Dream project started, it's a long journey down the road and i'm sure it will fuck me over somehow
I have a 74 Vega that i bought here in Egypt and lemme get some stuff straight first
1. We are not allowed to buy used cars from it's owner and import it in Egypt, we have to deal with used ones we have within the country, i got this Vega after 2 years of "on and off" searching
2. Shipping the small parts whenever you find that you need it one by one is going to be a pain in the ass and a hell loss of $$$, i know i will face problems and will have to import some stuff to get them fixed, but that's another story than building piece by piece by my self
To cut the long story short, i will rebuild this car as a "Semi Show" car, like i will keep details with what i can go for, but changing a floor panel with aftermarket piece of crap will not be done, i want to convert this 74 to a 71 front end look, will attach what i have and what i desire
also thinking about an SBC 383 Stroker Engine, I think a Hood Scoop is a must in that situation (but dunno how many inches it will be), not sure with the transmission yet (Thinking about TKO 5 Speed) dunno if i will find a flywheel, clutch desk, etc. to fit.
I'm sure i will install an AC and an Alternator at least up front, dunno if i can fit a Supercharger aswell, is that possible ?...i know the H-Body is not as big when it comes to engine bay
Water Pump...i was thinking about going with Davies Craig Electric Water Pumps
Power steering is another story, i was thinking about this Saturn Vue Ion Chevrolet Equinox – Electric power steering controller box – EPAS
You suggest i get a 350 used short block, measure, blueprint and build then get the heads separately or buy a complete new engine ?
I aim for 500+ Horse Power, and i have been self searching and learning everything all by myself cause i wanna do as much work as i can on it with my hands to feel the pride of building something
Sorry for the wall of text, i'm kinda all alone lost in this project and i have been thinking about it for weeks now
This build is for a daily use car, not gonna drag with it and push it to it's limits a lot, like 6-10 hits a month or so.to beat the crap out of the showy M3 and Evolution that run around in here hehe
i will need your suggestions, put in your consideration that this might go for a long run, i save around 2000 Egyptian pounds monthly for the car build, and on the other hand Dollar worth around 8.5 EGP, so buying a 1K is 4 months saving, i will try to push myself to get it done as i need this car for my future business, opening a Performance and Customization Garage, so it will be kinda my advertising...
Stage I : Clean the car and start removing all the stuff in it, the previous owner had a 2003 Toyota 4 Cyl 2.0 CC engineand suspension which is simply crap, i'm getting the car ready for the body shop to start ripping the paint off and fixing all the rusty areas