Recent content by 08Malibu

Walked in the door today and my son begged to take a ride in the blue car. Brakes seem to be coming around. Still think I’ll have to put rotors on. Maybe I’ll order some new parts for the Malibu and finally install the blazer setup.

If I had one, I would. Was hoping to find something quick. If anyone has any junk ones, I’m interested.

Looking for door hinge springs, but coming up empty. I was originally going to replace the hinges on my GP but after further inspection, the drivers side are good, and passenger side might be good still. Unfortunately the drivers side is missing the spring. Does anyone have a source for...

Got rid of the POS 62 Vette that’s been tying up my garage today, and I was able to get a real car inside. I decided to break out my amazon glue pulling kit to mess with the dent in the drivers door. I managed to get it about 75% to where I want it and decided to call it a night. I really need...

62 Vette body is ready to be picked up. Still have to polish the doors, and paint a few more pieces. Waiting on some green to continue, so I played with the car a little. Hood hinges back where they belong, and a little bit of wiring taken care of, but still a lot to do. I have been driving it...

Yesterday I had a little time so I threw the fan on, zip tied and loose wires, and put the fan shroud on. Decided to take it for a spin. Went a little further than normal, but had to get home to take my son to cub scouts. A little later on we took the car out and ran it for about 25 minutes...

Over there, over here not so different depending on where you live now.

I’ve had good luck with DuPont over the years. Stuff lasts. I used it on some stuff on my boat and it held up great out in the sun.

Not all paint companies can mix up vinyl paint. I work for a company that sells BASF products, and unfortunately, we don’t mix vinyl dye Axalta is a company that does. So if you can find a store that sells that, they might be better help.

I paid $300 for a 350 vortec engine, with accessories about 3 years ago. That one has a provision for a fuel pump pushrod. Ran ok but I pulled it apart, and life got in the way. But for an engine with 170k on it, it had very little wear. Must be due to the fuel injection. I also grabbed another...

After a long weekend of getting the 62 vette painted, I went up into the attic to grab the lower moldings from the car. I also had a few stored in the trunk. When I opened it I was surprised to see the trunk light working. I guess my trips around the block are working her back in slowly. I...

Picked this shifter up today. It’s from a sixties GTO supposedly. I think it will be a nice addition to this car. Especially since the original shifter was for 200-4r and I have a TH350 in it now. Too bad it doesn’t have the bend like the one from my 79 H/O.

Took a break from block sanding the vette today to put all 4 formula wheels on. Can’t wait to finish the vette so I can put the springs on this car, and button up the loose ends that prevent me from driving it.

I did my booster with the kit years ago, and it looked great. I went to put their clear over it and it lifted to crap. Said screw it, and painted it silver after that.

Funny you say that, I kept almost every issue until like 2012 or so. Then when I was getting resto sell my house, I tossed them in the trash. I really wish I hadn’t done that. My memory of hot rod came in handy on a job interview. I walked into a shop and I saw a big picture of a feature...