Link to My 75 to 72 V8 Vega Conversion Project

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Link to My 75 to 72 V8 Vega Conversion Project

Postby dadhad1 » Fri Jun 14, 2013 2:08 pm

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'What is it? A Maverick? No. A Pinto? No. Looks like a mini Camaro. A Camaro? No. A Chevette? HAHA, No. It's a Vega. Ahhhhh, cool man.'

My Vega Photo Gallery at World of Wheels in Boston 2014
https://get.google.com/albumarchive/115 ... pAWBWhqw1V
YouTube Video Playlist of My V8 Vega Resto Mod
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1EZdPJ ... ELLLJsPs6C
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Re: Link to My 75 to 72 V8 Vega Conversion Project

Postby cosvega76 » Fri Jun 14, 2013 5:50 pm

Wow, Mike, great job! Nice work swapping that tail light panel. Now let's see if we can get it to stop as good as it looks!

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Re: Link to My 75 to 72 V8 Vega Conversion Project

Postby dadhad1 » Sat Jun 15, 2013 7:26 am

Thanks Chuck. Yeah the tail light panel was a challenge, not only getting it on there but making the area work where the hatch tongue area is on the 72 hatch (because I obvioulsy used the 75 hatch). Also, found out the lower rear section of the quarter panels differ from early to late models, so fiberglass needed to be carefully added to the lower valance to fill that void.
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'What is it? A Maverick? No. A Pinto? No. Looks like a mini Camaro. A Camaro? No. A Chevette? HAHA, No. It's a Vega. Ahhhhh, cool man.'

My Vega Photo Gallery at World of Wheels in Boston 2014
https://get.google.com/albumarchive/115 ... pAWBWhqw1V
YouTube Video Playlist of My V8 Vega Resto Mod
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1EZdPJ ... ELLLJsPs6C
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Re: Link to My 75 to 72 V8 Vega Conversion Project

Postby vegastre » Sat Jun 15, 2013 12:11 pm

Good job,
I like just about everything with this build. Even the Sidepipes which add Just the right 'Hot Rod' throwback for the H-Body. Clean package top to bottom.
Phil Kennedy~
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75 Pontiac Astre SJ Safari Wagon
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Re: Link to My 75 to 72 V8 Vega Conversion Project

Postby avewhtboy » Sun Jun 16, 2013 9:45 am

Cool car thanks for posting the link to the pictures.
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Re: Link to My 75 to 72 V8 Vega Conversion Project

Postby dadhad1 » Mon Jun 17, 2013 2:26 pm

Thanks guys for the kind words. I always loved the tone of side pipes with a healthy displacement and thought, why not? There just basic Hooker 4" pipes with big block slip in mufflers for a mid 60s Vette appl.
They sound so good.
Only thing that was really custom were the intermediate pipes between the header collectors and the side pipes.
The exhaust shop couldn't bend 4", so I got a Hooker 4" 'U' pipe from Summit, cut it in half, and they provided the 90 deg turn & added length I needed. Pretty cut n dry.
It beats trying to find room by the pan hard bar !
:D
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'What is it? A Maverick? No. A Pinto? No. Looks like a mini Camaro. A Camaro? No. A Chevette? HAHA, No. It's a Vega. Ahhhhh, cool man.'

My Vega Photo Gallery at World of Wheels in Boston 2014
https://get.google.com/albumarchive/115 ... pAWBWhqw1V
YouTube Video Playlist of My V8 Vega Resto Mod
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1EZdPJ ... ELLLJsPs6C
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