Cavalier Front end conversion

[jonfoo]

ok sry for making another thread without a pic, please don't ban me,

anyways it was awhile ago now in bowness park i spotted this early 90s cavalier with an isuzu impluse fronted end conversion, when i saw it it was still in its primer phase, but i really thought it looked gorgeous, it was rolling with an r32 and some riced out hondas, which is the only reason i noticed it, does anyone have pics of this i need it for my library of fine automotive "wtf? really?"'s

[JfuckinC]

barmanjay?
no wait dont think so, i pictured his sig in my head with round lights. but they are sqquare

[Jlude]

:facepalm:

[MoneyPit]

Could be jays.

[barmanjay]

Yes that is my car rolling with garrett's gts-t

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a304/barmanjay/591487_66_full.jpg

Specs

1992 Cavalier Z24

Swapped C20NE (2.0 sohc) - boosted with a hybrid t25/t28

.80 a/r cold, .49 a/r hot

9:1 compression, walbro 255lhp fuel pump, bosch rrfpr, Nice big Volvo fmic

I can't remember what else,.. it's dead right now,.. rings :(

[sneek]

I can imagine that looking really good in person.

[barmanjay]

few more pics for you to ponder over

http://memimage.cardomain.com/member_images/3/web/591000-591999/591487_51_full.jpg
http://memimage.cardomain.com/member_images/3/web/591000-591999/591487_54_full.jpg
http://memimage.cardomain.com/member_images/3/web/591000-591999/591487_55_full.jpg

[barmanjay]

It doesn't look that good anymore

sat at a farm for over a year and the weather has beaten the piss out of it

might just crush it now

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a304/barmanjay/DSC00109.jpg
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a304/barmanjay/DSC00108.jpg

[toastgremlin]

That's a shame. How hard was the conversion? I thought the Isuzus weren't J-bodies.

[barmanjay]

10 hours just figure out how to fit the lights,.. then a week of evenings to finish off the lower half of the front bumper

isuzu's aren't j-bodies,.. at the time I loved how the front of those impulses looked,.. but I didn't like anything else of that car.

[jswankster]

Crush it??!! part rims...lol

[barmanjay]

Originally posted by jswankster
Crush it??!! part rims...lol

still undecided what to do with it

I met my wife with it so it does have some sentimental value,.. I'm bringing it home tonight to assess how bad it is, and how much more work to get it running to spec again


Maybe I should rockguard it like the audi and subie :D

[shin0bi]

Gotta say, that's a unique car.
Crushing it would be a waste IMO.

You could always use trunk liner as a paintjob!
I kid, I kid...


Definitely worthy of a restoration though if only for the fact that its marvellously unique.

[MoneyPit]

Originally posted by barmanjay


still undecided what to do with it

I met my wife with it so it does have some sentimental value,.. I'm bringing it home tonight to assess how bad it is, and how much more work to get it running to spec again


Maybe I should rockguard it like the audi and subie :D Hey hey. Remember that half the reason you met your wife is because I had a cavalier too! :rofl:

And the pizza nights where I invited everybody over to my garage. That's how ya met :D

[MoneyPit]

Oh and don't forget your brother in law can paint cars :nut: We will take care of it. You throw in a new motor and don't worry about painting it, ok?

We will refine the front end so it fits better too. Maybe I can make a one piece fibreglass or something.

[jonfoo]

wow if ur gonna crush it i'll take it, it would be a waste crushing that, gorgeous btw

[EM1FTW]

i remember when i used to have my 92 z24.
i was in love with barmanjay's car!

i remember seeing it driving around the day after i got my z24, and that was what i wanted mine to look like some day.


DON'T CRUSH IT!

[jdmSiR]

dont do it

[barmanjay]

Ok ok :(

painful to see it in bad shape,.. but heart strings have been pulled

It will have to be project #2 for this winter

need to do a swap in the wifes convertible first and now she wants it boosted too.


too many projects!!