Hello all from Scotia, Ny..newbie here just bought myself a 83 4 door Malibu with only 46,836 miles

[Doug Chahoy]

Budget? Whats that? I've tried, failed, replanned a budget, failed again. I just work with what I have to play with at the time, try to sell the extras I bought forgetting I have that item. After 29 years of ownership I don't want to know what I have spent on engines, transmissions, sheet metal, trim, NOS parts, or shipping cost. But this is one of the best hobbies I have. It also proves I'm not right in the head either. 😉

WE’RE ALL HERE CAUSE WE AINT ALL THERE!!!

 

[383_GrandPrix]

 

[ssn696]

Ah, yes. I am carrying the burden of my car addiction around everywhere I go...one box of bits at a time. (It helps if you label them, by the way).

 

[melloelky]

Yeah crazy..im the 3rd owner, she has some small areas where the snow collects to repair and some garage damage, you know where the first owner rubbed along side the garage door frame and been using Dixie Restoration depot for all the rubber parts that dry rotted, love those guys!!

welcome to the site,dixie resto is a good source.

 

[ssn696]

How about a late-model Camaro V6 and manual transmission? 310 HP. Big mufflers so no one knows what's going on....

 

[ssn696]

Pontiac Bonneville sedan doors have the same sheetmetal profile...Malibus ended in 1983.

 

[michmalibuman]

WE’RE ALL HERE CAUSE WE AINT ALL THERE!!!

I know that's right, Welcome to the party.

 

[Twistedresto]

WE’RE ALL HERE CAUSE WE AINT ALL THERE!!!

Guess thats why we are all here LOL!

 

[Twistedresto]

welcome to the site,dixie resto is a good source.

Thank you...glad to be here!

 

[Twistedresto]

You’ll more than likely find whatever ORIGINAL parts you need from forum members for a fair to really good price. Are your doors rusted or banged up?

Hey Doug...gotcha thanks for the heads up! The driver side front door is rusted on the bottom to the point the skin is separated from the door frame, so id love to find a good one. The passenger side rear is just banged up from scraping a garage door im assuming, so a skin would work and it needs the small vent window for that same door, some on busted out the window maybe locked keys in the car. I do have to repair the driver side rear quarter panel where the snow collects behind the tire..its rusted up maybe 4" and id have to do a trunk flop drop off...but otherwise she really is pretty good shape