Vauxhall Cavalier GSI RestoMod Track Car
Discussion
Jonny-Jimbo said:
Yes, you're welcome to say I recommended you to them. What's your name though, I best not say to Tom that 'Cocknose will be in touch about an engine for his Cavalier track car'.
Yes, beardo is a bearded weirdo, as opposed to the generous afro on Zac at the other end of the line haha.
Ha, very good point. I've just tried to email you, but your profile doesn't accept emails? Yes, beardo is a bearded weirdo, as opposed to the generous afro on Zac at the other end of the line haha.
Edited by Jonny-Jimbo on Saturday 1st February 00:36
I could probably be described as a beardo myself.
They are 1800Ti, the white one built up from a totally clean Australian shell that had no welding etc. The Blue and yellow one is an older build from another company that Retro Engineering are now running. They do have a genuine 1800 Ti/SA homologation special. There are a couple of others they run too including Dolomite Sprints etc.
However, this thread is about the OP's Cavalier, not old Bimmers etc, so I'll leave that there.
In terms of emails Cocknose, I will try sending you one... I wasn't aware my account was rejecting emails.
However, this thread is about the OP's Cavalier, not old Bimmers etc, so I'll leave that there.
In terms of emails Cocknose, I will try sending you one... I wasn't aware my account was rejecting emails.
Cocknose said:
scottos said:
Excellent project and love the new house/ garage too!
Do love a Cav and im a big fan of the c20xe too, the competition engine builders i help out at does a lot of them for mk2 escorts. The proper daft spec ones are up to 300hp!
Thanks mate, garage is coming along nicely. I finished painting the union jack on the pegboard and it looks pretty smart. Just need to populate it with some tools now. Do love a Cav and im a big fan of the c20xe too, the competition engine builders i help out at does a lot of them for mk2 escorts. The proper daft spec ones are up to 300hp!
Do you mind me asking which engine builders you help out at? I'm looking for some advice for my C20XE build, and while I'm not going anywhere near 300hp I will need someone to hone the block etc. I'm down in North Yorkshire.
edit: just caught up on the thread with regards to Retro Engineering too, i know Tom and Nigel, great guys also!
Edited by scottos on Tuesday 4th February 10:59
scottos said:
Funnily enough they are in North Yorkshire, Amac Engineering in Northallerton. Very oldskool, website and social media not great.
edit: just caught up on the thread with regards to Retro Engineering too, i know Tom and Nigel, great guys also!
Amac were the other company that I was hoping to speak to about the engine, with the added bonus that they are in North Yorkshire. edit: just caught up on the thread with regards to Retro Engineering too, i know Tom and Nigel, great guys also!
Edited by scottos on Tuesday 4th February 10:59
Cocknose said:
Amac were the other company that I was hoping to speak to about the engine, with the added bonus that they are in North Yorkshire.
Thats good, if you struggle to ring through just keep trying. The same guys taking the calls are the ones doing the work sort of thing. If you end up popping down there are two awesome Vauxhalls through the back at the mo 
scottos said:
Thats good, if you struggle to ring through just keep trying. The same guys taking the calls are the ones doing the work sort of thing. If you end up popping down there are two awesome Vauxhalls through the back at the mo
I got them on the phone, they seem dead on. What Vauxhalls have they got? I'm away with work for the next couple of weeks, which is frustrating! As an aside, I just saw your thread on your 2002, that's a beautiful car - I like your front brakes!
It’s great seeing someone doing something with a mk3 cav GSi 16v, a mate had one back on the day and it was lovely. Being really nosy what’s the plan with the red-top? I remember people back in the day getting around 190bhp on a decent set of throttle bodies and it sounded immense, do you have something similar planned?
I was going to swap a C20XE into a 1985 mk2 Astra back in 1997, mine was a boggo 1.3S that weighed naff all, it had just been restored with new sills and wheel arches and it got bummed by a dopey bint in a Sierra...
I’m enjoying this thread.
I was going to swap a C20XE into a 1985 mk2 Astra back in 1997, mine was a boggo 1.3S that weighed naff all, it had just been restored with new sills and wheel arches and it got bummed by a dopey bint in a Sierra...
I’m enjoying this thread.
Cocknose said:
I got them on the phone, they seem dead on. What Vauxhalls have they got? I'm away with work for the next couple of weeks, which is frustrating!
As an aside, I just saw your thread on your 2002, that's a beautiful car - I like your front brakes!
Brilliant, did you speak to Alan or Alistair? Both great guys. As an aside, I just saw your thread on your 2002, that's a beautiful car - I like your front brakes!
A Firenza George Hill replica rally car and a genuine droop snoot supersaloon. The rally car won't be in all that long but the droop snoot has been in probably 12 years now, it's a long ongoing project restoring it but it got fired up at long last a few weeks ago!
Thanks for the kind words on the 2002. Naturally all machining/ modifications on the engine done by Amac!
Huskyman said:
It’s great seeing someone doing something with a mk3 cav GSi 16v, a mate had one back on the day and it was lovely. Being really nosy what’s the plan with the red-top? I remember people back in the day getting around 190bhp on a decent set of throttle bodies and it sounded immense, do you have something similar planned?
I was going to swap a C20XE into a 1985 mk2 Astra back in 1997, mine was a boggo 1.3S that weighed naff all, it had just been restored with new sills and wheel arches and it got bummed by a dopey bint in a Sierra...
I’m enjoying this thread.
