@C.D. Wolf, et al, the Vauxhall Chevette is actually a respectable rally car and it is also not a bad tuner, drifter, or track car if it is configured right, and ditto for its American cousins, which are the Chevrolet Chevette and the Pontiac T-1000. I have even seen some people put LS swaps, and heavy modifications, to a Chevrolet Chevette and made it into a surprisingly good muscle car as well. What is to say that the Vauxhall Chevette and Pontiac T-1000 could not also be altered that way as well themselves?
My first car was a Chevette hatchback, I loved it, bought it off a neighbour for 70 quid in 1987. I think it was a 1.3L bit boy it was nippy. The neighbour was a diesel fitter but had the best looking Pontiac Firebird ever, I think he may have done some tinkering... :)
Who would ever have thought a Chevette would become a thing of beauty. My granny had one and I remember a few driving lessons in it way back. Wonderful memories. But, hers eventually rusted away and that was that. Great video 👍
I had the same memories about driving lessons in a Vauxhall Chevette, my father had one 1981 when i took my license. I drove It every day in five months before I graduated.
My father was one of the main characters at Vauxhall's to do with the development of the Chevette back in the 70's.... If he was still around I'm sure he would've smiled at seeing such a clean survivor. 👍
I love using my snow foam wand when I clean my car also. Really helps loosen the stubborn road grime. Extra thumbs up for the lovely Weimaraner. I miss my old boy from years back. Glad he hasn't had his tail docked 👍
Had a friend who bought a Chevette van brand new to use when he went fishing because he could lie down in the back to sleep, had it for quite a few years before corrosion overtook it!
Perfect timing on the engine mounting videos, I'm about a month away from recieving my new engine to swap into my Volvo 940. It will go from a turbo redblock to a Volvo T6 engine.
Yeah, they sold shit loads of them, at least they had a Japanese engine in them. The ones over there probably had a horror Euro trash engine from that period.
Yeah we had them here in 🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦 too called ascona have 1.6 2.0 and 2.3 motors not sure if all are Chevy motors but they were damn strong built for our climate...stil gotta few running around...actually hot one parked out by a settlement few roads up...makes me to wanna go have a bid at that one and maybe bring it back to life👍👍👍
@@galeaiken3841 Maybe you haven't looked hard enough ;-) Not many Chevettes left in total.... a few restored examples about, but very few original unrestored shells about let alone ones as good as this...
Beuaty of a find, congratulations! I love that 'baby-boy-blue' colour. Why Vauxhall gave this little car the 'front end' it did defies understanding... the Firenza or Kadette or even the Viva front end would finish this car off so much for the better. Your best health to enjoy the little gem you found.
spiritual successor to the crossflow and 2000E swaps from the 80s, nice. Kadett C GTE axles are beefy like mini Manta axles, I forget which other models had the big stuff, mainly found in Germany.
Manta A series was the common swap, for a perfect fit spring / axle brackets needed relocating outwards about 20 mm per side. Manta B or Cavalier axle casings could be narrowed as well ,and use A series Manta halfshafts. Ford English axle diff pinion flanges also straight swap for the horrible u bolt propshaft joint on the front of the torque tube, makes for a better propshaft. Also for front brakes Volvo 240 four pot calipers are an easy fit on the front stub axles with possibly Opel Rekord vented discs.
Primeira vez que vejo um Chevette 4 portas, aqui no Brasil só tem de 2. E aqui ainda lançaram uma série chamada Chevette Jeans com os bancos revestidos de tecido jeans e o Chevette Júnior com motor 1.0 de 60 cv, não andava nada mas era divertido 😃
id have thought there would be a cx20e - never expected a zetec... not dissapointed though, thats gonna rip :-) nicest chevette ive seen in a long time... those who were sold in Denmark rotted away fantasticly quick...
I’d have rather seen a red top, i like engines in chassis of the same make unless it’s like a Cummins swap in a truck etc as Cummins make engines for whom ever wants them.
