Big Block Chevy Powered Chevette - Overkill?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 18 ก.ย. 2024
- I've seen this car around for a few years, but this is the first I've seen it running. It's a 1976 Chevette that had a full restoration. It also received a big block Chevy, all while keeping it's original 13'' tires and wheels. It was carefully modified so that there is no obvious modifications pointing to the engine swap. Stock interior, stock shifter, stock hood.
Filmed at the Wheels of Time Hotrod and Custom show August 2013 in Macungie PA
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The only Chevette that hasn't rusted away
I love, love, LOVE, that the engine is tucked in so discreetly that it keeps the original hood line. No scoops, no nothing... PERFECTION.
Yep, all stock body and dog dish hub caps, classic hot rod sleeper!!!!!!!!!
that car is a street legal engine stand
Josh Young camd out v8 best music ever
Fucking best comment ever....proper
Lol
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Rofl
The skinny wheels make this perfect!! It's not designed as a drag car. This is a pure fun "Because We Can" build.
I love that it looks completely stock. They even held back on the wheels, which is the one place "sleepers" usually drop the ball (I understand it makes them safer but that's not what a sleeper is really for, is it?). The only hint might be the red stripes on the wheels and that's really subtle. Oh and the sound! haha
The redline tires were a factory option.
Redline tires were not available as a factory option on Chevettes... They weren't available on any car in 1976.
Even down to the single exhaust tip.
I wonder if he's got an exhaust "splitter" hidden underneath? No way that monster big block could breath thru a single 1 inch exhaust!
Could not imagine the engineering involved in this tiny car !
Nah. Everyone should have a car lighter than it's motor. Badass!
Jeremy H u
LMAO!!!
I've seen it in person at Englishtown Auto Show. Stock looking right down to the tailpipe. The restoration & finish here is as good as it gets -- if not better than most show cars. Then you see what's under the hood -- GRAND SLAM!!!
If it fits, it's not overkill
A.M.E.N TO THAT.
PRAISE TO THE CAR GODS.
I love the madness of it
that has to be absolutely terrifying to drive.
1 pedal tap away from becoming a spinning top on the freeway. Pretty sweet build.
Not overkill at all, its simply goddamned SPECTACULAR. Love the wheel/tire combination! Love everything about it! 'Murica!
Yep
Just had a Cargasm, and I don't think she could look so sweet. WOW
Chevette V.S. CRX. now there is a match/comp....
I wonder about that 11 Gal Fuel Tank, with an engine that perhaps drinks to the tune of 3-5 mpg's? I guess a 50 mile cruising range isn't bad.
+Coupydog Hence the License Plate. Got Gas?
i was wondering that too, shit it must go through gas like crazy
You wouldn't want to drive 50 miles with a .800 lift roller lifter, you would be adjusting them right quick.
don rutter thanks ronny
LOVE how it looks totally stock!
that single exhaust tip is a beautiful thing
That is a beautiful 76-78. No tint and red interior. Awesome Job.
A 502 and a 427 share the same block dimensions, so they take up the same amount of physical space. When I saw this car being built, I was told it had a much larger motor, like a 632ci, but I didn't speak to the owner to get the exact displacement. I do believe it is larger than a 427, even though that is what sticker is on it.
I like how he kept it very stock looking pure sleeper....if he had quiet exhaust
Not overkill, that thing is clean as can be!
Wish that there were more builds like this.
that's the year car i had...Lime green chevy chevette with a 52 hp engine, only fastest on a good downhill....laughable at best..This This...is a work of art...Nice job...I would like to know if you still have it.?
My brother had this friend who was no lie 7 feet tall and had a Datsun with a big block Chevy. It was funny as hell seeing him sit inside this car. Of course his seat was moved quite but back. Like in the former backseat area 😅
Hell No thats one badass chevette yo!
I love that it looks stock but those tiny wheels will never get all that power to the pavement. Great for roll-on burnouts, bad for drag racing.
Deanna D Not if the geometry is set up for the back end to rise instead of squat.
Missing the point
I can see it now if he can silence it, it would be a true sleeper.
oh, also, i love the paint. must've taken him WEEKS to make it that SMOOOTH, being black.
I've seen it in person. The body & finish is absolutely flawless. Finish looks as good as any of the BEST restored cars I've come across. The guy "built" the car in his shop. Said the engine was a bit of a challenge LoL.
Power to weight ratio, 1:1 haha
now that's a real mans vette!!!
The redwall tires sold me.
I saw this car in person and when I walked up to it from behind the only thing that went through my mind was: who would restore a Chevette? Then I saw a big block under the hood. WOW!!!!!!!!!
very nice car bet its fast as hell.
I think i saw this car at a Cars and Coffee this morning in PA...looked identical minus the jersey tags
jesus, i had a hard enough time getting a big block into my 75 nova
This car was assembled around the engine
small car big block can't go wrong.
Nice ride! You also see alot of those with ROTARY 13B in Puerto Rico🇵🇷
Jeez - that is beautiful!! That's not overkill - that's JUST right!! I love the sleeper look!! Makes me wanna get my hands dirty again.... THANKS for the share!!
Some great planning and engineering!
My ex FIL used to drag race a Chevette...the MoonShot Chevette. He had a plaque on his mantelpiece claiming it was the world's fastest Chevette.
Pretty cool little car, nothing overkill. The guy made it his own.
So clean and simple. Love it!!
I'm a Ford man but I love this little monster. Appears bone stock
MoPar man here, I feel exactly the same way... it's rolling art...
That is demented. I want it so bad.
pretty cool, but look how close the master cylinder is to the headers, that's going to cause issues.
