I enjoy the tinkering videos. I’m particularly interested in the Cavalier ones as I also have a Y reg Cavalier that needs recommissioning, although it needs a lot more work than yours! Looking forward to the next ones.
I had a MK2 1.6GL in early 1988 as a company car, I was the second driver as it was a 1986 D registered car: rev counter, 5 speed gearbox, manual but heated door mirrors and a flip-up glass sunroof. - I had arrived as a 24 year old service engineer! That car took me from Devon to Scotland over a year and many miles, totally reliable and geared for 120 mph. It was fastest in 4th but at 70 on the motorway in 5th was back then a very refined experience- very skittery on local roads with pot holes, it felt jittery on the bumps but out on the open road very engaging - the Sierra was much more composed at low speeds but the Cavalier seemed to drive better on the open road. I still have very fond memories of that Cavalier -
Love the cavalier I didn't know about the elasticated string on parcel shelf worked that way learn something everyday great video keep them tinkering videos coming👍
Great work there. Nice wee jobs to tick of the list, making the cav easier to drive and live with. Parcel shelf fix was the winner for me. Top tinkering there, especially with actual sewing machine deployed 🍻😎 love the car, wish I had bought the poverty spec green one that I saw for sale few years ago
Enjoyed the pencils trick, if you wanted a really secure mirror I would have used epoxy resin around the edges rather than double sided tape…or what I have used in past is wood glue as it holds enough to stay in place but can be removed when needed.
Bit of a blast from the past! Occasional misfires on my Brother's car were caused by those heat insulators between the spark plugs and HT leads. Enjoy the videos, keep them coming!
I've owned a few MK2 Cavs back in the 1990s. My 2nd Cav (TVH 792X) was identical to KAR except for the colour. I think mine was Reed Green. I'd have another in a hearbeat if I had the money and space.
Keep on filming your tinkering, please. First it is entertaining and second it might help to identify weak spots of these models that can help others who might want to buy one, too.
So true about the tailgate struts, mine failed due to age the replacements I got are so strong, I’m going to have to get the same ones I think 🤔 what I should have done is kept the old original ones and sent them off to SGS engineering as they can refurbish them, oh well we live and learn. Great video, I love the tinkering videos, I don’t care about how poorly mine do 😅 I enjoy sharing the story. Cheers.
Keep the tinkering videos, reminds me of running cars that I could afford to buy and run when I started driving and had to DIY repair (and were DIY repairable!). My cousin had a Yreg Cav 1.6D in the same colour but from memory it was the saloon version.
Well done Sion a great first video on the Cavalier it has been lifted a lot already and the engine sounds sweet as I remember my dads sounding back in the day I remember some of these had an auto-choke on the carb and you had to depress the accelerator when starting from cold Dad had the issue you had on his astra and nova and fuel starvation was the cause in his case Those sun visors could be a pain from new I remember one of my dads exploded in the summer on holiday we found glass all over the place so an unexpected trip to the Vauxhall garage on holiday lol 😆 keep up the hard work hope this and the astra stay on the fleet it takes me back 40 years seeing them to my childhood would love one now
@@MorselsAndMotors that will be a Peirburg carb then as the manuals were Weber 32tl they were known for issues also on Fords they were used in! My dad had 11 Vauxhalls in a row back then so a big part of our lives lots of happy memories and some funny ones and they were mostly reliable
I'm surprised at what you said about viewing stats for tinkering videos. My main subscriptions and channel member/patreon stuff is for people who do mostly tinker, but maybe that's just me. Good luck with your projects anyway.
What was the name of the aerosol you used to remove the sticky residue? I couldn't quite hear the name of it - even when listened to twice. Many thanks.
Bulldog BDX. It's a really excellent penetrating fluid, but also useful for other jobs like this www.lubricantsuppliers.com/product/bdx-01-bulldog-bdx/
I remember seeing a fair amount of estate/station wagon Cavaliers here in England in the 80s,they also had Chevrolet Cavalier station wagons in North America,& only for about 4 years,a hatch back coupé Chevy Cavalier,called a Type 10,it was a 2 door only. I grew up in Pennsylvania in the 70s & early 80s,moved to England in '86. I hadn't realized there was no Ascona estate sold in mainland Europe,though.
SAGA used to charter holiday trains back in the day. 'Send All Grannies Away' is how we read the acronym! Seems a little mean in the here and now. Sorry, Grannies :-)
Oh really l like watching people work .... sorry you don't like it ? ( I don't care really) There's a saying....if you don't like the heat get out of the kitchen do you understand this so please just shut it & get on with the work 😁l hate it when people "Waffle on " 😮😮😮🙄 And l mean it in the nice possible way 😮😮😮 PS l love classic cars !