@@ruglund Yes, I had a classmate, whose boyfriend had one in 1982, but mostly Danes tended to buy german , at that time. I also remember the old Viva, Victor and ventura :)
Great to see an old Chevette in fantastic condition. I don’t much care for Vauxhall or Fords, but this car is like some of the 70s music that I used to hate. It offers me a link back to being a teenager in the 70s and helps me remember my youth. The compilation albums have songs by The Jam and SLF, both of which I hated. Now, I confess to singing along, as I remember what I was doing and which of my girlfriends I was going out with! It’s also great to see you guys taking your time and working hard to bring the Chevette back to life.
Very nice survivor. Yep - that handbrake does look factory. If you think that's weird then take a look at the window winder mechanisms!! Manta 'A' 1.9 rear axle will fit straight in & will handle that power.
Just found your channel with this video. I can't think of a better way to extend the life of a Chevette than to bang a Zetec into it! Subscribed! Looking forward to the coming project.
As a Ford guy, anything more than 40 year old is fair game - even Vauxhalls! Something so charming about old cars, no matter who built them and especially when they have a Ford motor in them...
What a difference several hours of scrubbing makes. Memory is a bit hazy I'm sure that is how the handbrake cable is set up, and I think there might be shims for camber adjustment on the top arm. I'll have to check.
What an absolute little gem that is, I'd have that before any current Vauxhall model! Liking the Ford engine, Retro Ford might be worth speaking to for exhaust manifold and water rail, good stuff I've read. Thumbs up also for the Driftworks banner in the valeting shop, another of my favourite channels! 😎👍👍
Love those chevettes, I know you will make awesome content, I reckon that as long as you don't treat Bob as a precious gem in order to keep the purists happy I will watch, they were OK back in the day but every grandma drove one, I'm sure you can make it a resto mod that will bring you and the family plenty of moments to remember skiting about the shows this season. Good luck.
Wow I enjoyed that ,that car changed colour before my eyes ,lovely job and what a nice little car ,never really looked at them in this context before nice shape
This is the ideal sleeper project! The only thing I can see that needs attention is the stone chips in the front panel and the pinstripes need redoing. I hope your plans are to keep the appearance as stock because it looks like a new car as it is now. Great find!
Nice Chevette! I have a 1980 model Hatch / City 29 years old. despite not being manufactured since 1993, it is still a very popular model here in Brazil, mainly to be used in drag racing.
i guess Im asking the wrong place but does any of you know a tool to log back into an Instagram account..? I stupidly forgot the login password. I would appreciate any tips you can offer me.
my name is bob, I'm looking for a job, when I'm not getting fired, I'm living like a slob, ...... Looks like Bob got a job! Bob sure turned out to be nice looking Chevette. Great job! I think this is going to be a cool little project and can't wait to see how it turns out. Thanks for making this video!
Ive owned 2 GM Chevettes in the states Both 4 speeds, 2 door hatch backs. In the US there was only a 2 or 4 door hatch backs no sedans. With a manual gear box it was a very quick and nimble car and I miss them. Good luck with yours!
I have always loved Chevettes since my mum' bought Chevette hack in 1983 same year l saw a chevette hs just been hocked forever four hacks in our family so easy to work on
As I'm in Texas, it looks like an Opel. Our Chevrolet Chevette was a totally different. I can't wait to see the completed job! Best wishes on a cool car!
Love it. The axle will hold the zeyec power if you don't weld the diff mine worked well for a few years until it got mig specd. Good to see how clean she is.
