New Car

[bmw156]

so i ave finally bought a car for me redtop to go into.

what do you all think, i have more pics than the ebay auction and wil put them up when i get home later

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120506011741&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

yeh it has 4 doors but shut up

[Pistol Pete]

Looks clean. Good buy. When you picking it up?

[brake-dust]

i like it, nothing wrong with 4 doors with nice power, i remember reading a ford magazine with a white 4dr excort in it with xe power, makes it all the more unique.

[blue_peg_16v]

nice will be fun when finished

[RickW]

ooo what car you got? i cant view ebay at work! boo

[amggsi]

Looks to be a good one, but you'll have fun sourcing a back axle for it........

[let_nova]

ooo what car you got? i cant view ebay at work! boo

why not?

[brainsnova]

his work pc's must be :gay: its a 1984 VAUXHALL CHEVETTE L AUTO BLUE 1 OWNER LOW MILES

[RickW]

they blocked all the good sites! haha

an XE Chevette would be ace! good luck with it all

I thought you might have been on about the Mk2 Escort that was on. It sold for £770. I wanted it because i have all the stuff to put an XE in it

[bmw156]

cheers guys. and AMG, people use piazza axles dont they?

and it will be fun finding a big wing sump!

[RickW]

cheers guys. and AMG, people use piazza axles dont they?

and it will be fun finding a big wing sump!

I have a QED RWD sump for sale at the start of january ;-)

[amggsi]

cheers guys. and AMG, people use piazza axles dont they?

and it will be fun finding a big wing sump!

Well that is one option, but even rarer than the one I was thinking of!!lol

Most try to use a Manta/Ascona A 1900 back axle as it's a straight swap, but hard to find and probably expensive.

A Manta B back axle can be used, but it's wider, so extended arches would be required which would spoil that car.

[blue_peg_16v]

yukspeed sells rwd conversion parts

http://www.yukspeed.com/parts.htm

sump is £160

[Southie]

That looks fantastic :thumb: Top buy. :cool:

[L14MNP]

Very nice mate! There's a cheap as chips Piazza f/s on RR if you need oily bits.

[bmw156]

awesome guys thanks, i pick it up on the 30th. so am looking forward to it, its an auto, which might cause a problem when i try and put a clutch pedal in, but nice big tunnel for my box :D

and thanks for the links guys.

[bmw156]

I have a QED RWD sump for sale at the start of january ;-)

pics and how much lol

[amggsi]

awesome guys thanks, i pick it up on the 30th. so am looking forward to it, its an auto, which might cause a problem when i try and put a clutch pedal in, but nice big tunnel for my box :D

and thanks for the links guys.


Just get the complete pedal box from a manual car, that bit is handy enough done!

I've a guide at home which shows how to convert an Ascona/Manta from Auto to manual, can't imagine the Chevette being much different, I'll send it onto you......

[bmw156]

wicked mate thanks, yeh hopefuly i can find someone breaking one and get the pedal box. the other option is to put in an aftermarket pedal box with bias brakes etc. which might be a way to go :)

[bmw156]

some pics of the beast

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c325/bmw156/Bg5Jg0BGkKGrHqUH-CcEsMusTr4mBLG-tJY.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c325/bmw156/2009_1205chevettes0038.jpg

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http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c325/bmw156/2009_1205chevettes0052.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c325/bmw156/2009_1205chevettes0041.jpg

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http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c325/bmw156/2009_1205chevettes0039.jpg

[bmw156]

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[mayhem]

i like it. decent lowering with some corsa D 4stud steelies and youre done ;)

you do know that rwd opels dont have ET49....? lol

[liam944nova]

:thumb: very nice mate, you could build a great sleeper with that

[vaughanmc]

Looks very clean :)

[Jack]

Redtop my ass. V6 the fcuker

[Spudly]

Grrr all this talk of 'redtops' its a bloody XE, i know they have red spark plug covers but in which case why is an ecowreck not called a 'blacktop' im with jack break the mold and saab V6 it just to piss sloth off lol

[bmw156]

i like it. decent lowering with some corsa D 4stud steelies and youre done ;)

you do know that rwd opels dont have ET49....? lol
tbh i dont know anything about the setup of the wheels, tell me more.

PCD
et
offset and any other info

and would a "normal" nova/astra 4 stud fit on?

and spudly, no to the v6. just no

[Cle]

All you should do to that is coilovers and xe it keep the outside and interior totally standered :thumb:

[wwmnw]

Mate of mine has a Chevette and he's doing an engine swap on it (when his Nova is done) and I think he said he was going to use a BMW rear axle 130 or 330 or something, I cant remember what he said.

[Sloth]

et 25-30, pcd 4x100. normal vaux rims fit but are too far in the arches. as its an auto the tunnel is bigger, so easier to xe. plus it should have turreted rear shocks as std. looks to be a good buy tbh. p.s .if you get a piazza axle from a lotus tuned car they have an lsd. for the sump, alot of lads use a 2.0 8v sump and cut it up and make a big wing one.

[Sloth]

also, no offence but thats a bit too good to mess with, its pretty much concourse, i.e orig spare tyre etc.

[Jack]

and spudly, no to the v6. just no
Why? IMO a V6/8 would suit that a damn sight better than a 4cyl 16v, would be more in keeping with the era of the car too.

