1983 Malibu T Wagon project

[GRIFF442]

Well everyone I finally had a little extra time while at the shop and remembered to take some interior shots of the wagon.......so here they are.....







For those wondering the interior is a compilation of differnet g-bodies goodies......
-seats, console, lighted visors and dash from 88 Monte LS
-door panels, a and b pillars, carpet, seatbelts, and front interior roof trim from 86 Bonneville
-concert speaker grills from 87 T-type custom fitted into door panels
-rear seat from 81 malibu wagon (stayed with vinyl for now till kid grows up, then will switch to matching 88 Monte like front buckets)
-Rear cargo area, other wagon specific trim and headliner from original 83 Malibu wagon dyed and recovered to match
-Other cool things to note are the lighted overhead console from a pontiac transport van which also has the lighted foglight switch, rearview mirror with compass, outside temp, and homelink, in dash flip out Kenwood DVD player with 2 9" monitors that can be velcroed to front headrests and unhooked, cords hidden under seats when at the show, also installed hooks behind rear seat to anchor kids car seat in for safety.
And here is a pic of the front with my custom installed fog lights....

 

[L.A.X-RATED]

looks great brian!!! glad you got it together :wink: i just picked up a mint 95 accord wagon,that im gonna be working on!!!

 

[Longroof79]

The interior looks great, Brian.
Great work, man!

I'd like to get one of those digital display mirrors with inside/ outside temp reading.

Did you have someone make the rear cargo carpet for you? I have an old one that I will use as a pattern.
I still have the old vinyl seat in the rear. I was wondering if i'd be able to use the upholstery from a Monte SS with claret interior to recover the seat to match my front buckets?

Gotta love GM interchangeability. :wink:

 

[liquidh8]

Brian, I had all the interior figured out except that overhead console and mirror. Looks good, man. I want to get one those. 😀

 

[GRIFF442]

Thanks everyone!!! Glad you like it...only took a short 5 years to get it here

The rearview mirror is from a company called Gentec....they get like $350 for it, but I got lucky and picked one up on ebay for around $100....I will post the part # later when I dig it out of the file of receipts....The best part about the overhead console is it perfectly fits a single soft DVD case full of Disney movies....leads to the quietest driving I have done in years!

Jack, I had the rear cargo carpet made by a local upholstery guy using the original roached one that came out of the car, I also had him make the tailgate carpet piece at the same time to cover up the scratches in the plastic and prevent future scratches....plus it is nice to sit on!! The rear seat is not a bolt in from a Monte, the framing of the seat is different, but the wagon seat is a little smaller so any decent upholstery guy can take the Monte seat covers and modify them to fit onto the wagon seat frames by removing a little material and restiching.

 

[Josh Hanna]

Thanks everyone!!! Glad you like it...only took a short 5 years to get it here

The rearview mirror is from a company called Gentec....they get like $350 for it, but I got lucky and picked one up on ebay for around $100....I will post the part # later when I dig it out of the file of receipts....The best part about the overhead console is it perfectly fits a single soft DVD case full of Disney movies....leads to the quietest driving I have done in years!

Jack, I had the rear cargo carpet made by a local upholstery guy using the original roached one that came out of the car, I also had him make the tailgate carpet piece at the same time to cover up the scratches in the plastic and prevent future scratches....plus it is nice to sit on!! The rear seat is not a bolt in from a Monte, the framing of the seat is different, but the wagon seat is a little smaller so any decent upholstery guy can take the Monte seat covers and modify them to fit onto the wagon seat frames by removing a little material and restiching.

yeah it was a long 5 years bro!!!! what a lot of work!!! glad to be a part of it….

 

[EdontheBeach]

that is NICE!