This page last updated on 02/07/2008

Philip Uildriks

1976 305 ci Chevy Vega

Phil wasn't totally satisfied with the Vega, so, he decided to start some modifications. This will be an ongoing project so check back here frequently because I will be updating this page continually.

Philip showing how he feels after installing the left side long tube header. Bye the way, he still has the right side to go. Atta way Phil!!!!!	Rear hump section that he will be giving to a friend who is a fellow Vega lover
Here you can see where the hump came from
Here's Daniel holding the light so Phil can see the line better while cutting	Phil's first comment before the saw even hit the car was "I'm cutting up a perfectly good car". Well, now look what ya got buddy, major AC.
We laid the new frame section in just to see what it would kinda look like.	Not bad measurements, we hit it right on the money. All we have to do is trim the frame section front and rear to set it in.
Phil, Jason, Daniel, Devan and I have completed quite a bit in the past 2 weeks on Phil's car.
We wanted to see what the frame would look like with the ladder bar and shocks kinda mocked up	Phil and I made and welded in the rear support bar to the body. Like most Vegas the body is the chassis
After I tacked the bar in place Phil made side and top pieces so it made a "Box" around the plate to give it more structural strength	This panel is what is left of the floor directly above where the gas tank "used" to be. The panel was bent at a 45 degree angle, so I had to re-bend it straight, make a lip and then weld it together.
Here is the section that goes into the former spare tire well	Ok, a bit has gone on since the last pic. Phil cut out the rockers on the inside and we made boxes to weld the new sub-frame connectors too. Here is the left side, just tacked in place till Phil makes the side and top for these box's
Here is the right side and you can see where we had to remove the inner rocker panels	With the firewall box's made and welded, we measured the sub frame connectors and cut them to length out of 2x3 box tubing. Which we later found out had a slight warp to it. After about 2 hours cussing it, we had them in and tacked to the rear section. We lifted it to weld the under side.
Here is the drivers side ready to be fully welded after the end cap is put on the rear frame section.	Same for the right side
With the frame setting in place we set a tire where we wanted the axle to approximately sit. The stance is pretty awesome, like a pro stock drag car	looks pretty wicked
And takes up the whole wheel well. Just one problem	We need a wider tire. Phil originally planned for a 12" tire track, come to find out we can fit a 16" comfortably, so Phil is settling for a 15" track. Not this one, this is the 12"