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what have you got a x20xev in gaz?

yup two commie boxes =) going to strip both, inspect and make the best from the two if theyre a bit worn, also going hydraulic clutch with a bit of pissing around haha, awesome thank mikuni,also what do you think of this list of parts to use for clutch setup reccomendend to me on gm-t manta 1.8 spigot bearing calibra turbo clutch plate for flat type flywheel calibra 16v cover plate for flat type flywheel opel manta 1.8 clutch bearing

awesome, cheers for that, yup i deffinetly do have the flat type flywheel then, both my engines have that flat type which is awesome

cheers, just got them on trademe, they are pretty rare to find in nz, there this on there at the moment http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/car-par ... 543711.htm

weekly progress update. all holes welded up on firewall for a nice smooth look in the end hopefully, patch on pasenger side firewall due to rust stich welded along bottom where chassis rail meets body panel for extra strength, front panel completly cut away so i can sit my radiator right in there out of the way with a remote filler cap interior stripped out, first remove old sound deadener with dry ice, then wire wheel back to metal and removing all the underbody seal previous owner painted in there then prepsol to remove then rest of the grease/wax, little bit of pitting from rust and previous patch jobs done in the foot wells but its not bad, floor will be getting a coating of por15 next week. also what do you all think of black engine bays? thinking of using por15 black in engine bay as the white colour always looks so dirty and turns a cream colour haha, tank is also being modified to run a hilux surf intank fuel pump as i didnt want a loud external pump

this weeks progress, front strut towers double skined for strength, engine bay smoothed out, removed battery tray, accelerator linkages and useless standard brackets, cut off ugly panal overlap on firewall, little bit of rust under battery tray and under water reservoir which will need cutting out, also removed old sounds deadening on inside of car using dry ice, worked awesome, also found little bit of rust in spare tyre well which will need repairs, other than that its pretty clean!

yep sure did, haha, one to put in the car to get it going now and other to rebuild and swap over later =)

quick rack all finished and in, forgot to take photos... but new engines arrived car is now at my mates whos a fabricator, smoothing out engine bay, doing engine mounts, sump, gearbox mount, pedal box. progress pics soon...

removed and stripped down my steering rack to install the quick rack, going from existing 3.7 turns lock to lock down to 2.5 turns new at top old at bottom new on left old on right, is this what you were talking about having to cut out for the locating bolt alex? will take them to my girlfriends dads place whos a engineer to get the piece milled into it instead of trying to cut it out myself haha, also have two new tie rod ends and ball joints coming, just replacing them while im already here

i have, saw you showing intrest in them, i would be very keen on them if your not

hey, beams engine is off the radar now.. talked to tony lynch and he said it was a right prick to get that to fit as the engine was to tall.. now looking at going c20xe, paddock basher is pretty stuffed, 3major crash damages, front were i hit my mates paddock basher and rear right wuater panal where i hit a tree drifting in slippery mud and drivers door, plus a bit of rust and engine is screwed lol

righto.... been pretty busy with moving house and trying to find space for cars and focusing on finishing my apprenticeship but now thats all over i have finally started on the chevette! so i started my stripping down my old runaround/paddock basher blue chevette which i am parting out and keeping a few spares then taking to scrap metal, so if you need anything give me a yell i also have for sale is the standard radiator from it which i had a custom recore done to it as there was nothing factory to fit it.. costed me $200+.. its in mint condition, look for $50 then started on my white chevette which is getting a 3sge beams, just trying to source a altezza front cut for it as i want more than just engine,box and im planning on modifying and using the dash so i dont have to piss around with getting sensors working and such, what was the best way to remove the rubber underseal crap on the floors? freeze with it dry ice and chisel it off? both cars have been in dry storage in my girlfriends hay shed so have been dry, and only rot i have found so far is from when previous owner wielded in these strengthening pieces on the chassis and it penitrated through and had no coating put on the inside

went and saw this today while picking up the quick rack, all i can say is its amazing and looks even better in person. thanks again alex

shit sorry man, forgot i even had my project on oldschool.... sorry viva is long gone, umm still have a few 2.3 parts like baffled,gated sump, twin sidedraught manifold, two long blocks, dunno if your still looking for parts?

wow long time since iv updated this... chevette has been sitting in garage without an engine for nearly 2years- jesus time flys... dad had plans of putting a 350chevy into it and using it for drag racing, but i couldnt let him turn such a nice clean classic car into a drag racing car which would just be a shell with the running gear... now finally going to get the chevette back on the road, just got 2.5turn lock to lock quick rack from yoeddynz so first plans is to install that, then to give the beast a new heart, thinking of powering it by 4age with a w55 box? or any other recommendations?

