1.6 16v Vauxhall Chevette Saloon

[hsrwannabe]

This is my second other Chevette project, its a 1978 4 door saloon which I have had about a year now, has been on the road as a 1256cc but it was a little "boring" as an everyday car so I am upgrading it a little

when I had first done a mini resto on it (still 1256cc)



Under the bonnet now, MX5 1.6 16v........not a massive power hike but much better


Hopefully be on the road over the next few weeks....................he says!

[Deleted]

chevettes with recessed headlights......cool

[yoeddynz]

Chevettes with recessed headlights..the best.

[v8jim]

Very nice.....any more photos?

[Dez]

that mx5 motor looks really at home in there. how easy was the conversion, much chopping going on?

[darrenh]

yeah looks sufficiently old too, ignoring the plenum and efi obviously, looks a bit alfa twin cam

[Bioshock]

Interesting choice of powerplant.Looking forward to seeing how this pans out

[niwid]

MX5 lumps are getting into all sorts of cars these days.

I love your Chevette, it makes me regret bidding on one on Ebay a couple of weeks before I bought my Polo. Lovely cars. I preffer the saloons to the hatchbacks too.

[hsrwannabe]

not much cutting needed but brake servo and master cylinder had to be changed clutch is now hydraulic so master cylinder had to fitted and pedal modified. gearbox selector shafts and housing shortened. mx5 wiring loom had to be remade and spliced into the chevette loom. rear axle upgrade to a manta a unit. calibra turbo front calipers complete radiator swap and install electric fan. -40 tjmotorsport springs all round. low and high pressure fuel pumps and swirl pot in the boot. front anti roll bar lowering kit. thats all i can think of at the minute!
it started for the first the other night which was a relief lol. i will add some pics when i get chance

[hsrwannabe]

Its done..........well still loads of little jobs to do but its finally on the road, its maiden voyage was a 140 mile round trip to the VBOA weekend at Billing.........




Thanks to StevieH from the Chevette owners group for the pics. It just needs a full body respray to finish it off!

[Mike]

That's looking really good, what are the wheels?

[hsrwannabe]

Jul 16, 2013 7:00:31 GMT Mike said:

That's looking really good, what are the wheels?

They are SSR (speedstar) XR-4 15x6"

[PhoenixCapri]

Looks a really neat install that, right at home, the wheels really really suit it as well

[Vern]

Love it, looks a really good conversion does that!

[hsrwannabe]

Small update.......... all four door bottoms repaired, under wing repairs done, wings realigned all ready for the full respray.  Pics off my phone so not the best




New interior fitted



Engine bay cleaned down


On show at the NEC classic car show



I love this picture

[`state]

That is THE bestist everist chevette ive seen. Perfect in my eyes. Is the new colour slightly different from the original? Looks alittle more orange?

[MK2VR6]

That's proper bo. Best Shovit I've seen yet and great to see you've kept the original colour

[barrytrotter]

That's just pure filth

[hsrwannabe]

The colour was mixed to the VIN plate colour code, I think because its 2K paint it makes the metallic more prominent, the original paint was very flat and covered in small rust blisters hence the reason for going back to bare metal. I am very pleased with how it turned out

[The Transplanter]

That engine looks right at home in there, nice job