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11-23-2024, 07:02 PM
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V8 vega
First off this question don’t belong here but I’m sure one of you knows the answer. When I was a teenager I had a V8 Vega and it never made it to the track but where we raced I’m guessing and about 1200 feet it would flutter the windshield wipers then hold em off the windshield till you lifted. The speedo was way off from the Power train swap anyone else encounter this if so at what speed did that happen. One of those things ya spend the rest of your life wondering almost makes you want to build another one with correct speedo to see but I hated it unless the go pedal was nailed and then for a short time it was my favorite car ever. It was a 1972 stock hood car.
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11-23-2024, 10:20 PM
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Re: V8 vega
On mine, it happened around 114-118 MPH …..
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11-23-2024, 10:43 PM
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11-23-2024, 10:52 PM
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Re: V8 vega
I’ve been looking for that answer for about 45 years. Back then when one of friends wanted to race I give them a ride out to the spot and say watch the wipers no one that went for a ride wanted to run it after that.
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11-24-2024, 10:22 AM
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Re: V8 vega
On mine with stock gearing ??? at the top of 2nd gear (TURBO 350) THE DRIP RAIL WOULD BLOW OFF!!
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11-24-2024, 10:58 AM
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Re: V8 vega
That brings back fond memories of my youth, I remember all the V8 Vegas in the staging lanes with their windshield wiper blades duct taped down.
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11-25-2024, 06:28 PM
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with a 331 built out of out dated modified eliminator parts... before the stock 3.42 rear was replaced with pontiac/olds... mid 3rd gear... wipers raised off windshield and then into fourth.... then they slowly swept all the way across to other side of windshield... then when slowed down... they swept back across... floating off windshield and then back on the windshield... not sure how many MPH it ran but mathematically..... potential to go way too fast in a vega.. It is a MIRACLE that I got to grow up with my Dad alive.. he still is and still has that Vega too.... Last edited by Mike Taylor 3601; 11-25-2024 at 06:36 PM. |
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11-25-2024, 08:23 PM
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Re: V8 vega
Also the rear hatch would not close without slamming it. I also had constant front end alignment issues, The front end would spread apart because I had made the rad support removable. Had to add a extra brace.
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11-25-2024, 10:25 PM
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Re: V8 vega
These V8 Vegas were assembled by Div 1 champ, Joe DeLorenzo in New Haven for Bob Johnson.
They were brand new cars with a warrantee. The std. engine was the 1970 LT1, also new.. The Don Hardy kit was used in the assembly Very fast little cars as you can imagine.... There's more on the 'net, I'm sure. https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/scun...y-com-t33.html
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11-26-2024, 12:34 AM
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Re: V8 vega
How could you call the Grumps Toy Vega an ugly POS - if it was good enough for Jenkins {numerous championships & cutting edge technoligy } - one of the koolest cars out -there.-forever changed Prostock !!!- Grump knew -
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