Although for once I agree with sloth, its a bit of a waste really to chop up what appears to be a very very tidy and original car.

[burgo]

fapping awesome hunny

[Spudly]

Although for once I agree with sloth



Jeebus Jack, are you feeling alright, i think your blood/tea ratio is dwindling, get some more drunked, stat lol

[Graeme]

Looks ace mate had a two door saloon when I was 17, gutted I never got it on the road, rosso red with replica hs kit, gave it away to a lad of the chevette owners club, 'cause I had no where to store it

[Angus Closier]

Does look nice, Tbh its your car you paid for it so you can do what you want to it! as long as it all does well who cares what engine is in it. I would rather a XE in there with standard inside and out than how it is atm... and im sure most people would....sleeper ftw

[Wrightie-Nova]

Love It Very Old School :)

[mayhem]

also, no offence but thats a bit too good to mess with, its pretty much concourse, i.e orig spare tyre etc.


so? he just needs to weld the tunnel and fit a different rear axle.
al the messsing is in area's you dont see...
i've seen my share of C kadetts and manta's... it has some hidden rust, i'm sure.

for the brakes, how is youre knowhow when it comes to messing with brakes?

best setup is volvo 240 calipers with honda prelude 2.0 16v disks. this needs some work to make it fit though.

the most easy option is 16v calipers (mk2 astra) with record 2.2 disks and manta b2 brake lines

[bmw156]

cheers sloth for the info. and about cutting it up. i did think it. but its not an HS or HSR, its not a 2/3 door so its never gonna be the creame of the crop so to speak. at the end of the day its a chevette worth 3 figures. people are chopping up mk2 escorts which are way into 4 figures.

Mayhem, yeh i have been reading on the chevette and droop snoot forums about brakes. i have heard of the volvo ones being used. also i saw a kit, which had the discs, and a conversion hub so you could use the astra 16v ones. but i wasnt keen on a brake disc being machined.

could i just use aftermarket ones like willwoods?

and also, i agree with mayhem, all the work i need to do will be hidden, i dont plan to put arches on it. and i dont plan a respray.

thing that might give away the sleep look could be, cage, interior, perspex window sliders. wheels possibly depending on what i get

thanks guys for the comments. cant wait to get it :D

[Sloth]

so? he just needs to weld the tunnel and fit a different rear axle.
al the messsing is in area's you dont see...
i've seen my share of C kadetts and manta's... it has some hidden rust, i'm sure.

for the brakes, how is youre knowhow when it comes to messing with brakes?

best setup is volvo 240 calipers with honda prelude 2.0 16v disks. this needs some work to make it fit though.

the most easy option is 16v calipers (mk2 astra) with record 2.2 disks and manta b2 brake lines

i know how these things rot, i have a mk1 cavalier. true with the volvo calipers, i know of 2 in a breakers would you like me to see how much a set is martin? i thought you used 2.2 disks with them tho mayhem? also on the chevette owners forum, there is guys running std axles with xe's, a popular swap is the volvo axle aswell, which i can get for £40:thumb:

[John]

sweet find fella, love it!

[mayhem]

i know how these things rot, i have a mk1 cavalier. true with the volvo calipers, i know of 2 in a breakers would you like me to see how much a set is martin? i thought you used 2.2 disks with them tho mayhem? also on the chevette owners forum, there is guys running std axles with xe's, a popular swap is the volvo axle aswell, which i can get for £40:thumb:

dont know about volvo and 2.2 disks.
here the use prelude disks, but the need some modding.

there are many options, like golf mk2 rear disk setup etc.

[bmw156]

cheers guys,

and sloth, you on about the carlton possibly 2.2 disks, i have read that somewhere.

and im gonna do some more research into the rear axel befor buying anything lol

[mowgli]

get the std rims banded.

maybe an axle of a lada will be about right, kit car people use them & they should have 4 x 100pcd hubs

[bmw156]

get the std rims banded.

maybe an axle of a lada will be about right, kit car people use them & they should have 4 x 100pcd hubs

thanks, that is a good idea, and the lada thing, ill look into :D

[mowgli]

remember, spring seats & damper brackets are really easy to cut off and weld on to axles. just do the 'weld a bit, miss a bit' method so you don't distort the axle casing.

[nova-taken]

She's awesomely clean!!

love the colour, excellent project base.

[Lee H]

No but as a Nova driver, I can bet you are.

WTF is your problem?

Surely its past your bedtime now child!! :roll:

[NathanPrince]

I smell *Sniffs* the ban stick.

[bearbenuk]

mate thats gonna be sick, very clean and nice find! il be round to give you a hand if u want :).

[bmw156]

yeh sure dude, come around and have a looy anytime. i havent got it yet. but will let ya know when i do :D

[bearbenuk]

yes mate, gotta go far for it?
selling your nova then? :P

[scott.parker]

WOW, all i can say it dont go messing with it too much IE anything you do to it can be put back to standard if needs be etc.

Looks ace!

Scott

[bmw156]

ben, north london for it. so not to bad.

and scott. yeh i was thinking this.

but im planning to put a cage in. so that kinda messes up that plan lol. all the rest as mentioned above should be hidden work

[scott.parker]

Bolt in cage, and get one that do go through dash etc.. JD