The build-up of my Malibu

[ramairws6]

Wow.............Show me the money!!Traver

[ReRod]

Yeah, it was pretty choice! Could've sat and talked with that guy for hours on end but had to work the following morning. Might have to cruise down there again sometime to show him how the car is now. He was happy that it was going to an enthusiast since he had gotten a bunch of calls from guys wanting to buy it for dirt-track racing. Who cuts up a car in this condition for roundy-round?

[ReRod]

Just a pic of how the 8.5" is lookin' at the moment... was sandblasted and painted. Then I installed UMI uca's with new ES poly bushings. Also replaced the housing bushings with poly ones from ES

[Old School]

This one isn't going to explode on broadway like that one a few years ago, is it? Some guy tried to smoke the tires for the whole block, and ended up smoking his rearend!!

[ReRod]

This one isn't going to explode on broadway like that one a few years ago, is it? Some guy tried to smoke the tires for the whole block, and ended up smoking his rearend!!

You mean Andy's black Regal? He has a 4-speed and shifts kinda poorly (from what I've heard). I'm not sure but he might have a 7.5" in there as well. I've seen numerous people claim to be running deep into the 11's with 1.3x's and 1.4x's for 60' with 8.5" rears. They're pretty tough

[Old School]

You mean Andy's black Regal? He has a 4-speed and shifts kinda poorly (from what I've heard). I'm not sure but he might have a 7.5" in there as well. I've seen numerous people claim to be running deep into the 11's with 1.3x's and 1.4x's for 60' with 8.5" rears. They're pretty tough

Your right , I think it was a 7.5
Nice to learn from others mistakes!

[Pool Boy]

Thanks man I know I'll be up at Car Craft for sure this summer. Hopefully some of us that are a little further south will roll up for some Outlaw get-togethers as well

You know I'm game for car craft!!!

[jollywrencher]

Your rearend looks nice.. oops, that didn't come out right Do you have yr uppers switched around, you want the zerks down? Is that the sway bar hiding under there? What did you decide on gears?

[ReRod]

Your rearend looks nice.. oops, that didn't come out right Do you have yr uppers switched around, you want the zerks down? Is that the sway bar hiding under there? What did you decide on gears?

:rotfl:At least you caught that comment yourself!

Re the zerks, the instructions said to face them up. I thought it would have been the other way too but....
That is the stock sway bar. I bought larger front and rear bars for it though. Just had the stocker sandblasted and painted it up right away for when I sell it.


Re gears, I think I'll just say screw it and run 4.88's. 3.73's

[ReRod]

You know I'm game for car craft!!!

You know your spot is reserved in my car if you haven't picked one up by then

[Old School]

I should really go too. Haven't gotten up there yet. Sounds cool though! What day you going up?

[HOTCIVIC]

Awesome thread ReRod! That's a badass Malibu!

[ReRod]

I should really go too. Haven't gotten up there yet. Sounds cool though! What day you going up?

I guess Brady and I haven't talked about any certain day yet. We both have the Friday, Saturday, and Sunday off though. Might stay two days

Awesome thread ReRod! That's a badass Malibu!

Thanks man!

[MR.hp]

Those are some good pics of your car build up I sure do like them old malibu's wish I had not junked my wagon or sold my 79 4dr that was from california. I was going to put 8.5 in my wagon too untill back in the later 80's asthey were so expensive. I came across a 12 bolt and with a little twisting and bending it bolted right in the pinion angle was wrong but back then who cared. Now I see they make adjustable control arms now.
Keep up the good work you have a nice car there.

[ReRod]

Those are some good pics of your car build up I sure do like them old malibu's wish I had not junked my wagon or sold my 79 4dr that was from california. I was going to put 8.5 in my wagon too untill back in the later 80's asthey were so expensive. I came across a 12 bolt and with a little twisting and bending it bolted right in the pinion angle was wrong but back then who cared. Now I see they make adjustable control arms now.
Keep up the good work you have a nice car there.

Thanks man! I figure that I should document the build as best I can for if I ever need to sell it.
It sucks that these cars get used up in the stock car circuit!! I was just talking to my friend today and he told me about another one from a few years ago. The guy inherited one with insanely low miles from his Grandma. Not a scratch on the thing. It just sat in a garage. He went and made it into a stock-car. I guess it makes mine a little more valuable in the long run but