Hey all, I'm at it again. Many of you have heard of my Pumkinator Cutlass wagon...
...and also my son's Coppertop...
Both cars are in the process of a major overhaulin' and Pumkinator's going to begin to blur the lines between street and race car a little. I've been hunting for a new daily driver to replace Pumkinator and recently found this '82 Malibu and fell in love with another G body. It's a diesel engine vin code but has a small block in it.
The bad- It has a bad trans ( I have a spare TH350), is missing the front seat and the door panels are a little rough (all of which I have left over from a parts car), there's a few surface rust spots (that can be easily taken care of) and the rear driver's side bottom glass trim is missing. The good- faded paint but no dings or dents that I could see. Options are a/c, cruise, hydro boost brakes, power windows and door locks, and get this- power vent windows in the rear doors! That's the first time I've ever seen that! The odometer says just over 50K but I doubt that's original.
I can't leave well enough alone so I plan to warm over the small block just a little, and then do a mild Pro Touring suspension with a 3" drop, I'm not looking for another autocross bruiser, just a cool cruiser. For visuals I'm thinking a lighter GM yellow like Buttercream or Marigold and I want to convert it to a woody, I've always loved those cars from back in the day. I also have an old surf board I plan to bolt to the roof rack.
I have a set of 1st gen IROC Camaro 16x8" wheels I may use or I may go after an inexpensive set of 17s. Either way I'm thinking 245s all around. Hopefully this car will come together in the next 6-9 months while I am also working on the other two cars, I'll post updates as it unfolds. Here's the car as it was found, more soon...
...and also my son's Coppertop...
Both cars are in the process of a major overhaulin' and Pumkinator's going to begin to blur the lines between street and race car a little. I've been hunting for a new daily driver to replace Pumkinator and recently found this '82 Malibu and fell in love with another G body. It's a diesel engine vin code but has a small block in it.
The bad- It has a bad trans ( I have a spare TH350), is missing the front seat and the door panels are a little rough (all of which I have left over from a parts car), there's a few surface rust spots (that can be easily taken care of) and the rear driver's side bottom glass trim is missing. The good- faded paint but no dings or dents that I could see. Options are a/c, cruise, hydro boost brakes, power windows and door locks, and get this- power vent windows in the rear doors! That's the first time I've ever seen that! The odometer says just over 50K but I doubt that's original.
I can't leave well enough alone so I plan to warm over the small block just a little, and then do a mild Pro Touring suspension with a 3" drop, I'm not looking for another autocross bruiser, just a cool cruiser. For visuals I'm thinking a lighter GM yellow like Buttercream or Marigold and I want to convert it to a woody, I've always loved those cars from back in the day. I also have an old surf board I plan to bolt to the roof rack.
I have a set of 1st gen IROC Camaro 16x8" wheels I may use or I may go after an inexpensive set of 17s. Either way I'm thinking 245s all around. Hopefully this car will come together in the next 6-9 months while I am also working on the other two cars, I'll post updates as it unfolds. Here's the car as it was found, more soon...
