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Old 04-28-2012, 07:39 AM
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Originally Posted by bgadow View Post
I'm really not sure that I have seen a Vega in the last 30 years that didn't have a V8 in it! I've hardly seen any, period. My old barber used to have a couple that he drag raced. The Pinto, well, I always hated the looks of 'em but I still see one on the road every so often.
Had a '72. The engine pistons were running in the aluminum bores and wore out in no time. Alot of people with the 4 cylinder engine had the engine bored out and installed steel sleeves for the pistons to run on. These cars ran fairly well.

I kept my car in a garage, and washed and waxed it waay too much. I was horrified when the first rust bubble appeared in the paint. The guy that bought it from me put a 283 V8 in it.

I found a Sanyo built Sears 9" yesterday, full of compactrons. More to come on this later.
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