1979 Chevrolet Malibu

Wegner WAK033 Accesory Drive Pulley added with options added...............So closeMachined AluminumATI Racing Super DamperHeavy Duty Tensioners and Belts370 Amp Mechman AlternatorGM Type 2 Style Power Steering Pump with Reservoir Attached to PumpLS...
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Dyno sheet & vid below. I'm not grudging it, so no secrets. Just my daily driver. Scooping the transmission within the next month and swapping it out. Waiting for black friday for the Terminator XShafiroff Race Engines built 454 NA Concept Pe...
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Decided on Autometer Prestige Black Diamond Prestige series. 5 PC. GAUGE KIT, 3-3/8" & 2-1/16", GPS SPEEDOMETER, with a 3-3/8” Tachometer addednothing against Dakota or any modern styl e or looking gauges or screens. But I wanted something tim...
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So............Update, drivetrain should be going in during November/December, just gathering pieces.....It's been taking me longer because1 Deployed as usual2 Since this is a auto to manual trans swap, I'm having to change a lot more in the interior...
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Yup, cleaned out some vintage guitar gear to fund this. Went down to Nashville and decided I would rather finish my build faster and retire early. So.........cleaned out some amps, some speakers, some guitars. Dropped them off at Carter's on consignm...
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Well that was fast, just sad I'm not home to enjoy it. Jim at Lawless recommended doing the trans swap before the engine. he recommended both same time but we all know, cash is what slows down projects more than anything, so trans in Feb MArch, see y...
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Time to get back to the real world, deploy as usual and to replenish the coffers. The engine swap is Gonna be about 5 months when I’ll come back home. Here are the vids from the dealership when I found this bad girl bad in 2019.
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Someone asked me about the chromoly bracing I am having done, so I figured I would post the video the shop posted. They are Lawless Streetcars in Madison, Georgia. I can’t say enough good things about them. They don’t post too much on social me...
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We all know the old halogens suck for seeing anything farther than 3 ft in front so added some angel eye LEDs
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Dual Black widows added because I had to cutoff the old for the coil overs
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Still waiting to do the engine swap….funds always stop us common folk……but do to the suspension upgrade, I had to cut out the old exhaust. Jade Gabe at Fats Welding & Exhaust in Georgia mount a pair of Black Widows for me. It makes the 305...
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Some may hate me for this, some will love it. Either way, I built it for me and my tastes. I took my love for classic muscle and went with a more modern wheel and tire approach. I wanted a wheel to fill the wheel wells without going to extreme. N...
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Now need to tie the rear end. If you’ve ever launched in a G Body or seen them skedaddle under torque, you know the term “g body shuffle”. May seem fun to watch, but if your the driver can cause you to question life sometimes lol Again, UMI c...
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Seeing as there is no strut tower like in true sport cars, I needed something to tie the front together and also do the same in the rear, especially because G Body are notorious from the rear end twisting. Thankfully UMI had me covered 1 UMI G Body...
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So not only did I do the Ridetech full coil over suspension upgrade but added a few bracing options from other makers as well. Trying to negate the infamous G Body shuffle 1 QA1 Adjustable frame supportsThese work with trailing arms to reinforce th...
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We all know that the early g bodies (pre grand national rear ends) had weak 7.5” just waiting to detonate once any real power was addedso I went big to avoid any problems in the future. Here’s the BBL implant she gotMoser M9 (powder coated semi-...
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going fast means nothing if you can’t stop
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Like any good father, I gave her the 383….. time to start a new plan….LSX or Big Block….I know all the positives about the LS platform, but the little boy in me still yearns for the Big Block rumble we all know and love. 632 maybe? Either wa...
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it's not the engine that will end up in it but it lets me concentrate on the Tremec Magnum Swap and interior for now.It's a budget build 383 and will be good enough for the next 6months to a year while I finish the driveline and interiorStill kept th...
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I’ve always wanted aMalibu G Body, specifically a 1979 Landau. It’s the year IMO that Chevy got the tail lights and headlights perfect.The Malibu to me is the last true Chevy car that kept true to early 60s muscle cars. A small/midsize square bod...
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