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Hey guy's, ? about 72-73 Vega hatchback interior 'swapping'

Postby joels_vega » Tue Jun 07, 2011 5:19 am

Looking to build a 72-73 V8 Vega Hatchback ....
If I get one with a really old interior....... will any year (71-77) Vega/Astre ..... hatchback/notchback/wagon? interior bolt into the hatchback ?????????? Thank you.......
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Re: Hey guy's, ? about 72-73 Vega hatchback interior 'swapping'

Postby spencerforhire » Tue Jun 07, 2011 5:51 am

Door panels, dash, seats and carpet are pretty well interchangeable among all Vegas, but there are some differences in rear side panels between early(spring holds the hatch up) and late(pressurized strut). Also watch out for the hatchback vs. wagon & sedan differences; headliner, A & B pillar covers and rear side panels are different.
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Re: Hey guy's, ? about 72-73 Vega hatchback interior 'swapping'

Postby joels_vega » Thu Jun 09, 2011 1:31 am

Cool, thank you for the info --
that will help a lot :th:
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Re: Hey guy's, ? about 72-73 Vega hatchback interior 'swapping'

Postby gotmud7 » Fri Jun 10, 2011 1:05 pm

I thought I read another post here that the door panels from hatch to notch were a little different size too.
The only Vega's that only had a little rust were the ones still on the assembly line.
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Re: Hey guy's, ? about 72-73 Vega hatchback interior 'swappi

Postby 74_Vega_GT » Thu Jun 29, 2017 1:16 pm

spencerforhire wrote:Door panels, dash, seats and carpet are pretty well interchangeable among all Vegas, but there are some differences in rear side panels between early(spring holds the hatch up) and late(pressurized strut). Also watch out for the hatchback vs. wagon & sedan differences; headliner, A & B pillar covers and rear side panels are different.

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I got the remaining headliner out to try to use as a template. It is as crumbly as a graham cracker. It is warped worse than the atlantic ocean. I am considering saturating it with water so it will lay flat, but I don't know if it will disintegrate. Any ideas? ....Peace
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