Wow, the bodywork is very good on that old girl. Lovely to see it getting some attention. I remember when these were literally on every street.
Me too!
I can’t get over how solid this looks for its age has it been restored before as it looks so good and has lasted really well
No as far as I can see it has never had any restoration work
My god that’s unreal and so well looked after then well worth a good tidy up and use it as a daily I would I love the 80s and 90s Vauxhall stuff
Absolutely genius move with the chopped pencils to fix the mirror!
Thank you! I racked my brains for a while trying to think what might work
@rooooooory :
The only thing l would
worry about is wood rot ! 😮😮
I enjoy the tinkering videos. I’m particularly interested in the Cavalier ones as I also have a Y reg Cavalier that needs recommissioning, although it needs a lot more work than yours! Looking forward to the next ones.
Cool! What colour and spec is yours? I have been very lucky with the condition mine is in
@@MorselsAndMotors yeah yours looks in great condition. Mine is a 1.6 GLS in Sapphire blue. It’s a 4 door saloon.
Just want to say that I enjoy your car review videos AND the tinkering and i think the Cavalier is fab.
You can get pencils made from recycled plastic shavings - just as shapeable for repairs like you've done on the mirror, but won't ever rot away.
Interesting idea, did not know that!
Personally I really enjoy watching you tinker with your classic cars, quite therapeutic! Heres to more!
That parcel shelf fastener system is very clever !
That's a good start, getting the Cavalier to your usual high standards!!
The tinkering videos are some of my favourite!
I had a MK2 1.6GL in early 1988 as a company car, I was the second driver as it was a 1986 D registered car: rev counter, 5 speed gearbox, manual but heated door mirrors and a flip-up glass sunroof. - I had arrived as a 24 year old service engineer! That car took me from Devon to Scotland over a year and many miles, totally reliable and geared for 120 mph. It was fastest in 4th but at 70 on the motorway in 5th was back then a very refined experience- very skittery on local roads with pot holes, it felt jittery on the bumps but out on the open road very engaging - the Sierra was much more composed at low speeds but the Cavalier seemed to drive better on the open road. I still have very fond memories of that Cavalier -
Love the tinkering videos 😀
Love the cavalier I didn't know about the elasticated string on parcel shelf worked that way learn something everyday great video keep them tinkering videos coming👍
Thank you. I do love those strings!
Superb fix on the parcel shelf elastic & great sympathetic fixes & replacements on the rest of the car
Don't stop the tinkering videos, they're the best ones!!
Just want to say that i really enjoy your tinkering videos AND the car reviews. The Cavalier is fab in my opinion.
Thanks 👍. Appreciate it
Great work there. Nice wee jobs to tick of the list, making the cav easier to drive and live with. Parcel shelf fix was the winner for me. Top tinkering there, especially with actual sewing machine deployed 🍻😎 love the car, wish I had bought the poverty spec green one that I saw for sale few years ago
Opel Ascona -C-CC! 😍❤️
Love your tinkering videos, the Cavalier is coming on well.👍
Enjoyed the pencils trick, if you wanted a really secure mirror I would have used epoxy resin around the edges rather than double sided tape…or what I have used in past is wood glue as it holds enough to stay in place but can be removed when needed.
Bit of a blast from the past!
Occasional misfires on my Brother's car were caused by those heat insulators between the spark plugs and HT leads.
Enjoy the videos, keep them coming!
Ooh that's an interesting thought, I will keep those under review
I've owned a few MK2 Cavs back in the 1990s. My 2nd Cav (TVH 792X) was identical to KAR except for the colour. I think mine was Reed Green. I'd have another in a hearbeat if I had the money and space.
Keep on filming your tinkering, please. First it is entertaining and second it might help to identify weak spots of these models that can help others who might want to buy one, too.
Probably said it before but I do love an early mk2 cav .I'm glad she is out for the spring , I prefer the tinkering videos tbh . Thats just me though
My Dad's first company car was pretty much identical to this!
So true about the tailgate struts, mine failed due to age the replacements I got are so strong, I’m going to have to get the same ones I think 🤔 what I should have done is kept the old original ones and sent them off to SGS engineering as they can refurbish them, oh well we live and learn. Great video, I love the tinkering videos, I don’t care about how poorly mine do 😅 I enjoy sharing the story. Cheers.
warming the tape and the mirror backing may of aided too
I like the tinkering videos .Keep doing them please.That was a very vocal Robin in the background .
