dayclona build with vega plug

[moparmendy]

thinking of doing a daytona clone with a vega plug and i thought i heard something about need part of the upper trunk section from a 71 to 74 charger?
wondered if someone could give me the cliff notes version of how to use the vega plug...
any and all help appreciated..
also if anyone has side by side real versus vega plug pictures i would love to see them..thanks!!!!

[70 sublime]

Red is Vega and other is fiberglass but proper Daytona shape

[rob-dirt]

 what year vega plugs can you use  from ________ to ________ is wagon the same 

[Old Moparz]

what year vega plugs can you use  from ________ to ________ is wagon the same  

All years will work, including the Pontiac Astre, but there are several years that have the vents that will need to be closed off. Can't recall whether the early models or the later ones had the vents.  

Wagons are completely different & so are the notch backs.

[moparstuart]

what year vega plugs can you use  from ________ to ________ is wagon the same  

All years will work, including the Pontiac Astre, but there are several years that have the vents that will need to be closed off. Can't recall whether the early models or the later ones had the vents.  

Wagons are completely different & so are the notch backs.

71-73 have vents   and  74-77  do not    Hatch back only   sedan and wagon  no workey 

[Old Moparz]

thinking of doing a daytona clone with a vega plug and i thought i heard something about need part of the upper trunk section from a 71 to 74 charger?
wondered if someone could give me the cliff notes version of how to use the vega plug...
any and all help appreciated..
also if anyone has side by side real versus vega plug pictures i would love to see them..thanks!!!!

Gary, scroll through this topic for some good info, photos & details on the piece you're asking about.....  

http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,89467.0.html

[6pkrtse]

So, from the looks of the picture between the two, the Vega rear window gets turn upside down when welding it all back in?

[A383Wing]

no, the Vega plug goes the same direction as the OE Daytona plug, about the only difference when all completed is that the curvature of the Vega glass is opposite as opposed to the Daytona glass....most people cannot tell the difference when done

I'm in the process of putting the Vega plug in my car as we speak

Bryan

[6pkrtse]

Hmm, I guess I never looked that closely before but from this picture it looks like you would flip it & it would almost be the perfect window.

[odcics2]

Vega wagon glass itself looks more correct, being flat on the bottom and curved along the top...   

[Fin Day]

As said by Bryan.
Here is mine with the Vega plug.
Wing car people/owners know and see that this is recreation - nobody else does not.

no, the Vega plug goes the same direction as the OE Daytona plug, about the only difference when all completed is that the curvature of the Vega glass is opposite as opposed to the Daytona glass....most people cannot tell the difference when done

I'm in the process of putting the Vega plug in my car as we speak

Bryan

[alfaitalia]

If I was lucky enough to be building a Daytona rep I'm not  sure I could live with the "upside-down" Vega rear window.....just my slight OCD coming to the front!! LOL. However it does not look as if it would be that hard to re-engineer it to put the glass the other way up. Not that there are any Vega cars in the UK to steel a hatch from anyway.

[alfaitalia]

Vega wagon glass itself looks more correct, being flat on the bottom and curved along the top...   

A real Daytona is the other way around.

[moparstuart]

As said by Bryan.
Here is mine with the Vega plug.
Wing car people/owners know and see that this is recreation - nobody else does not.

no, the Vega plug goes the same direction as the OE Daytona plug, about the only difference when all completed is that the curvature of the Vega glass is opposite as opposed to the Daytona glass....most people cannot tell the difference when done

I'm in the process of putting the Vega plug in my car as we speak

Bryan

wow beautiful CAR   

[6pkrtse]

Yes, awesome looking Dayclona. I guess it would look okay installed either way, right side up or up side down. Just the purists would know the difference.

[XS29L9B2]

As said by Bryan.
Here is mine with the Vega plug.
Wing car people/owners know and see that this is recreation - nobody else does not.

no, the Vega plug goes the same direction as the OE Daytona plug, about the only difference when all completed is that the curvature of the Vega glass is opposite as opposed to the Daytona glass....most people cannot tell the difference when done

I'm in the process of putting the Vega plug in my car as we speak

Bryan

So beautifull

[NHCharger]

All years will work, including the Pontiac Astre,

I was picking a salavage yard yesterday and saw a Astre. The rear hatch looked pretty good. Was wondering if that would be the same as a Vega. I did find a Vega and someone had removed the back window out of the hatch and left it in side the car. Had to take it. Now I have a spare rear window.

How much would a intact rear hatch be worth? 

[Stevearino]

If I was lucky enough to be building a Daytona rep I'm not  sure I could live with the "upside-down" Vega rear window.....just my slight OCD coming to the front!! LOL. However it does not look as if it would be that hard to re-engineer it to put the glass the other way up. Not that there are any Vega cars in the UK to steel a hatch from anyway.

The glass is wider at the bottom as is the distance between the "C" pillars of the Charger so flipping it upside down unfortunately does not work.

[Old Moparz]

All years will work, including the Pontiac Astre,

I was picking a salavage yard yesterday and saw a Astre. The rear hatch looked pretty good. Was wondering if that would be the same as a Vega. I did find a Vega and someone had removed the back window out of the hatch and left it in side the car. Had to take it. Now I have a spare rear window.

How much would a intact rear hatch be worth? 

Astre is the same.

The glass still pops up on ebay, even new.

The hatch itself is probably is worth getting if it's not rusty, but I'm not sure of the exact value. I'd take a guess at around $100 tops without the trim or the glass only because that will start to add up when someone needs to purchase it all separate.

These things were pretty common but now they seem harder to find than Daytona parts.

[moparmendy]

that is a super angle for a photo and super super nice dayclona.  rear window area looks amazing.  great job

[Daytona Guy]

As said by Bryan.
Here is mine with the Vega plug.
Wing car people/owners know and see that this is recreation - nobody else does not.

no, the Vega plug goes the same direction as the OE Daytona plug, about the only difference when all completed is that the curvature of the Vega glass is opposite as opposed to the Daytona glass....most people cannot tell the difference when done

I'm in the process of putting the Vega plug in my car as we speak

Bryan

Whos red Daytona is this???

Dane