Matt there are aftermarket coolant distribution/stat housings available off the shelf for the zetec rwd conversions. The standard axle will either shatter the diff like a boiled sweet or a halfshaft will make a bid for freedom, taking the wheel,drum and hub with it,ask me how I know😀. I don't hold much regard for those MT75's either, tbh. I used a Capri axle on my Chevette with a 3.7-ish ratio but V6's come with a 3:09 and after 1983,lsd equipped. The axle in my actual Capri,a quaife ATB with factory standard bearings,crown wheel and pinion and shafts has taken some serious stick since I built it in 1997,firstly from a na 4.0 TVR V8,through some nitrous 4.3 BV to the current 5.2 stroker with probably 6 times the torque of that Zetec,so it will last and then some.If I recall some Jags have a 2:1 diff if you really want to cruise!
Damn! Bob is super clean for his age! Welcome to the world of Ford powered classic Vauxhalls!! Incidentally Matt, I've just reshaped a mk2 Escort bias pedal box for the Cossie Viva. I'll email you some pics. Should be a similar amount of work. If you can find a Manta A axle, they are the same width & bolt straight in 😉. Cheers. Leigh.
Rostyles are a good look for older vehicles. I know there is fatter Rostyle wheels being sold in US with Ford fitment, don't know if there is any in 4x100. Think they I saw was either 7 or 8 inch in 15" diameter.
Not the first time I've seen a Ford transplant in a Chevette. Way back in 1987 when I had a 79 Chevette L saloon (same colour as yours, China Blue), I knew a mechanic who had put a 2 Litre Ford Pinto OHC 'crossflow' engine with two Weber 40 DCOE sidedraught Carbs coupled to an Opel Manta gearbox, suspension setup, brakes and back axle. The whole car was lowered a couple of inches, man that thing was fast.
I had a 1986 chevette with a 5 spd back in the early 90's I had it hot rodded up I took the head off and ported it and ported the intake and had the car for about a year I loved pulling the e brake and sliding around corners and doing donuts in the car anyway I was racing my friends Toyota Celica at the time and over revved the engine and spun a bearing I drove it around for about a week showing it no mercy and the day it let go I was pulling into my driveway when it let go spitting oil and parts of the block and connecting rod out onto my driveway LOL! it was a good little car anyway found another engine for it and sold it after.
There is some very clever motormen out there. What a wonderful project. I used to deliver these Chevettes by the hundred from Luton VH. by transporter and cannot understand why they died and Fiesta took the prize. Cracking little car and love to see the finished job.
Really Looking forward the series..... I am Chevette man through and through and hopefully this is not a Beast Of Burden project. Bought new sills for my NZ Chevette whe I was back in the UK in 2018. Though about trying to take them on the plane as ‘skis’. chopped them in three, flat packed them and stuck in the suitcase from my flight back to NZ. Just collecting parts for a Toyota 3sge conversion.
well if the original builder used 95+ connectors then they're weather pack connectors so they wont get wet. If they connectors are the factory ones from the cars build years then blow them out or wait till they dry done. Every vehicle gets water in the engine bay when it rains sooo....ya
Worked at a car dealership back in the 70's. There is a specific way to do it if you are gonna start it right away. It doesn't matter much if allowed to dry thoroughly. Man on here said it right, it does rain and stuff gets wet.
This is a spot on keeper. One of the few that didn't somehow manage to junk itself.
@C.D. Wolf, et al, the Vauxhall Chevette is actually a respectable rally car and it is also not a bad tuner, drifter, or track car if it is configured right, and ditto for its American cousins, which are the Chevrolet Chevette and the Pontiac T-1000. I have even seen some people put LS swaps, and heavy modifications, to a Chevrolet Chevette and made it into a surprisingly good muscle car as well. What is to say that the Vauxhall Chevette and Pontiac T-1000 could not also be altered that way as well themselves?
Agreed myfriend 😆
My first car was a Chevette hatchback, I loved it, bought it off a neighbour for 70 quid in 1987. I think it was a 1.3L bit boy it was nippy. The neighbour was a diesel fitter but had the best looking Pontiac Firebird ever, I think he may have done some tinkering... :)
The jet washing at the beginning is the most satisfying thing I’ve seen for a very long time 🥺🥺🥺
Man that thing is clean, I can’t believe how little rust there is. Banded steel wheels and drop it a couple of yard it’ll look awesome.
