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outlaw 11-23-2024 07:02 PM

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.
Terry

MR DERBY CITY 11-23-2024 10:20 PM

Re: V8 vega
 
On mine, it happened around 114-118 MPH …..

outlaw 11-23-2024 10:43 PM

Re: V8 vega
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by MR DERBY CITY (Post 705973)
On mine, it happened around 114-118 MPH ?..

Thanks

outlaw 11-23-2024 10:52 PM

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.
Terry

rsalemi 11-24-2024 10:22 AM

Re: V8 vega
 
On mine with stock gearing ??? at the top of 2nd gear (TURBO 350) THE DRIP RAIL WOULD BLOW OFF!!

Jim Caughlin 11-24-2024 10:58 AM

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.

1320racer 11-24-2024 11:09 AM

Re: V8 vega
 
The Vega was always a POS like the pinto.

J.R. Haddad 11-24-2024 12:03 PM

Re: V8 vega
 
THERE, that brightened up the post and my Sunday morning!

Billy Nees 11-24-2024 12:14 PM

Re: V8 vega
 
Yeah, Vegas, Pintos, Gremlins, Monzas and Mustang IIs were pretty horrible. But in the 70s and 80s they were what we had that were light and plentiful. They served their purpose until the 3rd gen Camaros and Fox-body Mustangs came out.

1320racer 11-24-2024 12:15 PM

Re: V8 vega
 
and cheap!

outlaw 11-24-2024 02:56 PM

Re: V8 vega
 
A teenager a stout small block and a Vega street car you either had some driving skills or probably ended up dead. What a horrible street car but man what a blast.
Terry

outlaw 11-24-2024 03:04 PM

Re: V8 vega
 
I still think a chassis Vega on the ground dragging big rubber is a great looking drag car.
Terry

goinbroke2 11-24-2024 03:28 PM

Re: V8 vega
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by outlaw (Post 705998)
A teenager a stout small block and a Vega street car you either had some driving skills or probably ended up dead. What a horrible street car but man what a blast.
Terry

You think a fox body with light *** and a v8 with a 4bbl and a manual was any safer?? Had 83gt two weeks to the day and endo'd 7 times in snow!That was 40 years ago, now it's a '79 U/SA! lol!!

outlaw 11-24-2024 04:29 PM

Re: V8 vega
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by goinbroke2 (Post 706000)
You think a fox body with light *** and a v8 with a 4bbl and a manual was any safer?? Had 83gt two weeks to the day and endo'd 7 times in snow!That was 40 years ago, now it's a '79 U/SA! lol!!

I sold it to buy my dream ride 1953 F100 and been driving fords ever since also tuned many of the local hot rods and it was many years later before I wrenched on a fox body street car that would’ve out ran it but since then I have worked on plenty that would’ve. But I still think the Don Hardy race cars inc. stickers that came with the kit and took up almost the whole bottom of the rear side windows and big collectors that dragged on every bump sure was cool.
Terry

Woodfin 11-24-2024 07:29 PM

Re: V8 vega
 
I apologize for the high jack. I know from experience that the wipers on a 55 Chevy will lay out on the hood at around 120 MPH.

Jim Caughlin 11-24-2024 11:45 PM

Re: V8 vega
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Jim Caughlin (Post 705985)
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.

I also forgot about the broken windshields from chassis flex.

Mike Taylor 3601 11-25-2024 06:28 PM

Re: V8 vega
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by MR DERBY CITY (Post 705973)
On mine, it happened around 114-118 MPH ?..

my Dad had one of the first V8 Vegas around this area 1973...

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....

killintime6968 11-25-2024 08:23 PM

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.

Mark Yacavone 11-25-2024 10:25 PM

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

Bob Sherwood 11-26-2024 12:34 AM

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 -

dragracerray 11-26-2024 09:52 AM

Re: V8 vega
 
I have never seen a Vega in Super Stock GT. Can it be done? Ray

Jerry Stoangi 11-26-2024 12:16 PM

Re: V8 vega
 
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Absolutly there is one running in CanAm Stock/SuperStock series.

outlaw 11-26-2024 12:31 PM

Re: V8 vega
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Jerry Stoangi (Post 706092)
Absolutly there is one running in CanAm Stock/SuperStock series.

If that’s a POS then I’m putting a POS on my Santa list!
Terry

outlaw 11-26-2024 02:15 PM

Re: V8 vega
 
A big tired Vega with a flat hood is something you don’t ever see I think that might be my favorite Vega ever.

Hacksaw 11-26-2024 02:33 PM

Re: V8 vega
 
I've seen that red Vega, nicely built and detailed. Runs good to boot.

1320racer 11-26-2024 03:26 PM

Re: V8 vega
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by outlaw (Post 706101)
a flat hood .

The only way to roll, been running this way for over 30 years and my cars are badazz

El Duderino 11-26-2024 03:41 PM

Re: V8 vega
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by 1320racer (Post 706104)
The only way to roll, been running this way for over 30 years and my cars are badazz

Narcissist: Personality qualities include thinking very highly of oneself, needing admiration, believing others are inferior.

outlaw 11-26-2024 05:28 PM

Re: V8 vega
 
Very limited space under the hood of a Vega compared to most cars of it’s era.

