Gunny's '82 Chevette

[gunny]

I know it's not a nova but it's retro, it's vauxhall and I'd prefer share my progress on here than get used to a new forum community (I usually fall out with them lol) so here it is, the latest edition to my griffin family.

1982 Chevette 1256 :) My self control has been pretty good lately only having the nova and the corsa vxr so to reward myself now that the nova is coming towards a roadworthy state i thought I'd grap this whilst it was local and up for a reasonable price. I told myself I wasn't going to do anything/spend anything on it till the nova's done but things keep popping up cheap :p so whilst they're there and cheap I best get them as when it comes to finding them it'll be another story :/

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http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/375de869.jpg

The wellers are a little wide :):

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/e5678022.jpg

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/781b00c2.jpg

Tow bar will be getting ditched:

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/4e4fc9df.jpg

As will the front seats in favour of some corbeau style retro buckets with head rests, safety first! :

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/6a52ebb1.jpg

The first shiny :):

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/85037510.jpg

Also bought a big wing rwd sump and pick up to fit xe etc and going to see about a rear axle with a slipper in it next week.

[Cle]

Chevettes are great fun at my work we built and motorbike engined one for a rally :)

[gunny]

Awesome!! Any pics/vids? Would love to see that.

[Vlietje]

Great find! Also known on the continent as C Kadett...

[Cle]

Awesome!! Any pics/vids? Would love to see that.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCMsnHUUQSM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4GS4rSRKMk

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f66/Cle_555/Shed2.jpg

[Vlietje]

Why not turn it into a C Kadett Gunny?!

http://www.designercars.nl/membercars/1006

[gunny]

Because I wanted a chevette lol

[peester]

cool car, great bsae - ide suggest keep it simple at least to begin with, what with your vxr nova to do also..?
But the Weller's look and must feel pants in my opinion.

[gunny]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCMsnHUUQSM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4GS4rSRKMk

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f66/Cle_555/Shed2.jpg


Sh1t hot, what engine is it? Moves well!

[Vlietje]

Because I wanted a chevette lol

+1 mate, can't argue with that...

[Cle]

Sh1t hot, what engine is it? Moves well!

just a 600cc yamaha

[gunny]

cool car, great bsae - ide suggest keep it simple at least to begin with, what with your vxr nova to do also..?
But the Weller's look and must feel pants in my opinion.

For now it's getting an xe (when the nova's on road) so I can have a bit of fun and get used to rwd, but it's definitely not staying xe'd. I haven't driven it yet, keep meaning to fire her up and go round the block but just haven't got round to it. The wellers aren't staying anyway, they came with the car.

[peester]

ah cool.. to be fair i trust your judgement - done a great job with everything else so im confident itll keep me jealous lol. Hopefully you do euro-esque / just stance type thing to it :-) but thats just me lol.

[gunny]

I'm liking this whole 'hellaflush' / 'jollyflush' thing that's going on so may incorporate that a lil but looks are never really my key point lol :roll:

[chambers1984]

nice chevette mate looks like there a few starting to pop up on here now. what u doing about the axel u going the manta way or making sumthing up

[Connor]

Heres my bro's old chevette, that was only a wee 1300. Was fun to drive though.
Would love a 2 door loon chevette, best shape chevette imo
http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/71927_448638419925_637964925_5593178_7835416_n.jpg

[gunny]

nice chevette mate looks like there a few starting to pop up on here now. what u doing about the axel u going the manta way or making sumthing up

I've been advised on a type of axle but not sure yet, may still go mad with the grinder and make it independent rears. But then again I'm lazy lol



Heres my bro's old chevette, that was only a wee 1300. Was fun to drive though.
Would love a 2 door loon chevette, best shape chevette imo
http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/71927_448638419925_637964925_5593178_7835416_n.jpg

That's smart, I'm sure I've seem pics of that google..?

[Damo]

Looks good gunny rears arches been changed at some point? looks ripe for an xe too!

[gunny]

TBH mate I have no idea lol but they look ok to me so not fussed really

[Connor]

On google? lol no idea. Its had a few owners i believe, hoping buy it off the lad he sold it to as it hasnt moved since he sold it

[gunny]

do it, big block, sideways days, winner lol

[Rickyb]

i love chevettes my mum had one many moons ago and i always said thats what i wanted il bee keeping an eye on your project :thumb:
rick

[Spudly]

I'm liking this whole 'hellaflush' / 'jollyflush' thing that's going on so may incorporate that a lil but looks are never really my key point lol :roll:



Dowhatnow?

[Connor]

do it, big block, sideways days, winner lol
I was thinking 2 litre pinto conversion, cant remember why think i found a guide for it maybe, would love to buy it back and xe it, i'll watch yours to see how hard it is first lol

[LEWI007]

XE on carbs !!

