Probject JDMvette

[CarRacer]

We started the initial baby steps for our swap project. The car itself is a Chevette we run in the Chump Car endurance races. We just completed a 24 hour race at Iowa Soeedway in May, finishing 11th. We have two more races this year, one in Brainerd in July that we may not make and another race at Iowa in September that we will make.


We just ordered our bellhousing and will be going with the T5 transmission. Due to the stock drive train limits and the rigors of endurance racing we will be running a 13g turbo on stock boost.


Main hurdles to clear are:
Converting from cable clutch to hydraulic
Building and fitting a surge tank for our fuel cell setup
Routing water lines and fitting our radiator to the chassis




Link to more pictures and an in car video (http://www.missedshift.com/2011/06/project-jdmvette-begins/)


http://www.missedshift.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Chevette-4G63-Test-Fit-600x450.jpg

[Kevin 1G Drummer]

I forget where I saw it, but I know there is a company that sells a bracket to convert the t5 trans to a hydraulic setup. I found it when I was looking into the 302 swap into my old 240.

[CarRacer]

I believe you are talking about a hydraulic throw out bearing, which is a very good solution.

The good part is that the motor side is taken care of, the guy designs the bellhousings to use the stock Mitsu clutch fork, pivot and clutch slave. The car side is going to be the bitch. We'll most likely end up going with a Wilwood pedal setup.

[s1ngletracker]

How big is your stock fuel tank? Something you might want to keep in mind when deciding how much boost to run, etc. Our tank is 12 gallons and we could only go 1:15 on a tank at Brainerd. It sucked and was an automatic handicap.

[asshanson]

I was going to say, I thought you couldn't run a fuel cell or some fancy system, it had to be the stock tank. Good luck with the project.

[CarRacer]

We run an 18 gallon fuel cell.

Pictures of fuel cell installation here. (http://www.missedshift.com/2010/09/18-gallons-of-lemonade/)

[s1ngletracker]

FYI, that is actually against the rules. YOu can install a fuel cell +/- 2 gallons from the stock size. If only we could just get a monstrous fuel tank...

[Andrew7dg]

I am guessing this isn't for chump car anymore. That bellhousing has to be worth more then the car + trans plus fuel cell? How much do you have into this and are you prepared to have.someone buy it for 500? I would.

[FattyBoomBatty]

SQs have a 20 gallon tank. Might look into that for your next car! :)

[CarRacer]

The car ran at Iowa with the cell and it went through tech as well. I dunno. I think the diesel Chevette's came with a 16 gallon tank too.

It is and will remain 100% a Chump car. Luckily we gained a lot of leeway when we picked a huge pile like the Chevette. Chump rules don't value the chassis if you use a shitbox and swap the motor. Combine that with a beat up old fwd turbo dsm and you have the start of something fun. Besides, good luck claiming any car for $500. Only the promoters can claim cars, and then they auction it with a starting bid of $1500.