1320racer 11-26-2024 05:53 PM

Re: V8 vega
 
Even less space under the hood of my Firebird with a big block nestled between the shock towers, the carb partially under the cowl and up tight to the underside of the stock flat hood and the distributor under the windshield that can't be removed without removing the intake manifold or pulling the engine. THAT is "very limited space"

1320racer 11-26-2024 05:55 PM

Re: V8 vega
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by El Duderino (Post 706105)
Narcissist: Personality qualities include thinking very highly of oneself, needing admiration, believing others are inferior.

El Douche is back again, aka imakehp aka Dave Kemblowski from DRR a pathetic old man that ain't ever done shyt on the track and no longer races, he had a reputation of being a hack with 1 reviewer referring to him as a "churlish slob" when he owned The Balance Shop in Cali and his only reason for posting on Class Racer is to bait me, having joined this forum on 1-14-24 with 19 of his current 22 posts commenting about me/my replies while he attempts to hide behind a computer screen, scared to own his comments. He's a self proclaimed billy badass that never got respect in the racing community and clearly was bullied in school with that last name.

MR DERBY CITY 11-26-2024 09:30 PM

Re: V8 vega
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by 1320racer (Post 706104)
The only way to roll, been running this way for over 30 years and my cars are badazz

And……you are sharing this with us because……

1320racer 11-26-2024 09:45 PM

Re: V8 vega
 
"The Chevrolet Vega is remembered as one of General Motors' worst cars, a troublesome rust-bucket prone to gas tank fires and melting engines."

"even worse than the Pinto, many readers insisted, was the Chevrolet Vega. It sold well. Then the body started to rust. The aluminum engine started to warp. There were engine fires and mounting recalls. Horrified buyers fled, and General Motors killed the car by the late 1970s."

"What an absolute pile of junk that was. It was not uncommon for the engine to start burning oil before 50,000 miles. The early models were complete rust buckets. The quality control was atrocious. And they had a reverse-hinged hood that came through the windshield in head-on collisions."

As I said, a POS!

Mark Ugrich 11-26-2024 09:53 PM

Re: V8 vega
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by 1320racer (Post 706115)
Even less space under the hood of my Firebird with a big block nestled between the shock towers, the carb partially under the cowl and up tight to the underside of the stock flat hood and the distributor under the windshield that can't be removed without removing the intake manifold or pulling the engine. THAT is "very limited space"


https://www.holley.com/products/igni...ors/parts/8520

1320racer 11-26-2024 10:09 PM

Re: V8 vega
 
doesn't work for me with the stock radiator hose and inlet housing.

https://i.imgur.com/qP31PfGl.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/FwXYFPjl.jpg

1700camaro 11-27-2024 12:28 AM

Re: V8 vega
 
Here's one & I don't see any wipers. It has a flat hood also.

1700/781L :)

https://i.imgur.com/h8wbMdH.png

outlaw 11-27-2024 01:46 AM

Re: V8 vega
 
I think a race Vega is a great looking car but in stock form it was a horrible car. Any engine that the cylinder head seems to out weigh the assembled short block is a oddball. To this day out of all the cylinder heads I had to carry around a machine shop a fully assembled Vega head is one of the most awkward but a integrated 250 Chevy would match it. We had one customer that loved Vegas and brought several of the blocks to have sleeved you know one of those days ya just couldn’t wait to get to work.
Terry

Stan Weiss 11-27-2024 10:34 AM

Re: V8 vega
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by El Duderino (Post 706105)
Narcissist: Personality qualities include thinking very highly of oneself, needing admiration, believing others are inferior.


That make him sound so much better that he really is. :eek:


Stan

Stan Weiss 11-27-2024 10:37 AM

Re: V8 vega
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by MR DERBY CITY (Post 706118)
And??you are sharing this with us because??


He believes if he keeps telling everyone how much he know, and how badazz his cars are that at some point someone might even believe it. :eek:


Stan

1320racer 11-27-2024 03:12 PM

Re: V8 vega
 
I see mr. desk top dyno, a nobody, a computer programmer, an old man who never raced and that no one here with a clue gives him, nor his malarkey the time of day, has decided again, to reply only to comment about me. :rolleyes:

Pathetic!

goinbroke2 11-27-2024 05:06 PM

Re: V8 vega
 
Knew a guy once, was brilliant with his mechanical knowledge and was a great resource. I noticed though that every time he helped, he also added snide comments or ridiculed anyone who questioned his ways. After a while I stopped seeking advice from him and I noticed that while he was good, nobody wanted to be around him due to his attitude. I saw he won a race and not a single person cheered. Nobody congratulated him and he went back to his motorhome by himself. I always wondered how he felt, getting to the top but not having anyone to enjoy it because he was so caustic to be around.

I try not to be that guy, wish others would do the same.


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