[MK999]

I was thinking 2 litre pinto conversion, cant remember why think i found a guide for it maybe, would love to buy it back and xe it, i'll watch yours to see how hard it is first lol

Pinto's are quite possibly the most godawful engines to ever end up in a car, I wouldn't use one as a paperweight lol

[Connor]

Thats why i was thinking what was i considering that for lol, as remember doing some research on it. Would love a tb'd xe chevette, especially a 2dr

[gunny]

Dowhatnow?

'I think' it's correct offset, bit of stretch, but of tyre tuck on some nice wheels? Something along then lines lol

Edit: http://speedhunters.com/archive/2009/11/13/guestblog-mark-arcenal-gt-gt-hellaflush-the-definition.aspx

[Spudly]

So its basically the stretched tyre euro look type thing with a 'hip' new name lol

[gunny]

Kind of, but rather than excessively wide wheels sticking 5" out the arches with epic camber it's more about a flush, proper fitting stance

[Spudly]

Lmfao, you mean the scene kids have finally gotten bored with getting points and prohibition markers on their cars all the time, as the wheels stick out nine miles, so they have decided to make them fit properly these days lol

[gunny]

Lol madness eh? Who'd of thought wheels could fit properly?

[gunny]

Mmm goodies :D

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/a8ef854c.jpg

[chambers1984]

would u sell the engine mate.

[christurboo]

whats with the big boxing glove? lol

[gunny]

would u sell the engine mate.

The standard engine? Yes.


whats with the big boxing glove? lol

It's a big Wong sump :p

[chambers1984]

yes mate. how much and where u from. cheers

[Balley]

Pinto's are quite possibly the most godawful engines to ever end up in a car, I wouldn't use one as a paperweight lol

My old RH had a pinto with bike carbs. Its a ****in great engine.. yeah there not full of power but have a lot of torque and are very reliable. We even had a couple of Duttons with them in!

[gunny]

yes mate. how much and where u from. cheers

Not sure tbh mate I'll get it running and see if it's any good, I'm in leicester

[gunny]

Picked up an R28 gearbox and prop shaft today then when I got home got offered a corsa xe with slipped cambelt for £200, gives me something to do in the workshop over the winter ;)

[gunny]

Engine out the B :) fingered the exhaust ports and there's a valve missing lol strip down soon

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/4a177fe1.jpg

[Connor]

A missing valve is never a good sign lol, was a bargain though

[gunny]

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/8ce3c628.jpg

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/22e7d66f.jpg

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/04542a94.jpg

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Proper job!

[gunny]

Pistons are on z way, may purchase the rebuild parts in a week or two. Got a shiny for now though :):

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/7fef09f0.jpg

[Connor]

Jesus that has sh1t itself lol. Loving the wheel, omp corsica isnt it? had one a while back :cool:
How much your snap off boss cost you?

[gunny]

Big time, fair bit of damage for saying it was on axle stands when it happened!

Yeh it is mate I love it, boss cost me £35 posted off the bay, proper Sparco hobby brand new

[Rickyb]

im loving this keep the updates coming.
rick

[gunny]

Sort of an update ish, just bored really. Manta engine mounts have came and a set of pistons, I'll be ordering rebuild kit soon. There's progress over in the nova project thread ;)

[Jonezy]

How does the snap off kit fit to the chevette? Do you need a boss?

[gunny]

Yes you use a steering boss as you normally would, bolt the snap off boss to that then bolt the steering wheel to the snap off boss. I'm going to be fitting a corsa epas column and quick rack (for the sideways days ;) ) hence why I've not fitted it

[Rickyb]

nom nom nom that is all.

[gunny]

Little update, I now have all the rebuild parts for the engine, won a scimitar 4HA rear axle on eBay last night, le wife bought me these for my birthday

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/fb4bdd44.jpg

She is also getting me some lime green 3 point harnesses to go with. All I really need now is some suspension and brakes, hopefully I'll be getting a quick rack and corsa epas column to help with the skidding :). Watch this space folks, with the nova now mapped and pretty much finished I'll be hitting this one ;)

[chip]

hmm can not wait to see this puppy 8D

[gunny]

2nd half of my bday prezzie from le mrs

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/827c3f9f.jpg

And treat for myself/the vette

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/2101e8a3.jpg

[Rickyb]

you do realise you havnt updated this in such a long time? crack on please 8D

[gunny]

Here you go lol

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/47FE01CF-8087-4E1E-A6BA-5B95233AAB31-552-000000188EBBD246.jpg

Engines out now, may have an axle on its way

[Rickyb]

Meh is that it? You SIR are letting the side down. More pics soon plz xx

[gunny]

Concentrating on the nova atm. Tbh if all goes well with an axle I'm supposed to be having the chevette won't take long at all

[ste porter]

This now lives in my shed