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    1968 vauxhall viva hb

    this is my on going project it`s a 1968 vauxhall viva hb that i ran with a rv8 in it to start with,then after some much needed work this is wer its at today....












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    Wow, many moons ago my dad had a HB viva with a rover 3.5 V8 in!

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    are those sierra front lower control arms , not going to be much vauxhall left , but i still love it

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    Thats a project, top work
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    Surely you are only pulling it one way though? ie. you are pulling it along its length.

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    Quote Originally Posted by spue2001 View Post
    are those sierra front lower control arms , not going to be much vauxhall left , but i still love it
    yes they are sierra tca`s them one`s are just for the build iv got some rose jionted and ajusterbale one`s when its finished,the front stuts are cosworth 2wd roll top mount`s,the rear axel is scimiter with lsd on 4bar set up...still got a long way to go yet,and then iv got to built the engine a c20let.

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    Quote Originally Posted by AD060781 View Post
    Wow, many moons ago my dad had a HB viva with a rover 3.5 V8 in!
    i ran this hb with a rv8 init for a year then the rear floor started to twist,so this is why iv gone this route...

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    Quote Originally Posted by peester View Post
    are you mr hbturbo off retro-rides???
    yes im hb turbo off retro-rides.....

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    just a few more pictures







    and i wish that my car would end up looking like this


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    Re: 1968 vauxhall viva hb

    If anyone is interested my sons car, an unusual viva cabriolet is on our website

    www.ourcustoms.co.uk

    go to 'present cars' to view.

    'current project' might also be of interest

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