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1988 Mk2 Cavalier 1.8GLi

sleag40 Part of things I've no longer space for any more! Posts: 880	1988 Mk2 Cavalier 1.8GLi sleag40 @sleag40
	Nov 12, 2019 21:46:16 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Nov 12, 2019 12:37:30 GMT darrenh said: plastic version is off a later model (or is aftermarket replacement) if it were me i would try and fix the metal one (insulation) but this is only based on confirmation bias of reading vauxhall forums for the last 20 years I'll see if I can de-pin the plug and slide some shrink wrap over the wires. The plastic one is GM, just from a mk3 - if I can tidy up the original one, I can keep the later one as a spare. Got a bit of time on the bead blaster today to clean up a few bits and pieces. The flywheel cover got a bit of silver engine enamel before available time ran out. I'll hopefully get the other bits painted some time this week.
	1994 Volkswagen Polo G40 1992 Volkswagen Polo G40 1988 Vauxhall Cavalier GLi 1977 Vauxhall Cavalier GL 1973 Renault 15TS 1967 Lambretta SX200 1966 Lambretta TV200 1964 Lambretta LI150

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darrenh Posted hell of a lot Posts: 6,655	1988 Mk2 Cavalier 1.8GLi darrenh @darrenh
	Nov 14, 2019 15:20:49 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Nov 12, 2019 21:46:16 GMT sleag40 said: I'll see if I can de-pin the plug and slide some shrink wrap over the wires. The plastic one is GM, just from a mk3 - if I can tidy up the original one, I can keep the later one as a spare. good idea, terminal extraction tool very handy for the tool box ! ive got ones made by durite, (red and green hex shaped ones)
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sleag40 Part of things I've no longer space for any more! Posts: 880	1988 Mk2 Cavalier 1.8GLi sleag40 @sleag40
	Nov 15, 2019 19:26:53 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Black bits painted in engine enamel. Exhaust manifold was blasted yesterday, (cheers Dave!) and sprayed with high temperature paint at work this afternoon. More freshening up of filthy stuff coming soon.
	Last Edit: Nov 16, 2019 22:44:06 GMT by sleag40 1994 Volkswagen Polo G40 1992 Volkswagen Polo G40 1988 Vauxhall Cavalier GLi 1977 Vauxhall Cavalier GL 1973 Renault 15TS 1967 Lambretta SX200 1966 Lambretta TV200 1964 Lambretta LI150

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sleag40 Part of things I've no longer space for any more! Posts: 880	1988 Mk2 Cavalier 1.8GLi sleag40 @sleag40
	Nov 16, 2019 19:10:04 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Procrastination took up most of the available time today. I did manage to get the alternator cleaned up though. I'll be blasting and painting the fan, pulley and tensioner arm in the week to smarten them up a bit - the main body came up well enough to leave as is.
	1994 Volkswagen Polo G40 1992 Volkswagen Polo G40 1988 Vauxhall Cavalier GLi 1977 Vauxhall Cavalier GL 1973 Renault 15TS 1967 Lambretta SX200 1966 Lambretta TV200 1964 Lambretta LI150

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sleag40 Part of things I've no longer space for any more! Posts: 880	1988 Mk2 Cavalier 1.8GLi sleag40 @sleag40
	Nov 18, 2019 20:41:51 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	More cleaning done over the last couple of days - first was the engine wiring loom. Never knew that the injector plugs were yellow until now! All the coolant hoses and hard pipe were then dismantled and given a thorough cleaning, they came up surprisingly well. I need to swap out a few corroded jubilee clips before they go back into service, the pipes were then reassembled so I don't forget how they go. The starter motor was then given a couple of coats of engine enamel. I'll be using the same stuff on the engine block when I get round to cleaning all the curse word off it. More cleany/painty stuff to follow!
	1994 Volkswagen Polo G40 1992 Volkswagen Polo G40 1988 Vauxhall Cavalier GLi 1977 Vauxhall Cavalier GL 1973 Renault 15TS 1967 Lambretta SX200 1966 Lambretta TV200 1964 Lambretta LI150

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sleag40 Part of things I've no longer space for any more! Posts: 880	1988 Mk2 Cavalier 1.8GLi sleag40 @sleag40
	Nov 19, 2019 19:35:20 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Finally got some paint on the horn. As you'd expect after being so rusted, it's severely pitted - but does look a lot better than it did. The alternator bits have been blasted, painted and put back together. Looks pretty reasonable now. Made a start on the inlet manifold + associated gubbins. Got it all stripped down, now just need to pretty it up a bit.
	1994 Volkswagen Polo G40 1992 Volkswagen Polo G40 1988 Vauxhall Cavalier GLi 1977 Vauxhall Cavalier GL 1973 Renault 15TS 1967 Lambretta SX200 1966 Lambretta TV200 1964 Lambretta LI150

