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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: Vamps on 08 March 2009, 22:51:14
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I know some of you were talking fondly of these recently.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1980-VAUXHALL-CAVALIER-GLS-SH-AUTO-BROWN_W0QQitemZ300299148137QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAutomobiles_UK?hash=item300299148137&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2%7C65%3A10%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318
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Looks quite tidy :y
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I know some of you were talking fondly of these recently.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1980-VAUXHALL-CAVALIER-GLS-SH-AUTO-BROWN_W0QQitemZ300299148137QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAutomobiles_UK?hash=item300299148137&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2%7C65%3A10%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318
It dooesn't look too bad.
I do prefer the booted coupe though. ;) ;)
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I had one of these when I lived in Bury 30 years ago - memories of driving to Cornwall with a pram on the roof. Paid £1800 in 1979 for a one year old one off Avis. sold it for £1600 in 1982. Great car but tappets always a bit noisy.
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I had one of these when I lived in Bury 30 years ago - memories of driving to Cornwall with a pram on the roof. Paid £1800 in 1979 for a one year old one off Avis. sold it for £1600 in 1982. Great car but tappets always a bit noisy.
2.0 100bhp cam in head engine, hydraulic follers on these so tappet noise not an issue.
But then I have never found tappet noise a problem on any GM engine in the last 40 years unlike bloody Ford ones!
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Anyone remember the Cavalier Centaur?
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I had one of these when I lived in Bury 30 years ago - memories of driving to Cornwall with a pram on the roof. Paid £1800 in 1979 for a one year old one off Avis. sold it for £1600 in 1982. Great car but tappets always a bit noisy.
2.0 100bhp cam in head engine, hydraulic follers on these so tappet noise not an issue.
But then I have never found tappet noise a problem on any GM engine in the last 40 years unlike bloody Ford ones!
But in 79 I suspect it was a 1600 or 1900 like mine which had solid lifters and required the 'tappets' adjusted with a running engine :-?.
My later 2.2 CiH Carlton and 3.0 CiH12 v Senator had hyraulic lifters though. :y
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I had one of these when I lived in Bury 30 years ago - memories of driving to Cornwall with a pram on the roof. Paid £1800 in 1979 for a one year old one off Avis. sold it for £1600 in 1982. Great car but tappets always a bit noisy.
It states its the 2000....both on the boot and in the cc :y
2.0 100bhp cam in head engine, hydraulic follers on these so tappet noise not an issue.
But then I have never found tappet noise a problem on any GM engine in the last 40 years unlike bloody Ford ones!
But in 79 I suspect it was a 1600 or 1900 like mine which had solid lifters and required the 'tappets' adjusted with a running engine :-?.
My later 2.2 CiH Carlton and 3.0 CiH12 v Senator had hyraulic lifters though. :y
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I had one of these when I lived in Bury 30 years ago - memories of driving to Cornwall with a pram on the roof. Paid £1800 in 1979 for a one year old one off Avis. sold it for £1600 in 1982. Great car but tappets always a bit noisy.
2.0 100bhp cam in head engine, hydraulic follers on these so tappet noise not an issue.
But then I have never found tappet noise a problem on any GM engine in the last 40 years unlike bloody Ford ones!
But in 79 I suspect it was a 1600 or 1900 like mine which had solid lifters and required the 'tappets' adjusted with a running engine :-?.
My later 2.2 CiH Carlton and 3.0 CiH12 v Senator had hyraulic lifters though. :y
It states its the 2000....both on the boot and in the cc :y
I was refering to pscocoa's car and noisey tappets and his was was bought in 79 at a year old making it a 1600 or 1900 solid lifter CiH engined car! :y :y