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vauxhall cavalier 4x4 turbo

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went road trip this moring to pick up my new car vauxhall cavalier 4x4 turbo
kreg 116th loads of work been done to it short shift box for 1,will need new front bumper as old 1 been bucherd :(,needs mot as of 17th but looks soiled enuff from wee lock round it,its owerd on koines all round handels great stops and starts great as well pulls well throu all gears and sounds great as well , i forgot how good it is to drive a od cavalier tbh more pic of her life with me and her big clean up over the next few weeks

thanks for looking

plans
new front bumper
spliter
quads or faceift lights
mibby few engine bits of bling
get box lockt as well

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looking good buddy :thumb

watch out for the konis as the do leak :thumb
My valver brings all the boys to the yard, dam right its cammed and carbed, dam right it pops and farts, I would show you but the fuker won't start!
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gsi pie wrote:looking good buddy :thumb

watch out for the konis as the do leak :thumb

cheers will be getting health check this week or next
prob start with bits the morra if its a good day and do bits i can check over
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Well well finally you got one......
I know there has been a lot of banter Steven and even considerable comments beyond banter but i sincerely hope you enjoy ownership.
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bennymac36 wrote:Well well finally you got one......
I know there has been a lot of banter Steven and even considerable comments beyond banter but i sincerely hope you enjoy ownership.
thanks as far as i know you been ok so no probs with you at all

plus for money it owes me it was a steal even doing 4h journey threw snow and hail

and yes mot is two days but dont care tbh as it handels mint and hand on heart its my last swap as i love it and handels minted as well :love
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can't beat awd especially a9 in the snow it's a god send.I went down to edinburgh today
had to go the a90 due to the weather plus didn,t fancy being stuck at 3am on the a9
the freezing cold ,sod that, have fun with the cav steven cause that looks like good one which is
bloody rare in the first place
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That leather should come up well with a clean. Any more pics of inside?
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bigmitch wrote:can't beat awd especially a9 in the snow it's a god send.I went down to edinburgh today
had to go the a90 due to the weather plus didn,t fancy being stuck at 3am on the a9
the freezing cold ,sod that, have fun with the cav steven cause that looks like good one which is
bloody rare in the first place
cheers wasent that bad tbh road up was road back wasent even went wee detour to miss road works wee twisty road
with noise of cavalier was great :love
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i didnt know they came in prefaclift guise? everydays a school day
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vauxtillidie wrote:i didnt know they came in prefaclift guise? everydays a school day
they didn't my gsi was the last of the preface lift
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TurboDan wrote:That leather should come up well with a clean. Any more pics of inside?
not yet will be tomorrow or later in week going to my mates for 2 weeks to get full strip down and wash/wax/polish and steering treated so it comes back to mint condtion

then daft bost thing getting removed as well and mibby fix gauges or remove them and fitt cup holders

best bit is wife loves it to so might be takeing it to pvs all going well :D
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At least steven you can say you have cav turbo.not alot people can say that
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vauxtillidie wrote:i didnt know they came in prefaclift guise? everydays a school day
been fitted with preface lights no idea why thou tbh :scratch
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bigmitch wrote:At least steven you can say you have cav turbo.not alot people can say that

cheers mate was nearly your car as you know :thumb
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steven77 wrote:
bigmitch wrote:At least steven you can say you have cav turbo.not alot people can say that

cheers mate was nearly your car as you know :thumb
Good mate of mine want's her and so does is wife so once he sell his pocket rocket I think she off to a new home soon
and he's vauxhall daft, he sold his white cav turbo and regreted ever since ,she should back on the road soon the lad who bought
her has had the engine rebuild and the transferbox locked just to waiting have the box rebuild, he spend an small forture then
another cav turbo will saved
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Looks a half decent car. That rear arch seems to have had repairs done to it or it could bea dodgy camera but the crease line is not visible which usually means filler or replacement. I'd have a good look underneath and the skirts hide a great deal.

Best of luck with your new car.
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TurboRix wrote:Looks a half decent car. That rear arch seems to have had repairs done to it or it could bea dodgy camera but the crease line is not visible which usually means filler or replacement. I'd have a good look underneath and the skirts hide a great deal.

Best of luck with your new car.
cheers

its had new sills and arches going by recites in the big folder plus a how to on paper clip test :thumb
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Nice one mate crail the morrow cant wait!
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As rix said get those side skirts off and have look at sills if she was any were near the sea air ,going by my last gsi just cause
some one said there done dosn't mean they were
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Finally you have another Cav, and a proper one at that mate!!

Enjoy it, looks really good :thumb
Free Parking is a bonus, leaving my Cav in a carbon dust filled carpark is not.....
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bigmitch wrote:As rix said get those side skirts off and have look at sills if she was any were near the sea air ,going by my last gsi just cause
some one said there done dosn't mean they were
they been done all ready mate :thumb you can see new bits at top of skirt
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Deeksin wrote:Nice one mate crail the morrow cant wait!
sorry bud crail out for me still trying to get over 6h drive and up at 330am this morning :cry
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steven77 wrote:
Deeksin wrote:Nice one mate crail the morrow cant wait!
sorry bud crail out for me still trying to get over 6h drive and up at 330am this morning :cry
wimp, you had heated seats on the way down. Inverness to glasgow dosn't take that long when you now where cops usually sit ;)
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bigmitch wrote:
steven77 wrote:
Deeksin wrote:Nice one mate crail the morrow cant wait!
sorry bud crail out for me still trying to get over 6h drive and up at 330am this morning :cry
wimp, you had heated seats on the way down. Inverness to glasgow dosn't take that long when you now where cops usually sit ;)
never seen any cops bar 1 van at dublane

seats need pluged in on the todo list :thumb

she not show worthy yet plus want her top form and running spot on be4 she goes to knockhill or crail
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I drove up the a9 from glasgow last saturday and saw aleast two unmarked mondeos and a audi, was close with the second mondeo
was nipping on thought the drumochter pass but a half wit behind me overtook and nailed it passing me, though cheers bud :?
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