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LOL, good timesQuote:
Originally Posted by djbrowney
http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/s...egoryId_165727
they also had this, ex display, with out the earth clamp or the rod holder thing. for 20 quid, not sure if i can buy the rod handle seperatly, so left it lol
that is awesome, love Chevette's
ok had some more fun this morning, fighting with spanners and ratchets
left me with this
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http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...6/DSC_3296.jpg
and just a few pics of the cleaniness of it :D
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...6/DSC_3302.jpg
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and one tiny bit
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...6/DSC_3307.jpg
going to get my manta axle out and compare, will take some pics for reference
then im gonna nail my loom to a board :D
Looks like a cracking shell for the age! Good work.
cheers simps, about to upload some more work i have done, and also i have some measurments of both axles. for reference, might be useful to you :)
ok went out again this afternoon, didnt do much. pics non the less
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...6/DSC_3311.jpg
this should help when i come to install megajolt
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...6/DSC_3312.jpg
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check out the size difference of the diff etc lol.
im very impressed :) i will have to pop and see it! ever need a hand give us a shout can get there in 15 lol
From them pics the Manta rear axle is either wider, or has the suspension monts slight closer to the center, might just be bad pics, not sure.
but if it work then alls good..
Lovely car again mate.
Scott
I like this keep it up, it will be sweet once finished
i haz measurments....Quote:
Originally Posted by scott.parker
the manta axle is 131cm wide and the chevette is 125cm wide, so a couple of inches ( this makes it a manta b axle, as the manta a in about 20mm wider then the chevette) so total about 2" wider, not to bad, ill make it fit :>
suspension spring seats.
manta 92cm
chevette 95cm
i reckon i should get away with that. itll be fine.
and the length of the center tube from join to end, manta is 64cm long and the chevette is 59. so need a slighty shorter propshaft.
and cheers count, im off holiday until wednesday, so will be doing small bits until then :D
ok so im off work still until wednesday, so i thought i would crack on with some more goodness.
ill let the pics do the talking.
working on the front mount....
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...earaxle003.jpg
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on th emanta axle the panhard rod fitting is on the wrong side, so it just unbolts and goes on the other side. i wish mine unbolted easily, i must of spent hours trying, and then gave up and took it of the chevette axle instead. so now i have two on the manta axle lol.
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...earaxle004.jpg
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( ignor the half painted state, i ran out of paint :( )
then i bolted it back to the car. to see how it is
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and dropped it onto its wheels, and its well ummmmm wide........
FYI tyres are 155 13's
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fook me there is loads of room under there, get the right ofset and you can have some awsome wheels lol
:dfunking hell martin the look like they are spaced now
i love it !!
fapping awesome fella. the wider track is also a good thing just means your going to have to work out what offset wheels you need
lol lol lol lol
How dam funny do them steelies look!
But as said with the right offset you can get some really wide rear wheels to smoke up!
Do Manta twin headlights fit onto a Chevette ? Or am I being silly ?
Good project fella :thumb:
they may do as they look very similar to mk1 cavalier headlights and they have the same front endsQuote:
Originally Posted by vaughanmc
Dont think they would dude, but he could convert it into a Opel Ascona, same car, just different wings, lights grill etc.Quote:
Originally Posted by vaughanmc
very impressive mate cant wait to see it finished,good luck
That'd be smartQuote:
Originally Posted by scott.parker
I like the black runner things that go up the wings on some Ascona's
Kinda like wind-deflectors for the wings - They look smart
'Can' get those for novas too, there was a pic from duick or someone similarly well researched with them on. I'm pretty sure it's the manta b/ascona that are the same shells though, unless it's also the chevette?Quote:
Originally Posted by vaughanmc
lol at the opel badge.. opel never made such a dumb looking front end :P
iirc chevette is kadett C based.
cheers for the comments guys.
and i wanna keep it looking standard as much as possible. just for the sleeper look lol.
and the steels, you gotta love them.
mayhem, i want a vauxhall badge! but thats how i got it lol
Kaddet CQuote:
Originally Posted by mayhem
http://www.plasmafarm.de/images/1976_kadett_c.jpg
Ascona A
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...r_20071012.jpg
Ascona B
http://www.ferretsdomain.co.uk/gfx/a...ascona_061.jpg
http://www.ferretsdomain.co.uk/gfx/a...ascona_064.jpg
loland what's youre point scott?
manta B, ascona B, kadett C (coupe) is something i see daily, few mates of mine are into RWD Opels. i know how they look lol
ahhh, ascona b is the manta based one then I guess, didn't know of the ascona a
manta b is basicly an ascona b coupe. swapping fronts is easy, mostly get called a 'manscona' . even the doors are the same, grinding of the upper part (window frame) of a ascona door makes it a manta door :)
underside is almost the same.
Some good progress but what were you doing with those spot welds lol
Call yourself a petrol head?!?Quote:
Originally Posted by MK999
http://www.opel-martin.de/autohaus_m.../ascona400.jpg
Legendary car! :thumb:
thats one sexy car chimp
lol, i was drilling them out with a normal drill bit. i wanted to get out as much of the weld as possible so i didnt distort the manta axle much, or the chevette bracket.
i havent yet welded the chevette bracket to the manta axle, as i wanted to bolt it up, befor i welded it and its a good job i did as it needed moving lol. it also bolts on :)
lol Well you failed on both fronts there then, it looks like you ripped them off,Quote:
Originally Posted by bmw156
joking aside fair play i like this project :thumb:
lol there may have been some ripping involved, but non the less i got them off lol.
think its gonna be a dry spell for a while until i get paid. and start getting a gearbox and bellhousing etc etc etc
You just posted an ascona b... call YOURSELF a petrol head? lolQuote:
Originally Posted by chimp007_uk
Wrong pic... There's your ascona AQuote:
Originally Posted by MK999
http://image.europeancarweb.com/f/93...ront_right.jpg
ok, i have been doing some research and have found out some good info for the conversion.
to use a XE with a ford type 9 box. i need certain bits from SBD, gave them a call and the guy was very helpful and explained some things to me.
parts needed to mate a type 9 to an xe are:
bell housing 7 degree - 154.52
release arm - 32.85
fulcrum pin - 3.96
release bearing - 23.44
spigot bearing - 8.50
a standard XE clutch cover to suit flywheel ( flat or pot) 138.06
and a special 1" x 23 spline clutch plate - 126.33 ( uprated ones available)
and a 7 degree manifold for twin 45's is - 94.00
just some useful info for reference.
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got these 45's today, am over the moon. need to get a few bits for them, might rebuild them, not sure yet.
getting smaller trumpets and for 80 quid i cant complain. also got a sweet idea for a air box, now uploading a pic....
bargain mate. i would say it would be rude not to rebuild them with how cheap the kits are
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yeh good point burgo, like 20 quid each a kit isnt it? i need to get some of the fuel pipe fittings and bolts, and some other small bits i think
and the carbon airbox above is oval. and i will drill some sweet holes into it and itll be lovely