neilsri130

So can i,he lives about 2 miles from me and i can confirm its a goodun having seen it many times.

Will not be there on Sunday now, 84 yr old mother is being treated for Ovarian C which was diagnosed about 6 - 7 wks ago, Had another does of Chemo last wk but hot weather not suiting her so staying with her to monitor her temperature at the moment as she is a little weak. Would have enjoyed Sunday but family must come first.

I hope to visit on sunday, 130 is in bodyshop having new front wing on after neighbour of mums bashed it so may be in Dolly Sprint or Corsa. Dont think the club will want any one of them on the stand ;D 

Thanks lads, i am hoping to have some good news tomorrow, i am off to sunny Anglesey to see about a contract there, only about 80 mins away. But if this fails i will have to take the car off the road,  times is tough in my line of work and i have no chance of recovering full monies from companies that have not paid me ( no names for legal reasons at the mo ).

I would not say my SEH is the ultimate, but idea was to build a standard looking engine with internal mods only ie no Throttle Bodies, Turbo etc, complete with standard exhaust and manifolds.

Mine has done that but works most of the time, i will get an auto electrician to replace the box when i find my spare. I cannot be bothered with what looks like a lot of hastle.

I go mainly to general auto jumbles, rare parts can still be found there cheap if you look, some of the reason being the guys do not always know what car the parts are for.

Welcome to the site mate.

Dawn thats no problem i will bring some Denso tape with me and explain (assuming i dont get flooded in at home like last year ) which sounded like a blessing when i heard about the weather at Billing.

I will be easy to spot, 6ft tall, old  61 yrs of age 1970,s tash, greyish hair which is always to long, liking for colourful shirts and one of only two left as far as i am aware Carmine Red 130 Saloons ( the other guy being many many years younger ) and accompanied by possibly suffering wife, tribe of kids and grand kids and a liking for purchasing Cav spares which i will never need which are usually piled on my back seat wrapped in cloths to avoid damage. If you see me speak to me i dont bite.

Perhaps we should all wear stickers with our club names on eg mine would be neilsri130. We did something like this in the TR6 stand a  few years ago, worked well however i like most members removed them when leaving our stand area. 

More like the 150 bhp seh in action ( if i am lucky ), remember its only normally aspirated. But if it does what the expert WB said it should do 160 - 170 with what has been done which i seriously doubt i would be pleased. I think he may have based the output on his building powers not mine. 

I may be interested, as i dont believe the optomistic power quoted to me by various well known experts for my SEH mods are correct but i would like to be proved wrong.

Hi Wiemar welcome to the site ,that looks a very nice car you have, are they rare in your part of the world?  What is the one parked next to you with the front end missing?

Car is looking good,some nice cars there also, bet you dont have the rust problems we have over here with our winters and salt put on the roads.

I have a soft spot for Cabrio,s that one looks nice, does it require any work?

What a bargain, wonder how many are on here.

There are people of all ages on this site, i am an old fart of 60 but love the Cavs and i have noticed the number of young people say under 25 who stare at the 130 or pass comments to me about the car.

Hello, that Corsa looks very, very nice, i drive a 2004 1.4 sri as a daily because its cheap to run reliable and i like the look of the M3 mirrors on the sri, ok with 90BHP it is not exactly a flying machine but it goes ok for what it is. I also run an SRI130 Saloon which i use regularly all year round. There are a few Cavs for sale at present of various models, depends on your budget, and preference and a wealth of information and advice on this site covering parts,rebuilds etc. Whatever the problem chances are someone on here will have had it and know a solution.

One word..... Stunning.

looks a nice car, cant say i have seen it around though is it on the road now?

If you ever see me in the 130 in Wrexham stop me for a chat.

Hi and welcome to the site, i live in wrexham and drive a red sri130 saloon, Rabbit as you may be aware lives just outside Wrexham and has an assortment of Cavs and a Caly under restoration.

Yes you can i did when last at Billing about 3-4 years ago and will be doing so this time as staying at Premier Travel inn about 5 mins walk away.

Hi Caroline and welcome to the site, there is a wealth of experience on here from simple jobs through from minor to full restorations and engine upgrades. Also a good source of parts or info on where to get parts. Ah MGB, i have had two of these and an MGC 3 Litre with a university motors conversion, and will have another  to keep the 130 company ( if wife and bank manager allow!!!)

May be the float, short the line to the float to earth and see if the gauge goes hard over to full thats how i checked the one on my 130.

Hi and welcome, that looks a nice car,has it always been on the island? Isle of Lewis, you are lucky living there what a lovely part of the world been there twice years ago.

Does the car want much doing to it? In the past i have had a lot of rare parts via ebay from Lewis.