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Mar 26, 2007 20:23:50 GMT
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i need help! i've got two possible projects, but only have the time/money/available life space etc to do one...but which one???! number one... vauxhall viva coupe plus points -matt black! -pretty much rust free -strong axle -ca18det ready to go in minus points -no front valance, have to be made around the intercooler -in bits!! -imperial bloomin everything! -not very well catered for, difficult to find parts  number two...vauxhall chevette plus points -its orange!! -solid floor/chassis -loadsa of parts readily available -on the road! -easy to chuck in a pinto! minus points -rotten rear arches -needs new cills as previously had cills placed over top of rusty old ones -weak axle  which do you guys thinks cooler??! |
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Mar 26, 2007 20:47:18 GMT
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ca18 into the shuv it. its lighter looks better and slap an hsr kit on and bobs your uncle and fanny may possibly be your aunt.or leave the kit off banded steel wheels into a curse word green,pure street sleeper.
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craig1010cc
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need opinions!!!craig1010cc
@craig1010cc
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Mar 26, 2007 21:07:40 GMT
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I always thought that they where the same underneath? or is it body/trim parts your struggling to find?
Personally i would go with the viva unless your good at/ enjoy bodywork
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Mar 26, 2007 21:15:28 GMT
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na, completely different underneath. viva'sfour link with pig tail springs, chev's three linked with torque tube and panhard, plus they went imperial to metric when they swapped over, things seem a bit easier to find, even if its just a nut or bolt or something small ya know?!
ta for the ideas guys, keep em comin yeh!!
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Mar 26, 2007 23:39:54 GMT
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chevette for me  |
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Viva. I can see two choices for stance...slammed all round, or Gasser stylie - exactly like your picture! ;D
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cant u put the viva axle onto the chev??? id go with the chev tbh.
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I think its wider (the Viva axle)
Shuvitt axles arn't that weak are they?
I'd do the Viva myself but up to you really. Both are well in bits.
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1941 Wolseley Not Rod - 1956 Humber Hawk - 1957 Daimler Conquest - 1966 Buick LeSabre - 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury - 1968 Ford Galaxie - 1969 Ford Country Squire - 1969 Mercury Marquis - 1970 Morris Minor - 1970 Buick Skylark - 1970 Ford Galaxie - 1971 Ford Galaxie - 1976 Continental Mark IV - 1976 Ford Capri - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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Viva Coupe ,.. with the A15 engine from my sunny so I can have you CA18DET  .... Go Viva.. it rocks  ... In the mean time flatten out the lowering on the Chevette |
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need opinions!!!Robinxr4i
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chevette - just because my mum had 2 of them and to be honest I am a bit bias!
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Sierra - here we go again! He has an illness, it's not his fault.
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Both seem worthy projects, what happens to the one you don't do, does it get made into a little metal box?
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B-8-D
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Mar 27, 2007 10:33:44 GMT
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personnally I would say the viva. its already the correct colour has a rebuilt front end new wings(glass) less rust(almost none!!) a stronger axle std. and is just ready for a engine.... a cupple of wires (front end wiring put back in and wiring up the det) easy for me this one.... keep use the chev till the viva is done (a good 4 to 6 weekends tbh) and sell the chevette to pay for the tax/mot etc for the viva.. ;D but its your decition TBH go with what you really want!! si |
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Last Edit: Mar 27, 2007 10:35:33 GMT by B-8-D
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Mar 27, 2007 10:36:41 GMT
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Viva, it'll be worth more money when done, is way better looking (i do think chevettes are pretty though) should be tax free as well i would have thought?
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Volvo back as my main squeeze, more boost and some interior goodies on the way.
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need opinions!!!Deleted
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Mar 27, 2007 10:39:34 GMT
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I'd do the Viva because it means little to no bodywork, you just have to screw it together.
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Mar 27, 2007 11:14:51 GMT
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Deffo the Viva. Keep the paint, no alloys. Rover V8. Then bring it round here for some pinstriping....
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Mar 27, 2007 12:03:07 GMT
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Viva for me too.
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Mar 27, 2007 13:22:54 GMT
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Mar 27, 2007 17:02:15 GMT
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well ive kind of got both of these cars anyhoo ( firenza + kadett c) and I can guarantee you that you'll turn far more heads in the viva than you ever will in the chevette... so for me I would be looking at the viva.. as far as parts go (again having personal experience with both ) they're probably on a par with each other tbh.yes there's probably more chevette stuff comes up for sale generally but once you start digging and contacting the viva club etc you will find an awful lot of viva stuff out there , you just got to know where to look having said that , arches and sills for the chuvitt aren't going to break the bank and its a low miler isn't it ? why not mothball one , put all your energy and enthusiasm into the other and then you've still got a long term project you can plan in the back of your mind..  oh and much as i like both my cars , to answer your final question - the viva is cooler. by miles .. |
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Last Edit: Mar 27, 2007 17:14:20 GMT by coggers
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Mar 27, 2007 17:08:32 GMT
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I like both of these mosheeeens to be honest - that's a dirty looking chevette (in a good way!) and i was keeping up with your post on it, seem a shame to quit now after working on it. But the Viva is the way forward: keep the matt black, match it with some wide black/gold rims, slam it and put the biggest V8 you can find into it...........money's only a number!!
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