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Well a friend of mine agreed to to paint it for me and he's an excellent painter thats painted half million dollar show cars and part of our agreement was that i would de-trim the the car myself and take care of the vinyl top myself to save a little time for him and a little money for me. He...

Im also having a slight problem with the guys I had sent all my trim to get re-anodized. The problem is they "lost" all my stuff!!!! And they quit answering my phone calls. I DO NOT recommend that anyone use J.V Polish out of Lynnwood, CA. They are dishonest and frankly in my opinion they are...

So heres a current update on my project. Truthfully ive had some other speed bumps in life and the car has been on the back burner for the last few months but hopefully ill be getting back to business on it very soon. BUT.... I did pick up one very important piece of hardware last weekend...

hey so I found a guy on Craigslist advertising a G body rear axle out of a 85 Monte SS and says he had a transmission shop install a 8.5 3.73 posi carrier in it. Im skeptical cause i know how much real G body 8.5 rears go for and his asking price is well below that figure. Is this possible?

Thanks I'm hoping it will turn out really well. I wanted to have it done for our Goodguys show but that's only 3 weeks away and I'm farrrrrrrrrrr from even being close so hopefully next year

I also got the replacement grill for the car which is a reproduction but I guess it will work for now until maybe one day I will stumble upon a nice original grill bit so far my efforts have been fruitless. But... I did manage to score an NOS grill emblem for a 1978 which is a one year only...

I have some minor updates on the car but I've been busy with other stuff in the last few weeks and it's also been so damn hot out that I don't feel like working on it. Mikester I have heard from a few people and read a few reviews on SMS that sound very similar to your story. I can honestly say...

As the title states. I ordered a new vinyl top for my Landau Malibu and instead of sending me the 1/4 top like i wanted they sent me the whole damn enchilada!!! Now im debating on whether or not iI should just install a full top now or cut it down and put it back to stock. Please post pics if...

The contact glue underneath has probably lost its adheasion and the humidity causes the fabric to become loose. There is probanly also moisture trapped as well underneath and i bet theres a little bit of suface rust starting to form. Only way to fix it is to tear the old top off, re-prep the...

Yep they are pretty much all the same from AMD

Guys its not done yet, thats just the mold for the fiberglass

So i recieved the sample material from SMS Fabrics today and was very pleased with it. It is the NOS OEM vinyl that was used on these cars in 1978. The color was what i was most concerned about but it is spot on perfect; however this is NOT the correct grain pattern that my car was equipped...

Haha yes its quite expensive to do these days but this one was done right with quality, durability, and longevity being my #1 priority on this car which doesnt leave much room for value. But this paint job will last the life of the car estimated especially since it won't be daily driven and only...

Well i havent installed any new suspension as of yet, its still all the original worn out stuff and right now it its loose as hell and wanders all over the road. Now what suspension are you referring to? The stock stuff referbished or tube arms and coil overs? I can't really speak on behalf of...

Haha yep. I dubbed this car the "Minty Malibu" ever since i first saw it for sale on craigslist and before i even bought it.

Thanks everyone. I wasnt the smoothest road getting here but we got here. I cant really take any credit for the colors as that is the way she came from GM when she was born but it is a nice combo. The guy i had paint the car did a phenomenal job as you can see, very good painter and took the...

And heres how the car currently sits today. Got just a couple little things to tie up and then its coming home. So when i get it home its getting a brand new vinyl top installed, clear coat cut and buff, all the new suspension and steering installed, and then i will start a true pro...

Whats up yall? So ive owned this car for two years now and It was pretty decent when i bought it with an amateur paint job done by somebody in their garage, looked pretty nice but if you examined it up close it had some issues. It was ok for a driver and thats exactly what i did with it for a...

Haha that easy huh? Ill try it. Thanks for the compliments, just dropped 14gs on that paint job and it's definitely lookin right. So the "elk" grain is the one i want? I want OEM style and color.

Anyone have any idea where i can get the factory material to redo the 1/4 top on my 78 Malibu? Is there anyone who makes kits or just sell the material?