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| Re: No.... Is this Really our Beloved Drive Train ?? [message #265632 is a reply to message #265608] |
Sat, 08 November 2014 08:48   |
mrgmc3
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In the 70s the toronado drivetrains found their way in to many interesting places. I have an old article where an olds 455 and thm 425 found its way into the rear of an early 70s Firebird, making a mid engine rear drive variant.
There is a recent Hemmings Muscle Machines article about the Hurst Fouranado (Google it). A 68 olds 442 converted to FWD back in '69.
Chris Geils - Twin Cities / W Wa
1978 26' Kingsley w/ very few mods; PD9040, aux trans cooler, one repaint in stock colors, R134a, Al rad, Alcoas, 54k mi
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| Re: No.... Is this Really our Beloved Drive Train ?? [message #265635 is a reply to message #265608] |
Sat, 08 November 2014 09:32 |
Chr$
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I have a friend with a Fiero with one, and the fiero has a ferrari body kit and a real ferrari interior.
-Chr$: Perpetual SmartAss
Scottsdale, AZ
77 Ex-Kingsley 455 SOLD!
2010 Nomad 24 Ft TT 390W PV W/MPPT, EV4010 and custom cargo door.
Photosite: Chrisc GMC:"It has Begun" TT: "The Other Woman"
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| Re: [GMCnet] No.... Is this Really our Beloved Drive Train ?? [message #265676 is a reply to message #265649] |
Sat, 08 November 2014 17:40 |
Otterwan
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I have a 70's engine swap book detailing how to install one in a Corvair. You do lose the back seat, but they made an interesting engine cover by attaching several suitcases together side by side, so it looks like the back seat is full of luggage.
1977 Birchaven, Lynnwood WA - "We may not be able to stop all evil in the world, but I know that how we treat one another is entirely up to us."
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| Re: [GMCnet] No.... Is this Really our Beloved Drive Train ?? [message #265686 is a reply to message #265635] |
Sat, 08 November 2014 20:24 |
Ken Henderson
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A neighbor of my parents in SE Tennessee built a VW Beetle with 455 & TH425
in about '80.
Ken H.
On Sat, Nov 8, 2014 at 7:32 AM, Chris Choffat wrote:
> I have a friend with a Fiero with one, and the fiero has a ferrari body
> kit and a real ferrari interior.
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> -Chr$: Perpetual SmartAss
> Scottsdale, AZ
> 77 Ex-Kingsley 455 SOLD!
> 2010 Nomad 24 Ft TT W/ 390W PV, MPPT Controller, Honda EV4010 and custom
> cargo door.
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> Photosite: Chrisc "It has Begun"
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| Re: No.... Is this Really our Beloved Drive Train ?? [message #266446 is a reply to message #266014] |
Fri, 21 November 2014 10:37 |
Keith V
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Chris Tyler wrote on Thu, 13 November 2014 16:57I have a 75 Vega with a twin turbo 350 and a TH425, mid engined
Yeah thats Kool tho
Keith Vasilakes
Mounds View. MN
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| Re: [GMCnet] No.... Is this Really our Beloved Drive Train ?? [message #266452 is a reply to message #266449] |
Fri, 21 November 2014 11:28 |
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Back in the early 1970s in my early racing days Don Hardy Race Cars sold a small block kit for the Vega that would allow you to build a street or strip Vega. It contained a front and rear clip with roll bar and it was reasonable in cost. You could build a quick street car or strip car for less that $10K depending on the drive train and how fast you wanted to go. We used to call it “cubic dollars”.
Bill “Grumpy” Jenkins won several ProStock titles in the mid 70’s with a SB Vega ProStock car.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Jenkins_(drag_racer)
I ran an V stock Vega in 1972 & 3 and won class with it several times. I still have my first trophy.
JR Wright
78 Buskirk Stretch
75 Avion
Michigan
> On Nov 21, 2014, at 11:53 AM, Sammy Williams wrote:
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> A 500 cadilac has also made it into the fiero. :)
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> S. WIlliams
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> MANDATED GMC CONTENT: Still looking. :D
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> On Fri, Nov 21, 2014 at 10:37 AM, Keith V wrote:
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>> Chris Tyler wrote on Thu, 13 November 2014 16:57
>>> I have a 75 Vega with a twin turbo 350 and a TH425, mid engined
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>> Yeah thats Kool tho
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>> Mounds View. MN
>> 75 ex Royale GMC
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| Re: No.... Is this Really our Beloved Drive Train ?? [message #266471 is a reply to message #266436] |
Fri, 21 November 2014 17:02 |
kerry pinkerton
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LarrysRide wrote on Fri, 21 November 2014 07:06I worked with a fellow that had a VEGA, he had bought it new. His VEGA engine went bad so he put a 350 with rear wheel drive in. ERRrrr, well it did take some MODIFICATION to make it fit the VEGA....
