From:
vega_guy_76_REMOVE_406171_THIS_@yahoo.com
I am in Longview, WA. It is about 45 minutes north of Portland
Oregon.
Charlie
--- In <a href="/group/gmhbody4/post?protectID=123232214254193154187050203245147187078145038136183193071193172194143142">gmhbody4@yahoogroups.com</a>, David Contreras
<<a href="/group/gmhbody4/post?protectID=114166018009248237025149066056172239039144031167008142008045037205142076">david_contreras2002@y...</a>> wrote:
> where do you live
>
> --- vega_guy_76 <<a href="/group/gmhbody4/post?protectID=091233212180056219138097203245147187078145038136183193071193172194143142">no_reply@yahoogroups.com</a>> wrote:
> > Well, I've decided to sell my monza, I'm gonna sell
> > it, buy a cheap
> > car and put the rest of the money into my vega.
> >
> > Specs are as follows:
> >
> > VIN #: 1R07G6C126854
> > Current Engine: 2.3L out of '79 Mustang 2bbl holley
> > carb
> > Current Tranny: 4spd out of '79 Mustang
> > Rear End: 2.56 Posi out of '78 Monza
> > Current Mileage: 83,313 (as read off odometer,
> > 80mph, needle is
> > broken off)
> > Factory Options (as read off order form found in
> > glove box):
> >
> > CF4 Sky Roof
> > LV1 4.3 Litre 2bbl V8 Eng
> > G80 Positraction
> > UA1 H/D Battery
> > J50 Power Brakes
> > D55 Console
> > C49 Rear Defogger
> > ZJ9 Aux Lighting
> > B37 Color Keyed Mats
> > D31 Inside Mirror
> > D35 Sport Mirror
> > B84 Body Side Moldings (not on car)
> > B93 Door Edge Moldings (not on car)
> > B96 Whl Opening Moldings (not on car)
> > UM1 AM RAdio W/Tape (car now has RoadGear CD Player)
> > N31 Sport Strng Wheel
> > N33 Comfortilt Steering
> > N41 Power Steering
> > 82W(i think thats what it says) Spirit of 76
> > Bonus(not sure on the
> > word 'bonus' but it definately says 'spirit of 76')
> > N65 Stowaway Spare Tire
> > OKY BR70x13/C WS Tires
> > M40 Turbo Transmission
> >
> > The car still has all of the above items except
> > those I have said so
> > on, except i'm not sure what the 'spirit of 76
> > bonus' is. It still
> > has the center console, it has a semi-polished
> > aluminum plate
> > surrounding the shifter with three gauges above the
> > shifter (oil
> > psi, ammeter, water temp). The water temp and clock
> > gauges in the
> > dash DO NOT work. I've looked at the paper above
> > many times and this
> > is the first time I noticed the 'spirit of 76
> > bonus', whatever that
> > may have been. Also on the same paper it has the
> > following info:
> >
> > MFG. Suggested Price: 5,798.72
> > Price: 5,948.72
> > Date Ordered: 3/6/76
> > Preference Date: 3-23
> > Est. Shipping Date: 4-13
> > Factory Shipping Date: 4-8
> > Shipped Sealand: 5/6
> > Date in Stock: 5/11
> > Del. Point: Anchorage
> > Trim: PBB2 Black cloth
> > Color: 1313 Silver
> > Make: 1976 Monza
> > Model: 1HR07
> > Order NO. G5V893
> >
> > As far as I know the car still has the original V8
> > frame stands, but
> > has the ford pieces bolted and welded to those. I
> > DID NOT swap this
> > engine and tranny in. I got the car off Ebay 1 year
> > ago. I have an
> > exhaust manifold that goes with the car, along with
> > about a 3foot
> > section of exhaust pipe that should fit the shape of
> > the monza(if
> > same engine is kept and exhaust manifold put on).
