peterpans 72 vega

[peterpan]

hell i'll be the first one i like this idea

i will post pics of what i started with and go from there

[peterpan]

i have repaired the rust under the windshield around the dash by cutting the dash out the cutting out the bad and forming and welding in the new

[peterpan]

next was subframe connectors i didn't like the ones that stoped at the trany mount so i built my own i started with 2x3 rectangle tube went from thr rear lower control arm all the way to the front frame section

these are the only pics i have of them but i will post more

[peterpan]

some other things i have done 5 lug conversion using bobs adapters and g body spindals polyurathane bushings sway bar bushings and end links

and for the rear suspension i have boxed my upper and lower control arms and installed polyurathane bushings in the and have a rear sway bar to go on it when it goes back together

i also have a narrowed 12 bolt for it

[zeke]

Nice work Peterpan, looks like your preparing to lose the 4 cyl?

[mldeolde]

peterpan---- your intewrior looks pretty pristeen compared to what my IMSA looked like when i got it. no self respecting rat would even live in it . some day i hope i can get the 35 mm photos transfered to a digital formate and post it on the site. it will definatley be worth a few laughs it might bring...

[peterpan]

this die cast car and a local 71 vega is what started my vega project i had seen the 71 around town and liked the way it looked then i seen this diecast replica of a 72 baldwin motion vega it was orange with a black motion stripe i have painted it with 2001 chevy indigo blue it is the basic blue print of my car

[peterpan]

i started out just going to weld a few places in the outer wheelwell but it turned into alot more than i had planned on but it should help

[peterpan]

more blasting pics
the redish brown that can be seen is some of the factory primer not rust i didn't see any reason to take it all off

[Bacchus]

YOu are a brave man. Based on that first picture in the thread, I"m not sure I would have even started on this car.

[peterpan]

it looks far worse that it is in the pics it is actually a pretty solid car it was a unmolested car no modifications at all just some dirt and some missing peices

i got alot of new parts for the interior
73 gt dash in great shape
a perfect dash pad
new carpet
good seats out of a newer h-body that need a color change

i have spent alot of time on ebay and at the local junk yard getting all the parts i need witch is down to just gm parts
very few h-body only parts left to get

[NixVegaGT]

What's the deal with the date on the pix?? Is this body on a rotory stand? I'll keep posted!

[peterpan]

i haven't reset the date its way off

its a hillbilly rotiserie i put tires on my floor and manhandled it up on its side i got it back down after the pics were taken with no damage at all to the body

i figured i could spend time and money builing a rotiserie or i could spend the time and money on my car it worked good cause the car is so striped its light

[Badsunbird]

I like how you have configured your sub-frame connectors, I believe that I am going to try this approach myself as well. I bought a set of Alston's sub-frame connectors but have not installed them as of yet because I am still searching for a drivers side floor pan.
I was wondering if you welded them to the back side of the rocker panel as well?

[peterpan]

no i thought it would be best to allow room for water to drain out from between the frame connector and the rocker