Matt O-SRi

4 hours ago, chris m said:

Come on Matt,  its about time you were back in cav ownership. 

Hi Chris it’s always a thought lol

Hi there. Looks a cracking project! You say offers but have you got a ball park figure in mind please? 

Welcome back Steve

On 10/12/2019 at 10:32, neilsri130 said:

Still got the mk2 cav bug by the looks of it, any chance of owning another one? 

Hi Neil. You never know mate .....

On 09/12/2019 at 20:21, chris m said:

Long time no hear Matt,  hope your well mate 

Hi Chris. I’m ok thanks mate. Still keeping an ear in so to speak lol 

My mates old car .....

Looks superb. I have very fond memories of a good friend of mine having one completely identical to yours around 20 years ago. We went everywhere in it. It seemed soooo fast at the time lol! He  cained it everywhere but it just kept going. 

I'm still lurking lol

Nice save mate! Look forward to the updates on this. 

Nice save well done! 

On 25 June 2016 12:50:42, GreyDJ2 said:

Good move. Early Calibres have the same rot problems as early Cavaliers (MK3). Something seems to have changed with GM's paint primers in the summer shutdown in 1992 that seriously improved the car's corrosion resistance from then on. Plus of course, once Cavalier production stopped in Russelheim and its IRS platform moved to Finland in 1995 to continue Calibre production, it then benefited from the part galvanisation already in use there for Boxter convertibles. That is why facelifted versions of both Cavaliers and Calibres in their different ways last much better.

Nothing better than having a beyond economic repair car as a donor. Had a few of them in my time

Donor cars are ace! Got a Vectra C SRi donor in the garage right now mostly nearly stripped! 

I'll be there but in the Vectra 

Saw this one on EBay. Looks great! 

Looks ace! 

Did he buy it from a chap called Phil in Stoke? 

3 hours ago, kensascona said:

when you have finished fixing the calibra up i know where the is another one needs fixing up and its a 16v model too

Where is that Ken? Is it for sale? 

22 minutes ago, sal said:

GreyDJ:  That's very kind of you and is much appreciated. If I make it to Billing I will see you ok for a drink

Greg:  Cheers mate. I need this car like a hole in the head but then again I'm sure with how many Vauxhall's you have you know what I mean. 

Matt:  Do you want them emailed?

If you don't mind please mate cheers. Send them to zoie.mccarthy@gmail.com please. I'm on the missus's phone lol 

6 hours ago, sal said:

GreyDJ:. That's exactly the info I was after thank you . If you have a spare manual yeah I'd be interested. Just let me know what it costs. 

Matt:. I sent you text with photos etc. 

Steven:. I'll update occasionally as I do a few bits to the car. I'll also get some photos of the brakes when I change them as they are a bit special  

Thanks mate. I will pick it up when I get home. Just on holiday at the moment and left phone at home. Doh lol!! 

1 hour ago, sal said:

No it was an early hatch. I'll try and find it for you mate and I'll text link to you. 

Nice one cheers 

 Just keeping my eyes open to what's around really Sal. Soon as I see what I want I'll pounce lol. Was that the beige Betty saloon Chris M had? 

Not a matching pair!!! 

Will it eventually be a daily? 

Very nice Sal. A Calibra has been on my list for a while now. Was it pricey? 

Love it love it love it!!! 

On 26 February 2016 17:19:18, Steve 1002 said:

Thanks all, I think I know the problem. The drivers seat is a Astra GTE passenger seat as both seats have the side lever and drivers seat forward lever for 3 door rear entry is located in the center console area and typically I have experienced with cars that the passenger seat always sits higher than the drivers. Ahhhh!

Hi Steve. It's not an Astra GTE seat I'm afraid. It is a passenger seat but out of another early SRi. I simply swapped the sub frames over underneath as the original drivers seat was knackered. All the early SRi's even though they were 4 door had the handles to pull the seat forward. Weird as they had back doors. 

 Hi Steve. All the settings for the brakes pedal and seat are totally standard settings. If your original Cav was an early spec it would have been exactly the same as my old one. I suppose the only way to change the seats settings is to start altering the mounting points or change the seats completely.