my cavi sri restro
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cheers.i used to fabricate garden gates for a living so have plenty welding skills.only a few more small holes on the floor to go and that will be the shell solid.then floor painted and the rebuild will begin.
if the bumpers dont scuff then it aint low enuf.
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Sounds good m8 well looking forward to seeing it and I bet your looking forward to rebuilding it.
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slow progress to the sri as gsi giving me grief.did manage to get front subframe from the scrappies so get it painted and fitted soon.(weather permitting)
if the bumpers dont scuff then it aint low enuf.
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Does anyone have a pic of the wiring behind the dash after its been removed.i started fitting my complete wiring loom the other day and there's a few plugs I can't figure out where they go.
if the bumpers dont scuff then it aint low enuf.
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Don't know if this is any use
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This is one to watch.....Great work matey
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does anyone know where i can get a set of sri clocks.mine are damaged beyond repair.mine is an h reg with the rev counter.
if the bumpers dont scuff then it aint low enuf.
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Can someone tell me.is a 1.6 8v single point and mulit point injection cylinderhead the same.
My astra is a multi point and the head is nackered and I can only find single point heads in the scrapys
My astra is a multi point and the head is nackered and I can only find single point heads in the scrapys
if the bumpers dont scuff then it aint low enuf.
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Probably is as close as I can get.cavaliersri wrote:Can someone tell me.is a 1.6 8v single point and mulit point injection cylinderhead the same.
My astra is a multi point and the head is nackered and I can only find single point heads in the scrapys
"No the temperature gauge doesn't work........
we've driven 150 miles today........
the heater went cold last Thursday........
they check the level when it's serviced don't they?"
we've driven 150 miles today........
the heater went cold last Thursday........
they check the level when it's serviced don't they?"
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hey folks.iv got another brain teaser for you..
iv just put a new head and camshaft on my 1.6 8v astra coz the head and cam were nackered
the car starts but smokes really badly
also code read a fault and cps it the fault and wont clear.
it also wont rev past 3500
the cars done 136k
could the rings be nackered.
it never smoked that bad before i done the head
iv just put a new head and camshaft on my 1.6 8v astra coz the head and cam were nackered
the car starts but smokes really badly
also code read a fault and cps it the fault and wont clear.
it also wont rev past 3500
the cars done 136k
could the rings be nackered.
it never smoked that bad before i done the head
if the bumpers dont scuff then it aint low enuf.
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If the timing is right then there is something clearly not right in what you have replaced. I had a 1.4 cav many years ago with a damaged oil control ring which smoked like hell when it warmed up. What colour is the smoke, it looks white in the picture?
"No the temperature gauge doesn't work........
we've driven 150 miles today........
the heater went cold last Thursday........
they check the level when it's serviced don't they?"
we've driven 150 miles today........
the heater went cold last Thursday........
they check the level when it's serviced don't they?"
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IV done 8v heads before and never had a problem.
its light blue smoke.
I thought maybe the rings were nackered.
its light blue smoke.
I thought maybe the rings were nackered.
if the bumpers dont scuff then it aint low enuf.
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It could be rings, you could give it a bit of a run and see if it clears, but it wouldn't follow with the inability to rev past 3.5k?cavaliersri wrote:IV done 8v heads before and never had a problem.
its light blue smoke.
I thought maybe the rings were nackered.
"No the temperature gauge doesn't work........
we've driven 150 miles today........
the heater went cold last Thursday........
they check the level when it's serviced don't they?"
we've driven 150 miles today........
the heater went cold last Thursday........
they check the level when it's serviced don't they?"
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Its not so bad wen the engines hot.engine management reads cps but wont clear.tried a new sensor but still the same.think its in limo mode
if the bumpers dont scuff then it aint low enuf.
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Crank position sensor? What code? They won't usually start at all if the crank sensor is not reading right.
Thinking back, the last car I had smoking and running, albeit badly, had diesel in the tank. Daft but worth eliminating.
Thinking back, the last car I had smoking and running, albeit badly, had diesel in the tank. Daft but worth eliminating.
"No the temperature gauge doesn't work........
we've driven 150 miles today........
the heater went cold last Thursday........
they check the level when it's serviced don't they?"
we've driven 150 miles today........
the heater went cold last Thursday........
they check the level when it's serviced don't they?"
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Its reading camshaft sensor.think the oil rings are gone cause its burned all the oil out the engine.just gona bite the bullit and get another engine.
if the bumpers dont scuff then it aint low enuf.
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well iv saved another cavi from the crusher.its a 1.8 expression auto.75000 miles on the clock 1 owner.needs new sills.fewpatches on the floor and the front inner arches at the bottom.gona make it a gsi lookalike.already got a full bodykit.and iv put a set of 17s on it.more pics to follow.
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if the bumpers dont scuff then it aint low enuf.
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new 17s
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if the bumpers dont scuff then it aint low enuf.