Vehicle Owner

Member ID: leemr007

Location: lakeside, CA

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Vehicle Info

1973 Chevrolet Vega

Bragging Rights

  • 1/4 Mile0 sec @ -1 mph
  • 0-600sec
  • Top Speed-1mph
  • HP-1
  • Weight-1lbs

Major Upgrades

  • turbo
  • nitrous
  • bore increase
  • port and polish
  • supercharger
  • extrude honed
  • stroke increase
  • engine swap

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    • Currently 4.0/5 Stars.

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marlin’s Chevrolet Vega

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25 guestbook comments

Owww, I broke a rearend body mount on the left lower control arm. So now it's time to tub it. That's not going to happen till after I move to OK. next year. Which sucks, cause that's next year.

This has been a fun and frustraiting build. It's taken me 3 yrs to get her where she is today. The paint is a custom color called infurno red, the black stripes on the hood have ghost flames (only to be seen when the light hits them). The engine is a 350 4 bolt main with roller rockers and a gear drive with a small cam. The tanny is a 350 turbo with a shift kit and a 2000 stall. The rear end is a 12 bolt with a 3.73 posi. As for the frame it has a 6 pt roll bar and subframe connectors with adjustable tubular upper and lower control arms on the rear. As for the front, it has Monza V8 coil springs and s-10 spindals and rotors, it also has Monza motor mounts. Is for the gas tank, that's out of a 70 Camaro. This is the way Chevrolet should have built them.

Ok here it is the 383 I said I was going to build. I can't wait to put it in, I'm having a problem though the block is a one piece main seal and all the oil pans I've found are for a two piece. Anyone have any idea which one that they know will fit? I'll have more photos with the valve covers on and the carb.

leemr007's 1973 Chevrolet Vega

leemr007's 1973 Chevrolet Vega


leemr007's 1973 Chevrolet Vega
leemr007's 1973 Chevrolet Vega

Cut front bumpers, Looks COOL.

 

 

leemr007's 1973 Chevrolet Vega

Fiberglass back hatch.
leemr007's 1973 Chevrolet Vega
This is the guages after I went to a machine shop class so I could build a new dash from scratch. I didn't like the original dash, plus the new gauges wouldn't fit.     

 

leemr007's 1973 Chevrolet Vega

Ghost flames in the black stripes.

leemr007's 1973 Chevrolet Vega


leemr007's 1973 Chevrolet Vega
leemr007's 1973 Chevrolet Vega

leemr007's 1973 Chevrolet Vega This is Charley walking behind the car, he is the one who get's all the credit for the way the paint job turned out. Thanks Charley!


leemr007's 1973 Chevrolet Vega
leemr007's 1973 Chevrolet Vega

 

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nanos89  

Posted by: nanos89

11/11/2009 10:54AM

nice work and nice paint loking mine

izhereal8  

Posted by: izhereal8

08/30/2009 08:58AM

This is one of the baddest CHEVY VEGAS that I have ever seen, first and foremost give yourself a pat on the back for what you have done.And 2nd which is most important ENJOY THE FRUITS OF YOUR LABOR. Hands down this is one of the best Chevy Vegas that i've seen. KUDOS 2 U and much respect

Vegaman1  

Posted by: Vegaman1

07/21/2009 05:23PM

Nice car dude, love the paint and the dash ;-) 5stars

rfgawlik  

Posted by: rfgawlik

06/13/2009 02:51PM

Are you still looking for a home for your car ?

omarcenaro  

Posted by: omarcenaro

05/30/2009 07:58PM

Bad A$$ car. Great job! 5 stars.

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Vehicle Owner

Member ID: leemr007

Location: lakeside, CA