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shielsy68 Posted a lot Posts: 3,348	1988 Mk2 Cavalier 1.8GLi shielsy68 @shielsy68
	Nov 19, 2019 23:47:50 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Lovely level of workmanship
	Last Edit: Nov 19, 2019 23:48:25 GMT by shielsy68

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sleag40 Part of things I've no longer space for any more! Posts: 880	1988 Mk2 Cavalier 1.8GLi sleag40 @sleag40
	Nov 20, 2019 18:21:35 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Way colder than is bearable for long down at the shed this afternoon - an hour or so was enough for me. Inlet manifold relieved of 99% of its coating of muck. I'll finish it off with some alloy wheel cleaner another time.
	1994 Volkswagen Polo G40 1992 Volkswagen Polo G40 1988 Vauxhall Cavalier GLi 1977 Vauxhall Cavalier GL 1973 Renault 15TS 1967 Lambretta SX200 1966 Lambretta TV200 1964 Lambretta LI150

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teaboy Posted a lot Make tea, not war. Posts: 2,125 Member is Online	1988 Mk2 Cavalier 1.8GLi teaboy @teaboy
	Nov 20, 2019 18:30:57 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Nov 20, 2019 18:21:35 GMT sleag40 said: Way colder than is bearable for long down at the shed this afternoon I know, it’s like winter!
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vitesseefi South West Posts: 2,300	1988 Mk2 Cavalier 1.8GLi vitesseefi @vitesseefi
	Nov 20, 2019 19:26:10 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Nov 20, 2019 18:30:57 GMT teaboy said: Nov 20, 2019 18:21:35 GMT sleag40 said: Way colder than is bearable for long down at the shed this afternoon I know, it’s like winter! Worse than that.... it actually is winter. Even in the south. Must be grim up north..... Nick
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sleag40 Part of things I've no longer space for any more! Posts: 880	1988 Mk2 Cavalier 1.8GLi sleag40 @sleag40
	Nov 22, 2019 19:33:57 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Finished cleaning, then reassembled the inlet manifold stuff. It looks a bit nicer than it did last week! I also got the cam belt covers cleaned up ready to put back on - still on the hunt for the missing lower outer part. I had a bit of a trial with petrol/diesel mix for cleaning the head/block. Its no better than neat petrol, but there's a free supply of it available to me at the moment. Before I left, I cobbled up a blanking plate to stop crud falling into the engine now the dipstick/breather has been removed. There's gonna be a fair bit of muck flying about when I get stuck in to cleaning this thing!
	1994 Volkswagen Polo G40 1992 Volkswagen Polo G40 1988 Vauxhall Cavalier GLi 1977 Vauxhall Cavalier GL 1973 Renault 15TS 1967 Lambretta SX200 1966 Lambretta TV200 1964 Lambretta LI150

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sleag40 Part of things I've no longer space for any more! Posts: 880	1988 Mk2 Cavalier 1.8GLi sleag40 @sleag40
	Nov 24, 2019 17:11:54 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Managed to make a bit of progress cleaning up the lump this afternoon. The plan is to get the top end satisfactorily clean and leave it as bare alloy. The bottom end will be done in black engine enamel. (still a long way to go until its all clean enough)
	1994 Volkswagen Polo G40 1992 Volkswagen Polo G40 1988 Vauxhall Cavalier GLi 1977 Vauxhall Cavalier GL 1973 Renault 15TS 1967 Lambretta SX200 1966 Lambretta TV200 1964 Lambretta LI150

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sleag40 Part of things I've no longer space for any more! Posts: 880	1988 Mk2 Cavalier 1.8GLi sleag40 @sleag40
	Nov 29, 2019 17:56:32 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Time has been in short supply again this week, but I've still managed to get a few bits done. Made a start bare metalling the block. Smartened up the HT lead clips that bolt to the camshaft cover. Breather pipe/dipstick tube, its bracket to the block as well as the dipstick itself have now been blasted and painted up. In other news, I spotted another new wheel trim on ebay, having a spare one can only be a good thing.
	1994 Volkswagen Polo G40 1992 Volkswagen Polo G40 1988 Vauxhall Cavalier GLi 1977 Vauxhall Cavalier GL 1973 Renault 15TS 1967 Lambretta SX200 1966 Lambretta TV200 1964 Lambretta LI150

