Just got back from taking it on it's 1st cruise this year! Drove around maybe 30 mins and it ran flawless, alot of thumbs up to boot! Pics for proof, and the trunk looks great outside too...
What Did You Do To Your G-Body Today? [2021]
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After finishing my temper tantrum, and a bit of whiskey, I may still be able to get these to work... Gonna be difficult and tight quarters but if I can... Hot damn it's gonna be a good day.. now for lots of cardboard, sharpies and more whiskey.
And what, pray tell, the payback for embracing cleanliness? 4 inches of blowing snow and a temp drop right afterwards. One day's grace to deal with it and get a call in.
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More work on the raised front inner tubs for the Malibu.
Both sides now have their respective tub retained w/hardware. They just have a bolt toward the front (high) & one @ the rear (low) but the hardware allows removing & re-installing them consistently which will allow the next phase of fab work to begin. I'll be making new flanges to replace the portion/s removed for clearing the taller sheet-metal tubs. The end goal is to have the tubs bolt-in using the same flange arrangement as factory just slightly higher w/the tabs in the same general spots/spacing. Technically, only 2 of the tabs for each side are relocated as I'm using the OE placement for the front + lower rear spots. The appearance should hopefully be similar to the plastic tubs & not scream 'trailer fenders'.
With both sides a little further along, I decided to attach them to the core support for some visual brain-storming. My plan for the batt trays looks like it will work as hoped after some mild tweaking on the drivers side. I wanted to keep the battery in the OE PASS side location for simplicity & using a mirror image tray on the driver side provides the mounting spot for the charcoal canister that was bolt-in easy. Progress....
Both sides now have their respective tub retained w/hardware. They just have a bolt toward the front (high) & one @ the rear (low) but the hardware allows removing & re-installing them consistently which will allow the next phase of fab work to begin. I'll be making new flanges to replace the portion/s removed for clearing the taller sheet-metal tubs. The end goal is to have the tubs bolt-in using the same flange arrangement as factory just slightly higher w/the tabs in the same general spots/spacing. Technically, only 2 of the tabs for each side are relocated as I'm using the OE placement for the front + lower rear spots. The appearance should hopefully be similar to the plastic tubs & not scream 'trailer fenders'.
With both sides a little further along, I decided to attach them to the core support for some visual brain-storming. My plan for the batt trays looks like it will work as hoped after some mild tweaking on the drivers side. I wanted to keep the battery in the OE PASS side location for simplicity & using a mirror image tray on the driver side provides the mounting spot for the charcoal canister that was bolt-in easy. Progress....
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This is so damn cool.
It’s very similar to what I’ve had planned for the front wheel tubs on my Juggernaut project. The only difference with mine is I need to go even higher, all the way up to the flange line with the tubs at the minimum (because AirRide). I was lucky enough to score a set of early GrandAm or Grand Prix factory steel inner tubs a couple years back that I’m going to try and cut/weld/tweak to fit the Cutlass and look stock.
But if that fails to pan out, I’ll be looking at doing something similar to what you’re doing with aftermarket/universal application tubs.
Definitely still watching this with great interest. Keep the updates and the great work coming!
First off.... Thank You!
I did some searching & considered the earlier A-body pieces as a swap candidate when my quest started so I understand your consideration. I think w/enough work (& talent) intergrating the bigger, earlier pieces could work seemlessly. I still have extra truck pieces that I considered as well. In the end I kept coming back to these as I felt I can get the height while not having them dominate the under hood visuals. Time will tell.
Replaced the window sweeps on the El Camino and fixed the leak in the bed. Now when it rains, most of the water stays out. The rear window leaks so when it rains I have to park the car on the hill facing up. I need to get it resealed.
Working on the exhaust tonight, finding out that there’s *just* enough space for 3 inch pipe under here and some wiggle room.
That said, do any of these pics look like there’s an issue I’m not foreseeing here? I’m running 5 inch diameter springs out back and not the stock pigtail type. Everything that’s not chassis parts can be moved, even the fuel pump mount.
I moved the pipe around a bit between photos.
That said, do any of these pics look like there’s an issue I’m not foreseeing here? I’m running 5 inch diameter springs out back and not the stock pigtail type. Everything that’s not chassis parts can be moved, even the fuel pump mount.
I moved the pipe around a bit between photos.
Wish my interior looked that good when I pulled it apart. I might not have thrown the entire thing in the dumpster.
Today I riveted and epoxied my fiberglass rear bumper fillers to a piece of aluminum gonna make a one piece panel.
Then I fixed the seam sealer on the back of the car, then worked on my truck instead of this crap.
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