better quality pics on the cam box took head off today this is what i found the grooves in the pistons are not Really bad, not sure if im going to need new pistons :-/ and all the exhaust valves are bent. not really sure what i want to do now... fix up the chevette and sell? repower the chevette? or build up a 2.3?.. only reason i was thinking of selling was because to make these things fast u have to do shitload, spend a shitload and not many aftermarket manufactures for parts.. was thinking of getting like a vc commodore or HQ kingswood or mitsubishi starion or old school celica or s12 silvia, heaps of cars i want ;D

what an absolute sh*t day had a real bad hangover in the morning, went and droped my bro off to pick up his car then went out into the wop wops to have some fun with my car was good all good untill i was accelerating hard redlining the beast spinning the tyres smashed her into secound revving her up there then BANG grrrrrooooorrrrr engine died, i pulled over was thinking "damn i just killed the standard bottom end" got out of the car opend the bonnet and my cam belt was off my cam gear then i felt around a few things, tuged on my cam gear... it pulled right out.... it broke the damn cam and the whole snout had came off, well now iv f'd my new cam and prob bent all my valves(hopefully not will have to see). then i went to ring my brother to come tow me home... no reception so i walked up the road a bit more... still no reception so i keep walking and a guy in a blue ute pulls up and asks me if i need a ride(what a good sort) so i accepted his offer and got droped off at the top of the hill, thank god he was so nice and picked me up because we had to go at least 10km to get reception. rang my brother, turned out my dad had had the tow rope and stuff with him(took the torana to timaru for the weekend for the muscle car show) so i rang the AA, explained where i was and what had happend and then a tow truck was on its way, while i was waiting a cop pulls up and asks what i was doing and if i needed any help( who knew cops could be so nice? ;D) so tow truck came picked me up and went and got the car, put it on back of truck and took me and the car to the nearest mechanic/petrol station and got my bro to pick me up, left the car there untill later tonight when my dad comes home(hopefully its going to be ok there :-/) soz for the bad quality pics, damn camera wouldnt focus properly got the car home, pulled the tappet cover off and the verdict is..! smashed a follower, which jamed the cam, munched up the cam box which riped the cam gear off the cam :-[ was pulling around 6300rpm and going from that to a dead stop has to do something brutal lol some nice bits of cam follower which was all in the engine along with little bits of metal everywhere and prob a nutsload in my sump now... on the bright side i now have an awesome looking ornament!

god i love your engine bay

video of me having a bit of fun in the paddock with the new setup still need to tune the carbs properly and do something about the dizzy its not advancing fully

pulled my old head,cam off last night found out that my old head actually has bigger valves then the one i was replacing it with! also has a much better porting job but its not setup for my new cam so i still put the other head on new cam on left compared to old one on right notice the duration on one on left and old one has slightly more lift my twin strombergs =) strombergs on the new head and put it all back 2gether alot lumpyer and has a much nicer induction sound, havent been able to fully compare it to my old setup because its not running right yet and wont idle, all in a matter of time!

na i dont sorry and yes the side mirrors were from swift auto i also got my bosskit for my chevette off them =) axle is from a holden gemini i would love to put on piazza front discs and LSD disc brake diff into my chevette if only i can find one , centre console was custom made by previour owner so i have no idea sorry, will pop my car up on chevettes.com right now we also have a vauxhall hc viva 1800 sitting at my place that we use to thrash our paddock with, is dereg and no WOF=)

cheers mate, the side mirrors were from some place in chch the guy sold alot of stuff for mini's ill have a look round for the packaging or a receipt

Discussion: viewtopic.php?f=18&t=18573 heres the pic of the car as i got it from andrew lamont down south in Geraldine (bad phone camera so its not very clear) then i put on a proper HS front airdam from Foxton Fibreglass in chch, because i was driving on the motorway and a rock from a truck shatterd my window screen and i could not see anything infront of me because the whole screen shatterd into really little cracks but not fall apart i didnt know the person infront of me was braking and i already braking hardout but i didnt know/ didnt see and i hit the back of them but luckly it was a tyre truck and only hit his towbar didnt do any damage to him but wrecked the front of my car old kit was custom made by previous owner, i have the mold for it but i wanted the real deal, also got a free front window screen thanks to full insurance new front kit the heart of the beast a 2.3 slant from a vauxhall hc viva(same engine from a bedford cf van) with twin sidedraught Strombergs! prety standard engine(not for long!) but with electronic dizzy, electronic fuel pump, custom headers, few little things. also put on some new school rims which look prety good i recken but im pretty keen to get some wide oldschool ones. also redone the interiour trim black, was originally Huntsman red with tartan seats and put on some chrome mirrors, locking petrol cap, new boot carpet, new custom made high torque 2.2kw starter motor to start the old 2.3 slant (the original starters were always crap) and i burnt out the old one put in gas shocks all round and kingspring superlows in back and cobra lows in front. parts iv got from andrew shrimptons old engine which was in his rally chevette(he now has a works 2.3 twincam 2.3 slant) theres a standard shortblock, big valve,ported head, agressive cam(dont know the specs but been told its prety angry) portmatched inlet manifold for dellortos, adjustible cam gear thats all the things iv done to date that i can think of. next things todo: recaro fishnet seats(reupholstered) dished stearing wheel shorten gear stick new carpet in front put my head,cam i have on my engine at the moment just to give me some more power untill i repower the beast! also have 2 other chevettes =) my chevette daily driver and my dads chevette HS with full flaring which is certed for a 350 chevy but needs ALOT of work before its going to be on the road

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anyone in nelson and going to this? 28th feb and 1st march ill have my Chevette there. its at the WOW Museum and will also be a "tyre testing" and engine destruction event lol