Project: Chevette Turbocharged Ecotec...

[ed1le]

This is going to be one wicked ride when completed...keep the updates coming!

[icebird84]

Any updates

[ill steez]

i like the vette wheels, but i personally think C5 Z06 wheels would look better! and they come in 17 inch (off the front) if you wanna keep them a smaller diameter.

[wiedemab]

The Z06 wheels would look good. I also think the old ZR1 style wheels would look cool. The replicas are pretty cheap too!

[wiedemab]

Upon further research, it looks like they only come in 9.5" wide. That's probably too wide for the front.

[ill steez]

he could always have them narrowed. and i mean hes fabricating every other aspect of the car, so why not try and make the frame fit the wheels.

point is i think he should go with "vette" wheels since the car is a "vette"

[wiedemab]

I agree! 'Vette Wheels!!!!!

I know an older lady (in her 70's) that drove an early 80's Chevette for years, but just to the grocery store and around town. Hell, I think it only had about 40K miles on it in the mid 90's. She was a pretty funny lady and would always tell people that she had a 'Vette. The check engine light was on constantly. She would just say that it was messing with her and that if she checked, she was pretty sure the engine would still be there.

Anyway, this project makes me wish I had grabbed up her 'Vette when she sold it.

I love this project!

[marolf101x]

how about 17-inch magnesium Vette wheels?
They were an option on the C5.
17X8.5 front; 18X9.5 rear
I bought two sets as I wanted 18's all the way around my Camaro.

[joe440]

awsome project! very original

[DynoDave]

I'm movin to a new house!

The garage is easily twice the size of my old one and better insulated!!

Hopefully once I get settled in things will pick back up and more progress will be made. I'll be able to have all my tools in one area instead of running from the garage to the basement ALL the time!

I'll update the thread with pics ASAP.

Congratulations on the new place. I'm sure you're really going to enjoy the extra space.

[1978Chevette]

I think with all the fabricating you've done to the "Vette you cant do wrong with the wheel choice. Just waiting to see some updates, you've gave me plenty of ideas for my 78 Chevette w/26,000 miles....keep up the good work...

[mexico]

I know a guy who can do your wiring. A local guy in Brighton. Let me know if you are interested. And I also know a guy who can help with tuning.

[SicMonte]

Nnooooooooooooo!!!! Keep the c6 wheels!!!!!

i agree. On that small of a car, i'd do the 16x8 crosslace wheels from the late 80's - early 90's pontiac trans am gta's...like these...

[SicMonte]

I like it

but please don't go down this road
it this the worst wheel form GM


but if you want a old look here one


but remember it is your , if you like it is good.
keep up the good work and the pics coming

are you serious? Those black five spokes are hideous.

[gmchevolds]

We have been very fortunate to have nice weather lately and I've been taking full advantage of it.
Theres so freakin much to do that I have been all over the place, doing whatever has my attention at the time. I have to save up to buy the suspension components and decide if the vette rims are gonna stay. I have the engine/trans in place. The turbo clears the hood by about 2-2.5 inches.
I decided to put some of the car back together to get a better "visual" on how things are looking. So far I like what I see. The narrowed and tucked the bumpers, I feel make all the difference. For the headlight, I simply took out the bulb and put one of my modified flashlights in place(my other hobby)to see what it'd look like.

Do these C6 wheels the way they are, their perfect. No coys/tts2 please no!

[chevelle19700]

o man i so want a chevette now

[jackfrost]

o man i so want a chevette now

possibly the first time that sentence has ever been uttered...

[maldo]

possibly the first time that sentence has ever been uttered...

lol lol lol

[maldo]

hey any updates its been a while

[73z-6sp]

This has got to be the coolest project I've seen in a long time! I don't know why but that thing looks killer with those wheels and stance. I cannot wait to see this thing finished. Hurry up already!