I worked on those engines a lot as a kid, many of my friends owned them. cam and lifters, timing belts, heads, brakes and clutches. we abused them and drove them everywhere. solid car
I recently acquired a 1980 Chevy Chevette as a birthday present. This will be my first car restoration project. There is a lot of work to be done to make my car look as good as yours.Can you give me a list of places where you can get parts and trustworthy repair shops? I live in Texas. There is a lot that I don’t know yet, so I plan to reach out to others who know more about car restorations than I do. Thank you reading my entry. Have a nice day.
My dad had a 1980 5-door hatchback Chevette in the mid 1990's. We live in Canada so the floors rusted out quite fast. I remember him driving on the highway and hitting a huge water puddle that blew a huge hole in the drivers floor board soaking him with water. I had moved out by then but I do remember him swearing when he called and told me what happened. He just screwed down a piece of plywood and continued driving it for another 4 years after that. I was in a accident with my car so while waiting for the insurance company to decide what they were doing with my car I drove the Chevette for another 6 months before it was finally retired. In that 6 months of me driving it I had installed a timing belt in it and a bottom ball joint that broke while I was turning into my driveway. It was really cheap on fuel but it was way under powered.
LOL! Kinda reminds me of a Datsun liftback loaner my dad got from a garage. It used a screw driver to start and when my friend and I lifted up the floor mat we noticed some plywood. Naturally curious 8- and 9- year olds we lifted it to see the ground. We dubbed it the Flintstone's mobile. Thankfully he only had it for a couple of days.
I'd love to get a nice chevette or t1000 and put a modern turbo charged 4 cylinder in it and modernize the brakes and make a really fun lil car to drive around.
My first car was a brand new Chevrolet Chevette in 1986. It was a reliable car that ran for a very long time. When I took the drivers side seat out to put a seat cover on there was a build sheet under the seat tucked in. The build sheet said it was built in Atlanta Georgia Assembly Plant, and the car line was for the Pontiac 1000. At the last minute, the tail lights grill, and other parts were changed from Pontiac to Chevrolet.
GM could sell a couple hundred thousand of an updated cheap basic transportation car like this one. Great fuel economy and fun to drive with the manual transmission
I have had 4 chevettes in my younger days...all 4 speed 2 dr no ac cars they were rear drive, basically go carts and so cheap you can beat em fun fact, the steering column came thru the firewall crooked so they slightly bent the steering wheel to be straight when in its centered position
I don’t care what you say about not touching anything under the hood, that windshield washer container has been replaced! Those turn yellow after about 5 years! That’s not a 40 something year old washer reservoir!
Had a blue 84. Someone replaced the gearshift knob with a billiard ball. The ball was too heavy so the knob broke off. One of the cylinders burned oil so bad that the spark plug would get caked with black soot after a few thousand miles. I had to keep a pack of plugs and a case of oil in the back. The soot or whatever caused the engine to start to knock so I had to use more expensive gas. GM cars from this era would run badly for longer than most cars of the time would run at all.
I owned a white Pontiac T-1000 four door, brand new. I was 24 and drove it cross country a few times and would listen to books on tape with the cassette player. Not a great car but for a young guy it was very useful car.
OH that is begging for a Ls or an ecotec?Olds Quad 4. That could be a major sleeper.. Sounds like it came from Minot AFB, not a popular destination for AFB personnel.
Spoken like a true jagoff. That car has been left alone for 41 years. Why would you undo all of the preserved originality and screw it up with a fanboy engine swap? Grow up.
ND does not salt roads......I lived in Bismarck for many, many years and went to school at UND in Grand Forks, ND....they use sand in the winter...MN does use road salt.
My first car was an 84 Pontiac 1000. It taught me a lot. Wonderful car. Great traction and snow handling. Great room. Dependable. I would buy another in a minute if they would put it back in production
Motorweek got a 0-60 time of 30 seconds with this car back in 1982. Absolutely undriveable in today’s automotive landscape. Too slow, dangerously slow.
