Cavalier Mk2 Memories
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My list of cavs ,
Mk 1 1.6 L in blue
Mk1 1.6 L in white
Mk1 1.6 GL in pale yellow ,later fitted with a 2.0l ,big valve head ,experimental cam , webber carb , bilstien suspension ,2 1/2 " exhaust 5 spoke 7" alloys and 8" lamps on the front .
2.0L Sports Hatch in silver ,big valves , piper cam , exhaust etc .
Mk2 SRI in Gold , modded head , cams , exhaust and bilstien suspension , junked the injection for Dellorto carbs . My ex kept it and had it nicked and stripped .
Mk3 1.8 gl in met grey .
I was a serial Vauxhall nut and have also owned a PB cresta , 3 Victors , Viva GT , Chevette a slide door CF Bedford short wheelbase fitted with a 2.3 VX4/90 engine on dellorto carbs and getrag 5sp box .
2 Vectras and a Corsa .
Mk 1 1.6 L in blue
Mk1 1.6 L in white
Mk1 1.6 GL in pale yellow ,later fitted with a 2.0l ,big valve head ,experimental cam , webber carb , bilstien suspension ,2 1/2 " exhaust 5 spoke 7" alloys and 8" lamps on the front .
2.0L Sports Hatch in silver ,big valves , piper cam , exhaust etc .
Mk2 SRI in Gold , modded head , cams , exhaust and bilstien suspension , junked the injection for Dellorto carbs . My ex kept it and had it nicked and stripped .
Mk3 1.8 gl in met grey .
I was a serial Vauxhall nut and have also owned a PB cresta , 3 Victors , Viva GT , Chevette a slide door CF Bedford short wheelbase fitted with a 2.3 VX4/90 engine on dellorto carbs and getrag 5sp box .
2 Vectras and a Corsa .
Enjoyable at the time, and seemed unburstable after a couple of Fords... Had three 1600's inc an early 4-sp GLS, silver with orange velour trim. Oh Yes. Also had a six-dial dash which was damned useful - once oil pressure started going low enough to flick on the light at a warm idle, it was time for another litre. Again.
All were great motorway cars, of their time, capable of sitting at a steady 90 all day, and handled well-enough on their modest 165R13 tyres, though I think the GLS might have had 175/70R13. Reliable too, IME.
A mate had an 86 or 87 SRi, which was clearly the DBs in 1990/1 and we were all insanely jealous.
As a previous poster noted, one go in a 405 at the time and you realised the Cav wasn't top dog. For me, it was a blast in a 405 with the 1900 carb-fed engine - supple, responsive chassis, with a grunty engine and slick (yeah, Vauxhall, slick) gearbox.
Happy for the Cav memories to remain just memories
All were great motorway cars, of their time, capable of sitting at a steady 90 all day, and handled well-enough on their modest 165R13 tyres, though I think the GLS might have had 175/70R13. Reliable too, IME.
A mate had an 86 or 87 SRi, which was clearly the DBs in 1990/1 and we were all insanely jealous.
As a previous poster noted, one go in a 405 at the time and you realised the Cav wasn't top dog. For me, it was a blast in a 405 with the 1900 carb-fed engine - supple, responsive chassis, with a grunty engine and slick (yeah, Vauxhall, slick) gearbox.
Happy for the Cav memories to remain just memories
te Vauxhall and Ford were knocking out at the time. Weren't both Ford & Vauxhall looking at the business market ( REP MOBILES ) at this time, and leas companies were looking at best economy . Out of the two, (I've had both a MK2 1.6 and a firm's 1.6 Sierra ) and I'd prefer the MK2 anyday . Only problem with my MK2 was head gaskets. But changing them was easy. Cambelt alignment tool ( as in the old Victor engine) was a bit of string. Biggest problem with water pump was placement and fact that it was held in with allen screws .
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