Chevette Pickup

This would be different.

http://flint.craigslist.org/pts/2081273619.html

Man, I'll admit that I cringed as I hit that link, given the thread title.

Totally not what I expected. Pretty cool.

With or without a VIN?

I'd guess there's no VIN, but this is Michigan and you can register damn near anything.

Same with MN. Looks like a helluva starter/candidate for a Miata chassis to me.

Would make for a different "kit car".

I'd hit it. Hard.

I'm sure you could convince the DMV that it's a customized Chevette pretty easily; swap VIN tags and call it an El Caminette.

True. I likey.

Is that what the Aussies call a Ute?

Yep. That's a ute.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/hugo90/4097630842/

i love that.

I like it because it would have the quality of an oem job over a hack. Then again this was a cheap chevy from the 80s.

Still dig it.

Oh man, I want that.

I like the Miata swap idea. Turbo 1.8 maybe?

Find a British supplier of parts for a Chevette 2300 HSR and build a rally pickup with a couple of hundred horsepower. You could even fit the HSR's box flares (but that's for the other thread !)

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That is absolutely begging for a rotary swap with Miata suspension.

Toyman01 wrote: That is absolutely begging for a rotary swap with Miata suspension.

indeed! Or drop a V8 over the rear axle and build a wheelie monster!

Man that is cool

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://speedhero.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/chevy-500.jpg%3Fw%3D500%26h%3D400&imgrefurl=http://speedhero.wordpress.com/2009/07/26/gooooooooooooooooooooooooollllllllllllllllllllllllllllll/&usg=__2DsWctiv_s8DP5aJUksfMw9NjC4=&h=400&w=500&sz=72&hl=en&start=2&zoom=1&um=1&itbs=1&tbnid=vDap04VJbYr8JM:&tbnh=104&tbnw=130&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dchevy%2B500%2Bbrazil%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26rls%3Dcom.microsoft:en-US%26rlz%3D1I7GGLL_en%26tbs%3Disch:1

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I'd say Chevy LS swap and call it a day.

there was a kit car back in the day of a chevette pickup. that was awesome and I really wanted one. kind of still do...

Why does everyone want to swap an LS engine into cars it would make totally useless? lol If I got that it would get an isuzu turbo engine most likely, which would probably fit without cutting/welding anything. IMO, if you have to actually modify the shell of the car, in most cases you either have the wrong car or the wrong engine. Not always though.

I'm thinking turbo ecotec . . . that would rock . . .

+1 for the turbo ecotec. But where could you find glass? Kind of a deal breaker for a street car...or not?