided to have a look around and see what we could get. I spent £20 all in all. I got a cavalier saloon boot panel (The one with the cage for first aid box etc) A pair of Vectra chrome interior handles which I've just fitted to my GF's Tigra. A vectra saloon high level break li...
by branny361
Tue Apr 26, 2011 10:49 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: little vid i made
Replies: 13
Views: 326

Re: little vid i made

it belongs to my son when he gets his arse around to doing it . most of the bodywork is done (by me),its all been stitched with strengthening plates on the wishbones , what little rust it had has been done , i think theres a small amount of welding on the passenger floor , and a small piece of the r...
by branny361
Tue Apr 26, 2011 9:46 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: little vid i made
Replies: 13
Views: 326

Re: little vid i made

yep
by branny361
Tue Apr 26, 2011 8:26 pm
Forum: Projects, Restorations and Runabouts
Topic: Project: Mexico Red Cavalier SRi
Replies: 156
Views: 4254

Re: Project: Mexico Red Cavalier SRi

looks like a long one ... not for the faint hearted, but its not beyond repair and im sure it will look like it used to do