August 20, 20197 yr comment_219377 Hi just joined thought id say hi. Iv just bought a one owner 1985 Cav CDi its been in a garage nearly 14yrs but should soon be on the road. always wanted a mk2 again Report
August 20, 20197 yr comment_219378 You lucky boy! Welcome to the club, get some more pics up, not just the good bits, bad an all, loads of help and advice on here. Whats your plans? Report
August 20, 20197 yr comment_219379 Welcome. Where abouts are you? If you end up needing one of those bulb holders I'll post you one. I'll dig out what the bulb is tomorrow. Report
August 20, 20197 yr Author comment_219380 Hi chris iv now got it running and got nearly all the electrics working just need to work on the brakes now as there seized up but should free off. im going to get an MOT on it and run it as iv always wanted one. I need to fit the lower front spoiler on and and paint it and will paint the rear valance and give the rear arches some attention as there is bit of corrosion as you can see on the pictures. The old guy I got it off bought it new and sprayed oil all over the underneath before parking it up, it looks **** but has saved it to be fair. Report
October 27, 20196 yr Author comment_219528 Getting there slowly engine side now sorted new timing belt, dizzy, plugs, leads, fuel filter, oil change and air filter. Then sorted out brakes all seized solid so new front discs, pads and flexi pipes plus a full strip down and re build of the calipers new rear cylinders, shoes and fitting kit and to top it all off new brake master cylinder too the fluid was almost black in colour. Also changed most of the fuel pipes too as they were all leaking the cost of being sat over a decade lol. Repaired a **** load of wiring too but now every button now works as it should and also a full wet vac of the interior which was very dirty. so now onto the paintwork which has'nt seen polish for nearly 15 years. Il try and bang up some more pictures. Report
October 27, 20196 yr Author comment_219529 Has anyone got a photo of the tools that go into the foam case round the spare wheel thanks in advance Report
October 28, 20196 yr comment_219534 sorry, no pic, but it could house the spare bulb kit, then screwdriver, jack&brace. Report
October 28, 20196 yr comment_219535 I have just looked in an early Haynes manual covering the 1.3, 1.6 and 1.8 and the picture shows a jack, a screwdriver and a wheel brace. In later models including 2.0 variants the above i assume also applies as my kit which was untouched when i had the car. Report
October 28, 20196 yr Author comment_219536 Nice one iv just had a look in my manual now and can see the picture its about the only thing missing from the car the owner took them out and cant remember where he put them. I feel a need to start hitting the scrap yards again lol. Report
October 28, 20196 yr comment_219537 Good luck with the scrap yards, when i had the 130 years ago MK2 Cavs were piled high in scrap yards even some 130,s so i took advantage and collected loads of parts many as cheap as chips. Last time i saw a MK2 1.6 in a scrappy was about 5 years ago. Report
October 29, 20196 yr comment_219539 the jack as far as I remember is same on astras of similar age, but after 91 ish the wheel bolts changed from 19mm to 17mm. heres an astra jack on the bay.... 333176942087 Report
November 3, 20196 yr Author comment_219567 Cheers for that the only scrap yard that I know of which has a lot of old school stuff is Albert Looms in Derby he's the last of the proper scrap yards. going to buff up the other side today and finish cleaning up. Report
November 10, 20196 yr Author comment_219582 Had a quick drive up the road today all seems good MOT next Report
November 11, 20196 yr comment_219583 nice looking cav...I do like that grille... it's the same as the Ascona GT one isn't it? Is it specific to the CD? Report
November 12, 20196 yr Author comment_219590 It's unique to the 84 and 85 CD models its the first one iv seen to be fair. Report
November 14, 20196 yr comment_219592 On 12/11/2019 at 21:19, Paulmk2 said: It's unique to the 84 and 85 CD models its the first one iv seen to be fair. I remember hunting for months for one! They were hard to find even in 1991..... Report
January 8, 20206 yr CLUB MEMBER comment_219743 Nice car, great work Current mk2 stock: 3 LXs: white c20xe, blue & red std, blue LX parts car, blue GLi, & monaro VXR Renault 5e daily (french go kart) Report
January 9, 20206 yr comment_219765 gotta love a cd/cdi saloon by far my fav saloon spec even more than the sri's Report
January 9, 20206 yr comment_219771 Yes, i have a red 130 saloon which i love to bits but have always liked the cdi saloon, just a shame they did not fit the 130 SEH engine in the cdi. Report
June 6, 20206 yr Author comment_220516 Got the car back from the bodyshop now its had 2 rear arches, sills painted and the front apron fitted. Looks the part now iv also fitted front link arms and a wheel bearing, the rear arch had a copper pipe banged in it as a repair!! Report
June 6, 20206 yr Author comment_220517 I removed the bumpers as they had been back to blacked even though they where grey jet washed them and used the old heat gun and bumper gel trick. The pic gives you an idea of the arch bodge. Report
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