1972 Vega GT hatchback build

[paranoid56]

well picked this up the other day sure its going to be an expensive journey
currently it needs lots of work. no motor or trans.
it will be getting a basic 350 and th350 trans.

so far i orders all new rubber seals for the car as the stock ones are dead.

things i need to pick up
maybe a fiberglass rear hatch as the stock one has some rust.
would love to find the lower front splitter too
engine

[Smiley]

you mean a front spoiler ? there is one on ebay and Someone on here was making them.
Check with Dave's Vega Village for the spoiler.

[paranoid56]

lol, Yep, front spoiler thanks for the heads up. will contact them

[waybad]

looks like a good builder

[Vega45]

Looks like you have something soild to work with .I have a very soild hatch for sale no rust with window and support arms .

[paranoid56]

started getting into it cleaning it up some.
the PO did a funky rear fuel cell. i got under it and there is no stock fuel tank. but i did see what looked like a selector valve.
from inside the trunk


under the airplane type cover.


also took the gauge cover off so i can draw it up and make a new cover to hold some autometer gauges.

the speaker was just sitting in the dash. this thing is bad looking. covered in goooooo.


yea not sure this worked anymore

[paranoid56]

Got all new seals for the car. (rear hatch, doors, window seals and felts and sealant/glue)
here is what the old one looked like. i think it was dead


and the new one going in (although i am not sure which direction it gets installed.)


yea, old one was dead


i already fixed some of the surface rust in the channel. however the hatch is pretty far gone. major rust. so might look for a new one or maybe a fiberglass replacement.

[paranoid56]

spoiler showed up

[paranoid56]

well my vega v8 swap kit showed up. I must be spoiled with suby parts as these looks like shot

the transmission mount and engine mounts. I probably should have just made these, and i might just use these to make a jig and make a better set. not sure yet.



and look at these sweet headers. I have never seen cheap raw steel headers before. i might see if some standard short headers fit. As its going to be hard to make these nice. or maybe just wrap them.

[76wagon]

Which kit is that? I have a set of those motor mounts kicking around and don't know who made them.

That's gonna be one sweet car once you get it done. Keep it up!

Phill

[Kenova]

the speaker was just sitting in the dash. this thing is bad looking. covered in goooooo.


yea not sure this worked anymore

Well, that's a little better than pulling the defrost ducts out and finding them full of dried


Ken

[paranoid56]

Which kit is that? I have a set of those motor mounts kicking around and don't know who made them.

That's gonna be one sweet car once you get it done. Keep it up!

Phill

don hadly v8 kit.

[paranoid56]

going to start on the rust repair for the rear hatch. its bad, but i might be able to fix it.

[paranoid56]

Vega update.
This is going to be fun to fix. but i have watched enough overhalling, fast and loud, wheeler dealers, horsepower, bla bla that i think i can do this


went out to the metal shop to pick up some sheetmetal to fix this. saw these two wonders in the parking lot picking up some metal


on the way home i needed to stop at the great china tool shop to pick up a brake to bend the lip to fix this.
ended up with this 30" 350lb behemoth hoping that it would do what i want. It says its a finger brake, sheer and a roller.


damn thing actually sheered 20ga metal 30" wide. was quite surprised


put it in the brake to make the first of many pieces and it bent it perfect. to reform the lip, its going to require 3 different bent pieces.


I ordered up a shrinker stretcher combo so i can put a bend in it to match the lines of the hatch.

[Kenova]

There is nothing like the right tools to make a job easier.

Ken