Vauxhall Cavalier GSI RestoMod Track Car

[helix402]

Looking great! Reminds me of the single seater racing cars I used to see with the 2.0l Vauxhall engine. (They gave the most power on Shell fuel).

[CouncilFerrari]

While I was in the wheel arch fking about with the brakes, I noticed that windscreen washer pump looked a bit 'odd'. Turns out it was just waiting to fall apart on me;
IMG_0889 by Chris Cav, on Flickr

Managed to find a replacement easily enough, turns out the same pump is used by a Merc Sprinter.
IMG_0912 by Chris Cav, on Flickr

While I was there, I ran some new clear PVC piping in and installed the new pump. I now have washer jets that work which is another step towards an MOT pass.
IMG_0915 by Chris Cav, on Flickr

This is how it looked before I took the wheels off to sort the brakes;
CAVVY by Chris Cav, on Flickr

Really getting there now. I'm booked in with LAFabrication first week in April to have the rest of the exhaust made and the next few weeks I will be focusing on getting the wiring finished off, and getting fuel lines installed.

Edited by CouncilFerrari on Wednesday 1st February 18:57

[B'stard Child]

CouncilFerrari said:

Managed to find a replacement easily enough, turns out the same pump is used by a Merc Sprinter.

Might want to blank out your address on ^ that picture and re-host it

I'll edit my post when I see you've done it to remove the image

There are some bloody weird people around is all I want to say - Plus I'd like the car to stay in your care

Edited to remove photo

Edited by B'stard Child on Wednesday 1st February 19:00

[Pflanzgarten]

B'stard Child said:

Might want to blank out your address on ^ that picture and re-host it

I'll edit my post when I see you've done it to remove the image

There are some bloody weird people around is all I want to say - Plus I'd like the car to stay in your care

Seems all the more astounding to quote it then. A PM or a word to the mods might have been more inconspicuous.

[B'stard Child]

Pflanzgarten said:

B'stard Child said:

Might want to blank out your address on ^ that picture and re-host it

I'll edit my post when I see you've done it to remove the image

There are some bloody weird people around is all I want to say - Plus I'd like the car to stay in your care

Seems all the more astounding to quote it then. A PM or a word to the mods might have been more inconspicuous.

Did you bother to read what I wrote????

[CouncilFerrari]

B'stard Child said:

Might want to blank out your address on ^ that picture and re-host it

I'll edit my post when I see you've done it to remove the image

There are some bloody weird people around is all I want to say - Plus I'd like the car to stay in your care

bks! Thank you for pointing that out, picture and post edited! I'm normally pretty alert when it comes to persec type stuff.

Thanks again, I appreciate the pointer.

[CouncilFerrari]

helix402 said:

Looking great! Reminds me of the single seater racing cars I used to see with the 2.0l Vauxhall engine. (They gave the most power on Shell fuel).

Thanks very much, appreciate that. I'll try and remember to stick V-Power in it before I take it to the rolling road

[B'stard Child]

CouncilFerrari said:

B'stard Child said:

Might want to blank out your address on ^ that picture and re-host it

I'll edit my post when I see you've done it to remove the image

There are some bloody weird people around is all I want to say - Plus I'd like the car to stay in your care

bks! Thank you for pointing that out, picture and post edited! I'm normally pretty alert when it comes to persec type stuff.

Thanks again, I appreciate the pointer.

Edited to remove as I promised

No probs at all - I figured a post would be quicker than a PM as you'd posted 3 updates in short succession and I was expecting another

[Pflanzgarten]

B'stard Child said:

Did you bother to read what I wrote????

Yes.

I did however read through council ferrari’s posts without noticing he’d photographed his address until you quoted it so my point still stands.

To the OP, a bit like the Ecsy thread we’re all routing for you.