I’ll try to get an instrumented test drive on it this summer. This one has a few mild tricks done and us significantly faster than the 1982 I had years ago. That one was scary slow. Lol
Very cool, I still have my first car., a 1967 Mustang. First cars are special even when not perfect or exotic. Dreams are worth chasing - might be able to help you out if you’re serious.
I worked on those engines a lot as a kid, many of my friends owned them. cam and lifters, timing belts, heads, brakes and clutches. we abused them and drove them everywhere. solid car
This and the Chevette were like cock roaches. Hard to kill
good work
Thanks!
I really miss seeing these Chevrolet Chevettes today, back in the 80s you would see them everywhere .
Kind of like cockroaches :)
I recently acquired a 1980 Chevy Chevette as a birthday present. This will be my first car restoration project. There is a lot of work to be done to make my car look as good as yours.Can you give me a list of places where you can get parts and trustworthy repair shops? I live in Texas. There is a lot that I don’t know yet, so I plan to reach out to others who know more about car restorations than I do. Thank you reading my entry. Have a nice day.
We filmed this about 3 years ago so we don't have contact for the owner. Hopefully some of our viewers can help you out.
My dad had a 1980 5-door hatchback Chevette in the mid 1990's. We live in Canada so the floors rusted out quite fast. I remember him driving on the highway and hitting a huge water puddle that blew a huge hole in the drivers floor board soaking him with water. I had moved out by then but I do remember him swearing when he called and told me what happened. He just screwed down a piece of plywood and continued driving it for another 4 years after that. I was in a accident with my car so while waiting for the insurance company to decide what they were doing with my car I drove the Chevette for another 6 months before it was finally retired. In that 6 months of me driving it I had installed a timing belt in it and a bottom ball joint that broke while I was turning into my driveway. It was really cheap on fuel but it was way under powered.
Thanks for sharing and thanks for watching!
LOL! Kinda reminds me of a Datsun liftback loaner my dad got from a garage. It used a screw driver to start and when my friend and I lifted up the floor mat we noticed some plywood. Naturally curious 8- and 9- year olds we lifted it to see the ground. We dubbed it the Flintstone's mobile. Thankfully he only had it for a couple of days.
The T1000, was called Acadian in Canada.
Cool, thanks for sharing
Your welcome.@@TwoGuysandaRide
Parents had a 4-door 1987 Acadian. Grey exterior, red interior. Seeing what cars have turned into, I miss it even more hah.
I'd love to get a nice chevette or t1000 and put a modern turbo charged 4 cylinder in it and modernize the brakes and make a really fun lil car to drive around.
Sounds like fun! Thanks for watching!
My first car was a brand new Chevrolet Chevette in 1986. It was a reliable car that ran for a very long time. When I took the drivers side seat out to put a seat cover on there was a build sheet under the seat tucked in. The build sheet said it was built in Atlanta Georgia Assembly Plant, and the car line was for the Pontiac 1000. At the last minute, the tail lights grill, and other parts were changed from Pontiac to Chevrolet.
Badge engineering at its finest. Thanks for sharing
My Mom had a 81 as well Silver with Dark Blue interior was a great car.
That’s cool. Great always hearing from folks that had one in the family. Thanks for sharing
Registered for Back to the 80s 2022 car show June 12!
That’s an awesome show! Great cars and terrific folks!
GM could sell a couple hundred thousand of an updated cheap basic transportation car like this one. Great fuel economy and fun to drive with the manual transmission
They were fun to drive, not always about the hp. Thanks for watching!
The T1000/ 1000 was just a Chevette, a "Poncho", also called Acadian in Canada.
Lots of badge engineering
Very nice example of this model.
Agreed. Thanks for watching
I have had 4 chevettes in my younger days...all 4 speed 2 dr no ac cars they were rear drive, basically go carts and so cheap you can beat em fun fact, the steering column came thru the firewall crooked so they slightly bent the steering wheel to be straight when in its centered position
Cool fact, thanks for sharing and for watching!
Miata wheels on that Chevette- not too bad!
Cool huh?
What a beauty. I wish I could find one like this.
