Hi guys, newbie here. Found this place by Googling a rusty rear frame rail problem. I am currently looking at a Malibu (2 door only options are rear window defrost, ps and pb) and it has cancer in the rear rails pretty bad. Now being a past drag racer, I immediately thought of back halving it, but I want to use this car as a weekly driver and occasional racer so I started looking to see if some one made a rail fix kit. Thanks to this place I found it. Now I am thinking of straightening out the rear rails to just past the wheel well and then kicking them out to where they need to be for added tire clearance. I am shocked no one makes a kit like this to date.
Yeah, I probably have had ten to date, let's count them.
1986 Monte SS - bought with 36K mi Maroon-bench-No T tops - traded off
1983 Cutlass Cruiser - Blue - 454/T400 PS, PB, AC column shifter - sold
1985 Monte - gray 454/T400/12 Bolt SSM bars (never raced it)- sold
1982 Monte - black never finished - sold
1978 Gran Prix - blue daily driver - sold
1978 Malibu - white 6 pt roll bar, never finished - sold
1984 Monte SS full chassis car - 12 pt cage/FAB9/4 link car (just sold, never finished)
1986 Monte SS - white console shift, no t tops, stocker 305 - sold
and possibly an 81 Malibu - silver non ac car
Okay, the sharp eyed guy will say 8 and maybe 9 if you buy this one. However, I have owned numerous Novas and Camaros too! Guess I have lost count.
Funny thing, when I had my T400 and BBC in my wagon and Montes, I made my own cross member and sold it with the monte. I'd like to have it back, it followed the floor really well and I used 3-1/2 inch exhaust on both sides no problem. It went with the 2" Hedman hedders that I cut off the right collector and twisted it straight so the exhause did not have to angle down. Now I see a company is making cross members for the dual exhaust, they look extremely heavy. I'll probably make another one if I buy this car. I already have a set of Drag Star rims, plastic seats, fuel cell, 3 row radiator, 454 oval port 9 to 1 roller motor, 3500 TCI converter, Turbo 400, 3-1/2 inch exhaust (from my wagon/monte 13 years ago), two chamber flowmaster mufflers, MSD 6AL, and several other things I cannot think of right now. I am looking for some pictures to scan, I know I have one of the Cutlass Cruiser engine bay, showing the stock un-altered AC box and my 454 with medium height valve covers (pretty tight fit), and the chassied Monte SS. Rest of my G bodies slipped away with out photos. Neat cars, used to be a dime a dozen, but they were different, not some boring "Oh look another Camaro" cars.
I think tomorrow I will go get that 'bu, put on the wheels, take it for a cruise, and plan for a frame fix that will allow for some 29.5x10.5 M/T slicks. : ) Who knows, maybe a 4 link too.
Yeah, I probably have had ten to date, let's count them.
1986 Monte SS - bought with 36K mi Maroon-bench-No T tops - traded off
1983 Cutlass Cruiser - Blue - 454/T400 PS, PB, AC column shifter - sold
1985 Monte - gray 454/T400/12 Bolt SSM bars (never raced it)- sold
1982 Monte - black never finished - sold
1978 Gran Prix - blue daily driver - sold
1978 Malibu - white 6 pt roll bar, never finished - sold
1984 Monte SS full chassis car - 12 pt cage/FAB9/4 link car (just sold, never finished)
1986 Monte SS - white console shift, no t tops, stocker 305 - sold
and possibly an 81 Malibu - silver non ac car
Okay, the sharp eyed guy will say 8 and maybe 9 if you buy this one. However, I have owned numerous Novas and Camaros too! Guess I have lost count.
Funny thing, when I had my T400 and BBC in my wagon and Montes, I made my own cross member and sold it with the monte. I'd like to have it back, it followed the floor really well and I used 3-1/2 inch exhaust on both sides no problem. It went with the 2" Hedman hedders that I cut off the right collector and twisted it straight so the exhause did not have to angle down. Now I see a company is making cross members for the dual exhaust, they look extremely heavy. I'll probably make another one if I buy this car. I already have a set of Drag Star rims, plastic seats, fuel cell, 3 row radiator, 454 oval port 9 to 1 roller motor, 3500 TCI converter, Turbo 400, 3-1/2 inch exhaust (from my wagon/monte 13 years ago), two chamber flowmaster mufflers, MSD 6AL, and several other things I cannot think of right now. I am looking for some pictures to scan, I know I have one of the Cutlass Cruiser engine bay, showing the stock un-altered AC box and my 454 with medium height valve covers (pretty tight fit), and the chassied Monte SS. Rest of my G bodies slipped away with out photos. Neat cars, used to be a dime a dozen, but they were different, not some boring "Oh look another Camaro" cars.
I think tomorrow I will go get that 'bu, put on the wheels, take it for a cruise, and plan for a frame fix that will allow for some 29.5x10.5 M/T slicks. : ) Who knows, maybe a 4 link too.
