My RWD C20XE Chevette build

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Originally Posted by brainsnova

my mate had a sleeper totally standard on the outside and if you could spot the gearstick had been moved thats about all but it had a redtop and flew lol

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OOOO show me pics. and does he have a build thread anywhere.

i want as much info as i can about mounting etc

and yeh i think im 70% certain on a dolomite. there are loads of aftermarket/uprated parts

This one got me wanting one.

You will find a far cleaner dolomite for your money than pretty much anything else RWD

http://www.triumphdolomite.co.uk/tri...cs/cosdol3.jpg

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c1...titled88-2.jpg

thats not a redtop is it, but a cossie lump?? p.s looks good :D

Yeh i know its not a redtop lol

Its a black top yb with more than 400bhp, but an xe will look just as good. Thats what im getting at

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Originally Posted by hybridturbo

Yeh i know its not a redtop lol

Its a black top yb with more than 400bhp, but an xe will look just as good. Thats what im getting at

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yeh i agree, will be savage :d

Nice build mate! Agreed on the Dollys. My mate's building a V8 one ATM. Shouldn't be long till it's done. Sherpa geabrox lol.

martin iirc dolly trans tunnels get very narrow very quickly, an omega box may be a good idea, as they are short and the bell housing fits an xe if you get a 2.0 one. then just get recoprop to make a prop up out of 2 halfs. DO NOT make your own prop.......

Dollys FTMFW!! My first dealings with cars as a kid was with a BRG one. That red one has been at Coomb a few times.

cheers rob, would a t9 box not be a good idea. and i dont mind chopping and welding, all part of the fun lol.

and anyone else know of any XE'ed ones,

cheers for the comments guys

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Originally Posted by bmw156

cheers rob, would a t9 box not be a good idea. and i dont mind chopping and welding, all part of the fun lol.

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the problem with t9 boxes is that, a. they are all 20+ years old, and b. the bellhousings are not cheap, and c. its a one off clutch. now before anyone jumps at me and says but tyou can get the bits dah de dah, true, you can, but its gonna cost £100 for anything like a half decent t9, £50 to rebuild it, £150-200 for a bellhousing and £100ish for a clutch. and then you have to get a prop made, and a std t9 will not be happy with anything over 190bhp.
use an omega, get a full donor car like the one on here forsale that was 100 quid. use its sump, pick up, box prop and other gear and your laughing. :thumb: the r20 in the omega will happily take 200ft lb of torque and if you decide to go let in say 2-3 years, a r25 or r28 fits the same hole.