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Originally Posted by Safari64
Was the Vega an aluminum block? I seem to remember my dad telling me about that car.
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Yes an aluminum block with silica mixed in before the casting. Thought was it would not need sleeves in the cylinders. They were wrong! Also a single overhead camshaft with no lifters.
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If you built it, drive it.
red 62 Tempest total stock restoration.
white 62 Tempest modified, 61 389 Tri-Power, and a conventional drive train.
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