1980 MALIBU PROJECT

[80/MALIBU/COUPE]

GOT MY DIFF BACK THIS A.M.
VERY HAPPY WITH TUCSON DIFFERENTIAL

3" THREADED STUDS
LS BACKING PLATES

 

[scoti]

Nice.

 

[88AZSS]

Looks good! Ive heard good things about Tucson Differential but never had them do any work for me. Looks like they cleaned it up nicely.

 

[80/MALIBU/COUPE]

Looks good! Ive heard good things about Tucson Differential but never had them do any work for me. Looks like they cleaned it up nicely.

yea i asked several people in the area about diffs and everyone said tucson diff, for the record i modified the flanges did the plate install fully stripped and painted it . gave him and painted and empty housing and all the parts to be put together.

 

[80/MALIBU/COUPE]

IDK IF I LIKE THE 3" STUDS FOR THE FRONT

HIT THE DIRTY CALIPERS AND BRAKETS WITH THE WIRE WHEEL AT WORK

 

[Wraith]

Great work, keep chipping away.

 

[64nailhead]

I agree that 3" studs on the front a little overkill.

I have to give you credit and a warning. You've made that 7.5 the strongest possible 7.5 you can build (I have one like that in the basement lol), but a man has to know his rear end's limitation. 500+WHP (600 or so crank) and a sticky tire on the track will find the weak links - pinion bearings and not enough ring gear 'meat'. But 500 crank HP will never break that rear.

Keep up the good work - I really like the brake setups.

 

[80/MALIBU/COUPE]

Thanks and thats awesome to know it will be able to take a lil bit of a beating when i find an open parking lot for some doughnuts and or try getting tire marks across the intersection for now lol

and yea i already ordered shorter studs

I agree that 3" studs on the front a little overkill.

I have to give you credit and a warning. You've made that 7.5 the strongest possible 7.5 you can build (I have one like that in the basement lol), but a man has to know his rear end's limitation. 500+WHP (600 or so crank) and a sticky tire on the track will find the weak links - pinion bearings and not enough ring gear 'meat'. But 500 crank HP will never break that rear.

Keep up the good work - I really like the brake setups.

 

[snitmule]

The rims look like the American Racing VN31 rims that I saw on 4wheelonline.

 

[80/MALIBU/COUPE]

WAS ABLE TO PAINT THEM UP THIS WEEK END ..
GETTING CLOSER...