Bit of a project ive been working on

[westcoastdodge]

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

[westcoastdodge]

as it sits now 

[JB400]

 Very cool.  Exhaust looks like a shot gun

[stripedelete]

Midnight Blue?

[Kern Dog]

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! 

[69rtse4spd]

Nice, looks like it will be a lot of fun. .

[westcoastdodge]

Midnight Blue?

hi there stripedelete deep black

[westcoastdodge]

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! 

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

[BrianShaughnessy]

      Congrats!

   That little thing actually looks tough!!!   

      What do you do about the rear view mirrors?    The stock ones are kinda.... um...   weird.     

[Stevearino]

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.

[orange383]

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.

[John_Kunkel]

now installed a lotus 907 engine from a jensen healey

The "torqueless wonder"    Regardless, that Vauxhall is way cool.

[Birdflu]

OMG...the original motor looks so small sitting between the uni-body rails! Good reason for a transplant! Car has some SWEET lines...

[b5blue]

Kinda like a Cortina/Lotus mashup, nice work! 

[67440chrg]

Cool car. It should move good now.

[Back N Black]

 Very cool! 

[alfaitalia]

Nice..... I like it!

[Polygon]

Cool ride

[krops cars]

What year is the car? What is hp. of old engine verses new engine? It is cool.