CUL8R Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 Mk 4 - well this is number 4 chevette - first sedan, and in total my 7th 'T' Car.. Well About time I posted up some photos.. Chevette, drooling oil, well more like raining but anyway... Plans... Lets wait and see how it pans out.. On the hunt for a pair of Porsche Highback bucket seats - anywhere! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CUL8R Posted September 27, 2009 Author Share Posted September 27, 2009 This is donating some parts... (Shaun ZZ/R was going to be using this, but has changed direction so now shall be mine ) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CUL8R Posted November 29, 2009 Author Share Posted November 29, 2009 So after lugging around this diff for around 1 & 1/2 months in the back of the wagon (how many of you can put a diff in the back of your car?) After stumbling awake at 3pm (was awake for 23 hours thanks to the girlfriend ), I decided pull it out and put it in.. Full nolathanes throughout, cheers to Prozac our friendly parts supplier, also for tig'n up the diff hat and giving it a lick of paint! I made new gaskets for it and assembled, also the ZZ/T diff was missing the input shaft, so I bought a complete torque tube and swapped it over.. Whats so special about this diff? well look closer and you see factory discs! Also must mention thanks to the old man, lent him the wagon (with diff in it, whilst I took a car trailer back for him) and he degreased and waterblasted the diff! After putting the diff in, I had to make some small adjustments, mainly a extention of the brake hose, and redrilling the torque tube mounts around 15mm each side further inward 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CUL8R Posted November 29, 2009 Author Share Posted November 29, 2009 Put my koni's in along with springs, sat quite nicely, then my friendly neighbourhood bogan (aka Bart) pushed it a bit further up the street, and into his driveway where I replaced the whole front end with nolathane once again, new balljoints, tierod ends etc etc.. Also bolted on the 13x7 Rostyles onto the 230mm piazza front discs.. Dragged it back down the street after having to put the bikkies back on the rear - had 3mm between rear guard and tire with the 13x8's (unlipped) before we bled the brakes, after having some load on the car, it settled onto the tire, so slight change of plans in the rear spring department.. (current rears are just uncaptive, ideally need 1-2 more coil winds to be captive) Anyone with a keen eye may spot a couple of other differences, stainless aerial, and engelmann mirrors (came with the konis from germany) And a front spook I made up from a EP81 starlet Discuss: viewtopic.php?f=18&t=20250 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CUL8R Posted November 29, 2009 Author Share Posted November 29, 2009 Also I can confirm that a piazza front sway bar does not fit - is around 20mm either side too wide, so at the moment I've just got the chevette one in - may go uprated when time/funds allow Chevette diff minus torque tube weighed a measly 53kg! half the exhaust broke off too (made the diff swap easier) so I took that with me to the scrap man for a total of 59kg, and profit of $8.70! paid for subway for lunch if nothing else! Also clearance to the front spook/crossmember is just under the height of a redbull 250ml can Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CUL8R Posted April 11, 2010 Author Share Posted April 11, 2010 Bout time I updated! Well engine, box in - many thanks to Bart, Excuse the wiring, kinda decided against the stock manifold & injection... (after having it 2/3's in..) See the extractors here and the modified engine mount Bart & I came up with, and more sweet arc welding from his old man. Bought some crackel paint off Prozac (along with a heap more parts & stuff) , paint stripped it, then repainted the cam cover.. Gearbox cross member , using original gearbox rubber. Just need to have plates for ontop of the floor and then thats done.. Bought these sweet porsche 911 recaros awhile back, degreased, fabric softened at work, in work time They're leather, recon it'd be worth buying some nugget and cleaning them up that way? trying to have a period highback look - dont want recaro fishnets or anything... Wouldnt believe it unless you saw it yourself, but the chevette rails bolted straight onto the rear porsche seat mounts, the fronts were about 5mm diagonally out.. Drivers seat however had alot more work involved due to the electric adjusters.. Only really means anything to a chevette owner, but I removed the clock, mounted a amp guage, and decided I didnt like the dowel that was left from the clock, so I vacuum moulded a new lense up.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CUL8R Posted May 23, 2010 Author Share Posted May 23, 2010 Inline filler neck, hiace top hose, Laser bottom hose, to volvo 240 radiator, with outlets swapped over.. Solex bonnet pins, front end painted after I'd dropped the block on the front panel, modified bonnet - After a fibreglass HSR bonnet if anyone is willing to sell ? (Front painted like a Kadett with the pinstripes) Porsche 911 seats mounted, sliding properly. OMP wheel.. And a sweet badge I havent decided where to put it yet.. Fuel Pump mounted, filter mounted. Low pressure Facet pump - Can be found cheap/free in Subaru Leones.. (exactly the same as the aftermarket facet pumps on trademe) Oh yea these... 40mm IDF's, rekitted, new throttle shafts & bearings, Trumpets just sitting on whilst bubblebath makes up the manifold Also , driveshaft finally in, removed old fuel line, connect new fuel line up to pump setup, just the engine bay side to do now.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CUL8R Posted May 23, 2010 Author Share Posted May 23, 2010 So after alot and I mean alot of searching & sending emails back n forth, this shall now be arriving in December sometime.