The first Chevy Monza's had a 350 in them. You had to pull the engine mount and jack up one side to change the rear sparkplug. It was basically a Vega with new sheetmetal, a nicer interior, and higher price. Lots of folks put 350's in Vega's. Straightforward swap as such things go. Much easier than swapping a Caddy 500 into a GMC (see... GMC content). Changes the weight distribution though and has a pretty serious impact on the handling.
I had a Vega GT that I dearly loved. Great handling car that was a blast to drive! One of the best I ever owned. I've driven some that were better over the years but they all cost a lot more than the VEGA.
One of the 215 Buick/Olds aluminum V8s from the early 60s would have been a super combo. About the same weight as the iron 4 but can get a ton of power out of it without messing with the already great handling balance. Rover bought the rights to the 215 and put them in a ton of Land Rovers and such.
Kerry Pinkerton - North Alabama
Had 5 over the years. Currently have a '06 Fleetwood Discovery 39L
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| Re: No.... Is this Really our Beloved Drive Train ?? [message #266514 is a reply to message #266471] |
Sat, 22 November 2014 10:37 |
lonestranger
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kerry pinkerton wrote on Fri, 21 November 2014 18:02LarrysRide wrote on Fri, 21 November 2014 07:06I worked with a fellow that had a VEGA, he had bought it new. His VEGA engine went bad so he put a 350 with rear wheel drive in. ERRrrr, well it did take some MODIFICATION to make it fit the VEGA....
The first Chevy Monza's had a 350 in them. You had to pull the engine mount and jack up one side to change the rear sparkplug. It was basically a Vega with new sheetmetal, a nicer interior, and higher price. Lots of folks put 350's in Vega's. Straightforward swap as such things go. Much easier than swapping a Caddy 500 into a GMC (see... GMC content). Changes the weight distribution though and has a pretty serious impact on the handling.
I had a Vega GT that I dearly loved. Great handling car that was a blast to drive! One of the best I ever owned. I've driven some that were better over the years but they all cost a lot more than the VEGA.
One of the 215 Buick/Olds aluminum V8s from the early 60s would have been a super combo. About the same weight as the iron 4 but can get a ton of power out of it without messing with the already great handling balance. Rover bought the rights to the 215 and put them in a ton of Land Rovers and such.
Yes, supposedly later GM wanted to buy the tooling back, Rover said no thanks, but offered to sell complete engines to them for $2500! GM passed.
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| Re: No.... Is this Really our Beloved Drive Train ?? [message #266533 is a reply to message #266471] |
Sat, 22 November 2014 17:36 |
Bob de Kruyff
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kerry pinkerton wrote on Fri, 21 November 2014 16:02LarrysRide wrote on Fri, 21 November 2014 07:06I worked with a fellow that had a VEGA, he had bought it new. His VEGA engine went bad so he put a 350 with rear wheel drive in. ERRrrr, well it did take some MODIFICATION to make it fit the VEGA....
The first Chevy Monza's had a 350 in them. You had to pull the engine mount and jack up one side to change the rear sparkplug. It was basically a Vega with new sheetmetal, a nicer interior, and higher price. Lots of folks put 350's in Vega's. Straightforward swap as such things go. Much easier than swapping a Caddy 500 into a GMC (see... GMC content). Changes the weight distribution though and has a pretty serious impact on the handling.
I had a Vega GT that I dearly loved. Great handling car that was a blast to drive! One of the best I ever owned. I've driven some that were better over the years but they all cost a lot more than the VEGA.
One of the 215 Buick/Olds aluminum V8s from the early 60s would have been a super combo. About the same weight as the iron 4 but can get a ton of power out of it without messing with the already great handling balance. Rover bought the rights to the 215 and put them in a ton of Land Rovers and such.
The Monza was designed for the rotary engine. It had a high tunnel and round headlights. When the rotary was cancelled the day after Ed Cole retired, the Monza had to go through an emergency redesign to accomodate piston engines. A patch on the tunnel and rectangular headlights. The front end was a disiater and couldn't pass any orf our durability tests without serious cracking and sagging. As far as the Vega, the Buick 215 was and still is the favourite mod. The optional V8 was a 4.3 L Chevrolet V8 (262 cubes)
Bob de Kruyff
78 Eleganza
Chandler, AZ
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