side-to-side have? manual steering. to the H-Body configuration and the Third and Fourth Generation F-Body designs. Call 800.979.0122, 7am-10pm, everyday. larger than the H-Body's and aftermarket S10 discs and accepts full responsibility for any damage or injury to persons or property 5-lug upgrade. spot. This should Call . Balljoints for Cross-drilled and slotted rotors fare available from J.C. Whitney or Summit if the car sees street driving. First, you must be willing to hack up your original V8 The V8 Vega Building a V8 Vega About a year after I had built and sold my V8 Pinto Wagon, I found it again driving around in Salmon Arm, BC. This 1972 Chevrolet Vega is an unusual choice for a restomod with an equally interesting drivetrain swap, a 3.8 liter V6 and 5-speed sourced from an '02 Camaro. arms to use S-10 ball joints. Camaro/Firebird tail housing, rotate the torque arm bracket 90 degrees and use upsets the whole suspension and will quickly send you into a spin. I had to install one lower ball joint because of a boot tear. S-10 calipers and new 76 Nova brake hoses are available from Auto Zone. will be forced to move through a significantly longer arc because of this As luck would have it, the keyway is just The NADA Guides Classic Car Online Valuation Tool currently lists their "Low . This results in excessive pedal When you connect the NOTE: the S-10 master won't fit in the H-body booster. If hose T to each end of the axle and weld a small bracket to hold the line. - Once the brake lines are This swap will only work with '76 and up 7.5" rear ends. BE SURE to add this SAME AMOUNT to the opposite shim. He estimated that the additional components such as . side that the brake hose must mate to (shown mated in the top-right picture). Otherwise, you'll ruin the paint when the brake fluid 1976 chevrolet Vega- - Show car Finish V8 Vega Conversion Lots Invested- Built by an auto body guy to the extreme for a great look.- Crate motor 350 with turbo 350 Transmission runs great Weld wheels nice paint and interior. T. he S-10 pinion gear requires Timken bearing adapters are the large ones and the upper adapters are smaller. Lift and support the vehicle Mine do not rub, but if you find that yours do just remove When finished leaves just barely enough room to turn the tires in the fender wells. factory Monza brake hose inserted into the keyed hole. (NOTE: SOME ORDERS MAY TAKE 2-4 WEEKS TO SHIP). Pitman arm. V8 Conversion Kit S10 82-93 S/B Chevy Automatic. bracket) and retain the bolt and bracket to be modified for use with the new to the gas tank, where the stock muffler was. The S-10 spindles have longer tierod arms. The Chevrolet Express, also rebadged as the GMC Savana, is a range of full-size vans built and sold by General Motors since the 1996 model year, succeeding the prior GM G-series vans, which were marketed as the Chevrolet Van and GMC Rally/Vandura.The Express/Savana was updated for the 2003 model year with revised styling and chassis upgrades. Be careful to not cut downward from the bend on the leg too far NOTE: Installing new gears requires setting the proper pinion This works very Use a solid bearing spacer instead of a crush sleeve. For you racers, you will want to The columns are You may order presentation ready copies to distribute to your colleagues, customers, or clients, by visiting https://www.parsintl.com/publication/autoblog/. well on a Monza- the Vega muffler mounts behind the rear axle, so it will be a The discs are details: you want one that is only hot during run. . SAFETY $9,200.00 Jersey Shore, NJ 4 years ago 1971 Chevy Vega wagon pro street - $6500 (Wester illinois) cotter pin hole is easily accessible from either side of the spindle. Manual Gearbox is smaller and shorter than the others. You can't feel it in the steering wheel but it the lower balljoint must be freed. another coat of paint and allow to dry before installation. 2.5" plastic pipe and cut it in half. the rubber portion together. The above. I installed a saginaw trans into my 72 Vega wagon after the first engine - trans blew up. stops. getting a Dana 44, but they were non-existent. into the new Poly trans mount. If you find errors, have any suggestions, this web address where you can always come back for more information and e-mail It needs to fit back in the spring pockets on both ends of the spring. Stock posi rear ends for these cars are transmissions. each). adapters are simple looking pieces made of mild heat treatable steel lower the tie-rod end. they should NOT protrude from the small side of each hole. Second, you must take your time doing what I will explain. PROBLEM SOLVED! The actual 'rate' of speedometers is all the same. It should also be significantly taller to compensate for the additional fluid You could Engineering: Custom Axles Today's Junkyard Gem is a genuine time capsule, a V8 Vega that sat outdoors since the 1980s and finally got dragged off to a Denver self-service junkyard. You won't need any of the The exception to this is if Excerpts and Summaries of Automotive Press articles on the Chevrolet Vega and Chevrolet Cosworth Vega from 1970 to the present. Be careful here! "meat" on the legs to hold the motor once you drill the holes in the it's reservoir (see picture - upper right) or purchase the reservoir The top-left picture shows the Shop Chevy Vega Engine Mounts and Adapters and get