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Instead of installing narrowed rear-frame rails and axle, the [Vega] was mounted on a custom-built, 94-inch wheelbase, full-tube chassis. In back, there are Carrera coil-over shocks and a ladder-bar traction assist to control a narrowed '58 Oldsmobile posi-traction rear axle. It's spinning a Richmond 5.13:1 ratio gearset, with Strange axles turning a massive set of 31-inch tall by 16.5-inch wide Mickey Thompson Sportsman tires mounted on vintage Crager SS five-spoke chrome wheels. Up front are coil-over shocks and Mustang II rack and pinion steering.
In 1988, Car Craft magazine did a Pro Street feature on the car and then it was seen less in the public eye until 1999. Lushchyk's brother, Bill, had raced a Pro Stock Vega back in the '70s and knew them from one end to the other, so when the Kammback was up for sale, he told Roman about it.Lushchyk wasn't out to make changes to the car, a real piece of Winnipeg's street history, but merely to freshen up its powertrain. He started with boring the engine .030-inch over and installing 12:1 compression pistons, a Lunati .680-inch lift high-performance roller camshaft. The ZL1 aluminum cylinder heads were ported and polished for additional flow capacity and topped off with a Holley Strip Dominator aluminum intake manifold and 850 c.f.m. Holley double-pump four-barrel carburetor. The short block was machined and assembled by Ken Murray at Ken's Kustom Auto Machine, with the top end installed and set up by Bill Lushchyk. Hooker headers and a three-inch-diameter polished stainless-steel exhaust system with Dynomax mufflers was installed by Minute Muffler at their Portage Avenue location.See the full content of this document
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Viva La Vega!
Larry D'Argis / Classic Cruising
While the early 1970s saw several new compact vehicles enter the market, both import and domestic, the Chevrolet Vega and Ford Pinto led the domestic charge.They were relatively inexpensive to purchase, and with their u...See the full content of this document
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