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Old 02-10-2025, 09:27 AM
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Originally Posted by Safari64 View Post
Was the Vega an aluminum block? I seem to remember my dad telling me about that car.
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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