paranoids kinda expo build

[paranoid56]

Don't want to hi-jack the thread, but that Vega looks damn nice for a 43 year old car! You gotta love California! Everywhere else they just rusted away to nothing before the 80's came around! Good luck with the build.

lol yea, i just replaced all the rubbers in it, fixed a bunch of rust on the hatch. and saturday i am taking delivery of a 383 stroker to put in it

 

[paranoid56]

started on the rear relentless DIY bumper. some welding and grinding
quick tig welds

then ground up.

and the new spindle for the tire carrier. should be enough strength :lol: beef.

 

[paranoid56]

finished up swapping in some 10" shocks, (should have went with 12" as i could have fit them.
welded up some lower shock mounts (did a ubolt flip also)

upper mount is a bolt on mount and upper mounts are almost touching the bottom of the bed. i have a 1" body lift to help get them as high as possible. also mounted the reservoirs to the upper mount.

overall shot

 

[vanhornsky]

Looking good. :lurk:

 

[paranoid56]

added some diff armor over the weekend.

 

[BunMaster]

Paranoid, are/were you ever on Nasioc? If so, it looks like I've been following your stuff for a while!

Keep up the awesome work!

 

[paranoid56]

Lol yea. Still on there daily