So I've been reading this gbody forum for a while. It seems you have a really nice site here. Lots of good information and cool projects. Anyway I have too many vehicles and projects, but one of them is my grandmothers 1978 Chevrolet 2dr Malibu. The car is from California but I have had it up here in Washington for several years. Trying to keep my project running and fix it up slowly. The Malibu has the 231 v6 with @ 130,000 miles on it and that great 200 metric transmission that isn't so great. On the advice of many of the posters on this site last summer I picked up a 2004r on 1/2 day at the pick'n' pull out of an 1985 Cadillac but haven't got to putting it in yet. I found and installed a set of "jounce" bars and found a set of the larger solid front and rear sway bars also installed the radiator brace. Replaced the master cylinder and brakes lines put on some cheep Auto-zone pads for now. Just today I finally got my hands on Spindles/ hubs and Calipers with brackets from the elusive 2000 2wd blazer around here they always seem to be 4wd for a planned future brake upgrade. The same trip I picked up that transmission I also got what appears to be a factory tow hitch to stiffen up the rear frame it seems to help, and a factory AM/FM radio for 10$ to replace the factory AM radio it came with.
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Post some pics of the Malibu...we'd all like to see it, I'm sure.
It does sound like you've gleaned a lot of information from the site and starting to put it to good use.
Post some pics of the Malibu...we'd all like to see it, I'm sure.
It does sound like you've gleaned a lot of information from the site and starting to put it to good use.
Yes I found my 200r4 in a Caddy. The one I took home had nice clean fluid and nothing in the pan, I passes on one a few months before that had a bunch of metal in the pan. I havent seen any Gbodys with 200r4 since I started looking they all seem to have th350's which is a great transmission but has the chevy bolt pattern that won't bolt to my buick 231. The 200r4 has several bell housings, mine is the multi fit case so I can put it in the car and drive and when I'm ready bolt up a chevy v8 or well anything gm since it has both BOP and chevy pattern.
Please post pics, ive always wanted one for the overdrive because i freeway cruise my car and have been told by MANY mechanics they can be found in GNs. I am still considering finding one, although i have a new 350 trans i got to replace the th200.
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