sri_davie
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1st ones my own wee project
wee r plate corsa 1.0 12v thingy which i got for free off a mate which was nice, no v5 yet so has to be known as the 1.0 thingy until it gets dropped off.
these where taken the day it was dropped off, well towed and dumped.
sadly this in my eyes is not an engine so stripped and removed and filed neatly behind my house.
then a wee trip to ayrshire for engine mounts so that my next freebie could be fitted, the engine  thanks to corsabid for the mounts and also the v6 cavalier brakes for all round  well chuffed
grotty engine had been in the back of the car for a week so off to motoring world at the barras for some spray gunk and a paint brush and a few hours later it looked like this
going to change lots of parts but one thing ill leave is this
2nd is this cavy 4x4 n/a (bit rare)
started off like this.
now that cavy bits are that bit rarer its cheaper to buy a spare car so this was bought
first thing was to strip the grey one of its goodies, now i love the gsi cavy and would never kill a good one but this one was possibly the worst ive seen
pics of the state of the car
drivers rear
passengerside rear
drivers inner arch
passengers inner arch
now that the grey ones stripped its time to get on with the black one
lol some nick
question how do you get a door off if the pins are busted thats right cut out the whole door post
now that theres feck all left of the grey car its a case of rebuild the black car
poor thing on pallets but i had to test the 4x4 somehow.
plans for the corsa are simple full interior getting stripped out and it will have 2 gsi cavy seats(funny that) and harnesses for now, once the engines all piped in its getting v6 discs all round and keeping the 5 stud conversion which thanks to darren at colourscene i now have rims to fit on here
the cavy lol well where do i start its getting a bit more time spent on it ive had ot replace the
tailgate
bonnet
rear passengerside door
bin the interior and fit diplomat leather and replace all interior trim including the headcloth
new dash and all new switches
new suspension
poly bushes all round
new brakes all round
fitted a new engine complete with coscast head
ill update as i go on
davie
and still got tons to do to it
[Edited on 26-02-2008 by sri_davie]
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sri_davie
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good news for the locals the grey cavalier is due for shipping to the big vauxhall carpark in the sky  its done its job well, so scrappy guy should be round to take whats left of the grey shell away to get crushed, which leaves more time to work on the black one plan is to get the blakc one to look as genuine as possible, this is the car when he got it off its old ebay auction and to be fair it looks rank so now its getting all the genuine panels refitted so it looks standard and clean again
got bored today so went and stripped some stuff out the corsa and fitted some coolant pipes and engine loom
first the engine held inplace with these mounts from corsabid
so out came some bits, notice how tidy i am 
now that theres more room in her i managed to drag out some of the other bits i bought for her
full front cavalier v6 uprights with brakes
and the rear brakes unbolted right off the axle
big chucky driveshafts
and since i dont want the car to stick out to much ive got these which are a bit tatty but i got 5 of them and 4 centre caps for free out of my mates work (thanks to darren@colourscene)
not bad lookingi n there
and out of all the stuff these are my favorite things since it was my birthday on monday and the missis knows how much i love corsas she got me these
more soon as ive been ketting to lazy
davie
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Charlton
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cool projects keep us updated m8 btw i love fan blades
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recarouk
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i had fanblades on my corsa love them.
and that cav will be nice put back to standard, keep up the good work
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Ste L
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5 stud conversion on the corsa?
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sri_davie
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yeah mate, wanted to do it to one before but time was against me but this time all the bits seem to be falling in my lap
davie
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sri_davie
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got bored today didnt do much to the trusty corsa right enough
front has been like a storeroom for all my parts and tools etc so had to give it a tidy
the hellhole
once the crap was out i noticed the seats where hummin with dirt and mould so out they came
1 out
lonely shit corsa seat waiting for runners to be removed
for a change they were so easy to get out not a chewed torque bolt in sight
got my cavalier sri steering wheel in there to replace the standard wheel its no smaller but so much better looking
well on to the cavalier
first the parts lol we have taken over my mates mums garage which keeping in mind theres a stripped and chopped up rusty cavalier lying in one cornder of the drive and a half stripped cavalier in the other needless to say its not went down to well
the door will post lol need to remove the post and get the door on
the old door sports this lovely speed hole
parts parts parts so many parts more parts than we need to be honest
some grey bumpers which are the ones ill be fitting
some red bumpers which where bought cause the foggies are mint
and who remembers the chameleon cavalier???