Thanks matey. Fast Vauxhalls were always the car to have when I was younger too so when this came up for sale, I couldn't resist. I was going to swap a C20XE into a 1985 mk2 Astra back in 1997, mine was a boggo 1.3S that weighed naff all, it had just been restored with new sills and wheel arches and it got bummed by a dopey bint in a Sierra...
I’m enjoying this thread.
I have a set of DanST ITB's for the engine, and a coscast ported and polished head. The rest of the engine work will be up to the engine builder, but I'm planning on honing and forged pistons at a minimum. I have a BTB exhaust manifold for it, which are meant to be pretty good, and a lightened flywheel. I'm hoping for somewhere around 200bhp but I don't really know what's realistic.
ITB's;
https://danstengineering.co.uk/Bike-Throttle-Body-...
And manifold;
Bummer about the mk2 Astra, I can't imagine there was a lot left after getting papped by the Sierra!
scottos said:
Brilliant, did you speak to Alan or Alistair? Both great guys.
A Firenza George Hill replica rally car and a genuine droop snoot supersaloon. The rally car won't be in all that long but the droop snoot has been in probably 12 years now, it's a long ongoing project restoring it but it got fired up at long last a few weeks ago!
Thanks for the kind words on the 2002. Naturally all machining/ modifications on the engine done by Amac!
Wow, that sounds immense! I'll have to have a nosey around if I get up there. 12 years eh, that's longer than I've been doing the Cavalier up for!A Firenza George Hill replica rally car and a genuine droop snoot supersaloon. The rally car won't be in all that long but the droop snoot has been in probably 12 years now, it's a long ongoing project restoring it but it got fired up at long last a few weeks ago!
Thanks for the kind words on the 2002. Naturally all machining/ modifications on the engine done by Amac!
I noticed in your thread that you'd had work done by Amac, hell of an endorsement for their skills is that.
Cocknose said:
Huskyman said:
It’s great seeing someone doing something with a mk3 cav GSi 16v, a mate had one back on the day and it was lovely. Being really nosy what’s the plan with the red-top? I remember people back in the day getting around 190bhp on a decent set of throttle bodies and it sounded immense, do you have something similar planned?
I was going to swap a C20XE into a 1985 mk2 Astra back in 1997, mine was a boggo 1.3S that weighed naff all, it had just been restored with new sills and wheel arches and it got bummed by a dopey bint in a Sierra...
I’m enjoying this thread.
Thanks matey. Fast Vauxhalls were always the car to have when I was younger too so when this came up for sale, I couldn't resist. I was going to swap a C20XE into a 1985 mk2 Astra back in 1997, mine was a boggo 1.3S that weighed naff all, it had just been restored with new sills and wheel arches and it got bummed by a dopey bint in a Sierra...
I’m enjoying this thread.
I have a set of DanST ITB's for the engine, and a coscast ported and polished head. The rest of the engine work will be up to the engine builder, but I'm planning on honing and forged pistons at a minimum. I have a BTB exhaust manifold for it, which are meant to be pretty good, and a lightened flywheel. I'm hoping for somewhere around 200bhp but I don't really know what's realistic.
ITB's;
https://danstengineering.co.uk/Bike-Throttle-Body-...
And manifold;
Bummer about the mk2 Astra, I can't imagine there was a lot left after getting papped by the Sierra!
That sounds like some lovely mods planned for your car, BTB exhausts are awesome, they have a deserved rep for decent exhaust manifolds. What type of system do you have planned?
Having machine work done by a decent shop will save you ££££ long term and save a lot of pain.
Keep up the good work!
Huskyman said:
It was a foot shorter than standard...
That sounds like some lovely mods planned for your car, BTB exhausts are awesome, they have a deserved rep for decent exhaust manifolds. What type of system do you have planned?
Oof, dear me! That sounds like some lovely mods planned for your car, BTB exhausts are awesome, they have a deserved rep for decent exhaust manifolds. What type of system do you have planned?
I've been slowly building parts up over time, the BTB exhaust was a great result when it appeared for sale online, brand new and never fitted. I'll be going for a 2.5" system, hopefully without a cat as it was pre August 92 and with some silencing to make it track day friendly. Maybe a 3 inch single round tail pipe.
Huskyman said:
Having machine work done by a decent shop will save you ££££ long term and save a lot of pain.
Keep up the good work!
I'm hoping so yeah, amac think that around 235 is possible with the parts I've currently got collected, which would be enough for me! Keep up the good work!
motorhole said:
Absolutely loving this. Proper historic, leftfield track car.
A BTCC Cavalier is a great looking thing too.
Top work OP and good luck with the project!
Thanks matey, I do like a super saloon. As mentioned in the first post, I've had 172 Clio's, MX5's etc and all would probably make an easier off-the-shelf track car. I think this is cooler though. A BTCC Cavalier is a great looking thing too.
Top work OP and good luck with the project!
Cheers
Great thread & amazing work I think a modern take on the white yellow & grey would be good, conversely I had a mate who bought a GSI that had a very special conversion carried out on it.
It had an uprated T3 using an RS Turbo Manifold & a Sierra Cosworth inlet Manifold & Cosworth (all this bolted onto the red top) engine management it was an very fun steer a proper sleeper unless you noticed the full Wilwood setup he had.
It had an uprated T3 using an RS Turbo Manifold & a Sierra Cosworth inlet Manifold & Cosworth (all this bolted onto the red top) engine management it was an very fun steer a proper sleeper unless you noticed the full Wilwood setup he had.
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