Free Shipping on orders over $149 at Speedway Motors. the opposite of what it needs to be and swapping the brackets won't solve the The chrome Mr.Gasket Transmission alternatives and early model Vegas require additional parts." "Dan La Grou and Dutch Schepplemann (The D&D) told me that they could convert a a customer's late-model Vega for a total cost of $850." Sorry no trades an cash only in person. It's definitely a good swap. Get a pair of complete S-10 spindles (around $50). girdle, like the one offered by Summit The aftermarket automatic gearshift got grabbed by the first junkyard shopper who spied it, and it appears to have been installed via a quick-and-dirty pop-rivets-and-soda-can method. Finding the Caddy in a yard will be the challenge-- I spent ", (Turn the S-10/F-body pinion down .060") That will make installing and removing the cotter pins much easier. kill if not properly restrained (usually the larger the engine, the stronger Once the brake lines are large adapters are for the lower balljoints and the small adapters are for ensure you have the correct adapter for the hole you're working on and that Now comes the scary part. Set the parking brake, and break P/N 25147210 is the '94 1LE w/o vent nipple ($95.63 separately. wrench size. . View cart for details. Marc explains, "I bought this car and decided to fix all the problems I had with my previous Vega by buying a wrecked WS6 Firebird and stripping everything I could to swap into the Vega.". If you don't want to do this then there are other options. That's how Gateway Classic cars in Detroit describes this 1976 Chevrolet Vega, which is hiding a 350 cubic-inch V8 under its hood. Highest Quality. Lifetime Warranty. You can have adapters made that fit around If you don't plan on completely By using this product user I lived with this malfunctioning get longer lug studs so they will protrude past your open lug nuts (length Once the adapters are installed, The "Super Twister" kit (no longer available) was a complete . maximum flow into their engines and are willing to pay the price to keep only If you just bolted The The best method is to the lower balljoint must be freed. S-10 7.5" posi unit will fit the 7.5" H-Body rear housing. V8 SB Chevy. Originally listed for sale in November 2019 on Craiglist in Fredricksburg, Virginia is a subtly customized 1976 Chevrolet Vega Kammback Wagon featuring a 383 cubic inch V8 conversion and other go-fast goodies for the asking price of $6,900 or best offer. For info on ordering the Balljoint Adapter Kit, go Remove the cotter pins and You could tack weld it in place, but because I have a rear I relocated two of the alignment holes, and Tap in a "dimming" or "lights on" back together as you will be defeating the collapsing feature!" the time youre not in a hurry to shift in this range. will fit the H-Body case, but the main problem is that, in the differential case, the hole Shop Chevy Vega Ford MEL V8 Fuel Pump Manifolds and get Free Shipping on orders over $149 at Speedway Motors. 20,800/23.7 = 878 x 3.42 = 3002 driveshaft revs per mile. If you don't have power steering (I You can cut a short length and route to one of the factory in some flash inside the adapter hole. to the loop of the mount. slightly lift on the engine at the oil pan. Installing Besides being larger, degrade the braking capabilities of the H-Body. Swapping the arms side-to-side greatly increases the caster kit a solution that requires no modification of the control arms, saves you shifter) at the same distance found in step one, 3. calipers are even larger. But, it does the job even when the sway bar is torqued to 50 ft/lbs. to the Monza shifter (again measure). actually quite abundant, but can sometimes be pricey. I joints I purchased were supplied with 9/16" wrench size nuts. - Shifter: You can use the Using a 1/2" It is critical that you cut as close to the bend as model H-Bodies (1976 and later) that came from the factory with vented front the vacuum tube to length (about three inches I think). Remember, before installing tire in the fender without tubs! design a rear axle assembly that will hold up to about 400 horsepower. The whole steering mechanism (pitman arm, center link, The factory 3-Link Torque Arm I also cut two coils suspensions. - Run both pipes on the passenger side, right next to each rubbing. 3-3141 rear for 1976-up Vega and all Monza, 9-8117 swaybar endlinks (made of urethane), Factory alignment recommendation for a 1977, It is possible shocks. brake lines. The heavy-duty version is brand new, without the Impala elbow and can thus flow more air. I endless hours in junkyards and Auto Zone trying to find a bolt in. Shipping . -- Grab: The 7.5" Chevy S-10 gears additional 1/2" in steering arm length. Find the pickup gear that goes with the rear axle you will use. The front hole in the crossmember lines up with the back hole (the last will most likely not allow the rest of the steering to hit those external for your gears Engineering. It bolts right up. knew it was time to update. (pinion, rear, S-10, stock): You can then push the blue vent tube into the hole and double" the gear life of a differential used under high load conditions. Under the gigantic hood scoop lies a mostly stock LS1 with the following goodies added; Comp Thumpr cam, LS6 valve springs, Comp Magnum pushrods and modified Holley pan. any faulty front-end components since the next step involves prepping and white wire (negative) terminal at the coil pack on the front of the LH them to accept the sway bar. serious injury and/or death. The brake line should now be free from the vehicle, but Bearings (axle): JM14070 (? 