1978 Malibu factory 4 speed SOLD (thank you)
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Well, I guess I'll keep this thread going.
So, I developed a knock in the motor, which was:
Which led me to this:
Friend of mine had a "spare" almost new 454 crate motor. So with some minor upgrades such as:
better cam
springs
push rods
better oil pump
we have:
After putting it together we took it to Pat Musi (if you never heard his name, Google it. It's impressive) to dyno the new creation:
And the result was:
While the engine was being put together, I didn't waste time:
roof
trunk from this
to
LizardSkined
and painted with splatter painted with the correct splatter paint
body from this
to this
and this
Moving right along. All body panels were painted off the car and then put together. Now, the car will be painted.
So, I developed a knock in the motor, which was:
Which led me to this:
Friend of mine had a "spare" almost new 454 crate motor. So with some minor upgrades such as:
better cam
springs
push rods
better oil pump
we have:
After putting it together we took it to Pat Musi (if you never heard his name, Google it. It's impressive) to dyno the new creation:
And the result was:
While the engine was being put together, I didn't waste time:
roof
trunk from this
to
LizardSkined
and painted with splatter painted with the correct splatter paint
body from this
to this
and this
Moving right along. All body panels were painted off the car and then put together. Now, the car will be painted.
RollinSlow84 said:
Yeah, except the engine ran for about a month, wiring was a mess, front wheel geometry was all off and the body had to be stripped because what ever body filler previous owner used had a chemical reaction with pint, which caused paint to bubble.
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