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steelman75 Part of things Posts: 241	Chevette freebie steelman75 @steelman75
	Oct 11, 2023 19:36:51 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	So I saw on eBay a pair of chevettes local arranged to go see them with the intention of buying the better shell got talking to the guy and a deal was done I would get the white one solid and cleaned up an he would buy any parts pay for my labour in return I got the red shell which is largely untouched but has surface rust from being stood for years the full floor will need changing imr going to make my own ime also going to do some steel wide quarter panels as in the pic the white shell was an ex rally car has group 4 parts on it the floor is battered from rallying the car has been taken to metal in places and then left so will need blasting it looks horrendous but is solid in lots of places and extremely rusty in others


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steelman75 Part of things Posts: 241	Chevette freebie steelman75 @steelman75
	Oct 12, 2023 21:25:08 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Now I know you can get a full wide arch kit but ime not a fan of fibreglass tbh and ime not really worried about resale value ...the underside of the roof has a healthy coating of surface rust maybe condensation and lack of paint it's cleaned back there are inaccessible around the inside of the roof gutter I've cleaned what I can get to with a crimped wire brush and it's come up fine but on the bits I can't I thought get it on a spot turn it upside down and get some white vinegar or phosphoric acid on there let it sit I believe phosphoric is self limiting so once it's done its job it stops


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jonsey Posted a lot Enter your message here... Posts: 2,637	Chevette freebie jonsey @jonsey
	Oct 14, 2023 17:35:28 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Love a Chevette. Had one as my 1st car. Looking forward to the progress. What engine are you going for?


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tubthumper Part of things Posts: 587	Chevette freebie tubthumper @tubthumper
	Oct 14, 2023 19:49:31 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	I'm in. My first car was a Chevette, RAO 836R.


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steelman75 Part of things Posts: 241	Chevette freebie steelman75 @steelman75
	Oct 14, 2023 21:43:49 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	I haven't given a great deal of thought to the motor tbh ime in the middle of trying to set up a little welding /rust repair shop ATM so it's taken a bit of a back burner while I set it all up I have heard good things about a Saab bt04 turbo lump I have a tasty redtop here in the back room that was destined for a classic mini. But there's something about the rumble of a v8 too


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igor Posted a lot Posts: 2,548	Chevette freebie igor @igor
	Oct 15, 2023 4:41:46 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	+1 for the V8 option. Given that the engine bay is similarly sized to that of an HC Viva it should be easily doable.


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kevins Posted a lot Posts: 4,698	Chevette freebie kevins @kevins
	Oct 15, 2023 8:52:26 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	From what I remember Chevettes were pretty nice handling cars (better than a standard mk2 Escort) A big heavy lump in the front will upset the balance though a lightweight V8 or V6 would work really well. They did rot even worse than the escorts though, I remember entire inner wings crumbling away.
	Last Edit: Oct 15, 2023 16:41:27 GMT by kevins

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jonsey Posted a lot Enter your message here... Posts: 2,637	Chevette freebie jonsey @jonsey
	Oct 15, 2023 9:41:52 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	My brother’s HS as a bit of inspiration


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