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my cavi sri restro
Posted: Mon May 02, 2011 9:32 pm
by cavaliersri
hey folks.i forgot my last password so thot id start again.here is a few pics of my cavi sri before and during my restro which is nowhere near bein finished.
Re: my cavi sri restro
Posted: Mon May 02, 2011 9:40 pm
by cavaliersri
gone is the spoiler
Re: my cavi sri restro
Posted: Mon May 02, 2011 9:45 pm
by cavaliersri
then i chipped off the filler from the rear arches that sum twonk had put on them to widen it
Re: my cavi sri restro
Posted: Mon May 02, 2011 10:03 pm
by cavaliersri
fugly bodykit now gone.about to fit new sills and rear arches..let the weldin begin..............do i have to brace the door openings before i cut the sills off......HELP PLEASE.its full sills im putin on
Re: my cavi sri restro
Posted: Tue May 03, 2011 6:36 pm
by Envoy CDX
Some good progress there, well done for getting rid of the tat bolted / slapped onto the shell.
Re: my cavi sri restro
Posted: Tue May 03, 2011 7:12 pm
by Robsey
Good progress, nothing worse than a Chavved up Cav... Pah !!
I don't think you will need to brace the doors etc, as you will still have a fair chunk of door frame and floor-pan to keep the cav's general shape.
Are those rear lights going too??
You cannot beat a Cavalier in good original condition, just as Mr Vauxhall intended..
although a well done GSI or BTCC replica can look sweet.
Well done - keep up the good work.
Re: my cavi sri restro
Posted: Tue May 03, 2011 9:14 pm
by TurboSteven77
looking realy good now lot better remmber when it was for sale last year
your scottish ant you ?
btw if you looking for gsi front and back bumpers drop me a pm i am in ayrshire
Re: my cavi sri restro
Posted: Tue May 03, 2011 9:59 pm
by humbucker
well done for taking on the task of de-chavving your cavalier. just need to ditch those rear lights now hehehe
looks like a lot of work involved, good on you. look forward to more progress reports.
Re: my cavi sri restro
Posted: Tue May 03, 2011 10:06 pm
by btcctroy
Robsey wrote:
You cannot beat a Cavalier in good original condition, just as Mr Vauxhall intended..
although a well done GSI or BTCC replica can look sweet.
glad you said that because mine is going to be the john cleland btcc replica.
Re: my cavi sri restro
Posted: Tue May 03, 2011 11:34 pm
by specks
looks better already,stupid bumpers and spoiler in the bin or on the nearest fire,either way is good,did you get that from a guy through edinburgh area,i know he worked 2 mins from my house but don`t know where he lives.
Re: my cavi sri restro
Posted: Wed May 04, 2011 10:55 am
by Lowrider Dave
glad you said that because mine is going to be the john cleland btcc replica.
Excellent!
Re: my cavi sri restro
Posted: Wed May 04, 2011 1:50 pm
by cavaliersri
specks wrote:looks better already,stupid bumpers and spoiler in the bin or on the nearest fire,either way is good,did you get that from a guy through edinburgh area,i know he worked 2 mins from my house but don`t know where he lives.
yeah i swapped a guy my gte cab for it about 2 years back.im from dundee
Re: my cavi sri restro
Posted: Wed May 11, 2011 11:42 pm
by cavaliersri
cavaliersri wrote:specks wrote:looks better already,stupid bumpers and spoiler in the bin or on the nearest fire,either way is good,did you get that from a guy through edinburgh area,i know he worked 2 mins from my house but don`t know where he lives.
yeah i swapped a guy my gte cab for it about 2 years back.im from dundee
Re: my cavi sri restro
Posted: Wed May 11, 2011 11:48 pm
by cavaliersri
cavaliersri wrote:cavaliersri wrote:specks wrote:looks better already,stupid bumpers and spoiler in the bin or on the nearest fire,either way is good,did you get that from a guy through edinburgh area,i know he worked 2 mins from my house but don`t know where he lives.
yeah i swapped a guy my gte cab for it about 2 years back.im from dundee
Re: my cavi sri restro
Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2012 1:06 am
by cavaliersri
here are some more pics of my sri project.loads to do yet but itll be worth it in the end.
Re: my cavi sri restro
Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2012 1:10 am
by cavaliersri
si far iv cut off the old arch and sill and replaced them.iv alsi stripped out the interior and found minimal rust appart from the drivers footwell.
does anyone know where i can get a replacement floor pan from?
Re: my cavi sri restro
Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2012 10:15 am
by gsi pie
looking good on restore buddy
not many sallon sri's about
Re: my cavi sri restro
Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2012 4:50 pm
by cavaliersri
thanks.still got loads to do but ill get there in the end.not that bad for rust really.drivers floor pan.3 bits on the floor.os arch and sill still to do.
Re: my cavi sri restro
Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2012 7:32 pm
by Lowrider Dave
Good job, steady progress will make sure it's a quality finish.
Re: my cavi sri restro
Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2012 11:40 pm
by cavaliersri
well iv found more rust ahd holes on the old cavalier so now in 2 minds on weather to reshell or keep goin.i expected some bad bits as its an h reg but its gettin beyond a joke now.
Re: my cavi sri restro
Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2012 11:44 pm
by cavaliersri
some more pics
Re: my cavi sri restro
Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2012 11:49 pm
by cavaliersri
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Re: my cavi sri restro
Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2012 11:53 pm
by cavaliersri
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Re: my cavi sri restro
Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2012 3:46 pm
by TurboDan
My honest opinion is, get a hammer out and start hitting these rusty areas and see how much worse they get, if they all go through into big holes then i'd seriosely sit down and have a think if its worth doing or not.
I know i'll get shot down for saying this as i usually do but i don't wanna see you do aload more work on it just for you to find out its completely rotten and is scrap.
But if you do decide to carry on then just patch it all up, don't go fitting new floor pans etc.. just patch it all as best you can.
Re: my cavi sri restro
Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2012 9:05 pm
by cavaliersri
well after a few days of hard thinking and much smacking with a hammer i have decided to continue with the rebuild.the only hole that got bigger after a smack was the one in the boot and its not that bad,gona crack on with the welding tomorrow.does ne1 no where i can get a replacement petrol filler panel from as mine has rotted through?