1978 MALIBU "PROJECT TUMMY TUCK"

[80ELCAMINOFLAKE]

Just looking at malibu and dayum im going to need all the weather striping and window felts.!!! ahh great more money to spend!!! got to do what i got to do..need to get it ready for the body shop and test fit these bumpers..

pomona would be the place to get that stuff at....iwould do the weather stripping and stuff after you get it painted i would strip it off beofre you get it painted...

Will do...Might hit the yard to find some goodies this saturday...idk yet...but if i do i will hit you guys up..

 

[80ELCAMINOFLAKE]

your grill doesnt look like its in too bad of shape, you should see if it will be cheaper to have it vacuum chromed like they were factory. I always wanted to check but im too broke for chrome right now
i found this place which is local
http://www.mmmetalizing.com/index.html

So called these guys up and THEY ARE KRAZY!!! $575 for the Grille and $375 for the light bezels.!! Pshhhhhh they out there mind!!!

Found the grille on a cpl site for $74-$79 bucks ( new) and the bezels on site are running $124.99 thats going to have to pass too, im going to have to shine them up myself!!! I Bought a dermal with 190pc at Costco for $29.99 it has polishing products and polishing wheels...im going to take me time and get them all right...

thanks homie..

 

[richp85elco]

your grill doesnt look like its in too bad of shape, you should see if it will be cheaper to have it vacuum chromed like they were factory. I always wanted to check but im too broke for chrome right now
i found this place which is local
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So called these guys up and THEY ARE KRAZY!!! $575 for the Grille and $375 for the light bezels.!! Pshhhhhh they out there mind!!!

Found the grille on a cpl site for $74-$79 bucks ( new) and the bezels on site are running $124.99 thats going to have to pass too, im going to have to shine them up myself!!! I Bought a dermal with 190pc at Costco for $29.99 it has polishing products and polishing wheels...im going to take me time and get them all right...

thanks homie..

That sounds like a good deal! There covering them in platinum right?

Dam those guys are out of there f*cking mind! Sorry homie i didnt think it would be like that but worth a try

hit the cracks up with some epoxy like warren used on the wells and do some bodywork on it and Black out the trim or paint it chrome i think that would be the cheapest

 

[80ELCAMINOFLAKE]

richp85elco
Good looking, but NAHHH just going to buy one...

So going to try to put on my front and rear bumpers today when i get home..Putting the wifey to work...its not that hard...all i need her to do is hold them while i mark where i need the holes....makes some holes...buy some bolts and bam bam...done...i need to do this so on the weekend i get into the engine bay to start tearing out that Ac and removing alot of sh*t that dosent need to be there...No headers yet...maybe later on down the line...sounds sweet the way it is know...will post a vid later on how it sounds,... :wink:

 

[80ELCAMINOFLAKE]

Man o man!! Was a challenge to put this front bumper..lol...had my 8 yr old boy do some work with me..looks pretty good i can say...everything lines up good no gaps, but of course the holes that came on the tucked bumpers didnt line up so i had to get out my carboard coors light and make my own holes, and that was a b*tch!!! N e ways i did one side at a time and this is what it looks like..will takle down the back tomorrow..little buzzzzzz already...haha

 

[LSCustoms]

damn! that looks good! fitment is great!

 

[80ELCAMINOFLAKE]

damn! that looks good! fitment is great!

Thanks.. 🙂

 

[mobileaudio25]

did those 22's fit under the malibu without any lift easily? did they rub or any customization needed? im looking to slap some 22's on my bu? what size tire are you running?

 

[zuma83]

I've bin waiting for these pics! very nice

 

[t01blaze]

What brand were the bumpers? I might have missed that post.