Oh man too cool.
Sleeper of the century.
Underkill. Only 427ci? Why not a 502ci? The BEST Chevette sleeper on the planet, simple as that. And I still didn't get to see and hear it angry performing a burnout.
Stuffed in that tiny engine bay, the motor seems to be much bigger, more like 502 cubes :)). I'm surprised it's only a 427 BBC.
beautiful car. good to keep it preserved
That car is a work of art
Marvelous. Freaking sweet.
What a beauty
What's it run in the quarter
great to see! but id like to have seen some suspension, HOW is it holding all the power, and weight? well done!
Clean swap , i love it .
Damn that’s a god on wheels. that’s pure perfection ❤
Thats what I call a Sleeper, you would never expect a bbc if it was parked in a parking lot
This has been done before, the original Camaro, the Chevy2 and Corvette were never intended to have any bigger than an Inline Six. It was those certain mechanics at certain dealerships that were just crazy enough to not only wonder what would happen if they added a V-8 but actually did it. Then it was so popular that people started asking for them from the Companies. The Companies said yes, the rest is History.
Friend of mine did this back in the 90s and I'll just say nothing was reinforced and it was just a strong 350 nothing like that but at the light when he punched it, we wound up driving back to his place on three wheels!
what kind of mods under the hood did you have to make to make that engine fit? I have a connection for a 80 chevette and want to put like a 305 V8 in it and have AC too, but also use the 700 r 4 trans so it glides on the interstate
The shop that built it re-did the engine engine bay from scratch. This was a full rotisserie restoration. Lots of custom fabrication.
Git er done 👍
I hope I can build one like this. A caddy 500, a nv3500 trans, a little bottle o nitros a big ole qaud carb and some headers. And some rustoleum for the car when I find it.
. . . pretty sure that's bad ass
This is pretty cool! I like crazy stuff like this.
I put a 455 oldsmobile in a 76 triumph tr7, under the stock hood, had 2 speed power glide, 3.08 mustang axle, and dual exhaust. Yes I did.
Talk about the ultimate “SLEEPER?” AWESOME!! 😎👍🏾🥳🥰
Nice work!!!
It really wasn't built for performance, purely for shock value. It's not important how much power it makes, just that you see that engine when you open the hood, and hear a nice cam lope from the exhaust.
Awesome
That's pure fire. I love it!! What differential did it got? I won't assume it is stock rear end. Please let me know.
It had a narrowed 9" Ford.
@@FuelInjectionSucks oh well i figured as much. 👍🏻 Thanks for your quick answer
Damn, I should've done that with my old Chevette.
If the exhaust was quieter, that little sleeper could sneak up on you at the lights and blow your doors off. How does the front end handle the weight or keep itself from twisting? I don't know.
I have been looking for a chevette for years to do this with, but all the open wheel modified guys have snapped all the junkyard chevettes up. They use the roof and back quarter part for their race cars.
Super cool
It’s a total sleeper too...erm, until that MONSTER under the Hood wakes up....
Very well done job!!!
"Overkill"?? What is this "overkill", of which you speak?
If it has overdrive, then mpg is not a problem.
three mpg locally, thirty on highway
Was this car built in Pottstown PA by Blast From The Past ? If not then she got a identical twin ! LOL bad ass car
It was.
I bought a rolling chassis from them guys while they were still building it . I was checking it out in process cool little bow tie . I'm actually going to be starting my own in a couple months but only a 327
What a sleeper.
It'll look better with the Vauxhall front ends and bumpers, keep everyone guessing.
Like strapping a rocket to a unicycle
VS the Gremlin X! Bring it on!
would love to see the before pics...
forget the sleeper look go for the statement a Big Bad Blower!
My sister had a shave at it it was nothing like this lol greatness
So when did the M.I.B. use a chevette? After the Pacer maybe?
freaking awesome.... love it
love it!! killer cool! i would take that chevette.
That engine must be 435 horsepower. If that can reach greater than 200 mph, it is a great miracle to me.
These days they believe the L88's produced over 500 hp.
Bad ass Vette! 👍👍
This is what I want to do to my 1976 chevette
+donny southwell yeah...THAT'll be a great financial investment. I've moved on now to 88-91 Honda Civic shitboxes as winterbeaters, since one can't find these Chevette/Acadian shitboxes anymore (they're all crushed now). I've only had (& still have) ONE '91 Civic shitbox (for 4 years now), since they are INdestructible, & that $250 investment has cost me only $24.99 oil change/yr x 4 years now. Put on over 80,000 kms on my peece o shit Civic. Keep my MINT BMW cabrio 6-speed warm,fuzzy, & cozy (in garage) for the winter again, until spring. Thank you, my little Honda ShitBox, for keeping my BMW & 73 MGB MINT whilst you are taking the BRUNT of winter. I love you, my Honda ShitBox! Gotta LOVE it!
Rad car
I love it
One baad mamer jammer for sure !!!👍🏽
Exact definition of a "sleeper".
Super cool never seen a v8 chevette 👍🏻🏁
That's a factory option engine. There was a little COPO code he must have checked off on the order blank, not too many of these known to exist!!!😮
Sweet , a sleeper!
If by "overkill" you mean "not enough yet", then I agree. Now where do you suppose you can mount a turbo on that little thing...?
Just posted this on my FB Groups page. (Big Block Chevy Swaps, Parts and Engines). Please join the group and give us some insight to what you did here. AWSOME job!!!!
the 1 time he gave it some gas he nearly slid into the black suv at 3:47.
these builds Are GREAT!!! But why don't they ever do the 'quarter -Mile run'...to show us how FAST 'SHE IS'?? Cheers!