Ya but he just got it wet. Look at it again in a month.
@@c50ge Will it be rusty when it’s dry?
@@sjv6598 according to him yes, nevermind the extensive buffing that was done
Who would ever have thought a Chevette would become a thing of beauty. My granny had one and I remember a few driving lessons in it way back. Wonderful memories. But, hers eventually rusted away and that was that. Great video 👍
I had the same memories about driving lessons in a Vauxhall Chevette, my father had one 1981 when i took my license. I drove It every day in five months before I graduated.
My father was one of the main characters at Vauxhall's to do with the development of the Chevette back in the 70's.... If he was still around I'm sure he would've smiled at seeing such a clean survivor. 👍
Thank you to your dad.
A cracking car and surely an appreciating classic. A credit to your father.
I love using my snow foam wand when I clean my car also. Really helps loosen the stubborn road grime.
Extra thumbs up for the lovely Weimaraner. I miss my old boy from years back. Glad he hasn't had his tail docked 👍
Thankyou :) he’s mine
Best 18 minutes I've spent on YT today thanks guys that was great.
If I'd power washed my old Chevette like that I'd be wearing wellies to drive it for a month afterwards. 🤣
If you power washed most chevettes like that you'd be shoveling up the pile of rust for the rest of the day.
Had a friend who bought a Chevette van brand new to use when he went fishing because he could lie down in the back to sleep, had it for quite a few years before corrosion overtook it!
Perfect timing on the engine mounting videos, I'm about a month away from recieving my new engine to swap into my Volvo 940. It will go from a turbo redblock to a Volvo T6 engine.
In the 70's in Australia we had the Holden Gemini which is very similar to this car aside from the nose clip.
Yeah, they sold shit loads of them, at least they had a Japanese engine in them. The ones over there probably had a horror Euro trash engine from that period.
Yeah we had them here in 🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦 too called ascona have 1.6 2.0 and 2.3 motors not sure if all are Chevy motors but they were damn strong built for our climate...stil gotta few running around...actually hot one parked out by a settlement few roads up...makes me to wanna go have a bid at that one and maybe bring it back to life👍👍👍
I thought that's what it looked like the Holden Gemini my Nan had one back in the day
Holden badged Izuzus.
@@JustinPaul1st The Ascona was a different car. The Kadett C however is the same car, minus the front. I have driven a lot of Kadett C in the 90s.
That must be one of the best unrestored Chevettes on earth. Brilliant.
Lacy Kyle zz
Don't believe I've ever seen a "restored" Chevette
It may be the only one left on earth.
@@galeaiken3841 Maybe you haven't looked hard enough ;-) Not many Chevettes left in total.... a few restored examples about, but very few original unrestored shells about let alone ones as good as this...
@@LacyK i have two
Very cool! That looks nothing like the Chevettes we have in the States. Thanks for sharing!
Yes, I thought it was a Chevrolet, but it’s a Vauxhall. This car looks really nice❗️
Keirans done an outstanding job, big thumbs up to him. Nice to see someone who has pride in his work.
Beuaty of a find, congratulations! I love that 'baby-boy-blue' colour. Why Vauxhall gave this little car the 'front end' it did defies understanding... the Firenza or Kadette or even the Viva front end would finish this car off so much for the better. Your best health to enjoy the little gem you found.
Took my driving test in one of those, also worked as a Vauxhall mechanic for 16 yrs, so easy to work on.
Amazing genuine clean up, fantastic find and work guys.
Great vlog.
Thanks for sharing.
Wow thats in amazing condition for its age, I'd definitely keep the Rostyle wheels and chrome rings it so period correct and i love it!
