C20Brett

no trade stands Dawn, its a mixed make show.

I vote for staying in the same place as last time by the lake. And make it a 2 day-er too!

1) steffi  one of the cdi's

2) keir nodes

3) Paul young and Toni the green machine

4) Stuart Wilding

5) Matt O & Zoie (red SRi & its going round the track this time!  ;D)

6) Brett - and will be going up the hill to!

nice motor there, and an utter bargain! Not sure I could live with all that red if I am honest though!

one other thing, those hubcaps dont look original to me and I saw you saying you were going to keep them with the car. They look like MK3 Astra ones.

check out the front bumer being split into 3, are they all like that out there?

Welcome!

I'll camp, sure Young one etc will be to Steffi.

1) Steffi

2) Keir

3) Paul

4) Chris Nock

5) Richy (maybe)

6) Andy (hopefully)

7) Ralph (in a mk3)

8.) Lambo

9) Brett

It really should make this show.....

that Skoda needed a good slapping, cheeky sod!!

Thanks to all for a really wonderful weekend - all very welcoming and at last I feel like I know most of the faces! Looking around I couldnt see any other single model club with a better turn out than us, and considering how rare the MK2 Cav now is, its a credit to all. Mine will be at TV live!!

Thanks to Carla for the get me home repair on my leg, (Im now on anti-biotics and have had a ticking of by the doctor about septicaemia...)

also thanks to everyone who refused to give me sandpaper while I was trying to Rat the Insignia at 1am on Sunday morning....

anyone else sunburned?!

Thanks to Steffi for organising. I need to get mine finished and get out there!

if, and its a big IF I have managed to get mine done in time I'll be there again. Was a good show, and if the hill climbs running all the better!

yes was a great day, loved the track action its the perfect size for something like that, I will be having a go next year!

THanks to those who organised it and congrats to Paul on the award!!

Am I wrong in thinking I can turn up and pay for camping without booking this year?

Assuming mines built, which is the plan, I would be there.

However I wont put myself on this list as plan's go wrong!!

Didnt realise that you had bought one recently when I pmd you about shifting that 130 the other night Phil!

Nice little buy there!

No passenger wingmirror like on the GL's either!

You sold it to me Ed, and I've still got it:)

Its not really for sale right now, I was trying to sell it a week ago but chnaged my mind when something fell through. If you want send me some contact details and if/when it comes up I shall let you know:)

yeah thats very much what he told me. He didn't even look like he wanted to sell it to me when I said it would be my daily driver too!

Not 'your talking bollocks' I meant 'bollocks the lad you sold it to made a profit of me' LOL!!!

Did you sell it with any road tax? I didnt get any with it!!

You could of got more for it if you had put some elbo grease into it, like brett said he's had offers over the 1k mark, i was told to advertise it for over the 1k mark but sold it for £800 which compared to alot of cars these day was a bargain

Bollocks!! when did you sell it, September? I bought it end of October fr £820!!!! Did it have road tax?

Seriously thinking about keeping it now. It may end up with an XE in it in that case.

Its mine yes:) I love it, its mint and I'm enjoying every moment of owning it.

Ive got an offer well in excess of a grand for it already form a good friend of mine, at the moment he's going to be getting it when Im done with it. TBH I value he car quite highly as the demand for it has been so high. Ive got 3 people to contact (including spex here) when it comes up for sale if my mate doesnt have it.

for what its worth, the switch for operating them in my late SRi is the same as that in a MK2 Astra with leccy mirrors, normally the CDi/GTE models.

should make that bit easier to find!!

still another day untill its taxed/insured. Got my brother Astra GSi for work tomorrow.

just noticed it has an alarm tonight LMAO!

Hi Jay how are you!

Pinapple's prgressing nicely if not as fast as I'd like! This cavalier wont speed things up TBH! not fussed though in the least, love it to bits already!!

you've got a reply to the fuel pump thread on astra Mk2 actually, do you know what make/model it is? could be just what I need for the pineapple!

will do, gonna live with it for a while first though and see what I reckon to it.

First job is gonna be sorting he clutch!

cant belive the response its had over on MIG!! had a couple of people PMing me asking if I'll sell it straight on etc etc but no chance!

Im going to b taking the K&N off for the standard airbox, possibly the manifold too, seems to have changed where the torque is and I do like the 8v low down trait!

Might end up lowering it, seems to sit quite high and it is very soft!

For those that dont know it, its a 1987 D plate Vauxhall Cavalier Mk2 1.8 SRi!! 158k miles but you'd never know it. From what Ive found out it wa at Billing this year on your stand and used to belong to 'Hallo' on here.

For those that dont know me, Im normally found on MIGweb where Ive been kicking around for over 5 years now and on www.astra-mk2.com because Im majorly into the good old GTE 16v. Im currently building a GTE LET trackcar from Gary Pooles old pineapple yellow shell for those of you that know it, and Im based near Cheddar in somerset.

I was running around in an Irmscher kitted Calibra 16v XE that I sold this morning becuase I was intendeing to get something sensible to run around in so I could pick up the pace on the Astra... however self control isnt one of my strong points and theres not much interesting about a MK3 Cav TD that I was looking for.

Looking at Cavaliers on Autotrader yesterday threw up a Mk2 Cav SRi!! 'Immaculate' 'ex show car' 'rust free' the ad claimed, naturally I was very sceptical but rang the owner anyway. He assured me it was as good as he promised and said he had bought it from someone on mk2cav.com. After hanging up I got straight over here (by some miracle I remebered my user name and password as Ive been registered for yonks!) and found a for sale ad he had mentioned from when he bought it 2 months ago. Everyone was saying how good it was and if they had the space etc etc. So far so good!! Went and had a look at it this afternoon and my mouth hit the floor. I couldnt find anything more than surface rust anywhere and I spent 30 mins poking around it! To say this car is immaculate just doesnt do it justice. Its easily the mintest car Ive ever owned and that included a brand new corsa way back in 2001 LMFAO!!

Im delighted with it, its proper retro coolness and to say it turns head is an understatement. One old dude in a new Vectra actually pointed at me in it:D Dad ran loads of these during the 80's and I grew up with them. I love the way I can see the bonnet stretching out in front of me as I drive along, the steering wheel feels massive and theres not one curve anywhere. Its just great. Its ages since Ive driven a FWD 8v Vauxhall and the noise he 1.8i makes is the same as I remember:D

My plans for it? keep her just as she is. Its going to be used everyday mind, for going to and from work 3 miles from home, college twice a week and other day to day bits and bobs. Thankfully Im only learning to be an accountant so its not going to get grubby to often!

Im now of to go back to starring out of the window!