1988 Mk2 Cavalier 1.8GLi

In among a mountain of chores, I got a little bit done on the car this evening. All three wiper arms were stripped back to the metal and primed, then the door handles and locks went back in.



Looks like slim pickings timewise for the foreseeable.

I didn't think I was gonna get another go at this until next weekend, but opportunity presented itself, so I grabbed it.

I finished up the wiper arms first.



Then gave the bulkhead cover a decent clean.



After I'd located the bag of relevant clips and fittings, it was reinstated.



This means that I can put the servo and rack back in at some point, hopefully next week.

Many thanks Mr. Blote - you're too kind!
More time theft occurred - I gave the tail lights a bit of a spruce up.



Thought I may as well throw them on.



Then thought I may as well chuck the reg plate on too.



Should get a decent amount of time on this tomorrow.

A few more bits and pieces done recently, the wiper mechanism got a good clean up and went back in.



All traces of the old sealant were removed from the hatch window.



Which allowed the glass to go back where it belongs.



Apart from the badges, the tailgate is complete.

Flying along and looking great!

Many thanks! The paint used was Halfords Satin black aerosol. If the parts are prepared well, it both looks good, and is pretty durable too.
Not had a pop at this for a few days, but got a few odds and sods done this evening.

After finding the fan warning sticker last week, I cleaned it up and reinstated it on the slam panel. I thought I'd lost this, so was most pleased to happen upon it in a box of parts.



When I put the wiper mechanism back on the other week, I'd completely forgotten about the plastic scuttle drain thing.



Miraculously after all this time, the flimsy plastic drain thing is still in good condition, and after a quick rub up was put back where its supposed to be.



Just before I had to leave, the Griffin badge and water deflector were clipped back into the grill.



I'm hoping to get the body off the dolly and up on axle stands at the weekend. Once thats done, I'll do the rest of the underside waxing and the cavity waxing so that the reassembly can continue.

The underside tape pretty much came off in one piece, so a bit of wax application was due.



I did the front footwell/lower bulkhead parts first.



The rear inner arches were done next, preparing me for the misery of lying on my back getting showered in wax mist.



I called it a day before doing the underside proper - I'm planning on using some old throwaway clothes when the time comes as I'll be wearing a fair amount of the wax by the time it's all covered.

I spent too much time finding some new screws for the fuel pick up in the tank today. Eventually the screws and seals were found, and the pick up and gauge sender were fitted to the new tank.



The top half of the tank was then keyed up with some 180 grit sand paper to prepare it for a good coat of stone chip paint,



I'll do the bottom half tomorrow, then once it's been coated with the underbody wax, it can be fitted.

This is going to be some car once finished. I respect the amount of time and effort you are putting into this, puts my stuff to shame.