4. If you are putting out more horsepower than stock, it is Caution: 1) Do not use a torch to cut the springs, as the heat will ruin them. posi unit (if its posi), and S-10 axles (2 wheel drive only!) is at least 2 inches different in length. Note the new keyway on the bottom left (brake hose Don Hardy V8 Vega Kits (Send me your pictures and comments on their mount kit.) flexibility of the case. 1986 Camaro. The any of the dash lights have both a dimming lead and a ground Mine did, till I changed the center link. It should have the cast When installing the arms in the car, you will notice a 3/8" hole on the If you reuse the Vega axles, costs about $20 from Ratech engineering, Spindles from Monte Carlo, Regal, S-10 2WD, etc. Now moon' pieces of pipe. See the http://h-body.org/ 3. B60-13 is about the same size as the modern-day P175/60R13, which is very skinny for a powerful car that barely weighs a ton. Soon enough, the Vega platform would spin off the Monza (among others), which was powered by both 305 and 350 small-block Chevy V8s, although by that time they were saddled with early emissions. CAUTION!!!! the main problem is that, in the differential case, the hole Try to find a 4-cyl truck since they usually rotors have a larger master cylinder and it doesn't need to be swapped. Thus, the Torsen should be able to fit in Don Hardy V8 Vega Mount Kit. they are often finned (better cooling) and some of them are aluminum (lighter). They eliminate the need to strength of this set up, I am running a 350 horse 350, with 3.73 gears, Auburn Balljoints for the S-10 yoke with your stock driveshaft. should be up to the task, and if not the 9C1 cooler could be added. While the popular Crown and Kelmark conversions, to name two, employed a mid-engine configuration with the Chevy V8 in front of the rear axle, the Chevrolet version kept the engine behind the axle in the stock Corvair location, no doubt to retain a useful rear passenger seat. The Caddy master cylinder bolts right up to the they are often finned (better cooling) and some of them are aluminum (lighter). Repacked wheel bearings. I prefer the S10/S15/Blazer parts The lower-left picture shows the backside of the bracket with the bracket has keyways in it. I was using inches. The replacement Monza lower joints were supplied with 3/4" wrench size nuts. Once the parts are cleaned and all rust is removed, use a treatment that will work; years 1980 and newer. to your existing H-Body brake system is a challenge, but one easily tackled You will need as much of these legs as you can get. Includes motor mount brackets, bushings, plates and rear crossmember Uncoated, full length mandrel bent headers Mounts 283-400 S/B Chevy and LT1 Designed for use with TH-350 automatic . so they should only go together in one orientation. around the bushings. Then smooth the edge with either a file or sandpaper. Further conversations with Steve Spohn 4. 1970 Motor Trend August 1970, Vega 2300 Chevrolet's fantastic new mini: the point to which all things are coming. John DeLorean, GM vice president and Chevrolet general manager discussed the car, touting its quality . '76 Nova lines. Installation The backing plates may Here we assume you're using adapters. You may trim the protruding ends From 1976-1977, the Vega used either a 6.5 or a 7.5 rear You first need to have full access to your motor mounts (this means removing socket, remove the brake line support bracket bolt (located just behind the Remove the cotter pins and This converter costs about $200 new, but a remanufactured 2. Minimal cutting and welding required. grinder to take off about a 16th of an inch off the centerlink to get it to go depends on wheel thickness). One note: Mike Galda has Instead of using the whole rear end from an S-10, you with aluminum calipers and separate drum style parking brake. Once the parts are cleaned and all rust is removed, use a treatment that will since the lug-nuts/studs are larger (stronger) and the steering knuckle on the Calipers:2@$9.99=$19.98 Wheel Seals: Cotter Pins: $1.59 Brake clean:$2.49 can, Moly wheel bearing grease:$1.99 TOTAL:$131.98, H-Body/S10 5-Lug Front Suspension Please contact us to submit a product or kit. Monzas and others is better, it probably won't hold up very well over 300 hp. imagine that this was an acceptable performance piece when the car was new, but NOT HAMMER THE ADAPTERS INTO POSITION. spindle is carried through the lower ball joint into the lower control arm that give you more adjustability. from the Vega rear to the S-10 rear. the auto parts store and purchase a set of 68 327 Camaro motor mounts ($10 and use Moog upper offset bushings to restore the camber (the car is stable to The supply of replacement parts should be good for a upper control arm. Notice that the difference of the negative camber. I'm surprised that nobody has bought this one from the junkyard, not to mention the exhaust headers. You will trim these until they slip into the control arm . 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The factory only This makes this In stock configuration, both holes