As some of you may know I currently own 2 Malibu wagons. My 79 has a 500ci big block 
and the 81 is in progress. I was driving it a while ago and lost a cylinder. I picked up an 87 Camaro parts car for the engine. I decided sense it was already ready why fix what isn't broke? It was simple really. All I had to do was modify the peddle assembly, cut a hole in the floor, and shorten my drive shaft. Im using the hydraulic slave from the Camaro, it was a direct bolt in. The hole was already in the floor, it was originally for the cruse control harness. I don't care if I have cruse or not so out it went. I can re rout it if I decide to hook it up again later. All I had to do was drill 2 holes. Of course the engine was a direct bolt in, a small block is a small block. The trans cross member needed to be modified, but it was as simple as cutting the pad off, shortening it up a bit, and welding it back on. All Im waiting on now is a new carb, and a steering column. I can get away with out a manual column for a while, but I would rather just change it out so the swap looks as factory as possible. Because the bench seat is in the way Im gonna eventually switch to bucket seats, but for now it's fine. I had to take the shifter apart, turn it around, and weld a new handle on it, but it clears the seat. Some of you may wanna smack me for this but I used a ford t-case handle as my new shifter handle I'll post some pix later when Im not at work. I have been driving the car, but it still needs some work before it's done. Like I said, the carb is trash and I need to do some front suspension work.
I still haven't decided on a carb though, don't know what to use
Im leaning towards a 500cfm Edelbrock because it's only a stock 305 but I don't know. I like big blocks, soooooo much easier to figure this stuff out :lol:
and the 81 is in progress. I was driving it a while ago and lost a cylinder. I picked up an 87 Camaro parts car for the engine. I decided sense it was already ready why fix what isn't broke? It was simple really. All I had to do was modify the peddle assembly, cut a hole in the floor, and shorten my drive shaft. Im using the hydraulic slave from the Camaro, it was a direct bolt in. The hole was already in the floor, it was originally for the cruse control harness. I don't care if I have cruse or not so out it went. I can re rout it if I decide to hook it up again later. All I had to do was drill 2 holes. Of course the engine was a direct bolt in, a small block is a small block. The trans cross member needed to be modified, but it was as simple as cutting the pad off, shortening it up a bit, and welding it back on. All Im waiting on now is a new carb, and a steering column. I can get away with out a manual column for a while, but I would rather just change it out so the swap looks as factory as possible. Because the bench seat is in the way Im gonna eventually switch to bucket seats, but for now it's fine. I had to take the shifter apart, turn it around, and weld a new handle on it, but it clears the seat. Some of you may wanna smack me for this but I used a ford t-case handle as my new shifter handle I'll post some pix later when Im not at work. I have been driving the car, but it still needs some work before it's done. Like I said, the carb is trash and I need to do some front suspension work. I still haven't decided on a carb though, don't know what to use
Im leaning towards a 500cfm Edelbrock because it's only a stock 305 but I don't know. I like big blocks, soooooo much easier to figure this stuff out :lol:
