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Champers still alive and kicking and immaculate and still goes to Billing.
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Sorry for delay Ivan, only just seen this. Still trying to get to grips with the new site. Yes, date fixed.
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This has just come in from VBOA Members have complained that hotel rooms are not available for the rescheduled Billing date of July 15-17 2016. I checked on-line reservations for the Premier Inn hotel which is on Crow Lane adjacent to the Billing site to find that the system currently only goes up to May 2016. I spoke to Premier Inn central reservations who said the hotel was fully booked that weekend but did not know why. They put me onto the Billing hotel who confirmed it was booked "as July is very busy with the GP, shows at Billing and Santa Pod". I explained that we were one of these shows and the GP was on the 10th. He checked some more and said that the rooms for that weekend were not booked, just "not released". In other words they are sitting on them until dates for events are clarified and they will no doubt formulate a pricing policy to take maximum advantage of the local situation. His advice was to check on-line reservations on a weekly basis as actually they had a "lot of rooms" - just not released yet! He also said that Billing Aquadrome and other local venues give them a schedule of events so they can plan accordingly. The FIA meeting to confirm the 2016 Grand Prix calendar is scheduled for next week.It is expeccted to rubber stamp the British GP for the 10th.
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Hi Matt, if no-one else has had it I'll take it. Is that £40 with or without post?
What's your Paypal address? I'll send you a gift.
John
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Hi Greg, Just replaced the alternator on my LET today and I think there is a bolt hole you can use as the block end fixing for your fabricated tensioner bracket. It is the one that the existing XE alternator top 'y' bracket uses near the end of the head. You would need to put a 90 degree bend and a dogleg in the bracket but it should work ok.
As to the parts, £10 each plus post say £30 all in.
Regards John
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Just checked this bottom bracket against my XE and it looks ok, albeit with a bottom third bolt for the SE, not used but hole still there and tapped in the block on the XE. This will give you a bottom bracket to hold weight of the alternator in place with you only needing to fabricate the top, tensioner, bracket.
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Currently struggling to get on top of this, please bare with me as I try to work out what to do. I need to look at the standard bracket....I am guessing that it won't pivot.....again need to check....sorry I put my back out a couple of weekends ago and still struggling. All the more fun when you run your own business
Thanks for all your help, and I might need these parts, so please put them by. I will be in touch.
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No hurry and yes, the XE supports (two bolts in the bottom bracket and two brackets at the top with 3 bolts into the engine) do not adjust as there is the separate tensioner. This means the load is carried fairly widely, especially as the alternator is more powerful, so heavier, than the one on the Mk2. The bottom bracket on the Mk2, to compensate, has three bolts into the block.
The Mk3 brackets may also put the alternator in a slightly different place due to the multi V belt compared to the single V on the Mk2.
Hope that helps.
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untilVBOA National Rally, Billing 2016 MK2CAV.COM's "35 for 35" Display celebrating 35 years of the MK2 Cavalier Venue Billing Aquadrome, Crow Lane, Great Billing, Northampton, NN3 9DA Dates Saturday July 16th and Sunday July 17th 2016. Pricing Members who pre-book with Billing will enjoy a discounted rally rate of £17 per vehicle per night for pitches without an electric hook-up. This pre-booked rally rate will apply to reservations for Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights, July 15th, 16th and 17th. NOTE: Differences to last year are a £2 a night price increase (first for many years) and a much reduced autojumble A minimum of 2 nights must be booked to obtain the rally rate. All pitches are for one vehicle and a maximum of four people. Pre-book electric hook ups will be charged at an extra £6 per night but please note that very few of these are available on the designated show fields. All pitches have to be vacated by 11am the following day. For non pre-booked camping arrivals or for camping on days before and after the event, the normal park camping rate of £23 per vehicle per night for non-electric pitches and £29 with electric hook-up will apply. Extra vehicles will be charged at a flat £10 for the duration of the event. Day visitors will be charged £10 per day per vehicle and up to four people and do not have to pre-book. Billing will give VBOA club members a £5 per night discount on any static holiday home bookings for the event - a 7 night minimum booking period applies. Pre-Book Benefits Rally rate for entry. A dedicated “fast track” entry lane. A welcome pack to include Billing passes, a park map with the VBOA Club stand locations and details of special offers - The Venue will be offering Chef’s Specials throughout the weekend. Pre-Book Process For the benefit of all, Clubs are asked to ensure that this code is only issued to bone fide club members and is not circulated in general communications. All pitches must be pre-booked by 9th July 2015. Bookings made on the 10th onwards will be at FULL tariff Note: the Billing pre-booking process requires a pitch location and number to be issued and shown on the customer pass. These specific locations do not apply to VBOA bookings and club members should proceed to their club stand areas as usual Other Information A temporary shower block will be installed in Swan’s Field as per last year. All shower/toilet blocks will be open from 6am and serviced 24 hours. New gas supplies have been installed and we are assured that the hot water supply is improved. Entertainment will be available in the leisure venue on Friday and Saturday nights. Details on the Billing Aquadrome web site 24 hour security will be provided by the Billing on-site team. A 11.00pm site curfew/excess noise rule will be applied to all Park visitors by Park security. A strict 10 mph Park speed limit is now enforced by both Security and the new Park Wardens Park management will attend the 9.00am VBOA rep briefing meetings on Saturday and Sunday morning to handle any complaints about facilities etc. The VBOA will use their traditional on-site caterers Due to local bye-laws, the autojumble will be restricted to registered traders. This will reduce the number of traders on site Please use this thread for chat about the event. http://www.mk2cav.com/topic/22080-vboa-billing-2016-chat-thread/
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I agree with the dissatisfaction expressed but sorry, there is nothing we can do about it. As the British GP seemed to have settled on the same weekend the VBOA reasonably assumed it would continue like that, indeed there was a provisional list of dates released in July showing a 26 June date. It was only at a FIA meeting at the end of September that the date was changed. VBOA moved the event as we have experienced the effects of a clash in the past and we vowed not to let it happen again, as the A43 goes one way in then one way out on Sat/Sun (causing big diversions) and all the hotels and Billing increase their rates significantly.
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Event sign-up now live and in the calendar! FULL BOOKING DETAILS NOW ADDED Billing 2016 - 35th Anniversary the MK2 Cavalier JUL15 0 VBOA Billing 2016 15 July 2016 12:00 Until 17 July 2016 16:00 XX users going You are going
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Billing next year was scheduled for the weekend of the 10th July. In their wisdom the FIA have set the British GP to be that weekend. So, to avoid the clash, the VBOA has moved to the following weekend, the 15/16/17 July. The VBOA apologises to anyone who is already booked but feels that it has to move, based on past experience of rocketing hotel prices and chaos on the roads. See main forum thread (below) for discussion: Or go here to sign up: Thread locked
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Bristol Street are open Friday and on Saturday 8.30 to 12.30 are are off the next roundabout down the A45 towards the M1. To compare against the Autojumble, as an example 10-40 is £12 for 5l and our standard filter £3 ish inc VAT. CORRECTION, 2nd exit roundabout, A428 Bedford Road.
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Which day do you want the door? Can bring it on any of them.
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Just put a members link up about buying Vx parts at Trade Club prices when at Billing. Another reason for joining the Club. The discounts can be pretty good.
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Nice, unusual in Poland.
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Mmm, an 86/7 CDi in Helios. Where did you get it? Perhaps someone brought it home to Poland then didn't want it?
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Thanks for the reminder! I'll dig it all out and put it on the booking thread.
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I agree they are the same 130/estate. The mountings on the body are the same but there are different rubbers that go in them with a bigger hole for the bar.
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Update! Found one in my (immediate) stock bucket in the workshop. Just come off my CDi so only done 41k miles but missing top 'prong'. £10 posted. PM me if you want it. John
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Should have one, will check tomorrow but it may take a couple of days to get to the back of the shed!
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Welcome to the madhouse mate, we are Mk2 mad round here!!! New GM 130 decals are hens teeth. Which side is the Q/L vent trim? How good does it have to be? On removal almost all break the top clip and are then held on with double sided tape. Where are you?
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Team work
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It can still be on the stand, but hidden at the back
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Meant to say 'is the CD an auto' and not as far as I know.
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Welcome to the site, you've come to the right place Just from a superficial look from the photo, your CD looks better than many round here have started out with. You seem to have a good idea of what you are doing, so, whilst trying not to 'teach a grandmother...' the key areas are what are these like: - chassis legs by the spring and on top in the boot - inner wing around the petrol filler hole - front of front floors - rear of front splashbacks - front cross member By the sound of it you are planning to create a '130 alike' from the CD. Do you still have the SEH and front roll bar from the 130? Is the 130 an auto? I have turned a late auto CD into just that.
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The VBOA Committee Meeting held on April 6th requested that this event be held again later this year. I am pleased to report that Vauxhall have said that they will support an event at the Heritage Centre in Luton on Sunday October 5th. Extra loos and refreshments will again be available and club members can sell parts/memorabilia in the outer car park area on a "car boot" basis, at no cost.
