Awesome...Just awesome...

penski · 9 Apr 2006 at 17:29

First, a bit of background:

A guy called Rob is studying automotive engineering at Cardiff.

His old car was a road rally-prepped Chevette which he built up from stock into a 1300cc screamer.

Specification

Engine

Blydenstein stage 2 cylinder head with Terry’s Performance valve springs (300Psi)
Weber 34ICH carb on ported Viva manifold
Lightened and balanced bottom end with polished rods
Up rated high pressure oil pump
Janspeed 4 branch manifold (very rare) Heat wrapped into straight through custom exhaust with 1 cherry bomb silencer
Kent HCR2 cam – this a DTV Dealer Sport part and very rare
Spark rite electronic ignition – no points
Rocker cover breathers now vent into an oil catch tank.
Sierra XR4i big radiator and header tank
Micro dynamics Rev Limiter

Fuel System

New lines
Alloy centrally mounted foam filled tank

Brakes

Fully rebuilt including all seals and brake pipes
Dash mounted pressure reducing valve (bias valve)
New handbrake cable and linkage

Suspension

700lb front springs – works spec
350lb rear springs - works spec
Spax adjustable dampers Front
LIP rear Dampers
Rear suspension turreted
Front anti roll bar removed but supplied with 20mm and 12mm anti roll bars for different conditions
Brand new GM front wishbones, ball joints and bushes
Adjustable panhard rod

Interior

Stripped out (no rear seats – sprayed satin black)) but still had high quality black carpet in the front
Corbeau Forza Bucket seats
OMP harnesses
GLS Centre console
Rear bolt in 4 point roll cage which sits on welded in 3mm load spreading plates
Oil pressure gauge and pod mounted rev counter
Black headlining and door cards, new window mechanisms

Wheels

13x6” Genuine Compomotive CX fitted with Goodyear GT2 tyres

Lighting

Halogen head lamps
2 x Cibie Spot lamps
2 x Cibie Fog lamps

I have to say that the guy is an absolute legend - he crashed it and within a week, he had replaced all the panels, fitted turrets, repainted the entire car (THRICE!) and had it back on the road.

A couple of months later, there was a bit of valve/piston interferance (ouch) and within 24 hours he had located a new engine, done a 300-odd mile round trip to pick it up, swapped all his trick bits into it, rebored it, fitted it and was back on the road.

He sold it last year (for £2,250 - not seen a small-engine shuv go for that much. Ever.) and got a Skoda Estelle 130 to replace it:

30k from new, mint condition, he planned to fit it with a newer engine on bike throttle bodies and DIY EFI, strip it out and use the project for his final project at uni.

A couple of days ago, he announced that he was selling the skud...And I've been guessing why....

Buuuuuuuut....

*n

Mad old tory · 9 Apr 2006 at 17:31

That Shuv is cool, Skoda looks crap though

penski · 9 Apr 2006 at 17:31

I cant belive i can actually say i own a KP30!

pics are crap as its dirty and raining and not even cooled down from the drive!

Its got 12months MOT and 6months Tax, 1000cc engine, 5 SPEED BOX, Lotus twin cam steels and streched rubber (ish) a bike can and is so solid and utterly rot free it would make a new corolla look rough! ;D 61 genuine k on the clock and a load of spares. Ive also got a 1500cc Lite ace engine lined up!!! Oh yes baby dreams can come true....J Tin is the future - i Blame Hotwire, Rmad and Asconadaz amongst others

Plans include stripping it out, dropping the front, new motor, new paint, big dirty oil cooler and wing mounted mirrors just to start with (well in time for CARS)

any pics for inspiration, potato chops, suggestions and web links much apprecieated. IM SO EXCITED, but now i must get some sleep as i have another shift at 9!

More pics tomorow when i can see!

I can't wait to see what he does with it...

*n

penski · 9 Apr 2006 at 17:32

Mad old tory said:
That Shuv is cool, Skoda looks crap though

The skud looks a bit scared of the road...Lower it, fit some decent rims and it'd look good.

*n

Gilly · 9 Apr 2006 at 17:32

I still don't get it.

Mad old tory · 9 Apr 2006 at 17:33

What the hell is that?

Mad old tory · 9 Apr 2006 at 17:34

penski said:
The skud looks a bit scared of the road...Lower it, fit some decent rims and it'd look good.

*n

Nah can't see it myself, weren't those models used for rallying though or am I imagining things?

penski · 9 Apr 2006 at 17:34

Mad old tory said:
What the hell is that?

76 Toyota KP30

*n

penski · 9 Apr 2006 at 17:34

Mad old tory said:
Nah can't see it myself, weren't those models used for rallying though or am I imagining things?

They were indeed. Rather succesful too.

*n

GSXRMovistar · 9 Apr 2006 at 17:39

This caught my eye today..

Sorry couldn't resist.

loltim · 9 Apr 2006 at 18:07

I like the Toyota but the Skoda's just ****.

Scottland · 9 Apr 2006 at 18:10

Would be good to see what he can do with that Toyota, I have a strange liking for that Estelle

penski · 9 Apr 2006 at 18:34

Tim said:
I like the Toyota but the Skoda's just ****.

Why?

*n

penski · 9 Apr 2006 at 18:35

GSXRMovistar said:
This caught my eye today..

Sorry couldn't resist.

Christ on a bike...I just prolapsed my own lungs from laughing so hard. I really did. Seriously.

...

*n

gord · 9 Apr 2006 at 18:38

GSXRMovistar said:
This caught my eye today..

Sorry couldn't resist.

That is AWESOME..

[had to join in]

loltim · 9 Apr 2006 at 18:52

penski said:
Why?

*n

Maybe I should have added "IMO" on the end, i'm sure you'd hate my Honda Civic.

GSXRMovistar · 9 Apr 2006 at 18:54

penski said:
Christ on a bike...I just prolapsed my own lungs from laughing so hard. I really did. Seriously.

...

*n

Hmm....do I detect a slight sarcastic tone to your post?

Fair enough if it’s the kinda motors that you like then alls good, just not the sort of thing that floats my boat.

andi · 9 Apr 2006 at 19:08

Gilly said:
I still don't get it.

Yeah, I'm with you. At the time, everyone thought the Skoda was crap, whats suddenly changed?

[TW]Fox · 9 Apr 2006 at 19:09

Tim said:
I like the Toyota but the Skoda's just ****.

Don't be daft. Don't you realise how cars like that have magic powers?

They can go from being utterly carp to simply amazing simply by getting old.

Lopéz · 9 Apr 2006 at 19:10

I like the Chevette. Good spec too, and you can't fault the guy for being a "do-er" rather than a dreamer.

The Skoda needs to be dropped to the floor with wide wheels and a paint job of some description to look cool.

KP30 is a Corolla isn't it? I tried to buy a Starlet KP60 in 2001 to build as a road rally project with a mate (just after we built the black 205)
Unfortunately he was paranoid about spares and panels/lamps etc as well as tuning parts and refused to put the cash down. I couldn't afford it on my own.
Never seen a tidy one for sale since.