Recent content by 78_buwag

im gonna start on it once I make my trip. really want to do that first

well there is another shop in jeff city. always heard great things and they always have a good attitude. last I checked they were about 2 weeks backed up but I think i'm gonna go with them when I do it. ive already started the cleaning process. I want to make it look nice and clean and get rid...

ill be going, just not in the wagon. problem around here is both machinist in town are great, but have attitudes. one does fantastic work, but refuses to do one anything more than stock and will take a week just to clean and hone a block. the other is just a plain *******. in the time crunch I...

got the 305 out. after it fought me every step of the way. had one bell bolt that would not break loose even with an impact, so I pulled the trans with it. engine hoist ended up throwing the combo at me and 8 stitches later got patched up. but not that that's out of the way I can start working...

well it had a good run, but after 30+ years of service the old 305 is done. it wasn't quite knocking but no load light throttle you could feel the rods starting to slap around. ive almost got it out, then its cleaning the bay and the 305 will go in the corner and await rebuilding for my s10...

it was to be expected with me behind the wheel. motor is original to the car and never been apart so its been a trooper. but I gotta have more cowbell

small update. ive been trying to get this car ready to drive to du quoin Illinois for the car craft street machine nationals. everything minus a few details was looking great, til my 305 started a awesome cold start knock. still running fine when warm, but now I cant trust it. sooooo i'm working...

I picked up a set of late 80's cutlass bucket seats. driver side is power but the switches are missing so i'm gonna remove the motor to save weight. i'm already 6' tall so they'll be as far back as possible. anywho does anyone have any suggestions as far as mounting? outsides should line up but...

I bought those wheels brand new from wheel vintiques last year and had them on my flat black s-10 with a 2/3 lowering kit. it looked sick. sadly it was a cheap kit and the front wouldn't align worth a damn and ate the front tires away. i'm taking it one Malibu at a time, going to focus on the...

thanks for the welcome. I got pics of the wagon posted in the wagon threads. picked up a 79 coupe a couple weeks ago, just put pics of it up in the Malibu threads. gonna dial back my wagon for reliability and make the coupe a race car

picked up this shell for $600. completely gutted, ready to start being built. whats left is still stock, but will get beefed up. my plans for this are fairly for the track, itll see the street but in a cruise night kind of way. plans are for a 355 sbc, aluminum head, solid roller, and fueled by...

got a nice day so I cleaned up my car and got a couple pics without 20 inches of snow on the ground thinking about putting my baby moons all the way around the wagon. I picked up a 79 coupe to build as a strip car so this will get redone as a driver

yeah not sure what to do first. oh well, i'll get it all done eventually. ive been skiing this winter, not on skies, but a 28,000 lb trash truck, kinda scary

thanks. I have a lot of plans for the car and its taking time due to a tight budget but i'm hoping to get a lot of small stuff done while saving to build the motor, that way the car will handle it better. its this snow nonsense, 2 feet in less than a week. ive had enough til next winter lol

heres a few pics of my wagon. a little backround on the car. was bought new in 1978 from a dealership in st. Charles, MO. it was completely original when I got it. motor has never been rebuilt that I can tell. I have the original paperwork from the original owner, including warranty stickers...