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fastblatt Part of things Posts: 307	1988 Mk2 Cavalier 1.8GLi fastblatt @fastblatt
	Nov 29, 2019 18:25:31 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Always liked those wheel trims
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sleag40 Part of things I've no longer space for any more! Posts: 880	1988 Mk2 Cavalier 1.8GLi sleag40 @sleag40
	Dec 1, 2019 17:10:31 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	All oil + paint now removed from the block. Just needs the rust wire wheeling back to shiny metal and it can be painted. Probably gonna have to leave that until it warms up a bit though - far too cold to paint anything in there at the present time.
	1994 Volkswagen Polo G40 1992 Volkswagen Polo G40 1988 Vauxhall Cavalier GLi 1977 Vauxhall Cavalier GL 1973 Renault 15TS 1967 Lambretta SX200 1966 Lambretta TV200 1964 Lambretta LI150

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sleag40 Part of things I've no longer space for any more! Posts: 880	1988 Mk2 Cavalier 1.8GLi sleag40 @sleag40
	Dec 6, 2019 16:48:50 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Not had any time for this until this afternoon. The core plug that sits behind the starter motor looked a little suspect after I took the wire brush drill attachment to it. It was rust pitted much worse than the others, so it was ousted. A full set was procured from ebay And the dodgy one was replaced. Hopefully I'll get this painted at the weekend.
	1994 Volkswagen Polo G40 1992 Volkswagen Polo G40 1988 Vauxhall Cavalier GLi 1977 Vauxhall Cavalier GL 1973 Renault 15TS 1967 Lambretta SX200 1966 Lambretta TV200 1964 Lambretta LI150

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sleag40 Part of things I've no longer space for any more! Posts: 880	1988 Mk2 Cavalier 1.8GLi sleag40 @sleag40
	Dec 7, 2019 18:58:30 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Block now has 2 coats of engine enamel on it after a mammoth wire brush/cleaning session. Should get the sump pan painted tomorrow, so I can start putting it back together next week hopefully.
	1994 Volkswagen Polo G40 1992 Volkswagen Polo G40 1988 Vauxhall Cavalier GLi 1977 Vauxhall Cavalier GL 1973 Renault 15TS 1967 Lambretta SX200 1966 Lambretta TV200 1964 Lambretta LI150

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sleag40 Part of things I've no longer space for any more! Posts: 880	1988 Mk2 Cavalier 1.8GLi sleag40 @sleag40
	Dec 8, 2019 13:39:08 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	The missing part of the cam belt cover plus the clips arrived this morning. Many thanks to Keith at Vauxhall Green Parts. Sump pan now cleaned and painted. Just waiting for a stat housing to arrive, and it can go back together.
	1994 Volkswagen Polo G40 1992 Volkswagen Polo G40 1988 Vauxhall Cavalier GLi 1977 Vauxhall Cavalier GL 1973 Renault 15TS 1967 Lambretta SX200 1966 Lambretta TV200 1964 Lambretta LI150

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sleag40 Part of things I've no longer space for any more! Posts: 880	1988 Mk2 Cavalier 1.8GLi sleag40 @sleag40
	Dec 13, 2019 17:40:58 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Replacement thermostat housing arrived today thanks to a top bloke called John off mk2cav.com. I gave it a quick bath in petrol, then a cheeky bead blast to leave me with a ready to fit part. Hopefully it won't be too long before the engine is reunited with all its parts.
	1994 Volkswagen Polo G40 1992 Volkswagen Polo G40 1988 Vauxhall Cavalier GLi 1977 Vauxhall Cavalier GL 1973 Renault 15TS 1967 Lambretta SX200 1966 Lambretta TV200 1964 Lambretta LI150

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sleag40 Part of things I've no longer space for any more! Posts: 880	1988 Mk2 Cavalier 1.8GLi sleag40 @sleag40
	Dec 15, 2019 18:07:20 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	I was hoping to get the motor built back up this afternoon, but thanks to good old ebay, the cam belt and water pump were wrong. The ebay fitment check is clearly not to be relied on. Although its tempting to clean and refit the old one, I'm gonna have to play water pump roulette again.
	1994 Volkswagen Polo G40 1992 Volkswagen Polo G40 1988 Vauxhall Cavalier GLi 1977 Vauxhall Cavalier GL 1973 Renault 15TS 1967 Lambretta SX200 1966 Lambretta TV200 1964 Lambretta LI150

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