THOSE kind if pictures dont belong on a family forum !!! ...not like its never happened in a Cavi--or even a Mini Cooper or a Fiero (oooppppsss ), we just dont need to see it..
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07:27 PM
pete 2m4 Member
Posts: 867 From: allentown pa. Registered: May 2009
THOSE kind if pictures dont belong on a family forum !!! ...not like its never happened in a Cavi--or even a Mini Cooper or a Fiero (oooppppsss ), we just dont need to see it..
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06:33 AM
chester Member
Posts: 4063 From: State of insanity...moved in and comfortably numb... Registered: Jun 2001
Chester nice job with the cavalier it looks awesome i love the cavalier am also stuck in the 80 witht the style of cars i like i use to have a 89 Pontiac sunbird and loved that car i really like the dash on your covertible it looks awesome the rims look really good and the interior is bad ass keep up the nice.
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07:29 AM
eze does it Member
Posts: 241 From: Rosemont, IL Registered: Jun 2007
Kyunderdawg Hey your cavalier looks like it come along way from being dumped on the side of the road to life with an owner she wishes she always had the car looks great the wheels loog to i have not seen one like yours convertible in a long time you my friend have a special one there and for that reason she is a keeper your project looks great keep her running.
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07:32 AM
Mar 13th, 2012
chester Member
Posts: 4063 From: State of insanity...moved in and comfortably numb... Registered: Jun 2001
Just wanted to keep this out of the archives and post a little update. I'm going to start working on this project again now that the weather is getting nice and that I have received a vital part to my build. Some of you know Mark Penny and the radio mounts that he has made for the Fiero community. I have contracted his services to make me a one off radio mount for my Cavi and have to say that his work is top notch. The font and color match the Cavi emblem perfectly. The fit is exact. Can't wait to see it in the car...
Rob D.
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05:49 AM
chester Member
Posts: 4063 From: State of insanity...moved in and comfortably numb... Registered: Jun 2001
For those of you that have asked about the vinyl wrap, I finally got a chance to try it last night. One thing that I discovered was that the base color of the item your wrapping needs to be white or a bright color before you do the wrap or it really darkens the red. So I did a little practicing with what I had cut out to see how it would conform. As long as your easy with the heat it will conform to any shape. I had to spray the pieces that I'm going wrapping with a light grey paint and it will take it a week to cure totally so I'll attempt the wrap again next weekend.
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05:31 AM
Mar 15th, 2012
Monkeyman Member
Posts: 15829 From: N. Wilkesboro, NC, USA Registered: Nov 1999
Well heres an update to anyone that was following this thread. Car is about done the way I want it. I had to install hijacker air shocks in the back because of the stereo equipment - LOL.
Replaced the Sony head unit with a JVC Arsenal KD-A95BT head unit. Its friggen sweet. Recommend it to anyone looking for a full featured receiver for a decent price. Car also got a 7 inch Galaxy TAB for the JVC control apps and Pandora streaming. 64GB of usb thumb drive storge holds the music collection...
I was told that you cannot get good back masaging bass out of a convertable...not true LOL. I dynomated the trunk area and took care of all of the rattles except for one under the car. I think its the baffels in the muffler LMAO...
The Hiphonics Zeus 5 channel runs the polk momo 6x9 components in the rear, 4 inch polk components in the dash and the built in 1000W monoblock drives 2 RF T1 10" subs in the trunk. This combinations sounds fantastic. 20 Farad digital stiffening cap adds a little extra juice when needed.
15% tint was a must as this car did not have UV glass! Talk about hot in the sun with the top up. Now the A/C keeps it nice and cool inside when the temps outside get unbearable and the top goes up...
Last things left are to install a 2 guage pod on the driver piller that will hold an autometer air/fuel mixure guage and a airlift air shock pressure guage and controller. Also need to install the on board compressor. That will finish her up for this year.
I forsee a maroon canvas top on it in the future....
On to the pics.
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08:32 AM
chester Member
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Looks really nice except for the altitude. You can get your entire music collection on a 64gb drive? I have (2) 32gb microSD cards (with a USB adapter) that I keep on my bike. That's just day trip bike music. I have a 1TB hdd filled (890+gb) with music.