Wow Matt! Stepped back in time, looks like it just left the manufacturer’s. Awesome - future videos are going to be excellent.
spiritual successor to the crossflow and 2000E swaps from the 80s, nice. Kadett C GTE axles are beefy like mini Manta axles, I forget which other models had the big stuff, mainly found in Germany.
Opel manta a series is the one to use.
Manta A series was the common swap, for a perfect fit spring / axle brackets needed relocating outwards about 20 mm per side. Manta B or Cavalier axle casings could be narrowed as well ,and use A series Manta halfshafts. Ford English axle diff pinion flanges also straight swap for the horrible u bolt propshaft joint on the front of the torque tube, makes for a better propshaft. Also for front brakes Volvo 240 four pot calipers are an easy fit on the front stub axles with possibly Opel Rekord vented discs.
Primeira vez que vejo um Chevette 4 portas, aqui no Brasil só tem de 2. E aqui ainda lançaram uma série chamada Chevette Jeans com os bancos revestidos de tecido jeans e o Chevette Júnior com motor 1.0 de 60 cv, não andava nada mas era divertido 😃
Teve versão 4 portas aqui no Brasil também
@@joaogaspaar Exatamente, se não me engano a partir do 78 sairam versões 4 portas até 87/88 mais ou menos.
Oof, the crud that came off that roof was amazing! I totally can't believe how good that car looks!
id have thought there would be a cx20e - never expected a zetec... not dissapointed though, thats gonna rip :-) nicest chevette ive seen in a long time... those who were sold in Denmark rotted away fantasticly quick...
I’d have rather seen a red top, i like engines in chassis of the same make unless it’s like a Cummins swap in a truck etc as Cummins make engines for whom ever wants them.
lol , i was thinking cx red-top as well , never would have guessed zetec
They were rare, in Denmark.....because of the Kadett (almost identical)
@@Bonzoguy66 but some where sold... my godfather had one that my dad and me helped him with in his vain attempt at keeping the rust at bay
@@ruglund Yes, I had a classmate, whose boyfriend had one in 1982, but mostly Danes tended to buy german , at that time. I also remember the old Viva, Victor and ventura :)
Buy'em dirty, sell'em clean... get more money for the same machine:-)
HEY! Hold on now! Don't go giving away my secrets!!
Loving the wheels ! classic for the day , I hope you keep them
Great to see an old Chevette in fantastic condition. I don’t much care for Vauxhall or Fords, but this car is like some of the 70s music that I used to hate. It offers me a link back to being a teenager in the 70s and helps me remember my youth. The compilation albums have songs by The Jam and SLF, both of which I hated. Now, I confess to singing along, as I remember what I was doing and which of my girlfriends I was going out with! It’s also great to see you guys taking your time and working hard to bring the Chevette back to life.
Go to love a set of Rostyles with beauty rings on a 70s/80s car
Pulling up a sofa for this one !!
Props to the jet washer !
I love this front end even more than the original Isuzu Gemini jdm one
Very nice survivor. Yep - that handbrake does look factory. If you think that's weird then take a look at the window winder mechanisms!! Manta 'A' 1.9 rear axle will fit straight in & will handle that power.
Give the boys at retropower a call, they've done a few chevette engine swaps. They might even have a few tips.
Just found your channel with this video. I can't think of a better way to extend the life of a Chevette than to bang a Zetec into it! Subscribed! Looking forward to the coming project.
Same. Nice find this edit
That car looks like it's just come from the film set of The Professionals!
Guess that solves why a typically Ford guy bought a non-Ford.
As a Ford guy, anything more than 40 year old is fair game - even Vauxhalls! Something so charming about old cars, no matter who built them and especially when they have a Ford motor in them...
Chevette e um carro incrível. Tive um por 6 anos. Grande abraço de Caxias do sul Brazil 😃.
Tive um vizinho que teve um quando eu era criança acho que era com interior marrom até guei uma vez depois ele bateu o carro não morreu de sorte
Very nice sleeper !!! 👍👍👍
What a difference several hours of scrubbing makes. Memory is a bit hazy I'm sure that is how the handbrake cable is set up, and I think there might be shims for camber adjustment on the top arm. I'll have to check.
