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T-FATTY wrote:I'm sorry I missed that auction on the wagon.
Smiley wrote:From scratch with that goal:
gen 1 sbc 1979 or older block (2 piece rear main and drivers side dipstick fits Stock Monza pan and most V8 Vega oil pans)
70's style straight plug heads heads or reproductions ( not Vortec or E-tec) 68 and older were not drilled for LH alt mount
Sanderson ceramic headers- shorty style, cheap,easy to put on and better ground clearance.
Flowmaster 8325508 mufflers- 2.5" in/out 3" tall stainless steel, one inch thinner than old style mufflers
Power by ACE engine mounts and crossmember
V8 Monza bell housing- cable actuated works with stock Vega pedal setup and Muncie or B/W T10 4 speeds
16 lb L88 flywheel for 10.5" clutch, diaphram type pressure plate
wide ratio Super T10 or 71-73 Muncie 4 speed ( fine spline and wide ratio )
Hurst shifter, Ramrod or Super Shifter need tunnel mods, Competition plus without cutting and stick in center.
Griffin 16"x 26" dual pass aluminum radiator with straight lower outlet
77 corvette alternator mount
Corvette deep groove pulleys
Torker II intake will fit under stock hood with 14"x3" drop base round air cleaner
Edelbrock 7110 for a tunnel ram, with Edelbrock carbs the linkage is inline. now offered as a complete kit 71101K
small cap electronic distributor is a must for tunnel ram but also better for 4 bbl 14" air cleaner and fire wall clearance
for the tunnel ram-swivel manifold filler thermostat housing with 180 degree Robert Shaw thermostat
1317 flexalite fan
short aluminum water pump
Autoweld bolt in 9" housing and axles - new housing and brackets jig welded, new axles with tapered roller bearings.
no-hop UCA relocation mounts
drum brakes with emergency brake hooked up
1310 solid ujoints
driveshaft loop in front at least
S10 front brake swap- and S10 ball joint conversion
manual brakes
manual steering
mechanical fuel pump- cheap, quiet and no wires.
mini starter
spencerforhire wrote:Something not addressed in Smiley's list is front springs & control arms. The early Vega had shallow pocket LCA's that can be swapped for the deeper later style or Monza ones so you don't have to cut springs. With the original shallow pocket LCA's, any spring(most use a V6-spec one) strong enough to hold the front of the car up will be way too long. Also a bonus with the later ones is most have provisions for a sway bar, sadly missing on most early, non-GT cars.
73SILVERGT wrote:Not including engine/tranny/rear-end, how much does this swap typically cost?
....from Strange or Moser makes more sense?
Thanks, Phil
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