My 1980 Malibu
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TURNA said:any pics of the propane setup?
oh and nice paint!
I dont, but it's not pretty or anything lol.
Now I've seen 3 Malibu's with that paint scheme! My first car was an 80 4 door malibu with the same paint, which is why i jumped all over this one when i saw it.
I am interested in the propane setup and the tank if u can i would love to see it.
Was that a factory setup?
Was that a factory setup?
Nice car man. I envy you for still having a good vinyl roof. My car is a Landau too but the previous owner had to remove the vinyl to fix some rust. Good find
Highwood Malibu said:
I wish it were a good vinyl roof. Its super faded and peeling. Havent decided if i want to re-do it or simply take it off, but i have a feeling removing it for good is going to be way cheaper and easier
Well I have a couple of g body enthusiasts here in Calgary and one has a 79 landau like ours and his has no more vinyl either. They look really cool with no vinyl, because of the thicker b pillars. The top and rear chrome on the landaus looks a little out of place without the vinyl but it still works. My self once I strap the cash together I am removing the landau chrome when I repaint it. Watch out for rust underneath, we had to fiberglass sections of my roof under the vinyl.
Ordered frame rails the other day, should be here next week. While I'm doing those I have to pull my propane tank out because i dont feel especially comfortable welding right beside fittings that have obviously leaked at some point as they've turned green. I will also be making some rear seat cross braces while the tank is out of the way. I've got energy suspension body mounts, which to my surprise came with the GN bushings.
After the frame rails are in I plan to replace sway bar bushings and end links with poly ones, and weld a bar between my jounce bars like this:
That should make a huge difference in the car's handling. I just might get bored and make some firewall to rad braces as well as fender to rad support braces.
I can't wait until this is all done to feel the difference
After the frame rails are in I plan to replace sway bar bushings and end links with poly ones, and weld a bar between my jounce bars like this:
SLICK79WGN said:I gave up on the gp bar and here is what I did for my wagon
That should make a huge difference in the car's handling. I just might get bored and make some firewall to rad braces as well as fender to rad support braces.
I can't wait until this is all done to feel the difference
Just finished installing my new frame rails i got from Conrad Lozier, they fit perfect and made a huge difference. I don't feel like i have to dodge manholes on the road anymore!
Sorry I didn't take any pictures, i figured there was already plenty online. I should have taken pictures of my old rails though, I would say between the two of them they might have weighed as much as one of the new frame rails.
Sorry I didn't take any pictures, i figured there was already plenty online. I should have taken pictures of my old rails though, I would say between the two of them they might have weighed as much as one of the new frame rails.
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