***Mk1 Cav Drift Project!***

[F'astra 16v]

Ive had a bit of an itch for some tail-out action and as my mk2 project is nearing its end i was thinking whats a cheap rear wheel drive with familiar workings, preferably vauxhall. Before thinking oh yeah my dad has 3! mk1 cavalier saloons sat on his drive doing nothing! so me and my mate popped over and my dad said well, pick which one you want and its yours, mint!
The idea is to gut the inside sort the brakes and suspension a bit of welding, a set of manta 400 alloys and a LET as a bit of a long term project, i know the engine conversion will be a nightmare but its been done loads of times before, what do you all think?

[laney]

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get it done mate, sounds like fun to me, i have never seen mk1 cav with let in it, i always fancied a chevette with a let, hmm that rhymes. lol

[Guest]

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Always liked the rear wheel drive cav's , there's a real minter in red not far from me , all most like new . Room for a small block Chevy .

[laney]

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oooooooooooooooooooh now ya talkin, wont chevy be a bit heavy for drifting though.

[Guest]

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oooooooooooooooooooh now ya talkin, wont chevy be a bit heavy for drifting though.

No ,put a yard and half of sand in the boot

What about a Rover- Buick V8 lighter than some six pots .

[DarrenH]

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i'm guessing 1.8 manta box and running gear and slide an LET infront of it ?

[laney]

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No ,put a yard and half of sand in the boot

What about a Rover- Buick V8 lighter than some six pots .

hmmm rover v8, proper engine, last forever ever, even in tvr, mate got tuned griffith 500 engine in space framed mk1 cortina, when he fires that up, ooooooh trouser tent ahoy.

[F'astra 16v]

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Always liked the rear wheel drive cav's , there's a real minter in red not far from me , all most like new . Room for a small block Chevy .

get it done mate, sounds like fun to me, i have never seen mk1 cav with let in it, i always fancied a chevette with a let, hmm that rhymes. lol

Yeah there mint, that was always my dads intention to drop a rover 3.5 V8 in to one after he saw it done at billing years ago, but never got round to it, i keep kicking his arse over getting one done, lol.


it'll be a riot 200+bhp lightend retro rear wheel action! it'll be something different at least, the conversions are mainly done on mantas but they're identical, i always thought chevettes would make a good euro project.

[Heathercdi]

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Sounds cool

[Ian T]

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They're rare cars now

To have three on your driveway is something of an achievement now.

Ian.

[Brett]

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http://www.migweb.co.uk/forums/projects-restorations/349265-mk1-cavalier-gls-2000-project.html

This thread may be of some use, bloke on MIG fitting an XE to his Mk1 Cav.

Love these old cavs myself, good buy and looking forward to seeing it done!

[_SBD16v]

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let in a mk1 cav is awesome

hmmm rover v8, proper engine, last forever ever, even in tvr, mate got tuned griffith 500 engine in space framed mk1 cortina, when he fires that up, ooooooh trouser tent ahoy.

sorry mate but there old SHIT 4 lt ones dont even make 200 bhp LMFAO

get a ls2 in there from a monaro thats a PROPER v8 400bhp standard ummmm

[laney]

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yep, your right mate, may be old shit but still sounds nice, but thinking about it, hmmmm monaro with supercharger, now thats a proper sound!

[F'astra 16v]

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monaro engine in a mk1 cav!? just wanted a bit of cheap fun, rover V8's sound sex but as said not very powerful, fancying a LET with a bit of work, she'd look and sound awsome sideways at speed!

[F'astra 16v]

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http://www.migweb.co.uk/forums/proje...0-project.html

This thread may be of some use, bloke on MIG fitting an XE to his Mk1 Cav.

Love these old cavs myself, good buy and looking forward to seeing it done!

lol, thats an awsome thread cheers dude! mines gona be marginaly more aggresive than that one, i'll try n get more pics up at the weekend, cant wait to gut it, ive managed to hunt some manta 400 alloys down, so i'll get those as well at the weekend.