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Posted: 9/21/2020 7:52:33 AM EDT
[#1]
Congrats!
I would love to find a same vintage non-wagon version set up almost the same. My Grandson just starting running a junior dragster and I am getting an itch to drive something. |
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Posted: 9/21/2020 7:55:19 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Something like that, I guess, lol Thanks guys. 1/8 mile. Ran 7.8x yesterday. Just a super simple and basic 350/TH400/9” with 3.90’s & ladder bars. Built it ten years ago and have been enjoying it every weekend since. https://scontent-msp1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/118293049_3324450740982651_8520022931948759123_o.jpg?_nc_cat=108&_nc_sid=8024bb&_nc_ohc=muIPz3nX28EAX_PqYKx&_nc_ht=scontent-msp1-1.xx&oh=1a0b7f184e6f56b3b4d93ae78f37adc0&oe=5F8D2D61 Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quarter or eighth? Time? HP? Details man! Ffs... Nice ride. Quoted: Ahhh, a sleeper. But with a flame job. Something like that, I guess, lol Thanks guys. 1/8 mile. Ran 7.8x yesterday. Just a super simple and basic 350/TH400/9” with 3.90’s & ladder bars. Built it ten years ago and have been enjoying it every weekend since. https://scontent-msp1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/118293049_3324450740982651_8520022931948759123_o.jpg?_nc_cat=108&_nc_sid=8024bb&_nc_ohc=muIPz3nX28EAX_PqYKx&_nc_ht=scontent-msp1-1.xx&oh=1a0b7f184e6f56b3b4d93ae78f37adc0&oe=5F8D2D61 That’s super cool. |
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Posted: 9/21/2020 7:59:12 AM EDT
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Nice OP nice brings back lots of memories, was a time you couldn't swing a dead cat and not hit a nice Vega around here.
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Posted: 9/21/2020 8:15:32 AM EDT
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I had a 75 Cosworth in the early 80s. What a POS
 . But I looooooved that car while I had it. Got a 72 Chevelle after that, which quickly made me forget the Vega. Happy to see theres still some out there and kicking ass.
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Posted: 9/21/2020 8:40:28 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Congrats! I would love to find a same vintage non-wagon version set up almost the same. My Grandson just starting running a junior dragster and I am getting an itch to drive something. Way cool! We are in our 7th and final season of those too, lol. I “think” we have one race left, then he’ll be moving up to a big car next year. 
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Posted: 9/21/2020 8:43:59 AM EDT
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My late uncle always said you had to worry about a few kinds of cars on the drag strip
Tiny trucks, pintos, Mustang 2, Foxbodys and Vegas He would approve |
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Posted: 9/21/2020 8:57:30 AM EDT
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Awesome looking car!
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Posted: 9/21/2020 9:08:38 AM EDT
[#8]
 good times 
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Posted: 9/21/2020 9:13:44 AM EDT
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Posted: 9/21/2020 9:15:57 AM EDT
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Congratulations! Thats a bad ass car.
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Posted: 9/21/2020 9:16:00 AM EDT
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Nice
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Posted: 9/21/2020 9:23:26 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Way cool! We are in our 7th and final season of those too, lol. I "think" we have one race left, then he'll be moving up to a big car next year. https://scontent-msp1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/31947541_2014782248763112_4820179158497755136_o.jpg?_nc_cat=104&_nc_sid=dd9801&_nc_ohc=qH3BJAsRFtEAX_n8LM4&_nc_ht=scontent-msp1-1.xx&oh=b10df4b8e65602d63691219e667fb3b1&oe=5F8FB653 Send me a spare motor. I'm already tired of messing with a finicky methanol engine I'm not familiar with lol. My son in law is about ready to order crate engine and we only have a few weekends left. I keep telling him to let the boy learn the tree before we get to wrapped up in the actual car. Damn, tell me more about your tow vehicle too lol Were playing with an old HD 3 wheel golfcart and its a bit rough lol |
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Posted: 9/21/2020 9:26:15 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: A Vega station wagon. Now there's something I have not seen for a long, long time. Cool looking car. Amazing there is even one left Notorious for rusting away |
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Posted: 9/21/2020 9:32:03 AM EDT
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Posted: 9/21/2020 10:24:40 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Amazing there is even one left Notorious for rusting away Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: A Vega station wagon. Now there's something I have not seen for a long, long time. Cool looking car. Amazing there is even one left Notorious for rusting away ..and that is very true, lol. Luckily this one was a CA car until ’96, then garaged ever since coming to IN in ’96. But even then, there are still some bubbles since I wash it every week. |
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Posted: 9/21/2020 10:36:51 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I thought all the Vega's at rusted away to dust in the wind... Neat Vintage Chevy & Congrats on your Win! Here in the midwest I have seen them collapse in the middle they are so rusted. Then the opposite where there are almost perfect with no rust. 7.8x isnt that high 10's low 11's ? Considering even more the 3.90 gears in the 1/8? What is your trap rpm ? |
