1978 MALIBU "PROJECT TUMMY TUCK"
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Just cking in with u guys, really nothing much going on, just alot of driving and enjoy the ride!!
I did re-tint my tail lights becuase they were hella blacked out!! COPS in Cali are ruthless and will stop u for any thing
So i found a chemical that will remove the tint, paint thinner was just not doing it, its "Goof Off" home depot has for 5.98 a can and works like a champ... I had like 5-6 coats of tint and i couldnt even seen my lights when turned on... So i removed the tint and re-sprayed my tail lights with only 2 coats and looks way way better!! Its super bright when lights are on and im happy with it... U can still see the red/white lens during the day but at the same time it still has a tint..
Going to a show tomorrow will take pics
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I did re-tint my tail lights becuase they were hella blacked out!! COPS in Cali are ruthless and will stop u for any thing
So i found a chemical that will remove the tint, paint thinner was just not doing it, its "Goof Off" home depot has for 5.98 a can and works like a champ... I had like 5-6 coats of tint and i couldnt even seen my lights when turned on... So i removed the tint and re-sprayed my tail lights with only 2 coats and looks way way better!! Its super bright when lights are on and im happy with it... U can still see the red/white lens during the day but at the same time it still has a tint..
Going to a show tomorrow will take pics
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Update: so 84clonewars and I have been doing alot of research for a posi unit for TT, and i finally found a Auburn 7.5 10bolt 26 spline 2 series carrier and man it was a mission, i guess they getting harder to find???? Most guys are using the 3 series and spacers and all that ishhhhh too much for me lol...
I found it on ebay and the guy wanted $140 shippped, i seen that he was local so i left a message with my number and he called me..he threw me a price of $80 if i wanted to pick up since it was 1hr away from me... SO HELL YA I WENT TO PICK UP!!
my dad came in from Texas so me and him had a nice roadtrip talking abou cars 🙂
I have another 7.5 stock rear coming in from elko warren once he drops his GN rear in... That gives me time to clean it up and give it the elko warren treatment... Girdle coming up next and 3.08 getting dropped in.. Stay tune for the burn out vid :wink:
I found it on ebay and the guy wanted $140 shippped, i seen that he was local so i left a message with my number and he called me..he threw me a price of $80 if i wanted to pick up since it was 1hr away from me... SO HELL YA I WENT TO PICK UP!!
my dad came in from Texas so me and him had a nice roadtrip talking abou cars 🙂 I have another 7.5 stock rear coming in from elko warren once he drops his GN rear in... That gives me time to clean it up and give it the elko warren treatment... Girdle coming up next and 3.08 getting dropped in.. Stay tune for the burn out vid :wink:
Whassup Saint. Rear driveby shot looks pretty cool there, guess I never really noticed the back view of tummy tuck.Gives me a little inspiration for my back bumper. Was thinkin of building something with just flat straight angles kinda like caddy cts. I,ve seen the lauren engineering bu roll pan, but not painted. Now I'm more sure of what I need to build.
Good find on the eaton posi, I've had one for 10 years now ,no problems, but I might swap from 3.73 gears to 4.56 to go with my taller wheels I just got & the t-56 trans.
Good find on the eaton posi, I've had one for 10 years now ,no problems, but I might swap from 3.73 gears to 4.56 to go with my taller wheels I just got & the t-56 trans.
jlcustomz said:
Thats sounds like a plan, those 3.73 will go real good with your transmission... Keep us posted 🙂
Welll no real updates guys, other than the posi and went to the pick your part today 50% off today till the 1st of the year.. Yes i went in the rain was fun tho, me and my dad went from gbody to gbody sitting in them till the rain calmed down a bit 
good father and son bonding!!!
I went to the yard to get another gear box... Theres tons of gbodys here in cali and couldnt find the exact gear box i have "stock" all i seen were the 4 bolt top gear box, so i pulled one off a 80 gbody wagon and looks real good, the wagon was fully stock and the gear box looks real real solid no leaks all good alittle cleaning and some paint will make it look good...
Note: my old gear box was leaking and squarting fluids all over the place, has new lines but was leaking from the top circle area ALOT!! The power steering fluids were melting my wheel wells and i cant have that!! POSI NEXT IN FEB!!
was fun tho, me and my dad went from gbody to gbody sitting in them till the rain calmed down a bit good father and son bonding!!! I went to the yard to get another gear box... Theres tons of gbodys here in cali and couldnt find the exact gear box i have "stock" all i seen were the 4 bolt top gear box, so i pulled one off a 80 gbody wagon and looks real good, the wagon was fully stock and the gear box looks real real solid no leaks all good
alittle cleaning and some paint will make it look good...Note: my old gear box was leaking and squarting fluids all over the place, has new lines but was leaking from the top circle area ALOT!! The power steering fluids were melting my wheel wells and i cant have that!! POSI NEXT IN FEB!!
hecx78malibu said:
Lmao lmao!! Ya ya that was me putting in work!! I was all inside the bay!! I couldnt take off the center link/outer tie rod, so i took off pitman arm... Were u next to me working on a camaro?
No I was walking by with my radiflyer and my tool box... I seen u putting in work... I was there in the rain also..
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