Anyone else busy on their cars over Christmas?

[Brett]

Ive got plenty of time off work so once again everything is coming out of the interior, it was thrown in for the track day so its a bit half done right now!!

Im going to be finishing the dash off, removing the last traces of the tar stuff from the floor pan, underselaing the mounting point for the cages, then spraying the lot Mistral Grey. Then everything is going back in for the last time in waht I hope will be a long time. Carpets are being cleaned, and some new door cards going in.

after that the interior should be done at last!! till I get bored again.

I'll also be off down the scrappy for some Vectra V6 Callipers at some point!

so what are you up to christmas/new year week?

[Steve Heley]

I've got loads to do.. hoping to use the time off, to break the back of getting it ready to be painted..

[Mr-G]

i am on the hunt for a mk2 3 door shell to strip out and start rebuilding

[BazW]

got 2 weeks off gonna get ready for the arches & respray after christmas. fix some of the dents i've collected & give it a good clean inside

[Mr-G]

what should i be paying for a good condition 89-90 GTE 8v???

[Brett]

depends, no more than £7-£800 I would have thought for a total minter.

[Allen Mead]

Yeh, as long as it stays dry, the interior is coming out.

[Mr-G]

depends, no more than £7-£800 I would have thought for a total minter.

i dont really mind buying one that needs new wings or rear arches as long as the main chassis and the sills are solid

[DarrenH]

i think i will crack the XE open this winter. see how the pistons/rings/bores are getting on. it will give me a chance to inspect the bottom end also, and flip the pistons round, then i can slot the 280's in.

also want to do a mini suspension rebuild, get hold of a proper decent kit (probably blue/yellow billies) and some eccentric top mounts for the front. i'll get the car up to BDE and dial in some extra neg camber on the fronts. get the castor measured and adjusted too, and also see what the corner weights are up to. (although i cant change the last one)

[_SBD16v]

just a little

[Tom]

LET is going in

Well hopefully, if I can find a non leaking frontera intercooler in time

[GRAK]

I've got the week off over christmas, so i'll probably rebuild the 16v rear axle that i have and try to get it fitted(maybe).

[weekenny]

Nothing on mine.

But my dads got back problems so I'm going to be building his engine for him.

[REMUS]

I've got the calibra to strip out, plus i've seen a really nice black 8v gte for sale but he wants £550 for it... i mean it has got an mot and 11 months tax so maybe it's worth it, I could just be really cheeky and go there with £450 in my pocket and offer it to him and if he doesnt accept it then go down to the bank for the rest

[_SBD16v]

I've got the calibra to strip out, plus i've seen a really nice black 8v gte for sale but he wants £550 for it... i mean it has got an mot and 11 months tax so maybe it's worth it, I could just be really cheeky and go there with £450 in my pocket and offer it to him and if he doesnt accept it then go down to the bank for the rest

just go there with 550 in your pocket just offer him 450