78 malibu"street build"

**BOOST FREAK** · 02-13-2009, 04:56 PM

well i started tearing apart my 78 malibu i bought. im re-doing everything from frame up.. all new floor pans body panels (that need replaced) and build it for a nice little street strip car.. im doing a mini tub, 12 point cage,frame braces, and everything.. im going to be building everything .. im probably end up running a high comperssion motor this year but i have a motor on the stand that im building for boost. im going to build me a turbo kit. im thinking about a gt45 turbo with 40mm wastegate. but this year well probably just be a 12:5:1 comperssion motor with a nice set of heads,and cam that i got.

well heres a couple of pics that i took.. i already started doing new pieces on the body and stuff.. should be done by middle or end of summer.

my old setup.. 671 blower

taking out the a/c unit..heavy ass junk

my racing seats.

welded in new piece and start doing the body work.

before

after i welded and fixed it.. (first coat)

nasty rust whole..

shot mount

ill post some pics after i start putting in the new floor pans and frame braces..

**On_Her_Face** · 02-13-2009, 04:59 PM

TH400?

**BOOST FREAK** · 02-13-2009, 05:02 PM

that motor is a 350 with a turbo400 tranny.. im running a 4000 stall convertor.

**ranger250x** · 02-16-2009, 04:27 PM

blowthrough!!!! on an import site??? i thought i would be the first.....

**Glides** · 02-16-2009, 08:49 PM

Your house is a Redneck car lovers wet dream....mine too. Good stuff man.

**RedGTS** · 02-17-2009, 07:32 PM

did you buy that from ricky bobby? j/k man good luck on the build

**Truegiant** · 02-17-2009, 07:40 PM

Some people just dont know..

**secondgencamaro** · 02-17-2009, 09:19 PM

I love these Malibus. Good luck with the build.

**87 Turbo II** · 02-17-2009, 11:16 PM

mmmm sexayyyy. That huge car makes even that V8 look tiny though.

**EJ25RUN** · 02-18-2009, 07:03 AM

The 78-79 is a really nice look.

**speedminded** · 02-18-2009, 09:03 AM

They put your roof scoop on backwards, might want to have that checked out.

**Ghost Racer** · 02-19-2009, 02:01 AM

It will be a bad ride once we get it finished. LOL soon as we get my dsm out my carport we will be able to begin on the roll cage and so fourth.....

**BOOST FREAK** · 02-19-2009, 02:17 AM

i bought it stock in ohio.. i already bought a couple little stuff. yea its a bit of a whale but not really it weights around 3500lbs. but ive been already lighting it up.. i mean i love turbo cars. ive had a dozen turbo 4 bangers and 6's. so if those are fun and fast.... image 8 cylinders.when i built a turbo kit for my buddys mustang and then went for a ride in it i was like holy shit this is only 7 psi and no tune and its pullin the front wheels. and you cant beat the sound of a big hump cam in a old car.lol.

**RandomGuy** · 02-19-2009, 11:25 AM

Originally Posted by speedminded

They put your roof scoop on backwards, might want to have that checked out.

OH MY GOD LOL,

i actually laughed in real life

**EJ25RUN** · 02-20-2009, 06:46 AM

Has anyone ever seen a white one with a home made bodykit? It looks like it was driven of the Mad Max set. If so, got a picture?

**buddha@TeamFX** · 02-20-2009, 09:44 AM

Gotta love the G-body's...I had a malibu but sold it to my roomates dad. Wished I'd had kept that car.

**EJ25RUN** · 02-20-2009, 03:23 PM

Originally Posted by buddha@TeamFX

Gotta love the G-body's...I had a malibu but sold it to my roomates dad. Wished I'd had kept that car.

Gets the same respect as if it was made in 1970.

**BOOST FREAK** · 02-20-2009, 08:06 PM

you can buy a ground effects kit for the malibus. its more of a lip kit. ill try to kind a pic ... im thinking about spraying my car all in flat black sealer.. i love flat black cars.

**FasTech** · 02-20-2009, 09:03 PM

Its looking good, man. I love classic Muscle Cars. What year is that Chevy pick-up in pic #4?

**BOOST FREAK** · 02-20-2009, 11:29 PM

lol. that was my buddys.. it was a late 70s.. had a 388 stroker, with a 6 inch lift and a 2" body lift with some big tires on it. nice little truck. he uses it for plowing snow in the winter..

**FasTech** · 02-21-2009, 12:33 AM

Originally Posted by BOOST FREAK

lol. that was my buddys.. it was a late 70s.. had a 388 stroker, with a 6 inch lift and a 2" body lift with some big tires on it. nice little truck. he uses it for plowing snow in the winter..

Sure its not 4" with a 2" body lift? Looks alittle low to be 6" suspension lift + the 2" body lift. I was asking because I'm about to get one and I was going to ask what setup he was running. I want something alright for DD but make it look right. If you understand what I'm saying. I like his setup though.

**BOOST FREAK** · 02-21-2009, 12:45 AM

i though the same thing. i was like theres no way.. but i measured it when i had it on my lift doing some welding on it. and by god it was a 6"lol. but anyways he had blocks and shocks.. and cant remember if he flipped it around or not.. (thats what alot of people do gives you another 3") i think it had skyjacker shocks. but i cant remember.. i do remember it road like a log.. felt like i was in a hydraulic car.pretty fun though, ran like a champ. ive never seen interior so clean my entire life. it was like it was new.i was thinking about buyign it but he wanted way to much.. if you are looking for one the main thing to look for is in the rear by the spring mounts on the frame they rust out really bad.ive welded them plunty of times for people.. if you can find a older blazer they come with dana rear ends which is way better. supposenly some years had 410 gears in it.

**BOOST FREAK** · 03-22-2009, 12:50 AM

shes almost ready to hit the streets..muahahah.

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