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Posted: 9/21/2020 10:40:52 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Nice Send me a spare motor. I'm already tired of messing with a finicky methanol engine I'm not familiar with lol. My son in law is about ready to order crate engine and we only have a few weekends left. I keep telling him to let the boy learn the tree before we get to wrapped up in the actual car. Damn, tell me more about your tow vehicle too lol Were playing with an old HD 3 wheel golfcart and its a bit rough lol If I was starting over again, and in the slower classes, I would be going L206. We only ran one season @ 12.90, and was very lucky with an issue free Predator/Salisbury set up. After that, we ran a Blockzilla 1 and Shockwave OD for three years @ 8.90. For the last three years, we’ve been running a 3 1/4” Pure Power Animal/Shockwave OD @ 8.0x. Bought the PP second hand but fresh from Craws, and have it freshened by them once, since then. No idea how, but we’ve made it 7 years, with nothing more then changing oil after every race, and add alcohol before racing. I do clean the carb if the car sits for more than two weeks, but that’s just part of jr. maintenance. I still fill like a 7th year rookie, but I’m not complaining! It’s been a fantastic car for us (netting the boy 4 consecutive and current Class Championships, but still very ready to see it go here in a couple of weeks, lol. As far as the tow cart, it’s a 125cc 3 speed semi-automatic with reverse, front engine/rear drive little ball of fun. All lights/horn/signals/etc., and also titled/registered/street legal here in IN (top speed of 38mph with two adults). Found it three years ago while looking to upgrade to gas, from our electric golf cart. It’s hauled around his car every Saturday since, with zero issues.  
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Posted: 9/21/2020 10:42:56 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Something like that, I guess, lol Thanks guys. 1/8 mile. Ran 7.8x yesterday. Just a super simple and basic 350/TH400/9” with 3.90’s & ladder bars. Built it ten years ago and have been enjoying it every weekend since.  Beautiful, a true work of art! |
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Posted: 9/21/2020 10:43:10 AM EDT
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Nice Vega OP.
Had a wagon also , 327/PG. Fairly mild running low 13's in the 1/4. Had to use a come-a-long to keep the rear hatch from popping open. Never did any body strengthening or sub frame connector work. Ran it for one short season and parted it out because the body was torque twisted permanently. It was a learning curve. LOL |
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Posted: 9/21/2020 10:48:27 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Here in the midwest I have seen them collapse in the middle they are so rusted. Then the opposite where there are almost perfect with no rust. 7.8x isnt that high 10's low 11's ? Considering even more the 3.90 gears in the 1/8? What is your trap rpm ? Oh no. Runs 12.4x last time I ran it 1/4 mile. Low 7’s in the 1/8 is 11 second car, mid to high 6’s are getting the 10’s. In the 1/4, I trap right @ 5500rpm. In the 1/8, it’s much lower. I’m sure I could up the shift rpm (I shift @ 5200) and gain ET, but since it's bracket racing, I’ve never seen a reason to push it. I drive it there, and drive it home, and it’s always been an issue free/happy car with being “mildly” beat on, so I decided long also that was just fine with me, lol. |
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Posted: 9/21/2020 10:50:34 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Nice Vega OP. Had a wagon also , 327/PG. Fairly mild running low 13's in the 1/4. Had to use a come-a-long to keep the rear hatch from popping open. Never did any body strengthening or sub frame connector work. Ran it for one short season and parted it out because the body was torque twisted permanently. It was a learning curve. LOL Yeah, those are important on these tin cans for sure! This one has 2” square tubing as frame connectors. It’s done it’s job, as after 1000’s of passes, it's never twisted a bit. |
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Posted: 9/21/2020 10:50:38 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Swapped tires and drove home? 11/10 sir, you earned it Quote HistoryQuoted: Swapped tires and drove home? 11/10 sir, you earned it For real. Don't care what it is or if it's the most bracket racket car to ever bracket racket. Driving to the track, swapping tires, winning, and swapping back to drive home is awesome. Quoted: 7.8x isnt that high 10's low 11's ? Considering even more the 3.90 gears in the 1/8? What is your trap rpm ? The general rule of thumb is multiply the 1/8 ET by 1.56. Unless you are making a ton of steam up top and the 60ft is garbage. |
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Posted: 9/21/2020 10:57:52 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: For real. Don't care what it is or if it's the most bracket racket car to ever bracket racket. Driving to the track, swapping tires, winning, and swapping back to drive home is awesome. The general rule of thumb is multiply the 1/8 ET by 1.56. Unless you are making a ton of steam up top and the 60ft is garbage. I agree 100%. Nothing brings a smile to one’s face, more than passing the cars on trailers (especially ones that you put on those trailers) on the drive home, after a good night. I run BFG’s with the matching rear Cragar’s on the street, then swap over to M&H cheater slicks on Weld DL’s once at the strip. |
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Posted: 9/21/2020 11:07:14 AM EDT
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Way to go!
