I've already put that pic through photoshop and made it into a vector image ready for a signwriter but was pleased to find a genuine decal.
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I've already put that pic through photoshop and made it into a vector image ready for a signwriter but was pleased to find a genuine decal.
UPDATE
Grabbed another bargain off eBay. I decided to get these bits as I'm pretty much getting what I can lay my hands on as these particalr bits are thin on the ground.
These aren't genuine but a good copy. The 'SRI' decal won't be used as it's not the correct one but I'm going to get that particular one made up.
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There's been a bit of a delay in the car being picked up due to 2 customers that haven't picked up their cars :mad: . And as the lads have only a small garage they have been unable to come get it as there's no where safe to park it.
Shouldn't be too long now lol At least it's given me time to get a hold of some rare bits and the weather has imroved drying any moisture.
UPDATE
A small but important pivotal update... the lads come and picked up the Cav today :d The game has begun lol
Will be popping over to the garage to have a detailed chat with the lads as to what we needs done.
Should get some snaps too :)
UPDATE
I got in from work and decided to do some odd bits for my Nova but saw a couple bits that I could do for the Cav at the same time.
As the first thing you'll see when you look at the Cav is the face of it, I decided the headlamp wipers needed attention. I actually love these wipers on the early Cavs. They give the front end that extra bit of detail which just makes it that bit more aggresive.
This is how they came off, reasonable condition considering thy're 22 years old (excuse the bad pic):
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Gave them a good rub down with 240grit and 600grit wet and dry and got them to this stage
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Gave them a wipe, and a couple coats of primer, let thet dry, rubbed it down, gave a nother wipe with some spirits and applied a good three coats of satin black.
This is how they came out, yumm:
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After popping to Vauxhall to ask about a few bits I made my way to the lads at the garage. They've just started working on the Cav so should see some progression soon, can't wait.
UPDATE
Now that the bank holidays are finally over everyone can get back to work finishing things lol
Made a quick trip to the lads at the bodyshop to see what was what. Good news is that they've started doing some work on the Cav.
Here's a few snaps (phone camera so not the best quality):
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Body mouldings on the bumper on the way to be taken off, a lot of the front end removed.
Shot of the rear. The Cav has been hit in the rear at lease three times so naturally it's not exactly dead straight. Got a bit of a kink on the left corner under the left hand lights. Some corrosion around the lip of the boot mought, where the rubber sits on.
http://img714.imageshack.us/img714/8123/imag0146r.jpg
But more of the impact from all the previous hits have made a bit more of a dent on the driver side
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All the door mouldings (bump strips) will be coming off as a couple of them have started anyway but I'll have to look for some new door mouldings as they may not fit back dead straight. Wonder if Vauxhall stil do 'em?
I'm looking forward to some more progress soon :)
That actually looks pretty straight & strong for having had 3 rear end whacks! Some chain & a pr of mole grips should pull that seam 90% back out.
Nice project, keep at it.
Yeah it's done well, the lads will be pulling it back out :)
Just hope I can find new door strips.
UPDATE
Made use of a bit of time to get a couple things sorted for the Cav. Good thing about this project is that pretty much everything is ready, here and waiting to go in, unlike my Nova project which is pretty much like doing it from scratch.
One of the things that needed a bit of attention was the speaker grilles for the rear shelf. Sitting in view of sunlight hadn't done much good so it was in need bringing back to life.
Here's how it looked, the foam under the grille totally shot
http://img545.imageshack.us/img545/9092/1002263b.jpg
Taking them apart was a breeze. This was the state of the plastic, all dry, stained and discoloured
http://img577.imageshack.us/img577/1688/1002253r.jpg
Gave the plastic a good going over with PVC polishing cream (slightly abrasive) and then a wash with detergent which left it like this
http://img688.imageshack.us/img688/2184/1002256w.jpg
Next was the foam. I had some thin yellow foam in the garage but it was obviously the wrong colour, so I whipped out the black spray, cut it roughly into shape and down to size, then gave it a few coats on both sides. Great thing was that it dries instantly.
Before
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After.
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I then masked up the grille surround so I could coat the middle with spray glue to stick the foam on.
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Once done, I refitted the metal grille after a good clean and hey presto...
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Two clean and new looking speaker grilles for when these bad boys get put back in :d
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17cm Sony components, good power and very good low end frequency compared to the original items. Give a good all-round sound together with the door speakers and uprated tweeters in the dash. No need for a sub to be honest so the car looks even more un-messed with ;)
UPDATE
Continuing where I left off yesterday.
The rear shelf needed a couple more things sorted before it was totally done. The foam around the shelf slots and some of the padding for the shelf itself was worn out so they were on the list.
Here's how it looked
http://img827.imageshack.us/img827/5628/1002266t.jpg
http://img685.imageshack.us/img685/2206/1002267zg.jpg
^ You can see the black foam has crumbled over the years and the padding along the edges isn't all there. The foam pads in the middle were put in by me as the above speakers move more and occasionally touched the speaker grille.
Used the same technique as I did for the grilles, cut two strips of foam roughly into shape and size, lightly dusted them black, spray glued the shelf and stuck them on. I also added some extra strips around the outer edges of the shelf so that it wouldn't rattle.
http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/5184/1002268dc.jpg
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A view from the topside
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I then put the grilles back in
http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/2402/1002271jm.jpg
Didn't have time to pop to the bodyshop but hope to do so tomorrow, if I'm lucky there'll be some progress :)
:thumb:
UPDATE
Had a bit of spare time again so I wanted to get done what I started last week. Nothing major but would've looked out of place if not done.
The headlamp wiper rests and the wiper blade holders were all in a crap state.
Here's how they were:
http://img638.imageshack.us/img638/6042/1002280m.jpg
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The usual rubbing down with 400grit wet and dry, and a clean with hot soapy water got them to this stage:
http://img717.imageshack.us/img717/4145/1002282vk.jpg
Then a few generous coats of black plastic bumper spray (as it's more resistant to flexing) for the wiper rests, and satin black for the blade holders
http://img708.imageshack.us/img708/9239/1002283cm.jpg
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then left to dry...
...done... now they match the wiper arms :)
http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/2196/1002285vf.jpg
All that's really left to do (that I can currently think of) is to clean up all the interior plastic: kick panels, sill panels, centre console, rear quarter glass trim etc. Just wondering what to use as the trim is quite textured and a sponge won't be very useful. I don't wanna use a scouring pad as it'll mess up the plastic.
Anyone recommed anything from experience?