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by **Dick73Vega** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 11:15 am

Somebody put a lot of time and work in this one.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1971-CHE ... dZViewItem

by **vega_man_larry** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 12:38 pm

Man a mid engine Vega. I've seen a mid engine Vega once in a magazine. You could probably use Fiero parts if you wanted to do this yourself, but the engine is rotated 90 degrees on the Fiero. I remember that Crown did a mid engine Corvair kit. That is probably what was used on this one. I like it alot.

Larry

by **patrick1151** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 4:13 pm

oh man oh my goodness some people have just too much money on their hands and the RESERVE is $15000 good frickin luck on that. It is a neat vehicle but not my cup of tea.

by **bugdewde** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 5:58 pm

It appears to have a panel wagon front box cover over the engine. Wonder if it was a real panel wagon?

Wonder how it handles? How the weight is biased? Understeer problems? Braking...?

Neat work. Looks good too.

by **djv8ga** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 6:33 pm

It's cool but I think a Oldsmobile transaxle would have been ALOT better choice.

by **rickswagon** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 7:11 pm

hate it

by **OldsStarfire** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 8:44 pm

The rear axle not fitting just throws the whole thing off. So much work wasted. A Corvair transaxle holding V8 power - yikes !

by **ColinOpseth** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 8:59 pm

It's actually a pretty good job. Certainly not hacked. Not my kind of style but different strokes for different folks.

He should built a Camaro. A Vega was a bad choice........no resale value.

by **bugdewde** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 9:28 pm

OldsStarfire wrote:The rear axle not fitting just throws the whole thing off. So much work wasted. A Corvair transaxle holding V8 power - yikes !

It does stick out a tad.... yuck!

As for it holding V8 power, they can. I know a person that has a badazz Corvair built for SCCA autocross and road race(lots of fiberglass, widened stance, tube frame, etc). The transaxle has been modified a bit but lives.
Also, a derivative of the Corvair transaxle was used in the '61-'63 Pontiac Tempests..... (made famous by the movie "My Cousin Vinny")...... of course, the lowly aluminum 215 V8 sporting 150-200 hp and 240 lb-ft torque powered them.

I agree, the Olds transaxle would be much beefier, though. They handled a bunch of torque and weight.

It was probably built quite some time ago..... on the cheap. Corvair trans were probably a dime a dozen in the mid to late 70's or early 80's.
Probably a much cheaper substitute for a Jag IRS....

by **djv8ga** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 9:29 pm

ColinOpseth wrote:It's actually a pretty good job. Certainly not hacked. Not my kind of style but different strokes for different folks.

He should built a Camaro. A Vega was a bad choice........no resale value.

Yeah...Vegas suck.

by **hbodyfan** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 9:55 pm

Very nice workmanship. I would still keep the mill up front to make the bed more useful. Whats up with that steering wheel?

by **res0o7eb** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 10:29 pm

rickswagon wrote:hate it

Yah, what Rick said.

hbodyfan wrote:Very nice workmanship. I would still keep the mill up front to make the bed more useful. Whats up with that steering wheel?

Yah, What John said.

by **djv8ga** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 10:39 pm

So I'm thinking it will top out at $4800.00. We should have a poll...How much at auction is it worth?

by **doogiediamond** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 11:35 pm

Chop the top ring section off of the steering wheel and you will have KITT's ugly cousin :lol:

by **patrick1151** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 12:41 am

I wouldnt pay $500 for it but I knowing how popular the El Caminos and Dodge Rampages and such vehicles are, maybe it will hit $5000

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