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carltonx
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great find looks good as it is
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I love them i was watching one on ebay last week. Lovely looking things.
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Del
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That's a smasher!
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'I come not from Heaven, but from Essex'.
The Retro Rider formerly known as Silvermac.
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conair
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Looks sweet dude.
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Cheers folks. I saw one on here a few years back with slotmags on and thought it looked wicked but I like the minilites too much to change them at the moment. Like you say carltonx I think it looks great as it is. rjbell78 was it the gold firenza shell you were watching?
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meltdown
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Isn't letting old age get the better of him, still making the same bad decisions with vehicles.
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Bookmarked and glad to have you on board, epic trip  angusb1Now about them Porsche seats it's sporting ....... |
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Powered by biscuits
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It was indeed an epic trip. I love the Porsche seats too mate and they are the one thing in the parts bin you can't have as a thankyou.
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Last Edit: Jul 2, 2014 20:35:51 GMT by angusb1
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Wow that's pretty damn cool! I like the width on those wheels. Good luck with mot.
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no it was a complete car minus a window. it was a barn find so not a runner. went for a song though 250 quid
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That looks great as it is! Fingers crossed for the MOT
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rjbell78 I think I did see that one. More original than mine. I think it was beyond my capabilities though.
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My fingers are crossed for the MOT too but I think it will fail on a rusty n/s sill. We will see.
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Perfect, perfect and ermmm, perfect!
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***GARAGE CURRENTLY EMPTY***
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rjbell78 I think I did see that one. More original than mine. I think it was beyond my capabilities though. Mine too. I've never touched a car mechanically before! |
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djefk
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Interesting cars these - all the ones I've ever seen are on a P reg and they all only came in this colour or white I think. mylittletony on here had one and it was actually quite nippy when it was running right (which wasn't that often - Ha!). What are your plans for this? It looks lowered already which is a bonus. I've got an old Bill Blydenstein guide to tuning them somewhere at my parent's place in the UK, there's actually not much you can do cheaply to improve the 1256 engine unfortunately, but I've had 7 or 8 1256cc Viva saloons over the years and here are my suggestions: 1) Sort the body and paint, replace all the window / screen seals and rust-proof it thoroughly 2) Get the distributor rebuilt by someone who knows what they're doing (or better still fit a Bosch replacement), fit electronic ignition, a Lucas gold coil, 8mm silicone HT leads and decent spark plugs set to .8 mm for both reliability and to preserve what power it should have without going out of tune every 3000 miles, plus it actually does seem to help fuel economy which is no bad thing these days 3) Fit an oil cooler with thermostat to supplement the puny oil capacity on the motorways - The engine is an early 60's design that wasn't design to be held at motorway speeds for any length of time, therefore without this mod it overheats the oil which then breaks down and promotes engine wear, which is why these engines are usually on their last legs by around 80k miles! If you don't want to do this then take it easy on long runs, use the best quality 20/50 grade oil (not 15/40 in summers - it's too thin), plus make sure it's always topped up to the level (carry a some with you, it will use it quite quickly) 4) Sound-proof it to high heaven - The SL Vivas had noticeably better soundproofing so if Vauxhall can do it from the factory.... It makes them much nicer to drive at speed. Keep us informed. In the meantime this is interesting: Chevette and Viva engine tuning |
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Last Edit: Jul 3, 2014 12:29:42 GMT by djefk
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mylittletony
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@mylittletony
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mylittletony on here had one and it was actually quite nippy when it was running right (which wasn't that often - Ha!) LIES! a) it ran fine most of the time thank you very much b) it was not nippy at all, it was the slowest car I've ever owned! (inc. sub 1000cc peugeot 205) Got sold for pittance due to great big rust holes in both chassis rails under the bulkhead -  My recommendation would be to find the front clip, engine and box from a bigger engined model and swap it wholesale - 4 bolts! You're right though angusb1, they are fine looking cars Good luck! |
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taurus
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Looks nice. The Accuspark electronic module with a Lucas gold coil works well. Bypass the ballast wire which is a simple case of moving one wire in the fusebox to provide an unballasted feed to the coil. The original ballast wire is buried in the loom and they are known to burn out which causes damage you want to avoid.
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I'm really happy cos the Viva failed it's MOT but only on a few small things and a bit of welding :-) I need to weld a patch on the floor near the seatbelt anchor, sort out the brakes and windscreen wipers, patch the exhaust, fix a brake light, replace a tyre and clean the carb to sort the emissions. Stoked! I got an advisory on both sills but I expected them to fail and planned to replace them anyway to make the shell mint.
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djefk I think they made them in gold, white and blue. This one has had a respray and it was the closest they could get to matching but I think it is a really nice colour. I've never seen a blue one and only pictures of white ones. Thanks for your suggestions, Step 1 is definitely get the few MOT failures sorted followed by replacing the rusting sills and fixing the few little bits of rust that are starting to bubble up. Then lots of rustproofing. I am quite tempted to put on the thin stripes they originally had down the sides which mine is missing. I think they look quite cool like that. Step 2 is sort out all the seals. They all could do with replacing. Step 3 will be soundproofing and fitting a carpet. It doesn't really have one at the moment. Also a really good clean of the seats as they are lush and it will make Nick more jealous (Sorry mate :-) ) There might also be an engine, gearbox and rear axle replacement but I have not decided on this yet, I might well just keep the 1256cc engine it has and replace the ignition with electronic. Thanks for the suggestions about how to do this and about the best oil to use. If I do swap the engine, gearbox and rear axle none of the changes I make will be irreversible. I won't cut the shell and I want to be able to put the original parts back on to make it totally standard again if I want. Once I get it back from Nick's house I'm going to take some measurements and visit a few scrappys to see what might go in. Thanks for the link to the engine tuning article. I'll have a read of that tonight. mylittletonyEngine/gearbox/rear axle swap could be on the cards. I have a couple of candidates in mind but I might also just keep it standard bar the ignition. It will mostly get driven around town as my long motorway journeys are done in my big, quiet estate. taurusCheers for this. If I keep the engine I will be swapping over to electronic ignition. These are just the sort of tips I need.
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