85 CS w.Custom exterior package. A/C car with a factory T5. This may turn into a part out thread since it needs more bodywork than I want to do and has some semi-rare parts on it. I want to build a Chevette rallyX car and/or a $201X Challenge car. At least I have one after all those "buy a Chevette posts!
That looks pretty clean in the pics.
Appropriate use of "Vette" to draw people's interest.
+10 Internets.
i opened the thread thinking "i hope it's a chevette!"
There's a 4 door a mile or so from my house we had to stop and look at on our way to snag a christmas tree.
Low miles but it's a slushbox. 
You got me. Now I'm watching. 
Awesome! I want one to drop a rotary in.
I remember riding in a Chevette Scooter once. It was the most basic stripped model you could buy. Probably Chevy's cheapest car at the time. It had decals instead of emblems. I remember trying to slide the passenger seat back and the owner told me that it wasn't adjustable. The seat bolted directly to the floor.
I had a student a few years back that bought a 2 door as a beater while he built his 320i, he seemed to enjoy it despite it being very slow for his taste. 
Woody wrote: I remember riding in a Chevette Scooter once. It was the most basic stripped model you could buy. Probably Chevy's cheapest car at the time. It had decals instead of emblems. I remember trying to slide the passenger seat back and the owner told me that it wasn't adjustable. The seat bolted directly to the floor.
Sounds like the perfect start for a hot rod.
How much chassis reinforcement is required to keep a healthy V8 from ripping itself out of the car?
In reply to Kenny_McCormic:
I've always had the dream of sticking a turbo'd 4.3 V6 with a five speed in one. No particular reason for it.
Now that I'm thinking about it though I'd rather stick the entire drive train from a Solstice GXP in one, I wonder how much work it would be...
I had an 87 and it was a good car. Basic, but it did everything I expected. I always thought a 200 HP Quad 4 would be a fun motor in a car like that.
Great job, JD.
Looks real nice in the photo. Citation hub caps are interesting.
Zomby Woof wrote: I had an 87 and it was a good car. Basic, but it did everything I expected. I always thought a 200 HP Quad 4 would be a fun motor in a car like that.
Better upgrade the brakes first . . . .
BTW - ice racer, if you are anywhere near a location. They are supposed to be an absolute hoot on the ice. 
a friend recently snagged a clean 4 door stick car with a blown motor. these things are fun with a bit of power
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Terminal floor rot. Needs both rockers, both lower rear 1/4s behind the wheel-left side up to the gas door, RF floor, RR floor patch, Left floor from firewall to rear control arm (front of seat held in by carpet), Left door, both rear rocker pinch welds folded under, Right 1/4 and both doors dented. Pics to come.
The good news is the clutch and T5 trans are good, all the A/C parts are there, the front shock towers are rust-free, all of the rare-ish trim is there, and it runs and drives. Smokes a ton and has no belts but I can move it around fairly easily.
I'll be selling off parts I won't need for the future build starting next year. Hopefully I can recoup my purchase price and still keep the good bits I bought the car for in the first place.
Hopefully plan B goes into effect this weekend with the purchase of the drivetrain donor.
Left rocker. I knew it was rusty but figured if that was all there was I'd repair it.
Right rocker. Looked fine on initial inspection. I removed the trim and found these soft spots. Like so soft I pushed through with my finger. So two rockers. Not ideal, but doable.
And the floors. Again I knew the seat anchors had rusted out, but didn't realize the only thing keeping it in the car was the carpet. And the right side was almost as bad. Hmmmm, not looking to good.
Left rear frame rail above the spring mount. berkeley this!
So at this point I'll just keep looking for an early round tail car like I wanted to start with. Anybody need a Chevette shell to build tube frame drag car out of?
Wow that really sucks.
NGTD wrote: BTW - ice racer, if you are anywhere near a location. They are supposed to be an absolute hoot on the ice.
I built a log manifold to turbo a buddies ice racer,it was megasquirted using a TBI of something else...blew it up in short order.Told him he was wasting time/cash and better to swap something modern'ish instead.
Good luck finding a better starting point.
In-laws had an early 80s tan 4 Dr Chevette when we met. Hauled a 17 foot canoe on the roof and towed a pop up with it. Had well over 200K miles on it and an imaculate interior when the body finally returned to the natural elements. My father in law might kill to get another one.
So maybe I'm going at this from the wrong direction. I figure I can buy the car below, sell off the questionable bits (there are lots) and end up with a swapped driver for maybe $1000 left to make it right. Thoughts from the hive?
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