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02:49 AM
chester Member
Posts: 4063 From: State of insanity...moved in and comfortably numb... Registered: Jun 2001
Looks really nice except for the altitude. You can get your entire music collection on a 64gb drive? I have (2) 32gb microSD cards (with a USB adapter) that I keep on my bike. That's just day trip bike music. I have a 1TB hdd filled (890+gb) with music.
Altitude as in needs to be lowered? Yeah I agree. Its going to get a 2" drop in the near future. I had to put air shocks in the back to lift it as the weight of the audio equipment was causing the rear tires to rub on hard turns and bumps. LOL Going to get some lower but stiffer springs for the back and some lowering springs for the front as well.
And as far as putting my ENTIRE music collection on that 64GB drive its probably an exageration on my part. I should have said "What I listen too" LOL. You use 2 32GB cards for a day trip? What are you encoding your music with? I have over 8000 songs on this 64GB thumbdrive and still have 10GB of space left to go. It just takes the radio about a minute to start playing cause it has to read through the whole drive. Theres no way I could listen to all the songs on this thumb drive in a week much less a day trip... Thats over 22 days worth of music playing 24 hours a day, 7 days a week...LOL
Rob D.
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05:44 AM
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Posts: 15829 From: N. Wilkesboro, NC, USA Registered: Nov 1999
It looks good but will definitely look better a bit lower. Almost everything I have is lossless (FLAC). I love all kinds of music so I have lots of everything. I also have pretty much everything ever recorded in the '70s, '80s and most of the '90s. Country, classical, piano, jazz, you name it, I've probably got it. I have a lot of FLAC (lossless) although some of the stuff is 320 and 192kb/s. I listen to a lot of music.
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Jul 26th, 2012
chester Member
Posts: 4063 From: State of insanity...moved in and comfortably numb... Registered: Jun 2001
Took the car on a trip to Atlanta for training and low and behold, it failed on me!
We broke down on the side of 75 south. Called a tow truck and was told 75 minutes. I was determined to get off the highway as we were on a shoulder close to the road and of course truckers dont see the need to get over...
Car would not stay running, would spit and sputter and as soon as you tapped the gas it would die. So I put it in neutal, started it and slammed into drive and got her rolling about 5 miles an hour. Mind you were 200 miles into the trip with all three dogs and a loaded car. So we roll about 1/4 mile like this where out of the blue that car picks up and runs like nothing ever happened. Hmmm... So my first guess is the in tank fuel pump starting to go. I was low on gas and figured maybe it was starting to warm up and cut out...So I stop on an exit and fill up. Car gets me the rest of the way to Atlanta with a few spits and sputters along the way...
So, lets see if we can figure out what is wrong. What do you think is the problem?
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Jul 27th, 2012
chester Member
Posts: 4063 From: State of insanity...moved in and comfortably numb... Registered: Jun 2001
Well, for those who may have some interest it ended up being a fuel injector. SFI sucks. One goes bad, the computer shuts them all off. Car would start then die after 4 seconds. Did this working on it from 10-6 in the walmart parking lot, got it towed to pep boys and had them tell me they coudn't get to it till Monday. Bought a multi meter and ohmed the injector harness...Hmmm, back bank was 1.5ohms lower then the front. Bought the part at auto zone cause pep boys didn't have it. Changed it in the parking lot and wola... She even gave me a kiss to show the love. I have a heart shaped 2nd degree burn on my hand from the exhaust. LOL
Still love the car. LOL
See ya...
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Jul 28th, 2012
chester Member
Posts: 4063 From: State of insanity...moved in and comfortably numb... Registered: Jun 2001
Lowering springs came in. Though it dropped it lower than I was expecting. Think part of it is because the struts are shot. I put it all together and low and behold, one of the strut mounts broke. Damn rust...LOL
Can't wait to see this thing finished. Added to "favorites" 
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. Got some things brewin' though 
So my first guess is the in tank fuel pump starting to go. I was low on gas and figured maybe it was starting to warm up and cut out...So I stop on an exit and fill up. Car gets me the rest of the way to Atlanta with a few spits and sputters along the way...
working on it from 10-6 in the walmart parking lot, got it towed to pep boys and had them tell me they coudn't get to it till Monday. Bought a multi meter and ohmed the injector harness...Hmmm, back bank was 1.5ohms lower then the front. 