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CUL8R Posted August 22, 2010 Author Share Posted August 22, 2010 Heres what they look like... Actually will need it for the function of clearing the trumpets too.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CUL8R Posted October 2, 2010 Author Share Posted October 2, 2010 Pulsar dizzy cap & rotor, can also see modified slam panel with volvo 240 radiator fitted... B&M oil cooler & fittings, hose care of Steve from Hydralink Factory oil cooler supply & return lines... Sitting waiting to be mounted properly.. Lines all connected Discuss : viewtopic.php?f=18&t=20250&p=519953#p519953 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CUL8R Posted March 6, 2011 Author Share Posted March 6, 2011 So had the bottom pulley ribs machined off and adapter made to fit Gilmer pully.. Chromed the intakes Removed the old bonnet.... Trial fit of new bonnet Big big thank you to Moosh for fibreglassing up holes & recess for slam panel - Great guy to talk to. Thanks to Dave from Ireland & Alex (yoeddynz) for bringing the bonnet down! Just got to sand & prep when some more shops open up... Discuss : viewtopic.php?f=18&t=20250&p=519953#p519953 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CUL8R Posted April 10, 2011 Author Share Posted April 10, 2011 So I bought the gaz adjustible shocks off Zep. Had them shortened 70mm to suit.. King springs, adjustible panhard rod ZZ/T gemini disc brake diff, all nolathane bushes throughout Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CUL8R Posted April 10, 2011 Author Share Posted April 10, 2011 So bought soft mounts, throttle wheel , good mate pete (valiant) made up throttle linkage for me.. Mounted them all up, just need to make throttle cable mount, and modify throttle cable.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CUL8R Posted May 1, 2011 Author Share Posted May 1, 2011 So moosh moulded a parcel tray/speaker pods up awhile ago for gemini's/chevette's. Took it into Wayne Patrick Auto Trimmers, who did a fantastic job covering it, went in for a 5min chat, left 40min later in work time. Races Pre65's and into his vauxhalls. Actually a real GC! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CUL8R Posted June 19, 2011 Author Share Posted June 19, 2011 Fitted some 20mm spacers to even the track up, makes the wheels quite flush. Happy as because with the wheels being 4 spoke as such, by fitting the spacers the original studs sit within the rostyles 4 spokes so dont need to be cut down! Away being wired up at the moment... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CUL8R Posted August 19, 2011 Author Share Posted August 19, 2011 Expect some more progress soon! Got half the wiring done, engine is cranking now, first time I've heard it turn over! Excited! Will update with some more pictures etc soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CUL8R Posted March 24, 2012 Author Share Posted March 24, 2012 long time not much of a update, just a new phone pic... Still waiting on diff through hayatonka, complete disc to disc LSD PF60 diff... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CUL8R Posted September 27, 2012 Author Share Posted September 27, 2012 So been a long time no updates.Got the car running with the help of Pete (Valiant) about 10 months ago, then spent the next 3 nights doing the full exhaust system.. On the friday I'd worked from 7.30 - 5.30 without any meal breaks flat stick at my old job. Decided I'd come home at the end of it and finish off the exhaust. Pete came around at 10.30 just as I was finishing up and convinced me I needed to take the car for a quick run - I was initially against it due to tiredness. Forgetting that way back when I first put the diff it the diff hat had had a small pin hole leak in it, which Zac had tig'd up, but then I'd never filled it with fresh oil afterward, which is fine when it'd only been pushed down the street to Barts or off a trailer into a garage..Diff locked solid about 2km into the test drive, at about 90kph...Pulled the old diff out, and then pulled it to pieces...I would say going by the broken bearings floating about, that the pinion bearing was starved of oil, which then ceased, as a result locked the pinion gear solid, but with the rotational force of the crown wheel, then spat the pinion clean in half and out the bottom of the carrier housing.Wind the clock forward to present...So the ZZ/R PF60 LSD diff arrived from japan through Ewan @ Hayatonka (very helpful and easy to deal with) finally. Got it home, sat for a couple of weeks till I got enthused enough to do something..Sent away a pile of bolts, brackets etc to be plated by one Mr Greg Topp!Came back and I'd assembled the diff with new bushes, painted it with hammerite, swapped calipers, discs, torque tube, brake lines etc all over. Also took the opportunity while the diff was out to underseal the rear guards completely.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CUL8R Posted May 16, 2013 Author Share Posted May 16, 2013 Well been kinda busy with the house. Cleaned up the crossmember etc.. Changed a few things on the motor, whilst it was out, I was really disliking the VHT black paint that had flaked off badly. So sent the Headers into be HPC Coated.. Came up rather nicely indeed I think! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CUL8R Posted January 10, 2014 Author Share Posted January 10, 2014 So dropped the Chevette into Mr.Mk1 and he repaired the chassis rail/tow point and Valence for me etch primered it up - I just need to paint it. Gave the garage a tidy before putting it back... 2x Spare Twincams, ZZ/R discs, axles, sway bars and misc parts Start the reassembly soon! Discuss : //oldschool.co.nz/index.php?/topic/26189-cul8rs-shove-it/?hl=chevette#entry665345 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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