nice to see a cav gettin saved a miss mine need to get it back on the road
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nice to see a cav gettin saved a miss mine need to get it back on the road
Thanks fella, there is a genuine lack of early Cav's on the road. Most I see now-a-days are either late Cav's and 98% are the lesser models so they look rather dated and un-special (no disrespect to any Cav owners).
Nice project, originality is deffo the key! Have some + rep back! :thumb:
Thanks Viletje :thumb:
UPDATE
Made a visit to the bodyshop again today as it was my day off. The Cav wasn't in the booth as there were a few more little holes that were found and therefore needed sorting. Just a case of waiting for the paint to turn up from the supplier and it should get it's colours beginning of the week.
Boot floor primered
http://img829.imageshack.us/img829/5820/imag0392d.jpg
Re-seamed/welded driver side rear floor
http://img534.imageshack.us/img534/8508/imag0394q.jpg
Same for the passenger rear floor
http://img600.imageshack.us/img600/1592/imag0395i.jpg
Passenger front footwell sorted and sealed
http://img703.imageshack.us/img703/6236/imag0393os.jpg
While I was there I had a peek into the doors to see what state they were in, a lesson learnt from the Nova. They are spotless! Just need a clean due to dust of course but some waxoyl one the car comes back will keep them clean.
Managed to get some pics too
Passenger front door
http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/844/imag0397a.jpg
Passenger rear door
http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/2127/imag0396ks.jpg
Driver rear door
http://img32.imageshack.us/img32/3667/imag0398wk.jpg
Didn't get a shot of the driver door as the window was all the way down and obscuring the shot.
Both the door handles on the driver side have snapped springs. Found an old handle in the garage and removed the spring from it. I just need one more so the door handles spring back into position.
Cannot wait to get the Cav back home to be put back together :)
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Forgot to mention that we also picked these up the other day
http://img811.imageshack.us/img811/8498/0000168b.jpg
19" flat blade wipers for £6.50 each!
UPDATE
Had a bit of spare time so I popped to you know where. I saw the Cav lurking behind a 530d in the shop with it's shut lines, underside of the boot lid and boot floor painted in brand new Mexico Red. Boy does it look LUSH!
The chap at the bodyshop actually commented 'You know what?... this colour is lovely!' He was asking us if we 'were sure' that we wanted it the same colour. I said "of course mate' and now he knows why :)
I'm not gonna post any pictures up as I didn't have my camera with me and my phone was on low battery but it's gonna look sweet, you'll just have to wait when it's got some paint on it to see what it looks like.
I also popped to Vauxhall the other day and ordered a new bonnet badge and asked about the rubber door strips. Guess what?... NLS. Gonna need a miracle to find a new set. Also need to try source the rubber aerial grommet that fixes to the passenger rear wing for the electrical aerial to sit in.
That is all for now.
UPDATE
Bit of a surprise... my bro took a few pics on his iPhone, which I didn't know about. So here is a glimpse as to what the colour will look like (bearing in mind what you see in the pic's hasn't been flatted or polished)... enjoy!
http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/4053/...e948a2e090.jpg
http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/7128/imag0402e.jpg
http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/6...c6ae6dfdea.jpg
http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/7522/imag0403l.jpg
http://img859.imageshack.us/img859/8130/imag0404e.jpg
Now I really cannot wait for it to get it's colour on!
looks great buddy :thumb:
I know, never thought I'd be starring/drooling at the underside of the boot lid or shut line lol