Project: Chevette Turbocharged Ecotec...

[Surfer]

Man I swear when I 1st saw the title I thought it said Chevelle, I was like an Chevelle with a turbo Ecotec engine lol

[cknight725]

Lookin forward to seeing more!

[1978Chevette]

Did this project die? I really wanted to see what the final car turned out to be.....any updates.....

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Did this project die? I really wanted to see what the final car turned out to be.....any updates.....

yeah whats the deal man. no updates on this is unacceptable

[craigs73]

yeah i am intrested to this is the first time i have seen this build and all i have to say is

[78_elky]

WOW just saw this for the first time as well and am so excited, I hope it works out!

[craigs73]

man i was hoping and praying that when i got home from work tonight that the guy would have posted saying sorry guys busy with the car here are some pics. but no i have to keep waiting i don't know how much longer i can wait pleas show us at least some please

[maldo]

nice project any updates?????

[Restomod]

He logged in yesterday but he must be holdin out on us.

[craigs73]

yeah he has probaly got most of the work done but isnt sharing LOL! i would like to see more of this project it would be a sleeper

[68Formula]

Logged in today as well. Either he hasn't made any progress, or he's scrapped the uniquiness of the project for a belly-button camaro that according to his rides list he's "working on trying to get." Say it isn't so, dafab!

[dafabricata]

Alright.....sorry about the long delay in updating.
I held out because I had really nothing NEW to update the thread with.

I could kick myself in the ass for only spending maybe a week this whole summer working on my car...

Anyway, I DID kick myself in the ass to get moving, now that the cold is upon us. I've spend the last 2 weeks working long hours to make sure something gets going on this project.

I finished gutting the car and found a few areas that need to get adressed, luckily nothing major.

I spent the last few days making the frame jig and started on the frame. Progress will likely be a little slow due to limited funds, and working in my cold garage sucks. (I'm working on getting a "better" heater)

I still have NOT been able to find a wiring harness for the rest of the car or anyone that can do the wiring.

Thanks for all the comments guys!

Heres how the car sits now..

[ProTouring442]

What's the issue with wiring that you cannot do your self? I understand that you will need to have someone make an engine harness, and it seems to me that there are places that should be able to work with you on that. The rest of the harness you should be able to do your self with a kit from American Auto Wire (http://www.americanautowire.com/PowerPlusSeries.html).
Their new website is a pain in the butt, but their products are very nice!

Shiny Side Up!
Bill

[dusterbd13]

yay progress!!!

good to see this one come back from the dead.
on the wiring, if i remember right, your issue was finding a harness that would work the engine and tranny, and then integrating it to the rest of the car, correct? have you thought about megasquirt? may do what you need. if not, how about something from the import guys, like AEM or something? go stanalone. maybe FAST can work something out. as far as the rest of the car, hell ill wire it for you if you bring it to me.

michael

[craigs73]

yes its alive!!!!! hahahaha

[NOT A TA]

I'm so glad to see it's not dead!

[maldo]

Thank you for the updates cant wait to see how this turns out.

Wish you were closer to me I would have love to come out and help.

[maldo]

Dumb question what do you do for a living ... your knowledge of body work is really good... (the reason why i ask is that you said you are on a limited budget but with your skills you can make a ton of money on the side with your skills to help finish your car)

[dafabricata]

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.

[CptKlutz]

Been following along and
Wheels: I say keep the sleeper look and split and widen the original steel ones. Tires might be a problem though?