Popped in to see progress - not much so far but at least some more work has been done...
Been promised for it to be back before Christmas , didn;t say which Christmas mind !!
Joff
Update time....
Hurrah it's finished !!! Should be delivered sometime next week !! All work completed as agreed and have made a great job of it !
Just needs a wipe down and polish.
Need to rebuild a few parts and put back together and we are all ready for the MOT.
Whilst at the sprayshop I noticed that their courtesy car had seen some action, apparently some 85 year old was adjusting the rear view mirror and drove straight into a deep ditch and rolled it. Well at least another Ka is off the road ! The old chap got out without a scratch and has had to pay for a replacement vehicle and the spraywork on his own car (which he drove into a hedge a week earlier). The police are reporting him to DVLA to have his licence revoked!
Joff
Well Happy New Year to all !
Quick update ....
The Meriva was delivered back before Christmas , but with the DIY, the weather and Christmas shenanigans, things stalled over the last few weeks.
Anyway, first job was to rebuild the tailgate, waxoyling it before reconstruction and then onto putting in the rear lights, with a twin fog conversion already wired in...
I then rebuilt the bonnet catch and put the Irmscher grille in ...
The passenger side door had a full inside and outside respray as it was originally silver so needed the door card and wing mirror putting back in ...
Got the rear bumper out with the Irmscher lower lip , with the holes for the reversing sensors ...
Fitted the sensors and wired them all in along with the number plate lights (with LED's) and refitted the rear bumper...
And then fitted the new rear number plate...
The letters are resin domed which makes a nice change...
Also have the Irmscher VXR spoiler to fit tomorrow weather permitting...
Will work on the front end as well.
Cheers
Joff
Hey joff! The attentional to detail in your threads is unbelievable! I am not a fan of new Vauxhalls but the write ups photos etc is very interesting! Keep up the good work!
Looks excellent - who made the plates?
http://www.demonplates.com/Originally Posted by krobinson
Had a few issues due to no V5 (cat C status) but with a few calls and follow up receipts they came through back end of last year.
Today's update....
Cold , cold and more cold...
So after a bracing start, well lets just say it didn't really warm up all day, got the headlights in and wired up, helped by my able assistants Isaac and Sydney - the car now has 4 cats !!
And then it was on with the arch liners, indicators and then front bumper which was rebuilt and installed...
And then dropped back down on its wheels..
And the new number plate installed...
Also sorted the rear VXR spolier out too...
Then once it got too cold I started work with my son building a Lego Wall-e ....
Needs a bit more work - its currently Wonk-e rather than Wall-e !!
Cheers
Joff
Haha Hi kittie!
Love the build up. Looks great.
All I wanted was a Pepsi, just one PepsiFar from suicidalStill I get them tendenciesBringing back them memories
That I really miss when I reminisce
Great build always worth a read same with your gold one. Got me looking at getting a vxr meriva for the mrs.
Was wondering and thought you could help me. do the vxr seats still fold into a 4seater I've not had a chance to look at a vxr up close just the base models. Seem to be few and far away. Also how close is it to a corsa C underneath do the shocks/springs and ARB fit both models?
On the rear seats the central section folds down flat to the floor , you can then move the two seats in and back to give rear passengers more leg and elbow room - standard feature across the range including the VXR.
Regarding underneath, the front end suspension and engine bed and mounts are lifted straight from the corsa including roll bars, hubs and dampers although with the heavier weight than a corsa the spring rates may be different.
The rear end is lifted from the Astra G & H including the rear beam , brakes and suspension.
Hope this helps
Joff
Update...
Had this Meriva out for a week as a run-around to work as my own VXP had a failed clutch master cylinder (what a horrible job that is to change!!!) . First day was to get an MOT and the tracking sorted - sailed through the MOT and the chap at Kwik Fit said he'd never seen a Meriva so clean underneath !! That was a couple of weeks ago and I noticed two things.
1. There was a clicking noise from the front offside wheel everytime I turned slightly left.
2. There was some rattles coming from the vent at the front of the dash right under the screen
So I sourced a GKN CV and changed that over...
And then padded the vent trim with double sided foam tape to stop the rattles.
It was then on to fitting the sideskirts....
Its a bit of a faffy job but with the right bungee cords , wood, bricks and tyre they stick on fine!!!!
The skirts were secured underneath once the sikaflex had gone off. I used stainless cap headed screws, which seem to be quite hard to come by!
Once secured it was time for the wheels and new VW bolt caps...
Two jobs for tomorrow weather permitting - Team Heko is due a visit and the passenger side seat needs a better heating mat fitting...
This one is from an Insignia!
Also needs a good clean inside and out and a polish and wax !
Cheers
Joff
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