1988 Mk2 Cavalier 1.8GLi

[sleag40]

It's the first time this has been out of the shed for nearly 3 years.



Time for a good sort out now theres plenty of space.



Looking forward to some serious blueness in the not too distant future.

[Sweetpea]

It's sunbathing. Warming its self on a summers day.

You must be very pleased. Well done.

[VW]

Can't wait to see this in paint!

[fastblatt]

Me too. That was some work you put into that to get it to better than factory prep.

[lokossian]

Can’t wait to see her painted, this labour of love had been exceptional to keep an eye on.
I loved my GLi, this has brought back all my late 80’s/early 90’s memories of this wonderful motor.
Top bombing 👍🏻

[sleag40]

Three days later, it's back in the shed.



Should be getting the rest back soon.

[VW]

Contemplating making more accounts so I can like that pic a few more times!

[stealthstylz]

Brilliant. After hand stripping an entire car it must be great to see it in paint.

[shielsy68]

lovely job on the motor

[novamadash]

Paint looks flawless on that quarter. Very nice.

[johnthesparky]

Ooof!

[hagus]

We have paint! Fantastic

[sleag40]

Aug 6, 2021 19:10:19 GMT novamadash said:

Paint looks flawless on that quarter. Very nice.

It's not too bad at all - I was a little worried that my bodywork skills may be a little sub par, but the paint bloke had very little to do other than paint it.







Getting dusty already! ^^^^

















Should be getting the rest back soon.

[fiestaholic]

looks lovely

[OAY842F]

Gorgeous! Looks fantastic, great work getting it to that stage and must be satisfying that all your effort has paid off!

[Alpina99]

Excellent,
This is going to be a beautiful car,
Nigel

[shielsy68]

looks like it came factory fresh hats off to ye

[sleag40]

Yesterday was mostly spent elsewhere, but I managed to get down the farm for a couple of hours.
I bare metalled the bumper brackets in preparation for a bit of paint, then cleaned up the plastic front end parts that will be going over to the paint bloke on Monday.



Just looking over the front end of the shell before I left, it seemed a shame that none of this will be seen once the car is back together.



I also remembered the state of the thing once the bodge repairs were removed nearly 3 years ago!

[skodacious]

That has been so worth the wait. All that hard work and prep has really paid off. Looking forward to seeing reassembly 👍

[sleag40]

Pottering about in the shed today weighing up how much cavity and underbody wax I need to buy. Several other items required for the rebuild have been put on a list to facilitate procurement.

The parts bare metalled yesterday got treated with Hydrate 80, and were subsequently primed ready for some satin black paint.



Whilst having a rummage through the boxes of parts, I came across the VIN plate, this was duly riveted back on.



I had a quick comparison of the old and new paint before all the old stuff is gone.



Its reasonably close, most of the difference probably due to UV damage over the last 30 odd years.