72 ls1 Vega ( 10lbs of crap in a 5lb box?) Totaled!!

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Re: 72 ls1 Vega ( 10lbs of crap in a 5lb box?)

Postby zeke » Mon Aug 03, 2015 1:56 pm

Congrats on that milestone Waybad! Looking good :th:
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Re: 72 ls1 Vega ( 10lbs of crap in a 5lb box?)

Postby avewhtboy » Mon Aug 03, 2015 2:20 pm

Very sweet I am jealous looks and sounds great!
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Re: 72 ls1 Vega ( 10lbs of crap in a 5lb box?)

Postby waybad » Mon Aug 03, 2015 8:07 pm

Ken you're killing me :dance: :dance: :dance:
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the trans is a 2004r with a vigilante 9.5 lock up converter,,
Thanks everyone for the kind comments!! :th: :th:
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Re: 72 ls1 Vega ( 10lbs of crap in a 5lb box?)

Postby b_pappy » Tue Aug 04, 2015 9:07 pm

Gorgeous car, and congrats on getting it running. Looks great. I need a faster computer to speed read 17 pages of project journal though.
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Re: 72 ls1 Vega ( 10lbs of crap in a 5lb box?)

Postby day2vega » Wed Aug 05, 2015 10:05 am

Nice job, really looks good, has that sleeper look. Now go out and find some victims.
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Re: 72 ls1 Vega ( 10lbs of crap in a 5lb box?)

Postby Kenova » Wed Aug 05, 2015 10:06 am

waybad wrote:Image


Your wheels look good. Did you have much trouble setting your back space and eliminating runout?
If you have time maybe you could make a short How To thread in Wheels and Tires.

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Re: 72 ls1 Vega ( 10lbs of crap in a 5lb box?)

Postby 1100kaw2 » Wed Aug 05, 2015 1:04 pm

WOOT WOOT.
YEA. !!!
That looks great. good to see it out.
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Re: 72 ls1 Vega ( 10lbs of crap in a 5lb box?)

Postby vegastre » Thu Aug 06, 2015 5:04 pm

That looks great. good to see it out


Ditto that! Great choice on the wheels and the green pant. I know my project build is completely different from your build but I have drawn a lot of inspiration from your attitude, application and design.
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Re: 72 ls1 Vega ( 10lbs of crap in a 5lb box?)

Postby spencerforhire » Fri Aug 07, 2015 7:33 am

I'm really digging the Pontiac Rally wheels! Always thought that they would look good on a Vega. Similar enough to the stock 4-bolt rally wheel to be subtle.
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77 Vega Estate wagon- project(someday)will have TPI305/T-5, S-10 spindles/axles
76 Vega GT- 400/4spd/9" retired from active duty(rusty)
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Re: 72 ls1 Vega ( 10lbs of crap in a 5lb box?)

Postby jcrider » Sat Aug 08, 2015 8:14 pm

sweet build! I'm still waiting for my radiator to be done so I can test drive mine. How does she run with LS power?
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Re: 72 ls1 Vega ( 10lbs of crap in a 5lb box?)

Postby waybad » Sat Aug 08, 2015 9:00 pm

haven't got past the idle tune yet,, it's going to be a long fall tuning session :shock: :?
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Re: 72 ls1 Vega ( 10lbs of crap in a 5lb box?)

Postby stage169 » Tue Aug 11, 2015 6:39 pm

Your car looks great, I can only imagine how it will drive! When you do get the tune and start driving it don't cut us off cold turkey :D

Like Larry's wagon I hope to see yours on the road in Indiana soon! Brian
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Re: 72 ls1 Vega ( 10lbs of crap in a 5lb box?)

Postby waybad » Tue Aug 11, 2015 8:09 pm

no problem,, it's coming along,, have to re-set the camber and toe in,, the front end settled quite a bit,, it's not been on its own weight for a longtime
and i think i will have to do it one more time before it's done settling :rolleyes: .. the next few weeks are getting full with work, so I have to get as
much done before it gets cold out,, still might be able to take it to the lsfest even though it will not be complete.. :shock:
I don't imagine it will be completely roadworthy till next spring :bored:
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Re: 72 ls1 Vega ( 10lbs of crap in a 5lb box?)

Postby Monza Harry » Tue Aug 11, 2015 9:52 pm

Tinker That's a light at the end of the tunnel. Gettin' really Bright! Harry :hob: :D :shenanigans: :woohoo: Let'er HANG :burn: :burnout:
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Re: 72 ls1 Vega ( 10lbs of crap in a 5lb box?)

Postby waybad » Sun Nov 01, 2015 8:04 pm

well it's been getting done,, VERY VERY little at a time,, ac is ready to be charged, all the hoses have been connected, insulation is in,,
carpet is there but not very well :x ,,gages are wired up, dash has been repainted, should be able to get it all buttoned up this week,
I took a week off from work this week,, and unless my other 3 jobs come calling I should make some good headway :?
here is some picts..
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cheap e-bay dynamat is under all the insulation and on the firewall

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Dash panel covered in carbon fiber vinyl
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I'll take more pictures this week and hopefully a drive video :shock:
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