Now that was a darn good car cleaning video. Most satisfying. Looking forward to this build.
She's a beautiful I worked on a few them in my time the handbrake cable system is the original factory installed system .
You have a better memory than me, I used to fix my friends back in the 80s and most of it slipped from memory for good reason.
@@ForeverNeverwhere1 Yep old age I know believe me 😂😂😂😂👍
What an absolute little gem that is, I'd have that before any current Vauxhall model! Liking the Ford engine, Retro Ford might be worth speaking to for exhaust manifold and water rail, good stuff I've read. Thumbs up also for the Driftworks banner in the valeting shop, another of my favourite channels! 😎👍👍
LOVE the Weimaraner. BEAUTIFUL!
Star of the show! 👍
Puppy APPROVES!!!
Que achado... que raridade .....4 portas .....Parabéns amigo ..
GOOD AQUI CANAL CAR ANTIGOS
Love those chevettes, I know you will make awesome content, I reckon that as long as you don't treat Bob as a precious gem in order to keep the purists happy I will watch, they were OK back in the day but every grandma drove one, I'm sure you can make it a resto mod that will bring you and the family plenty of moments to remember skiting about the shows this season. Good luck.
Came up a treat!
Wow I enjoyed that ,that car changed colour before my eyes ,lovely job and what a nice little car ,never really looked at them in this context before nice shape
Fantastic job, it looks lovely.
This is the ideal sleeper project! The only thing I can see that needs attention is the stone chips in the front panel and the pinstripes need redoing. I hope your plans are to keep the appearance as stock because it looks like a new car as it is now. Great find!
That thing looks brand new :) Can't wait for more Matt 👍👍
Nice Chevette! I have a 1980 model Hatch / City 29 years old. despite not being manufactured since 1993, it is still a very popular model here in Brazil, mainly to be used in drag racing.
Chevette foi um carro de muito sucesso no BRASIL, até hoje tem o seu valor, alguns até com a mecânica modificada,motores mais potente.🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷
Será que ele entra água????
i guess Im asking the wrong place but does any of you know a tool to log back into an Instagram account..?
I stupidly forgot the login password. I would appreciate any tips you can offer me.
@Logan Jalen instablaster ;)
@@loganjalen3802 Não entendi nada,mas valeu , show 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷
You lucky dog....I've wanted one of these forever.....
A broom would be one of my first choices if i wanted to grind shit into soft acrylc paint!
Its NOT a Broom...It's a Valets brush...Ultra Soft Bristles....
Awesome Plans !!! You Are The Man To Restore it!!!
Here in brazil i have chevette GP! Very Power!
Beautiful Weim!
A wider tyre, lowered, pair of Webers & that’s good to go as a daily
You hit the jackpot, lovely sleeper.
A Kadett in such a good condition! I had the same 4-door car in same colour with red interieur - i loved it!
my name is bob,
I'm looking for a job,
when I'm not getting fired,
I'm living like a slob,
......
Looks like Bob got a job! Bob sure turned out to be nice looking Chevette. Great job! I think this is going to be a cool little project and can't wait to see how it turns out.
Thanks for making this video!
Looking forward to your build called a Gemini in Australia, and to see the differeance that you and Retro Power have in store.
Did our Gemini's ever have that ugly front end on them?
@@46outfit No it didn't but almost identical from A pillars back. Marty from MCM is doing a JDM version this year.
Ive owned 2 GM Chevettes in the states Both 4 speeds, 2 door hatch backs. In the US there was only a 2 or 4 door hatch backs no sedans. With a manual gear box it was a very quick and nimble car and I miss them. Good luck with yours!