Very nice car, Siôn, thank you for taking the time to make these videos. Nice and easy upgrades make a better car.
Thank you so much for all the videos, filming and the great content and information provided
Keep the tinkering videos, reminds me of running cars that I could afford to buy and run when I started driving and had to DIY repair (and were DIY repairable!). My cousin had a Yreg Cav 1.6D in the same colour but from memory it was the saloon version.
Yeah the saloon versions are great too, but for me the hatch is the style I remember seeing most
You have an excellent choice in cars, making me jealous!
Lovely motor, they are wonderful cars
Well done Sion a great first video on the Cavalier it has been lifted a lot already and the engine sounds sweet as I remember my dads sounding back in the day
I remember some of these had an auto-choke on the carb and you had to depress the accelerator when starting from cold
Dad had the issue you had on his astra and nova and fuel starvation was the cause in his case
Those sun visors could be a pain from new I remember one of my dads exploded in the summer on holiday we found glass all over the place so an unexpected trip to the Vauxhall garage on holiday lol 😆 keep up the hard work hope this and the astra stay on the fleet it takes me back 40 years seeing them to my childhood would love one now
Great stories, love them! This has the auto-choke too, but I may well convert to manual when I refurb the carb
@@MorselsAndMotors that will be a Peirburg carb then as the manuals were Weber 32tl they were known for issues also on Fords they were used in!
My dad had 11 Vauxhalls in a row back then so a big part of our lives lots of happy memories and some funny ones and they were mostly reliable
Here in Norway the Vauxhall Cavalier was known as the Opel Ascona. Had a green sedan a very long time ago.
Nice!
I love them sort of videos you can learn a lot thanks
well done
Oh I so want a mk2 Cavalier!
China Blue, the best colour!
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I had a beige A reg 1.6 saloon, good car.
Enjoy the tinkering and pick up the odd tip from someone else's way of doing things 😊👍🇮🇪
11:42 that long crank was NICE!!
Hehe, I know some people love them so I kept it in!
@@MorselsAndMotors haha yeah 100%! Love that sound so much. Wish all your cars started hard 🤩🤩
Do you still have the XC70 ?
Put a pin or needle in the knot to untie it
If it runs rough when you start the engine, pull the plugs and see if there is any coolant in the cylinders.
I'm going to put a manual choke on it and see how that goes. If it's still rough then yes that's a good idea
I'm surprised at what you said about viewing stats for tinkering videos. My main subscriptions and channel member/patreon stuff is for people who do mostly tinker, but maybe that's just me. Good luck with your projects anyway.
What was the name of the aerosol you used to remove the sticky residue? I couldn't quite hear the name of it - even when listened to twice. Many thanks.
Bulldog BDX. It's a really excellent penetrating fluid, but also useful for other jobs like this www.lubricantsuppliers.com/product/bdx-01-bulldog-bdx/
Trying to remember the colour name of that lighter blue - is it China Blue?
Yes, exactly right
Did it have a tax disc originally in it so sort of know how long it’s been off road
It last had an MOT in 2015, so it's probably been off the road about 8 years
Great vid. Thankfully you have not got a Cavalier attitude to your motors! More a Vectra man myself......
Hahaha! I try not to, despite the name!
as opposed to germany, the uk had an estate version of this. how rare are those in the uk? still in existence?
Yes I remember them the back part was a Holden Camira from
Australia they must extremely rare now
They were rare when they were on sale!
@@AndyK.1 that's what i call a challenge 😎
I remember seeing a fair amount of estate/station wagon Cavaliers here in England in the 80s,they also had Chevrolet Cavalier station wagons in North America,& only for about 4 years,a hatch back coupé Chevy Cavalier,called a Type 10,it was a 2 door only. I grew up in Pennsylvania in the 70s & early 80s,moved to England in '86. I hadn't realized there was no Ascona estate sold in mainland Europe,though.
Please keep the tinkering videos coming, there was nothing wrong with that video not rough around the edges at all
Oh thank you 😊
Wooden pencils don't sound like a great idea for repairing an exterior part. Maybe plastic anchors could have done the trick?
It’s a Cav Kar
SAGA used to charter holiday trains back in the day. 'Send All Grannies Away' is how we read the acronym! Seems a little mean in the here and now. Sorry, Grannies :-)
I've not heard that!!!!
Oh really l like watching people work .... sorry you don't like it ?
( I don't care really)
There's a saying....if
you don't like the heat
get out of the kitchen
do you understand this
so please just shut it &
get on with the work 😁l hate it when people
"Waffle on " 😮😮😮🙄
And l mean it in the nice
possible way 😮😮😮
PS l love classic cars !