It's well weapon...
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Read all about it right here.

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For the serious mileage we are going to attempt, we need a serious car and the Vauxhall Cavalier V6 is a serious pimp cruiser.

Our beast is a 1984 2.5 litre model with electric goodies and lowered suspension. Sourced from an online forum, the beast did cost, as per the rules, the maximum of £100.

First things first - insurance. All done with slight twitching of the eye and a lump missing from my bank account, but Admiral did me a good deal so won't complain. Well, not too much anyway.

Second on the list is new brakes all round, mend and repair several other niggling bits like CV joints and suspension rubber. See below for the monthly progress report and the Gallery for pictures of the car.

Progress Report

July 2007

Sump bolt that leaked now has PTFE tape on it and Loctite!
Filled up with oil.
Topped up water.
Put the wheels back on.

June 2007

Passed re-MOT.
Passenger side door mirror broken off by some oik.
Car now in garage waiting for my attention!
Alan, from team 60, will be joining us as his co-driver has pulled out of the event due to work pressures.That makes 3 in a Cav!
Fixed/working on:
Fixed heater fan resistor pack.
Have replacement passenger side door mirror.
Greased the wiper linkage.
Finally tackling the faulty secondary water pump.
Pictures added to Gallery.

May 2007

Failed MOT:
Frayed handbrake cable.
Blown rear reg plate bulb.
Middle exhaust rubber missing.

March 2007

Fixed:
CV joints.
Blown sidelight bulb.
Suspension turret rubbers.
New brake discs all round.
New brake pads/shoes all round.

Feb 2007

Picked car up.
Mended both electric door mirrors.

Click here to go to the website that'll explain why we and many others would willingly drive 1500+ miles across Europe in a car that cost only £100 and invite all kinds of mechanical and electrical problems along the way. Where do the supersoakers feature? Glad you asked...