Hey what's up guys. So I just got this 79 Malibu Wagon from some guy that has had it in is family for at least 18 years. It used to be his dads car then he used it for a shop car, was parked and has been sitting for a while now, and he said it ran and drove when he parked it. I have yet to see that. The car has a V6 200 with a 3 speed manual and I am looking to do an LS swap with a 4 speed T10.... now my question is, cause I haven't actually measured anything, when the LS is in and the trans is in, will this all fit without having to relocate the shifter hole? I really don't want to cut anything on this car. I will be using Dirty Dingo LS swap engine mounts if that helps any. Any and all input helps. Thanks in advance.
Malibu Wagon Help.
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MALIBU - Installing a Super T10 4 speed in place of a Saginaw 3 or 4 speed in a 78-81 A body without moving the original shifter hump.
I finally have my car driving and can say that the swap was a complete success. I now have a very factory looking Super T10 swap into my 78 4 speed Malibu. I decided when I swapped out the original 305 that I would also replace the Saginaw 4 speed before I broke it. In its place is a home built...
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That is exactly what I was hoping I’d find… thank you. It’s my first day on the forum and I still suck and finding stuff.. lol. Thank you.MALIBU - Installing a Super T10 4 speed in place of a Saginaw 3 or 4 speed in a 78-81 A body without moving the original shifter hump.
I finally have my car driving and can say that the swap was a complete success. I now have a very factory looking Super T10 swap into my 78 4 speed Malibu. I decided when I swapped out the original 305 that I would also replace the Saginaw 4 speed before I broke it. In its place is a home built...
There’s a member on here, gnvair who did a write up on swapping a super t10 into a factory 4 speed Malibu. He was an immense help for me putting a super t10 in my 79 factory 4 speed Malibu wagon. I didn’t want to do any cutting and also wanted to keep my bench seat. I ended up buying the shifter that he made for his car. You should be able to find his write up on here. I don’t know how much different the 3 speed (saginaw I assume) is to my 4 speed saginaw but the shifter location is what causes all the headache. I’m just running a sbc so I don’t know how much more or less work it would be with a LS.
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Thank you Sir... picture will come as soon as I get some time and start the first step. Clean up, I hate working on dirty cars. 😆