Great job guys !!! Love your dog ♥️♥️
Love the Chevette (Kadett C in Germany) Was my first car, still got it in my shed. Someday it will see daylight again..
yep,had a coupe to,bought in germany back in 81,left hooker,1.2 with twin webbers
Chevette lindão 🇧🇷
Chevettão é mundial
@@ricardoobigodao5293 Chevette com motor Ford zetc....top....
@@marcioromero7685 isso foi um swap ou era original isso? Se foi um swap foi bem diferentão klkkkkkkk
America - chevette
European- opal cadett
Australia- holden gemini an the best looking version
I have always loved Chevettes since my mum' bought Chevette hack in 1983 same year l saw a chevette hs just been hocked forever four hacks in our family so easy to work on
Amazing condition for age. So glad the engine has been upgraded, otherwise why bother cleaning it!
Cute pup. I have a 3 year old Rhodesian.
Wow, that's a fantastic Forvette or is it a Chevord, anyway it's very nice
Forget could be a nice Nick name
As I'm in Texas, it looks like an Opel. Our Chevrolet Chevette was a totally different. I can't wait to see the completed job! Best wishes on a cool car!
It was the Opel kadett
Could be a nice car with the steering wheel on the other side, with a small block 350 in it
Id say the small block would be too heavy.
That's what I'm sayin.
But a Barra twin turbo
Great job. I'd kill for a 70s Viva/Chevette/Magnum with those Rostyle wheels. One of my favourite cars from childhood memories. Maybe one day.
Unusual to see someone cleaning their car in the snow 😂😂😂
I'd convinced myself that it was going to have a Pinto in it....... Looks like an absolute diamond of a find....!
Is that what you call it? In Australia it was a Holden Gemini... Actually made by Isuzu.
opel kaddet here in europe
I might add, I owned one and have a lot of fond memories of this car.
Wow Kieran done a great job it looks mazing 👍👍👍
Ford in a Vauxhall oof!
Serious question: Did the sump have to be modified to clear the crossmember?
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Love it. The axle will hold the zeyec power if you don't weld the diff mine worked well for a few years until it got mig specd. Good to see how clean she is.
So your GM has a Ford engine in it, and your Ford has a GM engine in it? :)
that puzzled me seeing that Ford engine
@@csinalabama Same here, I was scratching my head, I had a Vauxhall here in Canada back in the 70's and there was nothing FORD about it.
@@csinalabama it was put in before it was garaged as a project, its a ford zetec engine so nowhere near as old as the chevette
I had seen a v6 sierra 2.8 in viva hc in nz about 5 years ago, seems to have gone well.😎👍👌
@@vernonmatthews181 ..nice 🚔
Ok, now I get it. Cleaned up NICE!
That's a perfect sleeper, nearly too good to use
What a great find, liking the sound of your plans 👍
Chevette GM
Brasília 🇧🇷
Matt there are aftermarket coolant distribution/stat housings available off the shelf for the zetec rwd conversions. The standard axle will either shatter the diff like a boiled sweet or a halfshaft will make a bid for freedom, taking the wheel,drum and hub with it,ask me how I know😀. I don't hold much regard for those MT75's either, tbh.
I used a Capri axle on my Chevette with a 3.7-ish ratio but V6's come with a 3:09 and after 1983,lsd equipped. The axle in my actual Capri,a quaife ATB with factory standard bearings,crown wheel and pinion and shafts has taken some serious stick since I built it in 1997,firstly from a na 4.0 TVR V8,through some nitrous 4.3 BV to the current 5.2 stroker with probably 6 times the torque of that Zetec,so it will last and then some.If I recall some Jags have a 2:1 diff if you really want to cruise!
Caralho, chevetteira com motor de Ford kkkkkkkkkk
Sem contar nas 4 portas e aquela frente horrível
@@ofassina pow até achei a frente bonitinha cara kkkkkkkkk
Lasanha kkk
Também achei a frente estranha
Vdd essa frente é muito estranha
Até que não achei essa frente feia, mas prefiro muito mais a do tubarão kkk
Damn! Bob is super clean for his age! Welcome to the world of Ford powered classic Vauxhalls!! Incidentally Matt, I've just reshaped a mk2 Escort bias pedal box for the Cossie Viva. I'll email you some pics. Should be a similar amount of work. If you can find a Manta A axle, they are the same width & bolt straight in 😉. Cheers. Leigh.
