sri saved from scrap
Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2012 10:53 pm
This is copyed from MIG so i applogise its over a year in 1 hit. But i thought i`d share here as iv been logging on here a bit now.
I brought this cavalier sri a year ago by complete chance from a lady down the road after i learnt it was going to be scrapped due to it smoking badly under load. i had a look around it and with zero rust anywhere, low milage and only 2 previous owners i thort it was worth saving. i had all but written the engine off thinking it needed rings or maybe something more serious. But as it turned out she had over filled the oil by about 2 litres! i did oil and filter change and it ran as good as gold! does`nt even tap from cold! in 20k miles in the last 12 months i have not had 1 problem! not only that but its also alot faster than my freinds stripped out tigra and corsa redtops which considering its a late engine with a cat we all struggled to work out. wish i was this lucky with everything!
some pics when i brought it
it was`nt in bad nick but it was in need of some TLC. The car had been used as a dog walking car for the last few years so the interior was covered in dog hair and bite marks but the major problem was that the car was flamepink! So i got my mate round who owns a valet company. The pics really don`t do it justice, the difference was night and day.
After i had it all cleaned up, i was unsure od what to do with it as i was`nt in need of a car i had my astra GTE track car and my clio 182 road car. So i thort i would flog it on and try and make a bit of cash. BIG MISTAKE! my phone would not stop ringing with the biggest spastics asking if i would sell it for �50 or if i could get 150mph out of it. In the end the final straw was a guy that turned up an hour late and said that the car used to be white and it has had a respray in red. I explained to him it was the excess polish from where it had been mopped. he would not listen and then offered me �200!! i took the car off sale sold my clio (sold in a day with no problems) and treated it to some speedlines off ebay and some new proxie rubber
however with are great roads in england these did`nt last long!
so these were sold on!
So thats been the last 12 months of ownership and as it stands today is back on its fan blades.
however as its done me so well over the last 12 months i have decided to go an a bit of a spending spree.
i just won this on ebay.
got it for 250 with an apprent blown engine. but since getting it home i can find no fault with it. (i must be lucky with these cavaliers). but my real interest in it is it has 3 month old Gmax 60mm shocks and springs, an un ripped seat, and trim with out teeth marks!! so all in all after i have weighed it in and sold the wheels hopefully il have some free suspension.
my plans for this week include
fitting the new suspension
getting my new wheels
blacking out the headlights
bigger brakes of some description
more troble free motoring!
Its been a busy week!! stripped the scrap cav of anything worth saving, this included a brand new standard exhaust and all new wishbones which was a bonus.
Then i set about completeing mine, i fitted all new black gear and handbrake gators with red sticthing, which i must say are a really good fit for the price.
Then i split the headlights open and sprayed them black, not to everyones taste i know but im going for a bit of a red and black theme.
Which leads me on to my next purchase, a set of pro race 3`s. i loved these wheels for a long time! gives you compomotive looks but for a 1/4 of the price. they came with Nangkangs though, even though they are new they need to go! they don`t scrub even with the drop so im happy about that as i thought that may be a problem.
Lastly after swapping the drivers seat over and all the trim i decided on some v6 brakes, i got the calipers, uprated discs and pads for 50 quid so i can`t complain.
heres some pics of as it stands
Time for a update, a small up date, but an update non the less.
well the cavaliers been performing faultlessly as always. However a truck coming down a single track road with 7.5 weight limit resulted in some 50mph curb contact and has left the suspension a bit bent.
I was doing about 70mph so im to blame really. So at the moment its looks like this with the steering wheel strait.
So i have ordered a new wish bone, track rod end and track rod arm.
The good news is the wheel did`nt come into any harm, not sure how. But fingers crossed i hav`nt bent the shock and hub.
Other then bending it i fitted the compulsury calibra gauges and wired them up. I am just waiting on a oil pressure sender.
I brought this cavalier sri a year ago by complete chance from a lady down the road after i learnt it was going to be scrapped due to it smoking badly under load. i had a look around it and with zero rust anywhere, low milage and only 2 previous owners i thort it was worth saving. i had all but written the engine off thinking it needed rings or maybe something more serious. But as it turned out she had over filled the oil by about 2 litres! i did oil and filter change and it ran as good as gold! does`nt even tap from cold! in 20k miles in the last 12 months i have not had 1 problem! not only that but its also alot faster than my freinds stripped out tigra and corsa redtops which considering its a late engine with a cat we all struggled to work out. wish i was this lucky with everything!
some pics when i brought it
it was`nt in bad nick but it was in need of some TLC. The car had been used as a dog walking car for the last few years so the interior was covered in dog hair and bite marks but the major problem was that the car was flamepink! So i got my mate round who owns a valet company. The pics really don`t do it justice, the difference was night and day.
After i had it all cleaned up, i was unsure od what to do with it as i was`nt in need of a car i had my astra GTE track car and my clio 182 road car. So i thort i would flog it on and try and make a bit of cash. BIG MISTAKE! my phone would not stop ringing with the biggest spastics asking if i would sell it for �50 or if i could get 150mph out of it. In the end the final straw was a guy that turned up an hour late and said that the car used to be white and it has had a respray in red. I explained to him it was the excess polish from where it had been mopped. he would not listen and then offered me �200!! i took the car off sale sold my clio (sold in a day with no problems) and treated it to some speedlines off ebay and some new proxie rubber
however with are great roads in england these did`nt last long!
so these were sold on!
So thats been the last 12 months of ownership and as it stands today is back on its fan blades.
however as its done me so well over the last 12 months i have decided to go an a bit of a spending spree.
i just won this on ebay.
got it for 250 with an apprent blown engine. but since getting it home i can find no fault with it. (i must be lucky with these cavaliers). but my real interest in it is it has 3 month old Gmax 60mm shocks and springs, an un ripped seat, and trim with out teeth marks!! so all in all after i have weighed it in and sold the wheels hopefully il have some free suspension.
my plans for this week include
fitting the new suspension
getting my new wheels
blacking out the headlights
bigger brakes of some description
more troble free motoring!
Its been a busy week!! stripped the scrap cav of anything worth saving, this included a brand new standard exhaust and all new wishbones which was a bonus.
Then i set about completeing mine, i fitted all new black gear and handbrake gators with red sticthing, which i must say are a really good fit for the price.
Then i split the headlights open and sprayed them black, not to everyones taste i know but im going for a bit of a red and black theme.
Which leads me on to my next purchase, a set of pro race 3`s. i loved these wheels for a long time! gives you compomotive looks but for a 1/4 of the price. they came with Nangkangs though, even though they are new they need to go! they don`t scrub even with the drop so im happy about that as i thought that may be a problem.
Lastly after swapping the drivers seat over and all the trim i decided on some v6 brakes, i got the calipers, uprated discs and pads for 50 quid so i can`t complain.
heres some pics of as it stands
Time for a update, a small up date, but an update non the less.
well the cavaliers been performing faultlessly as always. However a truck coming down a single track road with 7.5 weight limit resulted in some 50mph curb contact and has left the suspension a bit bent.
I was doing about 70mph so im to blame really. So at the moment its looks like this with the steering wheel strait.
So i have ordered a new wish bone, track rod end and track rod arm.
The good news is the wheel did`nt come into any harm, not sure how. But fingers crossed i hav`nt bent the shock and hub.
Other then bending it i fitted the compulsury calibra gauges and wired them up. I am just waiting on a oil pressure sender.
What size are the wheels as they look cool too
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