V8 vega

[outlaw]

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]

Originally Posted by El Duderino

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.


Stan

[MR DERBY CITY]

Originally Posted by 1320racer

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]

"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!

[Stan Weiss]

Originally Posted by MR DERBY CITY

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.


Stan

[1320racer]

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.

Pathetic!

[goinbroke2]

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.

[vette5148]

Had a 72 Vega wagon back in the early eighties with a 327 turbo 350 and a 8 3/4 Chrysler rear end. Bought the Hooker kit with mounts and headers. Was a really fun car to drive. Was one of the fastest cars in town at the time. I ran low a low 13 at the track with street tires and full exhaust. Sounds slow now but was a lot of fun. I worked at a machine shop and sleeved several Vega motors. My dad had a 73 wagon that was fully loaded for a Vega and he loved the car. My brother and I are still trying to find a Cosworth Vega that's in nice shape for a reasonable price. GM performance even had a whole section in the catalog dedicated to the Cosworth motor. I know the Vega wasn't the greatest car but the Cosworth could really perform for only 122 ci.!! Even some of the old POS'S still had some rare one's that are worth something!!
.Almost forgot. My wagon had a flat factory hood!

[outlaw]

Originally Posted by vette5148

Had a 72 Vega wagon back in the early eighties with a 327 turbo 350 and a 8 3/4 Chrysler rear end. Bought the Hooker kit with mounts and headers. Was a really fun car to drive. Was one of the fastest cars in town at the time. I ran low a low 13 at the track with street tires and full exhaust. Sounds slow now but was a lot of fun. I worked at a machine shop and sleeved several Vega motors. My dad had a 73 wagon that was fully loaded for a Vega and he loved the car. My brother and I are still trying to find a Cosworth Vega that's in nice shape for a reasonable price. GM performance even had a whole section in the catalog dedicated to the Cosworth motor. I know the Vega wasn't the greatest car but the Cosworth could really perform for only 122 ci.!! Even some of the old POS'S still had some rare one's that are worth something!!
.Almost forgot. My wagon had a flat factory hood!

Back when I had the Vega I wanted to paint it gold and black like a cosworth. I never went for a ride in a cosworth but always thought a stock Vega engine was a terrible running engine. The Vega guy always said they were great engines after being sleeved but never heard one run after that being done.I remember while installing the sleeves thinking I?d much rather be spending my time improving something other than a Vega engine.

[1320racer]

Originally Posted by outlaw

I never went for a ride in a cosworth

I did, it was a POS.