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brent396 11-07-2011 11:54 AM

Vega Motion?
 
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1973-454-...=item43aae1b828

whitetop 11-07-2011 01:42 PM

Re: Vega Motion?
 
Joel only made one BB Vega and I thought that car was accounted for. I bought a complete V-8 Vega swap kit from Joel back in the early 90's and talked me out of doing a BB Vega at the time. Said the engine was just too big, size and weight wise for a car and a SB was just the package to go with.

olredalert 11-07-2011 02:53 PM

Re: Vega Motion?
 
----A close friend in Ft Lauderdale built a V8 Vega back in the 70s with a ten inch engine setback. It was just an LS6 crate motor/Turbo 400, but that thing was unbeatable on the street. Also nearly undriveable!!!.......Bill S

owners2 11-07-2011 06:14 PM

Re: Vega Motion?
 
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: whitetop</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Joel only made one BB Vega and I thought that car was accounted for. I bought a complete V-8 Vega swap kit from Joel back in the early 90's and talked me out of doing a BB Vega at the time. Said the engine was just too big, size and weight wise for a car and a SB was just the package to go with. </div></div> I've seen a small block &amp; a turbo charged small block vega in old magazines.

flyingn 11-08-2011 03:17 PM

Re: Vega Motion?
 
Anyone remember when Popular Hot rodding built a BB vega in the 77 or so? It was quite a feat and they had to do a ton of work to get it to work

Big Block 69 11-08-2011 07:25 PM

Re: Vega Motion?
 
I seem to recall PHR doing a Vega Panel Wagon. It had &quot;Vega High&quot; painted on the sides. They installed a 30 over 396 with oval port heads and a Turbo 400. I think the first few passes were 11 os, then with some adjustments, they ran in the tens. I don't recall them having any problems getting the motor in there, but it has been a while and my memory has faded. maybe someone here has that particular issue of PHR. I think the engine build was one issue and the install and track day were all separate issues.

whitetop 11-08-2011 08:04 PM

Re: Vega Motion?
 
PHR's Vega High was a hatchback. The guy who built the car just passed away a year or so ago.

GMC_Typhoon 11-08-2011 08:18 PM

Re: Vega Motion?
 
Just about every Vega V8 article can be found HERE

Xplantdad 11-08-2011 10:20 PM

Re: Vega Motion?
 
That's a cool link! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img]

brent396 11-09-2011 12:26 AM

Re: Vega Motion?
 
That link is so cool [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/headbang.gif[/img]


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