MK3 Cavalier rust repair series Part 6
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- Опубликовано: 16 янв 2025
- In this video I make a start on removing too much of the inner & outer wheel arch.
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Well done mate, you are making good progress. I certainly wish i had your ability!
@@x_x_x_x_x Thanks Alan, it’s slow going but getting there mate 😁
Great work! Looking good, brave man doing it outside.
Thank you, yeah I keep getting rained off so progress is slow at the moment 😣
Good recovery Steve with the inner arch ! 😀👍 ( BTW I didn't know you could still get these inner arches). All the best, John.
@@thelonegroover Thanks John, yeah I’m hopeless at getting the bits to fit right or cut out the right amount. Yes the inner arches are harder to get but saves so much hassle! The MK2 Cavaliers are even harder to get! Took me some time to find even a pattern part! Cheers John.
Steve.
Nice video pal, ashame about that previous owners pigeon shit welding, it all needs cutting completely out and replacing, lots of rust convertor and zinc primer in between welding sessions, should make it last a few more years, 💪
@@ammo1g Thank you very much, yeah these were MOT style repairs, it was an elderly couple that owned the car before me. Yep definitely plenty of the Upol stuff going to go on 👍 lots of work but good progress to bring it back up to scratch. Thanks again. Steve.
@@Cavalier_Steve no probs Steve, I subscribed looking forward to seeing it finished, had loads of cavs over the years Great car back in day, take lots of measurements and measure again, gud luck man. 👍
@@ammo1g Thank you very much 👍👍
Just stumbled across your video,not seen any others…..I’m currently restoring my 1992 Nissan pulsar gtir(passenger side needs abit of welding🫣and I’m on with it now)…..my choice of stuff I use is mipa epoxy rust treatment,upol zinc weld through primer,tiger seal(seam sealing)stone chip and eventually some sort of wax oil or Lanoguard.Was looking at the outer sill were the last persons done a lap weld,instead of a butt weld….the inner sill strength section made me cringe looking at it lol….😂
Hi nice car the Nissan Pulsar, mind you most of the cars from the 80s & 90s are the best in my opinion.
Good for you for having ago at the welding I’m going to use tiger seal if it’s still any good.
Yeah the welding is bad! I wonder if a mechanic did do it or if it was someone like me with less care it’s awful isn’t it!
Good luck with your Nissan tag me in some pictures on instagram if you would like to share and if you have IG it’s the same handle as RUclips @Cavalier_Steve
All the best. Cheers.
Steve.
@@Cavalier_Steve No problem Steve I’ll sort some pics out…. I do have a you tube channel but not done a video in awhile…..thought about starting one up again getting the R sorted but didn’t bother in the end😂
@@CampervanAdventures It would be good to see how you get on 😁 definitely worth doing, the support you get from others is a nice bonus as well.
@@Cavalier_Steve I’ve not bothered with my channel as it was about my campervan( to many doing that now)so thought about shifting to tinkering with the car ect
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On inner sections, use ZINGA. I have a piece of steel panel has been outside in the salt spray (I live by the sea) for FIVE YEARS, no other paint, JUST ZINGA. ZERO RUST!!
Thanks for the recommendation, I will look into it, I really appreciate these comments as it helps others out as well as myself. Thank you.
I think I see your original comment about the sills being very rusty inside, yes I agree with you I strongly suspect that they would be really rusty inside if I’m being honest with myself 😂 thanks again. Steve.
Hello, I'm writing to you beacause I've got the same Cavalier but EU version. 2.0 100kW CDX from 1995 biuld in Luton UK.
My question is do you know why my rear window and mirror heating does not work? The switch is not damaged because I checked its operation in another car but the light bulb in the switch does not light up. The air conditioning and recirculation switches operate normally and illuminate. I checked the fuse and it's not damaged. Do you have any ideas what to do? Is there a relay I don't know about?
Hello there, apologies for the delayed reply, I wanted to look at the wiring diagram and give you a detailed response.
There are a couple of things to note about this particular circuit and that it needs the engine running and the alternator to be operating correctly to enable the rear screen heater to work (due to the high energy demand)
First does the illumination part of the switch work with the rest of the dash lights this isn’t critical to the operation but does show that the switch has a good ground.
As you have identified that Fuse 15 is good then we know we have a good feed (fuse 15 comes off terminal 30 which is battery positive so it’s on all the time) this feeds a time delay relay (K35) the relay will also have a terminal that is marked 30 this should have a positive supply constantly. Terminal 31 of the relay is a ground or negative battery connection so if you have a test light, connect the light to 30&31 of where the relay has come from and it should light up, if it does this proves that the relay is getting some of its power.
Next check terminal 15 and 31 with your test lamp the lamp should only light when the ignition is switched on (engine doesn’t have to run for this) this is fed from a 20amp fuse, fuse 20
Terminal 5&8 are your switched outputs (this I think are ok) 5 is your mirror output and 8 is your heated screed output the indicator lamp for the switch is also fed from terminal 8 of the relay.
Lastly you can do this last test by taking the switch out terminal 3 is supplied by the alternator D+ output. I could be wrong but if you put your test lamp on a positive supply of the battery it should light up when the ignition is on engine off and then go out when the engine is started and the alternator charging. I’m sorry if this is long winded but this is a summary of how the circuit works. Let me know how you get on and I will try and help more if I can. Cheers.
And lastly there is a terminal marked E
Hi Steve, fantastic video mate you are doing a great job on your Cavalier it looks a bit frustrating at times but doing this sort of work can be a total nightmare with panels not fitting, sometimes when you start removing old panels there is no telling what horrors lay beneath but this wasn't that bad mate I've seen a lot worse 😬
I did try to buy you a cuppa mate but for some reason it wouldn't work, after putting in my message and hitting the pay button then filling in my card details I got the usual verification (to make sure it's me) which sends me a text with a code but the code never came, I tried 4 times but nothing🤷♂don't know if it's possible to add a paypal link there mate, sorry Steve👍
Hi John, thank you, I intend to put more into this video but I didn’t realise how much usable footage I had (AKA me talking to much 😅) yes it is frustrating especially when you cut to much of the existing panel out along with making it up as I go along and unsure if my plan is the right way to go about it, but that’s what my channel is all about.
Thank you for the Cuppa John, I’m sorry that you had troubles with the payment but I really appreciate the gesture, I have checked my account to make sure that there wasn’t 4 payments in there, I would hate to think that there was 4 unintentional payments that went through, it happened to me once a long time ago paying for a plain ticket’s 😬 I think the systems are a lot better now. There is a super thanks or something like that I have enabled on RUclips, now that I’m a super star 🤣🤣 I will look into the PayPal thing and see what they can offer. Thanks again John, you’ve made my day with your gesture 🍻
I knew MK3 Cav's did rust around the wheel arches its a poor repair and it makes it worse i don't mean yours.
@@jaggass Thanks and yes your right poor repairs only last a short period of time.
I hope I can do better and make the car last a good few years, It won’t be perfect but I would definitely do my best 😃 cheers.
@@Cavalier_Steve But you've got the inner arch and other bits you need and once welded and stonechipped it'll look great
@@jaggass Thank you ☺️