by spencerforhire » Sun Mar 22, 2009 7:07 am
For a race only car, a 'glide is hard to beat, especially in a light car with lots of power. Back in the day, the low-budget racers scoured the junkyards for early Vega Powerglides to get their lower 1st gear and small torque converter. My 76GT will have one(out of a 72 Nova- I think the last year of production) when it gets "re-incarnated" with it's Jegster chassis and a big-inch small block.
The "fleet"-
72 Vega HB Drag Car -383/'Glide/9"(9.35@146.19)(5.94@117.28 1/8th)
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)
06 Silverado 2WD ex.cab daily
03 Silverado 2WD ex.cab (retired)
06 Haulin' 20ft enclosed car transporter
06 GMC Canyon Shop truck
07 Colorado project( 5.3 4L60e swap)
99 Saturn SL1- wife's car
01 Saturn SC2- son's project
07 Saturn Ion Redline project
and 4 more Saturn "parts cars"
Note- the very act of listing all of these has made me realize I have some kind of problem.....
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