Chevscort

Did some reasarch. Build an HSR rep with proper Group 4 parts (e.g. 4 link, turrets, etc.) with a nice 2.2 Ecotec. You should be able to pick up the chassis pretty cheap Drivetrain is different, but rear axle, body/chassis, and stock supsension mounting points are not from what I can tell.

Build Manual: http://sportpartmanuel.bravehost.com/
On line build: http://chevetterallycar.bravehost.com/
Group 4 parts: http://www.ekmpowershop2.com/ekmps/shops/prepfab1/index.asp?function=DISPLAYCAT&catid=20
Fisa Cage: http://www.athon-motorsport.co.uk/rollcage1.html
Body Kit: http://www.m-99.co.uk/Car_Bodykits/Vauxhall_Chevette/vauxhall_chevette.html

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"Talk about drugs. Driving a car like that, going that fast, it’s like all the drugs at once." - Tommy Byrne

"Now, Pinky, if by any chance you are captured during this mission, remember you are Gunther Heindriksen from Appenzell. You moved to Grindelwald to drive the cog train to Murren. Can you repeat that?" - The Brain

We had one of them in our driveway for a few months back in the day.

Some Irish guy came over to run the 1981 Reno International Rally with the car and we stored it for him so he could run the Rally Week Northwest Events later in the year, or more to the point the next year as Reno was in Dec and RWNW was in June or so.

In the end he decided to import it back to IRL.

Dry Sump, twin cam, and rather trick deal. I do not remember much more as I was 11 at the time.

I remember the Ferrari 275 we stored a lot better...

Derek

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In the long run reality always wins.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/18/2007 03:08PM by derek.

Nice quick clip in 2006:



And here's a classic - Cork Int'l from 1983 - all Escorts and Chevettes:

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"Talk about drugs. Driving a car like that, going that fast, it’s like all the drugs at once." - Tommy Byrne

"Now, Pinky, if by any chance you are captured during this mission, remember you are Gunther Heindriksen from Appenzell. You moved to Grindelwald to drive the cog train to Murren. Can you repeat that?" - The Brain

Here's the full Sportspart Manual on line: http://homepage.ntlworld.com/paul.kemp3/scampspeed/Sportpart/index.html

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"Talk about drugs. Driving a car like that, going that fast, it’s like all the drugs at once." - Tommy Byrne

"Now, Pinky, if by any chance you are captured during this mission, remember you are Gunther Heindriksen from Appenzell. You moved to Grindelwald to drive the cog train to Murren. Can you repeat that?" - The Brain

Make a nice group 5 car with the Buick aluminum V8 which has been stretched to 4.9l in the recent Land & Range Rovers, plenty of manual transmission options available as well.

The HSR is a gorgeous looking wee rally beast.

Cheers, Ted

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Pure mathematics is the enemy of every truly creative man -- Sir Alec

I remember the first time I saw a picture of one of those chevettes with the droop snoot and thinking it was pretty fucking bad ass... for a chevette.. they are basically all gone here though, just a little less rare than an isuzu bellett or a volvo 142 really. No doubt it could be made into a fairly competitive car though. Small and light

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Andrew M
Onterrible
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hudson Wrote:
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>they are basically all gone here
> though...

There are three pizza joints here in Windsor that maintain fleets of them still -- I think rust and driveclean are slowly killing them off but they're still around.

I've got an uncle who's a car dealer in Alberta, if I get the urge after the Mini is finished I may have him keep an eye out for a rust-free one at the auctions.

Cheers, Ted

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Pure mathematics is the enemy of every truly creative man -- Sir Alec