Calibre Turbo

i made a joke with a friend about this but it's a serious thought and providing you could make it work could be as very tasty combo

the skirt is missing the left hand section and has had a tow bar hole cut out! and as mentioned in the previous pm,i'm afraid the door has gone! sorry!!

lmfao you have a very good point there chap,so far mine has survived TWO french cars performing lemming impersonations into the side of it,one of which was a write off!!lol (thats what happens when a 106 tries to push a mk2 across a round about) cavalier 2 *cough* peugeot 0 ;D :laugh:

......power steering can be fitted ;D

Valid point there Frisco!!I'd say it depends how confident you are,and how skilled as in my measly opinion the 8 valves aren't too complicated.If not,Where abouts are you from Lou?I'm sure there must be some of your friends/or members here that may live locally to point you in the direction of suitable help!? ???But as Frisco suggested def get the head checked/skimmed,as my friend did his 1.3 once,didn't check it,and had to do it all again!! P.s don't kill me,but only recently just broke an f plate lx :'( if your stuck for anything! James

lmfao,that really is so true!!!Has anyone had the,"6 grand??why din't you buy a nice new clio with that sort of money!!!"

Hello chap,welcome to the site,very much enjoy it myself and wow,how clean is your cav!mine started life as a 1.6l,and i thought that was clean but nothing in comparison!keep up the good work! James

no way!?sounds realy cool,and different!Is she a 1.8 i take it?Do you think you'd prefer to stay traditional with standard lump or are thinking of meddling with the dark side lol! James

Hello chap,stripped out sri?sounds wicked,i'm afraid i don't have an sri,not exactly in bristol but in Worcester (a bit closer) but a big welcome all the same! J

Well hellooo there,I'm keeping shdum about where it is too!! ;D (incase i break something and need bits)lol (that'll be my fifth mk2!) Welcome dude,now i have to join mk1oc,but i allready know i'll get abuse from matt and ed!lol P.S this is the crazy boy that's done my engine conversions with me,and is solely responsible for attatching the 6 speed Rear and front mounts in mine!His rule..."if it's not there already....we can weld one in!!"

Welcome to the site chap,i'm relatively new here myself and already i'm strangely addicted! J

No way dude,are you from round this area then??

yo bum head!!!i'll take some pics on my phone and we'll put them on that way,no-ones complained about the quality yet!!EVERYONE needs to give this boy praise as he's never been the best for keeping a car clean (bless) and oh my god i was shocked the other day when he brought it over to mine!!Bling on!we'll have to do a shoot one night in the multi storey,no comment on showing my passenger side.(cough) anyways,here's one before she was blessed with 17's and a splitter ;D http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/5344/heyj7vo.jpg p.s and fair play she got us to London for a new years eve party in an hour and a half two hours after having a new head and gasket etc!! lol

In fairness,a mate of mine has/had a mk1 astra gte on allesio's with a 290 odd bhp let.seriosly hilarious but a bit too much of an animal unless your in 4th,5th,or 6th!oh and in a straight line!so in short....do it!

.......SH!T !!!!!!

Ha Ha!like it!Astra's sweet as,liked them from when i first saw them,am i right in thinking they're 240bhp??bet it's not shy!

fair enough!why did you break that other 130?as to be fair it was "mint",was it a case of more money in parts than selling the car as a whole??

ok Daz,so gather you've got a new 130?so whats happened with your calibre and the mint coloured one??has it just been broken or did you stack it???J

Thats a pretty good point,my friend si had a v6 in his astra cab and from what i can remember behaved pretty much as you describe,with the added bonus of having power when you want it,not sitting around looking at your watch whilst a let spools up!

well,i have to say you know the engines in there,understeer is a fairly major factor in the wet.Although having said all this,so long as you pick the right gear and stay away from boost it's still pretty good,get round the bend then let all hell loose when she's in a straight line!!not too sure on the mounts for a v6,think you use small block mounts???i know someone who will though.A let bolts straight in on your original mounts if your using a standard box,my friend managed to make an f16 last on a let in a 130 for quite a while.But i had another friend who's really good at welding make a mount onto my car at the back to carry the f28,and modify a front one.Got lots of pics to put up but how do i do it??i have a photo bucket thingy!! j

Hey all,well any help needed just give me a shout!well my shell doesn't actually have a sub frame at all,as it's a 1.6l shell underneath.when the engine went in,the strut tops were seam welded,the bulk head was cleaned up and checked for rot/stress,and a few other seams welded up like chassis legs,had it in since june,use her everyday,and i'm not shy with it,so far so good! using 60 mm drop springs but due to the weight she dives a bit so adjustable shocks are on my list!but god damn it was worth it,took a full weekend to do,working till the early hours!Although it was time consuming,wasn't actually that hard! I'm gagging to get it re-sprayed due to a few marks and dents but i'd still really like to attend the next few meets! J ;D

goddamn 180 + bhp in a mk2! you'd have to be mad!!! (ahem) lol,fair play dude,have you taken her out yet?if not,there really is nothing more satisfying than sat on the ass of an impreza that's being spanked silly!!lol hey jeremy,saw the pics of your valver, i'm def up for attending the next meet whenever it is,i have a lot of catching up to do!!by the way,i'm curious,are there many other peeps with lets at the mo??? j

oh right,i think i remember *scratches head* you'll have to excuse me dude,i have a horrendous memory!!your cabs looks really sweet,is that a cav v6 i can see there!?good on ya!that's going to be pretty pokey eh??does she have much more till she's out?? j

hi jason,can't remember that beast in your avatar??was she at yotc??

wow,how cool is this forum business!thanks for all the replies,well lets' are lots and lots of fun,but......a real brain ache till you get to know the ins and outs of all the wiring and sensors!!!thanks to dan for the remembering nudge about the site!as for lightfunkyone,goddamn!she still looks sweet,if mine's as mint as that one day i'll be a very happy man!since my last post,just flew over to Stratford to get an old Sri 130 door and wing due to Friday's moment of extreme retardedness!one thing i will say,de ice all windows before dashing off to work in tight spaces!!feel free to give me as much abuse as you care to deliver!!!!! p.s,whats happened with all Daz's cars now????? j