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The 77 Vega Pro Street Nears Completion
Final fitting of all the gear. . . seat, belts, steering wheel, shifter, delay box. Completing all the final hook-up of shift cable, chute cable and handle . . . We expect the driveshaft soon – from Mark Williams – then we top off the fluids and time to fire…
More Top-Self Parts Added – Not From China
Everything in this car is brand new. Includes this ATI Powerglide Transmission. The 427 SBC, DART SHP block, DART PRO1 heads with 2.08 intake value, Liberty crankshaft and connecting rods, Mahle pistons 10-1, solid roller cam . . . and the list goes on and on. This is a sweet…
The Powerglide has arrived, and the chassis has been certified.
This VEGA bracket car is progressing quickly. The Powerglide transmission arrived over the weekend. Saturday was NHRA certification day at Bristol, and the Vega Hatchback received its 8.50 cert. This will be a productive day — install that tranny, and order the driveshaft! Buy This Drag Racing Car Today…
New Deadly Bracket Car For Sale
Only a few odds and ends left on this pro street project… like wiring and the ATI powerglide … take a look. FOR SALE
S&W Race Chassis Custom Install
The laundry list for this Vega pro street build includes; S&W 2″ x 3″ Frame Rails with Ladder Bar Suspension, S&W 12-Point Roll Cage, S&W Round Tube Front Half . . . Put it all together and now we have a NEW car — ready for final assembly and an NHRA…
Vega Chassis Completed
This is the chassis and body of our ’77 Vega Hatchback winter project. If you are looking for a Vega rolling chassis – this one is ready. Next stop body shop and paint! Buy This Drag Racing Car Today & Race Tomorrow!
Big Tire . . . Little Car
The 16.5″ wide tires were all over the quarter panels due to the low ride height. These quarter panels have seen some serious mods — stretched 2″ forward and 4″ to the rear of centerline. What the hell — let’s do quarter extensions! Buy This Drag Racing Car Today & Race…
More progress on the Vega Hatchback
Once this Vega is finished it will be streetable. You will be able to legally drive it on the road. Take it to the local car show – or out for ice cream. But don’t fool yourself – this Vega is being built for drag racing. Preparing to start the tubs…
Adding all the components and making all the parts
Welding on tabs and brackets to mount up all the components necessary to make this vega hatchback a really great bracket car. Since, out of the box parts don’t always fit we modify or make our own. Buy This Drag Racing Car Today & Race Tomorrow!
On The Centerline With The Vega Hatchback
Making progress with the 77 Vega Hatchback project. The rear end housing has been hung on the centerline. . . Anti roll has been tacked up… Now . . . add a few gussets to the shock bar, add an X from the main hoop, and do some final –…
1977 Vega Hatchback Project Update
The fiberglass was hung on the chassis with care. . . Doors hung, swinging and latched. The frontend tree has been built with custom receiver brackets made and applied. The rear of the front end, lower and upper mounts, and firewall completed in steel. Seat mounts, master cylinder and the…