Please keep the wheels! Those "Rostyle" wheels have a classic look to them. If you want fatter tyres, you could band them. 😕
Agreed... lovely wheels ! 👍
Rostyles are a good look for older vehicles. I know there is fatter Rostyle wheels being sold in US with Ford fitment, don't know if there is any in 4x100. Think they I saw was either 7 or 8 inch in 15" diameter.
Banding is a good idea
Not the first time I've seen a Ford transplant in a Chevette. Way back in 1987 when I had a 79 Chevette L saloon (same colour as yours, China Blue), I knew a mechanic who had put a 2 Litre Ford Pinto OHC 'crossflow' engine with two Weber 40 DCOE sidedraught Carbs coupled to an Opel Manta gearbox, suspension setup, brakes and back axle. The whole car was lowered a couple of inches, man that thing was fast.
Blowing the engine in a Chevette was one of the best things I've done in my life.
I had a 1986 chevette with a 5 spd back in the early 90's I had it hot rodded up I took the head off and ported it and ported the intake and had the car for about a year I loved pulling the e brake and sliding around corners and doing donuts in the car anyway I was racing my friends Toyota Celica at the time and over revved the engine and spun a bearing I drove it around for about a week showing it no mercy and the day it let go I was pulling into my driveway when it let go spitting oil and parts of the block and connecting rod out onto my driveway LOL! it was a good little car anyway found another engine for it and sold it after.
Mine was a chevy chevette from here in Canada I have never seen or heard of a Vauxhall Chevette
Amazing condition Matt. Last time I saw one like that was 1977 ! 😂😂😂😂
This car looks a lot like one of my brother's cars, the Opel Kadett ( Back )
Same car
Yes ! GM bought Opel years ago now most Bucks are built in the old Opel plant.
There is some very clever motormen out there. What a wonderful project. I used to deliver these Chevettes by the hundred from Luton VH. by transporter and cannot understand why they died and Fiesta took the prize. Cracking little car and love to see the finished job.
Please keep those wheels.
Really Looking forward the series..... I am Chevette man through and through and hopefully this is not a Beast Of Burden project. Bought new sills for my NZ Chevette whe I was back in the UK in 2018. Though about trying to take them on the plane as ‘skis’. chopped them in three, flat packed them and stuck in the suitcase from my flight back to NZ. Just collecting parts for a Toyota 3sge conversion.
I would like to know how all the electrics reacted to all that water.
well if the original builder used 95+ connectors then they're weather pack connectors so they wont get wet. If they connectors are the factory ones from the cars build years then blow them out or wait till they dry done. Every vehicle gets water in the engine bay when it rains sooo....ya
People's been steam cleaning engine bays forever. Shouldn't be a problem.
Worked at a car dealership back in the 70's. There is a specific way to do it if you are gonna start it right away. It doesn't matter much if allowed to dry thoroughly. Man on here said it right, it does rain and stuff gets wet.
It was carburetored. Bugger all electrics in it.
WoW...😯
She cleaned up nice...🤩
It's in really good condition...👍
Great start to a 'daily driver' project...✨
Just needs a running engine and the "shovel" will be fine. It's in really good nick for 1978 sweeet.
Yeah, we used to have a Vauxhall chevette, which we used to call a Vauxhall Pushette as that's all we ever did to get it started lol
That Chevord came up a treat!
I'd drive that daily for the rest of my life. How easy is it to convert a Ztec or other Fuel injected engine to carburation?
It’s doable,but why would you?🤪
Way better looking than what Chevrolet sold as the Chevette in the US!