1971 Vega LS1 Project

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Re: 1971 Vega LS1 Project

Postby zeke » Sun Sep 27, 2009 4:42 pm

Nice project man, on to the mini tub next?
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Re: 1971 Vega LS1 Project

Postby grandam75 » Sun Sep 27, 2009 4:46 pm

zeke wrote:Nice project man, on to the mini tub next?


Thanks, no mini tub for now. But we did leave some room for it when building the cage.
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Re: 1971 Vega LS1 Project

Postby vegagtfan » Tue Oct 20, 2009 3:22 pm

Don't ya just love rust my engine bay in my 72 looked just like yours I had to cut and repair rust on both side of my bay.

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Re: 1971 Vega LS1 Project

Postby 72vega5.3 » Sun Nov 22, 2009 6:39 pm

Wow, cant believe I missed this thread. Lots of great info.
Between you grandam75, megavega, and NixVegaGT, my vega build should be relatively easy. You all have great threads, and I cant wait for your next posts
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Re: 1971 Vega LS1 Project

Postby grandam75 » Sun Dec 13, 2009 5:48 pm

vegagtfan wrote:Don't ya just love rust my engine bay in my 72 looked just like yours I had to cut and repair rust on both side of my bay.


Mine had rust on both sides too, and 2 old repairs. I guess the vega is not the best engineered car when it comes to rust protection.

72vega5.3 wrote:Wow, cant believe I missed this thread. Lots of great info.
Between you grandam75, megavega, and NixVegaGT, my vega build should be relatively easy. You all have great threads, and I cant wait for your next posts
Thanks


Thanks, Updates are on the way! Engine and trans have been trial fitted, ran into some clearence problems..
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Re: 1971 Vega LS1 Project

Postby grandam75 » Sun Dec 13, 2009 6:22 pm

As mentioned earlier the LS1 and T56 have been trial fitted.

Transmission mods: I reshaped the tunnel a bit with a MAPP gas burner and a hammer.. It is very tight but the T56 fits! I am going to post some pictures of the mods when I get the engine out again. The trans had 3 ears sticking out that was in the way, removed them. The skip shift was removed and replaced with a M20 oil drain plug for a subaru. The reverse lockout will be modified to fit.
Made a new transmission crossmemer pictured below, unfortionaly ran out of gas for the MIG welder so it is not finished.

Engine mods:
Had som clearence issues with the mounting brackets for the brake line on the firewall, cut 2 of them off.
The steering clearence is the biggest problem. I have started to search for a rack and pinion, seems to be the best solution. I could probably make it work with the stock steering but I dont want to raise the engine that high.

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Re: 1971 Vega LS1 Project

Postby 72vega5.3 » Sun Dec 13, 2009 7:53 pm

Nice work. Interested in what rack you use
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Re: 1971 Vega LS1 Project

Postby grandam75 » Mon Dec 14, 2009 7:00 am

72vega5.3 wrote:Nice work. Interested in what rack you use


Will use a appleton or woodward power rack. They are made in several widths and ratio versions and can be found cheap used. The ratios range from about 2-4 inches for each turn on the steering wheel. Most factory racks seem to be too slow and wide to use in a vega.
Appleton racks looks smaller (not sure if they are) and have a built in servo. Woodward usually have remote servo and the ratio can be changed pretty cheap and easy.
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Re: 1971 Vega LS1 Project

Postby 72vega5.3 » Mon Dec 14, 2009 10:45 am

I'll look those 2 up. Thanks
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Re: 1971 Vega LS1 Project

Postby NixVegaGT » Mon Dec 14, 2009 12:11 pm

WOW beefy. I like the slot idea for side/side adjustment. Good idea.
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Re: 1971 Vega LS1 Project

Postby v8astregt » Mon Dec 14, 2009 6:49 pm

Wow, nice tranny crossmember! Kind of what I was looking to do on the Astre... I'll definitely have to lose the flimsy joke of a crossmember that comes with the TD mount before I install a 400.
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Re: 1971 Vega LS1 Project

Postby grandam75 » Tue Dec 15, 2009 6:28 pm

Here are some pictures of the tunnel mods. It looks kind of rough and needs some cosmetic work before i am satisfied. It is very tight in there with the engine and trans in the car. No way I can take the trans out without the engine..
The good thing is that I belive I can still make a stock carpet fit.
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Re: 1971 Vega LS1 Project

Postby waybad » Tue Dec 15, 2009 10:33 pm

I wish I had beat mine instead of cutting, I think I made more work for myself..
looks good! keep posting,, at least someone is getting something done.
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Re: 1971 Vega LS1 Project

Postby grandam75 » Fri Dec 25, 2009 11:40 am

The clutch master cylinder setup is finished. I moved the mounting point on the pedal up to get about 1" travel at the master. The lowest hole was used before, not sure what the upper hole is for. The master is from a -98-02 F body, trying to use as much stock parts as possible to keep costs down. It has a weird mounting angle so I made a bracket to mount it under the brake master cylinder. The bracket also has a mount for the proportioning valve. I made the rod adjustable and an adjustable stop for the brake pedal so I can set the maximum travel to about 7/8".

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Re: 1971 Vega LS1 Project

Postby 72vega5.3 » Fri Dec 25, 2009 1:51 pm

Very nice. It appears you have the front hoops installed as well?
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