1977 Vauxhall Cavalier 1.6 GL

It is in very reasonable nick - the whole underside has been plastered in some kind of underbody sealant. It might be waxoil, but its now hardened and brittle - like old tar. As far as I can tell, the arches + sill ends are the only parts of the car needing to be welded. I do intend to scrape all that stuff off the underside though, to be sure there isn't any more poxy bits.
A mk1 meet sounds good, next Summer is the target for completion so long as I don't run out of cash/motivation/health!

When the underside is scraped clean, any structural pox found will be dealt with. (Not looking forward to the marathon scraping sesh!)

Removed some more trim today, the rain gutter trims were difficult to do - not looking forward to re-fitting them.



The boot/rear panel trims and the badges were really easy though. Again, all the trim clips remain intact! Starting to look a bit naked now.

Only had an hour to spend on this today, removing the bumpers was a job that fitted that kind of time frame. The rear bumper was a five minute job - all bolts undid nicely!



The front bumper went similarly well, until the last bolt to come out lost its threads! Fortunately it was one of the front chassis rail ones, so it was easy enough to grind the head off the offending item.

Door furniture was removed next - I wish all cars were as easy to strip down as this!



Back seats out - I was surprised that there is no bulkhead between the back seats and the fuel tank!



I'm quite enjoying this part of the process, just need to start bagging and tagging the pile of parts that have accumulated before I forget whats what!

I found this wafer wrapper under the rear carpets - made in Belgium - perhaps one of the assembly line workers had a snack on company time!



After vacuuming the foot wells, I cleaned most of the dirt and dust out of the boot.





I'll not know for sure until the underside has been scraped clean, but it doesn't look like any work is required in here.

Cheers! I do actually need a rear silencer too - the box, although it still looks new is rotting from the inside out.

Good old dependable Vauxhalls, looks to be a worthy project with loads of decent areas.

This really is in very good condition for its age. Thankfully, it has been bought by someone who values it.

After the wing came off, it was possible to re fit it in a better position so that the panel gaps were better.



Quite pleased about this, as I thought the wing was a pattern part due to the bad panel gaps. It is actually a genuine wing that was just fitted in the wrong position!

My key refurb kit arrived from Germany recently - two replacement key grips - bought as my main key was getting a bit worn and sloppy.

Before



After



Comes as two pieces that slot together using the original key blade.



Not all good news today, after removing the driver's side wing, another area needing attention was revealed.



It's a pretty easy fix to do though, so I'm not worried about it!