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**Bromikka** · 05-25-2010, 01:52 PM

When someone says UK Chevette my mind goes back to this...

is that what you are talking about? [shocked]

That's basically them - they weren't fast (around 95mph for the 1300 - there were also twin cam 2300 versions - HS and HSR - that were a bit quicker, but way too expensive and rare) , but driven well not much that would get away from them on country roads - hillclimbs, autocrosses, etc, even in stock trim I wa beating cars with double the power, or more, on occassion.
I was easily out braking modified cars, back in the day, and could drive round the outside of most cars (which was a lot of fun for winding people up) but on the straights they'd just blow by me - very frustrating!

They're light, got a relatively large engine bay and are rear wheel drive.
Seen all sorts of engines in them - 302 Ford, Rover/Buick 3.5 litre V8, 12A and 13B rotaties, Lotus 907, Honda S2000, Opel C20XE, Opel 20LET, Nissan, Toyota, etc - some of these were turbo'd to close to 400hp, and there are even some motorcycle engined versions - with turbo's. There were also a few drag cars with small block Chev's in different configurations.

A good, strong shell for all sorts of projects. I was looking for a clip of a chap in a similar setup to my project, who was giving a BMW M5 a hurry up at a track day - until his brakes faded...
Ah, found it http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEst0IosPtU - main difference will be I've a little more power and EFI Vs his carb's - and hopefully I'll have better bakes...

AH! Here's JC having a hoon in a HS - also a nice Chrysler... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySXGK...eature=related

05-25-2010, 01:52 PM	#28
Bromikka Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 527 Senior Member	When someone says UK Chevette my mind goes back to this... is that what you are talking about? [shocked] That's basically them - they weren't fast (around 95mph for the 1300 - there were also twin cam 2300 versions - HS and HSR - that were a bit quicker, but way too expensive and rare) , but driven well not much that would get away from them on country roads - hillclimbs, autocrosses, etc, even in stock trim I wa beating cars with double the power, or more, on occassion. I was easily out braking modified cars, back in the day, and could drive round the outside of most cars (which was a lot of fun for winding people up) but on the straights they'd just blow by me - very frustrating! They're light, got a relatively large engine bay and are rear wheel drive. Seen all sorts of engines in them - 302 Ford, Rover/Buick 3.5 litre V8, 12A and 13B rotaties, Lotus 907, Honda S2000, Opel C20XE, Opel 20LET, Nissan, Toyota, etc - some of these were turbo'd to close to 400hp, and there are even some motorcycle engined versions - with turbo's. There were also a few drag cars with small block Chev's in different configurations. A good, strong shell for all sorts of projects. I was looking for a clip of a chap in a similar setup to my project, who was giving a BMW M5 a hurry up at a track day - until his brakes faded... Ah, found it http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEst0IosPtU - main difference will be I've a little more power and EFI Vs his carb's - and hopefully I'll have better bakes... AH! Here's JC having a hoon in a HS - also a nice Chrysler... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySXGK...eature=related
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