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Posted: 9/21/2020 7:52:39 PM EDT
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OP did you get the idea from this old Vega or his Vega funny car with Jungle Pam?
 
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Posted: 9/22/2020 7:21:21 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: If I was starting over again, and in the slower classes, I would be going L206. We only ran one season @ 12.90, and was very lucky with an issue free Predator/Salisbury set up. After that, we ran a Blockzilla 1 and Shockwave OD for three years @ 8.90. For the last three years, we've been running a 3 1/4" Pure Power Animal/Shockwave OD @ 8.0x. Bought the PP second hand but fresh from Craws, and have it freshened by them once, since then. No idea how, but we've made it 7 years, with nothing more then changing oil after every race, and add alcohol before racing. I do clean the carb if the car sits for more than two weeks, but that's just part of jr. maintenance. I still fill like a 7th year rookie, but I'm not complaining! It's been a fantastic car for us (netting the boy 4 consecutive and current Class Championships, but still very ready to see it go here in a couple of weeks, lol. As far as the tow cart, it's a 125cc 3 speed semi-automatic with reverse, front engine/rear drive little ball of fun. All lights/horn/signals/etc., and also titled/registered/street legal here in IN (top speed of 38mph with two adults). Found it three years ago while looking to upgrade to gas, from our electric golf cart. It's hauled around his car every Saturday since, with zero issues. https://scontent-msp1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/57038345_2267950679966001_2183263671923245056_o.jpg?_nc_cat=105&_nc_sid=110474&_nc_ohc=0IBKf2nwP_MAX9BFKqE&_nc_oc=AQk8i9Ia8oWQ-msn2QvgEmkrENPaNIz8dLogV5bwwjgupyZbOn5krQ8gyvsWbCCOn_E&_nc_ht=scontent-msp1-1.xx&oh=71e253a95dae1472041afd6b9af1e0f7&oe=5F8CC3BB https://scontent-msp1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/107378584_3196117010482692_2018500944029441346_o.jpg?_nc_cat=110&_nc_sid=110474&_nc_ohc=guMruOnF43gAX8ej_GL&_nc_ht=scontent-msp1-1.xx&oh=19f3fcc359ba98c8fcc84f07dc7e7ec3&oe=5F8FDF36 This racing thing is new to me but we're having fun. I almost ordered a jeep cart like yours till I saw a youtube video. No way I'm fitting in that with another grown adult lol. |
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Posted: 9/22/2020 7:31:19 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Swapped tires and drove home? 11/10 sir, you earned it This. I always enjoy seeing the budget minded buys just getting out there an doing it. Just like the track guys with their tiny trailer of track tires or tires strapped to the truck. |
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Posted: 9/22/2020 7:59:42 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Something like that, I guess, lol Thanks guys. 1/8 mile. Ran 7.8x yesterday. Just a super simple and basic 350/TH400/9” with 3.90’s & ladder bars. Built it ten years ago and have been enjoying it every weekend since. https://scontent-msp1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/118293049_3324450740982651_8520022931948759123_o.jpg?_nc_cat=108&_nc_sid=8024bb&_nc_ohc=muIPz3nX28EAX_PqYKx&_nc_ht=scontent-msp1-1.xx&oh=1a0b7f184e6f56b3b4d93ae78f37adc0&oe=5F8D2D61 Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quarter or eighth? Time? HP? Details man! Ffs... Nice ride. Quoted: Ahhh, a sleeper. But with a flame job. Something like that, I guess, lol Thanks guys. 1/8 mile. Ran 7.8x yesterday. Just a super simple and basic 350/TH400/9” with 3.90’s & ladder bars. Built it ten years ago and have been enjoying it every weekend since. https://scontent-msp1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/118293049_3324450740982651_8520022931948759123_o.jpg?_nc_cat=108&_nc_sid=8024bb&_nc_ohc=muIPz3nX28EAX_PqYKx&_nc_ht=scontent-msp1-1.xx&oh=1a0b7f184e6f56b3b4d93ae78f37adc0&oe=5F8D2D61 Wow thats nice! Congrats! |
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Posted: 9/22/2020 3:09:33 PM EDT
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Thanks again for all of the kind words fella’s.
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