this one
well heres where the kit ended up
no idea whats going to happen to that maybe cut up and lobbed in the wheelie bin
so now to the car which thank fuck has wheels on it now
its interior lol
as i forgot all my tools today i did some small jobs, first was to start refitting the interior, carpets went in still boggin,
 cant get the staff these days my mate was ment to have them spotless for refitting
in went a bit of the rear seats
and some door cards, since there was never a key to open its front doors i went a head and fitted the locks from the grey cavy, when i stripped the locks i found not one of the rods was connected and everything was taped to the wires for the central locking, so now its got a bit of seat fitted, 3 doorcards fitted untill the grey door gets fitted and doors that lock, wooo hooo
n/s front spent ages trying to get it all perfect,
and the drivers rear
interior trim in the grey car was pretty good and came with all the kerb lights which was a bonus for us
grubby engine bay needs alternator refitted,pas pump and bracket refitted, and some wiring tidied then it can be started i hope lol
davie
[Edited on 18-02-2008 by sri_davie]
[Edited on 18-02-2008 by sri_davie]
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B3KAN
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 2 projects, your keen
Nice work so far, keep it up
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sri_davie
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well its actually only 2 of 3 but the others french so i wont waste everyones time, id have posted the pics on your site as well mate but ive lost all my log in details and havent been able to log in for ages
davie
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DannyB
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Thing with cavs IMO is the more standard the better, cant go wrong with a standard cav gsi on blades or slabs.
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SVM 286
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Oh my good god! The rust on the grey one.
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sri_davie
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thats what i said lol
first time i seen it i had to laugh, it looked all chaved up, but now ive got most of the gay crap off and going to get it looking standard and respectable, not sure about the wheels on it yet i thought 15s or 16s but time will tell cause they need 2 tyres anyway
davie
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sri_davie
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SVM 286 it came from a wee town by the sea and was delivered on a lowloader, i think the guy dragged it out the sea cause ive never seen one that bad before
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jr
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that gsi
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sri_davie
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lol
davie
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sri_davie
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ditched the old seats as they were plastered in mould fitted these for now out the grey cavalier gsi
davie
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little_duke
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Location: Tamworth,staffordshire Drives: rover coupe
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inner boulster wear?
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sri_davie
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lol innerish mate i swopped the seats over so that the ugly worn bolsters where in the inside rather then getting worse where they should be
davie
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Corsa_Scotty
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looking good davie they will both be stunning once they are finished!!!
Good Progress 
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sri_davie
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cheers guys, im out just now doing some wiring when i cut and pulled the 1.0 wiring through i pulled 2 wires that i shouldnt have so now need to get them fed back through into the engine bay, fucking pain in the arse but needs to be done
davie
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sri_davie
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now that the wires are fed through i can get on with other this, i was working on anoher 2.0 corsa which ive posted up in the for sale section if anyones looking for a cheap project
davie
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sri_davie
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well to add to my freebies list i got a throttle plate, ecotec pipe, airflow meter, fuel pipe, and induction kit for free and i also got some other work done on the old cavalier
davie
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sri_davie
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didnt get much done on sunday
steering coloum came off the black gsi
wasnt going to replace it, but when i removed the centre of the old steering wheel i was faced with this, there was no bolt holding the wheel in place and you couldnt have got one on it, safe or what.
old vs new
nice and snug and all bolted in
door cards lol it may be just me but i love when its time to start putting bits back on the car lol
in the shed we found this, a subtle part to add to the collection both of us had forgot about this which was bought off german ebay about a year ago and left in its wee box
davie
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sri_davie
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freebies cant beat more freebies
so far my list of freebies is
the car, the engine, the cdx rims, cavy seats, steering wheel, throttle body plate, airflow meter, fuel pipe and k&n induction kit
todays bits
 forgot to pick up the throttle body plate so need to remember that nest time and since i was bored i made up some small plates, nothing fancy in the vain attempt to make them not so illegal looking lol
davie
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