No matter what I do, it's still a Cavalier.

[HooWybrow]

I call this one baileys playing peekaboo.

I FUCKING DIED!

This is the sickest cavalier I have ever seen!

Thanks!

Every time I open this thread, it's more feels.

Do you plan on ever removing the cage from the car? Also, what size holes are there for the PTO clips?

Bolt-together cages make me cringe a little.

Honestly, I do plan on removing it. I've already got wheels and a new colour-scheme figured out for next year. (Good thing I'm selling it )

The holes are 3/8"/10mm - I have a friend looking for some, he's a tractor dealer, parts guy sorta thing.

And do explain, I have no complaints on bolt-ins really.

[MommysLittleMonster]

Every time I open this thread, it's more feels.

Do you plan on ever removing the cage from the car? Also, what size holes are there for the PTO clips?

Bolt-together cages make me cringe a little.

[iamjosan]

This is the sickest cavalier I have ever seen!

[StanceswithWolves]

I call this one baileys playing peekaboo.

[Bigdogstokes]

I'm a firm believer that anyone within 15 hours should be going to H20i every year. I've been the last two years and it's never been a disappointment.

I'll take that as a hint that you will be attending said event? If so when and where is it?!

[HooWybrow]

What I find hilarious is your fairly common reference to your OCD, yet your lip is ziptied on.
I say this with utmost respect lol.

Hahaha, you raise an excellent point. It, honestly, drives me nuts as is. The bumper is being tossed and replaced. I have plans to find a new lip yet, it's just nearly impossible. Trust me, OCD is still there, too!

So maybe it's just me but usually a bunch of something is more than one. lol Anyways, at least you got something done. This is a master piece and master piece's are built little by little. I can't wait to see this thing when its done. Who knows maybe I will get the chance to see it personally. I only live in Watertown NY which is not a great distance from Ontario.

I'm a firm believer that anyone within 15 hours should be going to H20i every year. I've been the last two years and it's never been a disappointment.

[Bigdogstokes]

Here's a bunch of terrible fucking pictures of shitty looking wiring.

So maybe it's just me but usually a bunch of something is more than one. lol Anyways, at least you got something done. This is a master piece and master piece's are built little by little. I can't wait to see this thing when its done. Who knows maybe I will get the chance to see it personally. I only live in Watertown NY which is not a great distance from Ontario.

[DragginWagon]

What I find hilarious is your fairly common reference to your OCD, yet your lip is ziptied on.
I say this with utmost respect lol.

[HooWybrow]

Toyota cav fenders?

Would be sick if you wrapped the cage in leather.

Love the car and that titanium heat wrap.

Fuck, that's a good idea.

I will more than likely be trying those out for myself. Thanks for the info. Also your engine bay just turns me on, I needs to do an ecotec swap for my cavaghini.

Thanks, dude!

I have been unable to obtain frigin welding gas all week thus far, apparently it is as fucking rare as the loch-ness around here. Decided I'd start tackling wiring, going surprisingly well, actually.

The worst part, as always, is de-looming everything. I've also completely removed all wiring of accessories that have gotten the boot, pin to pin. HVAC, A/C, Wipers/washers, SIR, I think that's it.

Here's a bunch of terrible fucking pictures of shitty looking wiring.

Once the modules are mounted, I can start actually running wiring cleanly and making the connections. I intend to wire in all my aftermarket modules into the factory harness aswell, Making everything clean and easily removeable. Because, for whatever reason, I honestly don't feel this will be the last time the car goes back together.

[Bigdogstokes]

I will more than likely be trying those out for myself. Thanks for the info. Also your engine bay just turns me on, I needs to do an ecotec swap for my cavaghini.

[rice4life]

Toyota cav fenders?

Would be sick if you wrapped the cage in leather.

Love the car and that titanium heat wrap.

[HooWybrow]

No problem, I'm one to give respect where respect is earned. And you've well earned it with this build. I had a couple questions about your front bumper and these

Where did you get them and how hard was it to put them on because I think its a great idea and doesn't look bad at all. Another is what suspension setup are you using to get it so low.. I plan on getting the bc coilovers for mine but wanted to know what you were running on yours? Thanks!

They're Dzuz fasteners, they're all over the internet. Honestly, I only installed that part in the bumper to see how it looks. I have new front fenders to go on and I want to make sure the front sheet metal is 100% lined-up before I make the brackets for those.

Suspension is all completely hand-built. It's mostly in the first few pages of this thread.



So, I know what you're all thinking, "Why hasn't this asshole updated this thread in 36 hours?"

Basically, because fuck you, that's why.

That, and I really haven't done anything worth showing off. I spent most of the weekend finishing miniscule welding in the engine bay, only to run out of welding gas at 10 on Saturday night.

So, no pictures of that, cause everything looks almost identical. The bay steel work is 99.8% complete, which makes me pretty well fucking so happy I could jump through hoops.

I started laying out my modules tonight. Started with the PCM (powertrain) and BCM (Body). Everything will be as tightly knit under the dash as physically possible. I want to keep real estate relatively open and also keep the wiring very neat and tidy.

I started by making the PCM bracket:



It bolts to the four perimeter bolts of the PCM, I'll get four rubber grommets for the bracket-to-firewall holes tomorrow and create a couple studded plates to spot weld to the firewall.

I then built a bracket for the BCM that bolts through the heat-sink in the PCM, I'll be final drilling it tomorrow and getting bolts as well. But it bolts through the back side of the BCM, which has ample room inside it for a few bolt heads.





I intend to order my firewall bulkhead this week and start wiring the car ASAP.

The first meet is May 25th, just found out tonight, and at very least I would fucking LOVE to have the car drive it's own ass on the trailer.

Few small randoms, I wrapped the primary section of my downpipe:



It's a titanium wrap by DEI, and it is ten-thousand percent nicer than that black crap I had last year on the old downpipe.

Next, this whole bolt-in roll bar thingy. Where the rear bars attach, there are bolt holes. In my opinion, thanks to my OCD, having actual bolts/nuts there would look absolutely horrendous and drive me fucking bat shit crazy. Even though you can't really see them,

So I came up with this, to use a PTO shaft clip from a tractor. Now, they definitely don't fit like I want. The pin is obviously too long, and it is also 1/8" too skinny. I'll likely wind up making my own pins and fashion the steel clip over to them. This gives me a good idea of what to base my idea off of, though.



I think that's it? More tomorrow. In theory, should have the PCM/BCM thingy-majig mounted.

[Bigdogstokes]

No problem, I'm one to give respect where respect is earned. And you've well earned it with this build. I had a couple questions about your front bumper and these

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Where did you get them and how hard was it to put them on because I think its a great idea and doesn't look bad at all. Another is what suspension setup are you using to get it so low.. I plan on getting the bc coilovers for mine but wanted to know what you were running on yours? Thanks!

[HooWybrow]

i think from now on, every person who creates a cavalier build thread anywhere is going to have to title it, "No matter what i do, it still isn't HooWybrow's Cavalier"

Thanks! Hahaha.

Went to the shop last night, was one of those "no matter what I did it wasn't going right" sorta nights.

And then, by complete mistake, I had a brain-wave for the new skid plate. It is going to be HUGE.

Starting this weekend.

[Majend]

i think from now on, every person who creates a cavalier build thread anywhere is going to have to title it, "No matter what i do, it still isn't HooWybrow's Cavalier"