Been working on the wider + raised wheel tubs for my Malibu @ least 1-2hrs daily during each work week. Still sorting through the needs for fitting the drivers side tub. It's definitely messing w/my brain trying to determine where relief cuts need to be made for a clean appearing install. I think I've made over a dozen templates so far for this side w/each one getting a slight refinement or adjustment.
What did you do to your G-Body today 2024
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Pictures! We need pictures!!
In all seriousness, I am extremely interested in this as I will be taking mental notes for when I get to mine. So any details you can provide with pictures would help immensely.
I will when I have things further along.
The basic fit/install of the pass side tub is completed (well.... it's held in place w/two fasteners). Templates are made & material is in-house to finish-out the flanges. It's enough to get my visual wheels turning to finish it out but the aftermarket fenders & different core support (vs. the original/OE unit) were wreaking havoc on aligning things. So much so I bought the '81 more-door parts car for OE Malibu parts. Definitely made the difference I needed to ensure I was ok to more forward on the drivers side.
The drivers side gets a wee bit complicated w/all of the functionally required stuff (brake hardware; WW motor; firewall wiring bulkhead; etc...). I wanted the pass side visually acceptable to have a model that helps in my approach of getting a similar visually acceptable driver side tub vs. something that looks 'too hacked-up'. Not going full-custom is the issue. I know guys will remote mount brake set-ups, hide/re-route wiring, & ditch wipers for minimalistic (sanitary) engine compartments but I'm hoping for a slightly tweaked OE look as that's the goal w/the car (something GM could have built).
OE tubs would work if I stuck w/a slightly smaller (shorter) wheel/tire combo & raised it some or quit driving it like a daily ride w/o worrying about road surface quality. But it rubbed enough @ the top that it wore through the plastic on both sides w/a 15x6"/25" tall front tire in <5k miles (being carefully driven more often than not).
Hoping to get input on the manual brake set-ups others have used in another thread I posted this week. That definitely would help my goal of under hood symmetry.
Took advantage of the nice weather and ran it to dinner to meet some friends
Just crossed 30k miles of ownership on the way to work today in the Bonneville. Other than an exhaust leak and really needing B-pillar trim, she is just as solid as ever.
Replaced the transmission selector shaft seal again, stopped a leak at the speedo cable, and changed the oil. Found another vacuum leak at the charcoal canister - I must've missed that particular hose when I replaced the others.
More sanding and spot putty ",,, I think this is pass 10 that I have made sand ing and filling and primer-ing In the pic a lot of the spot putty is sanded away leaving a fraction in low places .In this case it does help too see how all the layers if there even I can't explain it and the cam isn't showing anything
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Been fighting an odd misfire for the last week, changed the coil since the epoxy casing was cracked and I could see it arcing- wasn’t the issue. Changed the sunken treasure ignition box for the spare digital one- not the issue.
Checked timing and it was all over the place.
Pulled the distributor this morning and:
Boy, when I read that bronze gears were sacrificial, I didn’t think I’d wipe one out in 600 miles!
Swapped the stock MSD iron gear back on it, since Howard’s recommends an iron gear for this cam core. I’ll time it later in the day, as it’s kinda cold to be fiddling with a timing light at this moment.
Gives me a chance to recurve the timing though!
Checked timing and it was all over the place.
Pulled the distributor this morning and:
Boy, when I read that bronze gears were sacrificial, I didn’t think I’d wipe one out in 600 miles!
Swapped the stock MSD iron gear back on it, since Howard’s recommends an iron gear for this cam core. I’ll time it later in the day, as it’s kinda cold to be fiddling with a timing light at this moment.
Gives me a chance to recurve the timing though!
Windshield just got installed.
Then when I start working on the back the tension rods broke
Then when I start working on the back the tension rods broke
You sure you don't have a problem with the vacuum modulator? My dad had the one in my Monte cranked to the moon and you really had to lay into it to get it to upshift.
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