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Post by carloskadetts on Jun 15, 2009 7:24:11 GMT
running...? thats excellent mate. major step forward to having it on the road.
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Post by alymac on Jun 15, 2009 22:42:19 GMT
cheers buddy, got payment ok thanks, need to get it ready for mot now.  |
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Post by alymac on Jun 18, 2009 10:19:31 GMT
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Post by alymac on Jul 7, 2009 19:31:42 GMT
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Post by alymac on Jul 7, 2009 19:36:01 GMT
never took any more pictures as i started to lose interest in the whole project, got it all back together now, need to check for leaks,
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Post by gt2200 on Jul 7, 2009 21:42:01 GMT
Christ Aly.....some serious mods going on there! The things we do in the need for progress  |
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Post by alymac on Jul 8, 2009 8:22:45 GMT
well its all over now, got it passed its vehicle idenity check today, so now i can tax the thing.
first real drive this morning, sounds mental, very high gearing, just like driving a gte with a zf but nicer.
shame never got and more body work done but took most(all) off my spare time to get it running, i also had it mapped by some guy from iceland and not the frozen food people.
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Post by carloskadetts on Jul 9, 2009 10:38:43 GMT
thats good news aly.  if you've got it on the road you can do the body at your own pace. you going to make it in the car to billing? i've gone in through the chevette owners group, because vboa said i couldn't get in without one of their official owners clubs. maybe time us kadett owners tried to get a proper club recognised by the vboa?? don't know whats involved in this |
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Post by alymac on Jul 9, 2009 18:11:13 GMT
yeah would be great to start some type of club, i believe that you have to be paid up members contruibuting to the vboa,
it could be done if we could find enough members,
yeah you do need to be part of the vboa but only to park and camp on the fields reserved for them, there is plenty of room around,
when you going down?
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Post by carloskadetts on Jul 9, 2009 19:20:43 GMT
was going to go down tomorrow night, friday. camping for the two nights. maybe bit early but at least i wont be getting up first thing saturday, to do a 2 hour drive then set up the tent, then wash the bugs off the car, before i can start to enjoy the show. he he.
heard the jumble/parts dealers get there friday too, so be good to see if theres any bargains before they get snapped up.
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Post by alymac on Sept 8, 2009 16:49:35 GMT
should have really done a update on the running on my kadett since billing,
ive not really news apart from the car runs very well, i had it mapped by a lad from iceland and not the frozen food place,
well it worked out fine apart from having to redo the leaky sump just before billing,
now covered a fair amount of miles in it, as im now using it every day as ive sold my every day car.
ive had to replace the 175/50/13 tyres for some 185/60/13 they were to crashy and car ran out of steam to easy,
next job is to sort out the speedo, ive got a toyota and opel cable so need to have the ends replaced, will post the results soon.
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Post by alymac on Sept 9, 2009 21:50:12 GMT
goodish news, fitted speedo cable to today, hybrid toyota to opel, works fine apart from being 20% to slow, so need to get round this but it works a lot better than nothing
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Post by carloskadetts on Sept 30, 2009 19:02:04 GMT
good to hear the cars getting regular use. i work 4 on/4 off and take mine out every day on my 4 off. when my red ones done it will be my daily driver too.
i've got the same problem with my speedo but i'll prob just buy one of those camera detectors/tom tom things, cos they show your speed too.
any plans for your paintwork yet or you going to do it yourself? just booked my white one in for mid november for full respray.
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Post by alymac on Sept 30, 2009 19:55:39 GMT
hi, just starting to get used to the speedo now, apart from that still going strong, managed to buy a spare gearbox as mine does not like going from 3-2 gear, going up is fine, so need to swap this over,
i did take it round to a paint sprayer to ask about a quick blow over, but i would need to start sorting out all the dents, but works dead busy so no free time for me for a while.
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Post by alymac on Nov 12, 2009 20:07:24 GMT
thinking about changing the front end off my car to that off a c1 kadett, i have all the parts, front panel, new genuine wings, good bonnet from my gte.  would have to also fit m reg plate which are fairly cheap! |
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