Edited by Pflanzgarten on Wednesday 1st February 19:13

[DuncanM]

CouncilFerrari said:

While I was in the wheel arch fking about with the brakes, I noticed that windscreen washer pump looked a bit 'odd'. Turns out it was just waiting to fall apart on me;
IMG_0889 by Chris Cav, on Flickr

Managed to find a replacement easily enough, turns out the same pump is used by a Merc Sprinter.
IMG_0912 by Chris Cav, on Flickr

While I was there, I ran some new clear PVC piping in and installed the new pump. I now have washer jets that work which is another step towards an MOT pass.
IMG_0915 by Chris Cav, on Flickr

This is how it looked before I took the wheels off to sort the brakes;
CAVVY by Chris Cav, on Flickr

Really getting there now. I'm booked in with LAFabrication first week in April to have the rest of the exhaust made and the next few weeks I will be focusing on getting the wiring finished off, and getting fuel lines installed.

Edited by CouncilFerrari on Wednesday 1st February 18:57

Easily one of the coolest cars on PH, love it

[B'stard Child]

Pflanzgarten said:

B'stard Child said:

Did you bother to read what I wrote????

Yes.

I did however read through council ferrari’s posts without noticing he’d photographed his address until you quoted it so my point still stands.

Without de-railing the thread

1. it's entirely the OP's choice to post the photos - he may well have not been bothered about it (unusual as it sounds)

2. If I'd PM the OP he'd have my email address and I'm not keen on giving that out freely after a previous PH stalking incident

3. I'd explained my post and committed to remove the post as soon as I saw the OP had edited or removed his

The issue is resolved in a timely manner to my mind with no harm done

You seem to want to make an argument out of it and my response to you is a "Dance from 1914" and an "award" from the Acadamy of motion picture Arts and Science - and I'll bid you goodnight

[Pflanzgarten]

Fair enough, I understand it’s not easy for some to admit a mistake on the internet and bid you the same.

[RumbleOfThunder]

Pflanzgarten said:

Fair enough, I understand it’s not easy for some to admit a mistake on the internet and bid you the same.

Don't spoil for a fight then act like you weren't the instigator lol.

[RumbleOfThunder]

Fantastic to see this build pop up again. I'd completely forgotten! Was it already decided to stay with the white or add some BTCC decals?

[CouncilFerrari]

B'stard Child said:

Edited to remove as I promised

No probs at all - I figured a post would be quicker than a PM as you'd posted 3 updates in short succession and I was expecting another

Sadly, there's not another one coming for a couple of weeks at least - I'm stuck in the middle of the sea. I know sometimes PH's mail system isn't the best anyway, the post was most welcome.

Pflanzgarten said:

Yes.

I did however read through council ferrari’s posts without noticing he’d photographed his address until you quoted it so my point still stands.

To the OP, a bit like the Ecsy thread we’re all routing for you.

Edited by Pflanzgarten on Wednesday 1st February 19:13

Thank you, it's appreciated. It's really not far off being done now.

BC's intentions were good and I understand that you might not agree with the method, but it got the warning through and that's what matters.

DuncanM said:

Easily one of the coolest cars on PH, love it

I don't know if I'd go that far, but I'm really glad it makes people smile.

RumbleOfThunder said:

Fantastic to see this build pop up again. I'd completely forgotten! Was it already decided to stay with the white or add some BTCC decals?

I know, it's dragging on and the updates became quite infrequent unfortunately. It's staying white for the time being, I was tempted to add some decals but the painter did such a good job it feels foolish to cover it up!

[RumbleOfThunder]

It does look immaculate in white. Also most of us are big fans of mwstewart's Fiesta and the Lexspace builds, so don't worry about it dragging on.

[Mr Tidy]

It looks better in each update!

I have fond memories of watching Cavaliers race in the BTCC and bought a 1992 SRi in 1995 which was a great car.

Now I'm already looking forward to seeing the next stage.

[LankyMcTally]

Itching to see this complete and in the metal!

[Pflanzgarten]

CouncilFerrari said:

Thank you, it's appreciated. It's really not far off being done now.

Are you 100% on the final livery yet?

[B'stard Child]

CouncilFerrari said:

B'stard Child said:

Edited to remove as I promised

No probs at all - I figured a post would be quicker than a PM as you'd posted 3 updates in short succession and I was expecting another

Sadly, there's not another one coming for a couple of weeks at least - I'm stuck in the middle of the sea. I know sometimes PH's mail system isn't the best anyway, the post was most welcome.

I have actually sent you a message on another subject related to you car - just in case it ends up in your spam folder