hey guys,just thought i would share a little project ive been working on.i have an old vauxhall viva hc with an original 1256cc engine,it was too slow,underpowered. now installed a lotus 907 engine from a jensen healey,bit of a rare beast nowadays but quick paint job interior still to finish but runs great :coolgleamA:
as it sits now :2thumbs:
Very cool. Exhaust looks like a shot gun
Midnight Blue?
Was Vauxhall a subsidiary of General Motors? The styling reminds me a bit of a Vega or Opel.
Cool little rig. I like the wheels too. That engine though! Wow! :2thumbs:
Nice, looks like it will be a lot of fun. :2thumbs:.
Quote from: stripedelete on June 01, 2018, 08:33:13 PM
Midnight Blue?
hi there stripedelete deep black :2thumbs:
Quote from: Kern Dog on June 01, 2018, 08:41:11 PM
Was Vauxhall a subsidiary of General Motors? The styling reminds me a bit of a Vega or Opel.
Cool little rig. I like the wheels too. That engine though! Wow! :2thumbs:
hi there Kern Dog i believe vauxhall was a subsidiary of general motors until quite recently,engine was removed from a rusted out jensen healey(lotus 907) which uses the same (or similar) front crossmember and suspension :2thumbs:
:2thumbs: Congrats!
That little thing actually looks tough!!! :cheers:
What do you do about the rear view mirrors? The stock ones are kinda.... um... weird.
Very nice. Very nice indeed. Love the comparison to the old motor. I don't believe I have seen that much room in an engine compartment ever. You could have two luggage bins on either side of that original piece.
I wasn't expecting to see one of these when I clicked on the thread. Very cool.
I had a Vauxhall Magnum 1800 as my first car back in '89.
It was virtually the same as the viva but had a larger engine, different grille, interior and dash.
Yours must be super rare nowadays. I haven't seen one in years.
Quote from: westcoastdodge on June 01, 2018, 07:33:07 PM
now installed a lotus 907 engine from a jensen healey
The "torqueless wonder" :lol: Regardless, that Vauxhall is way cool.
OMG...the original motor looks so small sitting between the uni-body rails! Good reason for a transplant! Car has some SWEET lines...
Kinda like a Cortina/Lotus mashup, nice work! :2thumbs:
Cool car. It should move good now.
Very cool! :2thumbs:
Nice..... I like it!
Cool ride
What year is the car? What is hp. of old engine verses new engine? It is cool.