Opel Kadett C / Chevrolet Chevette

[Walid]

Hi Everyone

I am Walid from Germany. I am about to start a crazy project here. It is about modifying an Opel Kadett C 1977 fitting it with a V6 Engine and upgrading all Systems to match. I am looking for a company that can provide me with a fully independent rear suspension including disc brakes.

Can anybody help??

Many Thanks

Walid

[MikkoV]

Originally Posted by Walid

Hi Everyone

I am Walid from Germany. I am about to start a crazy project here. It is about modifying an Opel Kadett C 1977 fitting it with a V6 Engine and upgrading all Systems to match. I am looking for a company that can provide me with a fully independent rear suspension including disc brakes.

Can anybody help??

Many Thanks

Walid

I did race with C Kadett before, i had Omega A IRS in that. And BMW M5 3.6 engine with supercharger You can find old project threads in english

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Alltough have to about Kadett own solid axle, it is just fine, suspension geometry works very well. It´s so easy to make it worse than it is as standard. My advice, if you are aiming max. 250hp and don´t use semislicks etc. Fit disc brakes and Omega A <-89 LSD to Kadett own "big" axle , or Manta / Ascona axle.

And about engine, Assuming that Opels V6? If, why? Unpowerfull engines which are hard / expensive to tune, and manual R25 and R28 trannies that fit with those are absolutely crap.

[Walid]

Hi Mikko,

thanks for the pics and the advice You seem to be a "hardcore" guy ) I am not aiming to race with the car. I want to make it street eligable. So such dramatic actions will not be in. Over and above i want to keep the car as opelish as possible. So i will be using original oel parts as far as I can. I want the IRS for its squat properties I like it when a ca squats everytime you apply the power

Why I am aiming at the V6 Opel engine/ Tansmission? because you get parts for those around each corner here. Even my dealer has promsed to service the car and fix it as normal. I do drive though an Insignia OPC with 325 bhp so I have my fair share of power and do race with the car on the Nürburgring

I will keep you posted about the developments. Merry Christmas and happy new Year for th tim being.

Cheers
Walid

[MikkoV]

What do you mean by squat properties? My technical english...

Gearbox thing, get Getrag 240 tranny from Manta B 1.8 OHC, bolts on to OHC and newer DOHC and Ecotec engine and if i´ve understand correctly to V6 engines also. That´s more durable than thos R25/8 boxes and shifst far more better.

I have also built this Manta few years back, stil have it. That´s street car (alltough drifted little bit with at some point at comp level, mainly thatwise the rollcage). It´s with Opel 3.6 12V engine from Irmcsher Senator and Getrag 265 gearbox from Monza. 307hp/418nm.