> >
> > The engine runs decently, runs a little rich (always
> > has since the
> > day I got it), it also diesels once in a
> > while(havn't figured that
> > out either), has one hell of an exhaust leak from a
> > broken header
> > flange. It has new bosch platinum spark plugs (about
> > 5,000miles at
> > the very most). Even though the engine isn't perfect
> > it always fires
> > up and seems to pull without hesitation once warmed
> > up. When it's
> > cold (sat overnight, fire up in morning hold at
> > about 2,500rpm's for
> > about 2 minutes and it'll then be warmed up enough
> > to run without
> > dieing) it will backfire through the carb if you
> > don't give enough
> > gas and give too much clutch. The tranny shifts
> > freely and smoothly
> > into all four forward gears and reverse. The rear
> > end feels strong,
> > posi feels extremely strong, almost feels like a
> > spool or welded
> > rear (which I know for a fact that it isn't). When
> > coming to a stop
> > the car seems to stop on a dime and give change
> > back. When leaving
> > from the stop and making a 120* right hand turn the
> > inside tire will
> > kinda 'chirp' it's way along, I think this is mainly
> > my driving
> > habits, as it only does it if i get into it a
> > little.
> >
> > The car was painted (or so I was told) in 1991 with
> > white basecoat
> > and blue pearl in the clear coat. The color is
> > right, you will see
> > in the some of the better larger pictures the pearl
> > really does show
> > up. The body is 99% dent free. There are minor door
> > dings in the
> > doors that can only be noticed by looking from that
> > certain angle.
> > There is also about a 4"x1/2" dent/crease (not sure
> > what to call it)
> > in the hatch under the spoiler. The car has a
> > spoiler that I have
> > not seen on an h-body before. The car also has a
> > rear window louver
> > painted to match, cracked in two spots. The car has
> > custom steel
> > side ground effects which can be seen in the
> > pictures. Whoever
> > designed/built these did one hell of a great job,
> > but living where I
> > do has taken its toll on them and are pretty beat up
> > (folded under
> > about 1"). On the rear the car has re-drilled axles
> > and drums to 5x
> > 4-3/4" bolt pattern with 14" rims with 185/60/14
> > Federal tires. The
> > front I am still converting back to 4-lug. The left
> > front is back to
> > 4-lug with factory vented rotors and factory steel
> > 'd-hole' rim with
> > a 'Tiger' brand 165R13 tire. The right front has
> > factory vented
> > rotor redrilled to 5x4-3/4" bolt pattern with a 15x7
> > Allied Chrome
> > Mod with a Cooper Cobra 205/50/15. The front of the
> > car has been
> > lowered considerably. The front lower control arms
> > sit about 1-1/2"
> > from the bumpstop and have taken their toll on the
> > bumpstops also. I
> > don't know if the rear has been lowered or not, but
> > if the front
> > has, I would assume the rear has also.
> >
> > The interior is about 90% perfect. The seats are a
> > breed between
> > black vinyl and black cloth. The drivers seat has
> > about a 4"x1/4"
> > spot of vinyl missing. The seats are all in great
> > condition and give
> > great support for long trips (I know I've made many
> > 4 hour trips in
> > them and gotten out feeling just as good as when I
> > went in). The
> > carpet should be replaced, but looks just fine when
> > the black
> > matching GM floormats are in place.
> >
> > I know I'm probably forgetting something, feel free
> > to ask ANYTHING.
> > My current asking price is: $1,200.
> >
> > Pictures can be found here:
> > community.webshots.com/al...9169YKVQJl
> >
> > I will be adding tons more pictures tomorrow.
> >
> > Oh yeah, there must be a crossed wire or short
> > somewhere as the
> > blinkers must be manually 'blinked' sometimes, and
> > other times they
> > will blink on their own. And also the tach will read
> > whatever it
> > wants to when idling, but the second you start to
> > rev up the engine,
> > it'll read back to what it should.
> > I will gladly take anybody for a ride, and if you
> > are still
> >
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>
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