Vauxhall Chevette

This is my brothers new purchase.



Just going to keep the shell standard but put a bigger engine in and have some rear wheel drive fun. Normally people drop a red top vauxhall engine in but my brother always wants to be different. He has gone for a Ford 1.6 Zetec engine on twin 40's, and ford running gear.

Envy envy envy…

Want a Chevette, as that was my first car.

Zetec isn't that different though; long before redtops, Pinto-powered Chevettes were common.

Different would be a Mazda 13B rotary

Chevette's are going up in value now as well  

This was a propper barn find. The car is in such good condition and had just been sat in a garden shed for years. I went to pick it up, pulled it out the shed and it fired up first time, then drove it 200 miles homes without it missing a beat.

i sold a gold one a few months back

it had a 2l pinto engine in it on twin 40's… BEAST!!!!

blew one engine, then two boxes, then the second block blew the water pump… sold it half done with half gold half grey and a bit of orange lol…

was soo cool.. you couldnt get it out of 3rd, it would kill  ya

mixerman said

i sold a gold one a few months back

it had a 2l pinto engine in it on twin 40's… BEAST!!!!

blew one engine, then two boxes, then the second block blew the water pump… sold it half done with half gold half grey and a bit of orange lol…

was soo cool.. you couldnt get it out of 3rd, it would kill  ya

I never drove a 2.0 Chevette. The beastiest GM swap I had was a Manta with the roughest Monza 3.0 transplant you've ever seen, the engine was in at an angle yet somehow the damn thing hit 160 without vibration.

However, it was truly terrifying to drive; most people that had a go ran a mile from it! It was matt black, too.

haha sounds like my type of car!!

yeah that thing was fucking scary lol..

we were going to lock the diff too but thought that WOULD kill us

hehe
i would of loved to be a passenger in that manta tho.. sod driving it tho haha!

Glad you like it. I will keep you up to date on the progress of it.

a classic in every sense, would love to have a drive off one  sometime

Brilliant!, cant remember the last time I saw a Chevette on the road? keep us posted.

Dib.

mixerman said

haha sounds like my type of car!!

yeah that thing was *CENSORED* scary lol..

we were going to lock the diff too but thought that WOULD kill us

hehe
i would of loved to be a passenger in that manta tho.. sod driving it tho haha!

S'okay; mostly it went in a straight line until corners or road imperfections were encountered. Front got a bit floaty at 100, too…

dibbler said

Brilliant!, cant remember the last time I saw a Chevette on the road? keep us posted.

Dib.

Will do mate. It was mad driving it up the motorway, loads of cars were slowing down to have a good look. I got a few thumbs up from bikers as well.

Been busy moving into a new bigger unit but my brother has still been busy getting the new engine and running gear sorted for the Chevette.

Cool car, but bad engine choice.
I had a 2L zetec on twin 45's in my Westfield and my mate had a red top on twin 45's in his one, the red top was in a different league. Quicker and smoother.

Well i said it's easier to fit a red top but my bro like's to be different. His answer is why follow the norm.  I can see his point tho  

Loving the chevette!!

My dad's got one of these, fully prepped rally car. He used to use it for amateur rallying with his brother but its been in the garage for nearly 10 years. Still taxed and insured but only used every now and then these days.

Will have to get some pics up.

I put a red top in my brothers Cat7 great motor and very strong running the Ford type 9 box,your brother will save on not needing an adapter bellhousing sticking with the zetec,I'm sure he will have fun in it anyway,I might be tempted to put a manta or rear wheel drive cavalier back axle in it to gear it up and it will be stronger.the zetec is also a good engine

Yeah he is looking for a Manta A axel but there arn't many about.

the manta B can be used as well however it's a lil bit wider than the A.
Also i heard that Vanette rear axles can be used, might be easier to find

Cheers buddy I will let him know.