Really cool they still exist
I don’t care what you say about not touching anything under the hood, that windshield washer container has been replaced! Those turn yellow after about 5 years! That’s not a 40 something year old washer reservoir!
Ahhh, true. Good catch
Had a blue 84. Someone replaced the gearshift knob with a billiard ball. The ball was too heavy so the knob broke off. One of the cylinders burned oil so bad that the spark plug would get caked with black soot after a few thousand miles. I had to keep a pack of plugs and a case of oil in the back. The soot or whatever caused the engine to start to knock so I had to use more expensive gas. GM cars from this era would run badly for longer than most cars of the time would run at all.
Thanks for sharing and thanks for watching
Black soot on a plug is from a rich fuel mixture. Oil fouled plugs actually have oil on them , not soot.
I owned a white Pontiac T-1000 four door, brand new. I was 24 and drove it cross country a few times and would listen to books on tape with the cassette player. Not a great car but for a young guy it was very useful car.
That’s awesome, thanks for sharing!
That’s what my dad had when I was little.. 1981 with a stick shift.
OH that is begging for a Ls or an ecotec?Olds Quad 4. That could be a major sleeper.. Sounds like it came from Minot AFB, not a popular destination for AFB personnel.
That’d be a sweet engine swap!
Spoken like a true jagoff. That car has been left alone for 41 years. Why would you undo all of the preserved originality and screw it up with a fanboy engine swap? Grow up.
ND does not salt roads......I lived in Bismarck for many, many years and went to school at UND in Grand Forks, ND....they use sand in the winter...MN does use road salt.
Thanks for watching!
did it come with orange peel as standard equipment?
lol, probably did. 😎
@@TwoGuysandaRide just kidding of course. no offense meant
@@ct1762 none taken. It was funny
@@TwoGuysandaRide haha thanks man! and thanks for the video. love these old cars keep em' coming
My first car was an 84 Pontiac 1000. It taught me a lot. Wonderful car. Great traction and snow handling. Great room. Dependable. I would buy another in a minute if they would put it back in production
Very nice! Thanks for watching
Mine was different though. Automatic. power steering and brakes aftermarket cruise a/c and 4 door, which was kind of overkill
Everything Chevrolet made, Pontiac made it better!
Thanks for watching
Right, I wish Pontiac was still around!
Thought are 84 tail light lenses. I painted a equal , dual black lines. No air , but my old 1000 would go through mud and dirt roads, like crazy
Awesome, thanks for sharing
Motorweek got a 0-60 time of 30 seconds with this car back in 1982. Absolutely undriveable in today’s automotive landscape. Too slow, dangerously slow.
Its was painfully slow back then. Could you imagine any mfg selling a car that sluggish today? Thanks for watching
I’ll try to get an instrumented test drive on it this summer. This one has a few mild tricks done and us significantly faster than the 1982 I had years ago. That one was scary slow. Lol
Lol
This was my first car back in 1987...same year and was a 4speed. If you ever want to sell it just say the word...I'm dead serious!
I’ll pass along your offer. Thanks for watching and don't forget to hit that SUBSCRIBE button!
Very cool, I still have my first car., a 1967 Mustang. First cars are special even when not perfect or exotic. Dreams are worth chasing - might be able to help you out if you’re serious.
@@erikmattson702 I'm serious, if you have any leads on something just let me know
Add your email to your channel profile otherwise there’s no way to contact you. I do have a lead on one.
I will be in line too
What kind of rims would bolt right up to it ?
Maybe Matchbox or Hotwheels? They’re tiny. Thanks for watching
4x100mm but the center has to be large to clear the bearing hub
Interesting car but slow...very slow....
VERY Sloooooooooooooow. :)
It’s basic, reliable transportation. Why do you need to go fast? Grow up.
@@Joesmusclecargarage I am grown up. I'm simply wondering why you would ever post this vehicle.
I don't like those wheels dont hit with those tipes of cars i prefer the originals or wheels used on this era.🤷♂️🤷♂️🤦♂️
Thanks for watching
“Tipes”? Try again scholar.