New guy from Shoals Indiana

[Divine]

Hey guys, I've been creeping around here for a couple of years now and I've always admired what everyone else has accomplished. I figured I would go ahead and start sharing my opinions and ideas as well. I've built a couple of 96 Trans Am 6 speed cars with Turbos, Superchargers, and a lot of Nitrous. Also just recently sold an 84 Camaro with an 02 Silverado 5.3. I've always been an engine builder. I've worked for Jasper Engines for 5 and a half years as a custom engine builder and failure analysis technician. I've worked for International teaching technicians how to work on the newest diesel engines and also helped write and take pictures for a lot of their new books. Worked for Cummins as a quality technician. Now I'm working for General Motors as a Lab Technician in Bedford Indiana. We are casting the new truck cylinder heads to be used with Direct Injection.

I've started a new project and I'm still wondering why I've picked this car over all the others to choose from. It's an 87 Chevette that had been sitting in a guys yard for 10 years. I was able to get the engine to turn over and running. It has a factory 5 speed transmission. The rearend locked up after I drove it about 80 feet. So now I've started on swapping it over to use 5 lug spindles and rear axle from a S-10. But then I decided that I wanted to see how well this light little car could be thrown around corners. So I've decided to use 18 Corvette Replica wheels. I just wanted something different.

[snopro]

Haha a chevette should be an awesome project, I started one a few years ago but once I started pulling it apart realized it was to rotten so I've been working on some other projects my chevette build will have to wait for now. Good luck with the build

[Divine]

Haha a chevette should be an awesome project, I started one a few years ago but once I started pulling it apart realized it was to rotten so I've been working on some other projects my chevette build will have to wait for now. Good luck with the build

Thanks, This is actually my second Chevette. I liked my first one so much, I had to have another one.

[Divine]

[wellis77]

This is going to be good! I really like that tire/wheel combo in the rear. Looking forward to seeing more. I want a Chevette now.

[Daren]

PT chevette = awesome. The 1st gen Camaro infinite exponential cascade effect must end. End it here. End it now. Fight the good fight.






JK, JK. Cool car BTW

[daytonayellaz]

Glad you joined up fellow hoosier, Welcome aboard The chevette should be a fun build. What is the plan with the rest of the drive line?

[Divine]

Glad you joined up fellow hoosier, Welcome aboard The chevette should be a fun build. What is the plan with the rest of the drive line?

To be honest I'm not real sure. I have two more 5.3 Chevy truck engines in the garage. Both need to be built. The factory 1.6 runs and it did move under it's own power with two flat tires so once I get the tires and suspension done and drive it a little while than I will start looking into adding something under the hood. Something tells me that 1.6 won't spin those 12 inch wide tires even with it jacked up off the ground. lol. But I know whatever happens, it will have a manual transmission. I had to cut more out of the back than I anticipated so I think it will just be easier to buy a back half kit with ladder bars. I haven't messed with the front yet other than throwing the S-10 spindles on. This will allow me to run a bigger brake package. With a 2,000 pound car it should stop in a hurry.

[SRD art]

Cool project. I have one in the planning stages. What size tires, front and rear are on there in the photos? Thanks for the info...

Here's where I'd like to head...