Calibra Progress *!= 56k*

[[GSV]Trig]

Its probably oil in the exhaust or something.....

[fraggie]

aye thats what im hoping engine was moved around a lot before it was put in.

[[GSV]Trig]

Take it you did a compression test at some point?!

[filbert]

It'll need a blast up the road to clear it out, can take many miles to clear.
Get the mechanical sorted this week, then it's just the bodywork

[fraggie]

right had a day off today due to being dianosed with Mortons Neuroma in my foot :/

Managed to get a load of stuff done on the car though!

started off looking like this...


3 hours later and a lot more of the dash in...




Whilst the dash was still out i managed to replace all the faulty bulbs in the dash which was nice

then it became time to wire up the oil and voltage guages my car doesn't have the loom for this so i butchered up a cdrom audio cable for the single pins as i needed to splice many wires so...


Had to change the mirrors over for the MOT so from this...


to




I know they're still black but they will be sprayed when the full respray is done

Oil guages back in and working...


and thats pretty much where im up to... few more bits and bobs done.

The car doesn't seem to want to go into reverse :/ Im thinking the linkage is too loose so will have to adjust that to give me back reverse but apart from that things are looking good

[[GSV]Trig]

What box u on?

[joshwa]

Ignore my silly question

Looking good - you going to beef up the speakers / sound system as well?

[fraggie]

nope josh

f28 trig

[[GSV]Trig]

Check out Mike Haywards guide on CTOR, makes sorting your F28 easy

[fraggie]

right well had a try at sorting some stuff out tonight,

basically the linkage isn't pushing far enough over to get in line with reverse so i tried a bodge of loosening the linkage clamp, moving the gearbox manually into reverse, putting the gearstick into the reverse position and then retightening the clamp.

Starting the car with the clutch in the reverse lights came on and it reversed ... however! putting it into first and then putting it back into reverse on the stick actually puts it into first on the box!

Theres far too much flex on the linkage so im going to have to replace the bushes and bar etc.

Ill be replacing that at the weekend but the good news is that the box is fine

Whilst i was out there i replaced the bumper, and the door cards...

ill be needing a new bumper and doorcards as they aren't in too good a condition after standing, the front bumper appears to have warped







nearly there now though mechanically wise

[fraggie]

a little bit more done this morning

first off i have recieved my traction control ecu so i decided to fit that first

located under here...


a quick replacement...


and no more lights on the dash!


Finally today i took out the gear linkage ready for its refurb next week


Thats about it for the mo more next week

[MadduckUK]

good god that speedo is busy

[Behemoth]

The one on my Vectra is like that

[[GSV]Trig]

I always found they ran out of numbers

[Behemoth]

I always found they ran out of numbers

You must be doing starship mileage then.

[[GSV]Trig]

1 set on 108k, one set on 112k and a set just gone with 178k on them..