djgritt

Here is my Vauxhall Cavalier Project

It used to be my daily car, until i completed my apprenticeship and got the new job, and company car...

So a couple of pics of when i got it, and then how i got it and left it for a year

Bought like;




Got fed up of the Snowplough very quickly, so turned it into a Cavalier Turbo Replica, and loved it that way;










Then, once the company car was acquired, i decided to turn it into a Track Styled car;















This was where i left it, until recently, decided to get it ready for this years show season, so have almost finished Trim Stripping/Interior Painting, new Seats/Harnesses;












Now i just have some Mechanical issues to deal with, then re-insure/tax...

Cheers for looking

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UncleRic

Have I seen this elsewhere.. possibly on another car related site..?

Which engine you got in there?

Looks like you're having fun with it.

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djgritt

You possibly have seen it elsewhere - its on a lot of the Vauxhall Forums, and a couple of Generic ones (i think)

It's sporting the Low Output 2.0 16v (X20XEV) - RR'd at a shade under 140bhp with 150lb/ft - it's enough

I am having fun with it, will be good to get it back on the road - havent used it since just before christmas

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youngsyd

I love cavvies.

I had a 2.0 xev SRI....nice car.

But then i did work at a Vauxhall dealer.....

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UncleRic

Power isn't always everything anyway, a well sorted track car can be much more fun than a tyre shreding bruiser.

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Decron

In the photo of you going into Quarry at Coomb, there is a green Vectra behind you on the outside of the track.

That's one of the guys who works for me in his SXI!

Lummox

I always liked Cav's my old one I think was the same colour.

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djgritt

mmmm V6 - that was somethign i was considering doing to mine this year, but migth wait til winter...

Were you a Cavweb user per chance?

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djgritt

This pic?






If so, that Vectra is a Black GSi - it was the Guy who i bought the Cage froms Car at the time...

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Lummox

Might have been a long time ago, not much of a poster back then though.

I worked for MSD at the time buidling the Vectra GSi's so need less to say a set of 3.0 cams etc found their way into the engine

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djgritt

Awesome

Everyone keeps blabbing on about whamming an LET into it, to go with the looks, but that would be too much to go wrong IMO, a V6 would be much better - solid and reliable, with one of the best soundtracks available...

Heck of a lot cheaper too, and my F20 box would make it damn fun

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Decron

I stand corrected then although to me it looks green! The lad in question has a green SXI V plater done up to look like a GTS. He was definately at that track day.

Been looking round for piccys of my Cav SRI (Which I loved dearly) but they all seem to have vanished. All I have left now is one picture of my first major project which I finished in 1996

Lummox

Thing is the V6 isnt any rocket, lazy to rev its a cruiser rather than a sprinter. F20 would help with this though. Mind you if you go the same route as my mate Pete ....



That was a LET turbo but after it dying for the second time he went for something a little different.

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cheezemonkhai

The green cav is a few cars back on the corner as opposed to the black one directly behind him?

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djgritt

I've seen that a few times now - its smart - still running the 4x4 gear IIRC?

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djgritt

Yep, thats a Mate's V6 stripped out Hatchback - And it's not a V-Reg Vectra SXi

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Lummox

Yeah Petes car is still 4x4.

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Decron

Yeah but I thought the Vectra on the outside was green and it was my mates. He was at the meet with the club.

djgritt

Which club? Might have a pic...

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Decron

vauxhall sports car club

Eurofest sept 8th 07

djgritt

Had a Parcel arrive this week - few bits to get it going again...



An Alternator

These Mirror Covers (Not needed, but will help it look a little tidier - mine are all blistered etc)



And the main item - a Cylinder Head - complete with Valves, Cams etc





The head is to be skimmed, cleaned up, and have the Inlet/Exhaust Ports Polished, as well as the combustion chambers

Unfortunately, one of the Pulleys got obliterated in the Post (you can make it out in the pic - the rearmost one), so i'll need to fit one from the Engine that's in the car - luckily, that's nothing major!

Then its a case of fitting it all - and it SHOULD be all good to go

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skud vrs

Like the car!
I am in the process of looking for an cav GSI to use as a track car. (Wanting the GSI for the independent rear suspension)
Wouldn’t the C20XE engine be a better base than the C20XEV. As the XE has over 150BHP out of the box.

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djgritt

The C20XE would be a better idea, if you are too scared of a challenge

Besides, my X20XEV pushes out more torque than an XE, and is just as capable - its just harder to extract more from them, well, unless you have a larger budget

Plus, why be a sheep?

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bengie