cheers greg.......good to see the forums taking the power back as you say.....
yep, its been a awesome car to be honest....i used it daily for 8 years, clocking up over 90 k miles, in hail rain or snow and it was totally bulletproof, getting just regular servicing and looking after...
ive since changed from the turbo rims to 17" omega elite wheels which i think suit it better....
a couple of years ago i got my hands on a nice mk2 astra van in very good order, only needing small sill and arch repairs before a re paint....
it was originally a 1.3 petrol 4 speed, but i did the same izuzu td conversion on it along with a mk3 cavalier pas rack and 5 stud conversion to take the turbo rims that came off the cav....
that worked out an absolute stonker to drive, making the cav seem a bit sluggish in comparison probably due to it being a nice bit lighter etc...
so that took over as the daily hack and work van, leaving the cav deserving a bit of love again and a nicer life second time round where it will only see weekend and leisure use after earning its keep for so long!!
so as i said, im in the middle of a 8v conversion at the moment,.......plan after that is to get some miles on it to make sure im happy with everything before starting a bit of a tidy up bodywork wise as its staring to fade in a few areas, along with a few unwelcome blisters starting to show etc....
i need to get back up to speed on uploading pics as i was using the old photobucket system before it went to pot...
will update with pics when i figure it all out...