1cool69
07-31-2006, 10:35 PM
Hi everyone,
I've been a member for a few weeks, been reading a lot! I don't have many pictures yet, but it's not much to look at right now either, heh.
My project was bought on ebay and picked up from Winnipeg, Canada in 2001.
I liked it.
I drove it home, thats when I took a good look at it. I found out someone did their own (very amateur)body work on it, and from what I can tell that consisted of slapping a boat load of filler on it.. :(
Poor Thing..
Anyways, it's a Canadian made 69 Malibu.
I started by pulling the old nasty leaky radiator, and also ended up pulling the home built(another amateur job) 4-bolt 350. Then it sat out side on a minnesota driveway for 4 1/2 years!! I know it was a horrible thing to do, but I was a broke college student who had free parking at his parents house. hehe :lol:
Now the ol' velle has been hauled down to a climate controlled storage warehouse close to my home. It's hard to miss where a fair amount of that bondo is starting to lift from the rust.. but its what I've got.
So I have been stocking up on parts for a few years, and I'm getting close!
I sent a 454 I'd had in my garage for a while to the machinist. I had it bored to .060 over, It's got a GM forged crank, forged h-beam 6.385" rods and forged dish pistons. I had ARP main studs installed, but it's only a 2-bolt main. :_paranoid
Heads are GM 049 casting large oval ports, ported and matched with a Weiand Team-G single plane high rise intake. They also have full roller-rockers and I am really cosidering Comp Cams BeeHive valve springs.
I just bought Comp Magnum retro-fit Hydraulic Roller lifters, and got a great deal on ebay.
I plan to supercharge it sooner or later, but I don't know what I should limit it to. I was figuring 6000 rpms and 7-9 psi boost.
How much power do you think I could get from this thing Safetly?
I have a TH400 I was planning on building then I was going to eventually buy a gearvendors, but I was kinda tossing up the idea of getting a 4l80e. Then if I still had the urge I could add another OD. HaHa sounds good :unibrow:
Oh! back to the rest.
I bought a 12-bolt with Art Morrison Rear arms and I have thier bolt on traction kit. I also have c-clip eliminators, but I'm not sure if I'll use them yet.
I recently made another great find on good ol' ebay. I needed to upgrade from 4 wheel power drum brakes, so I got a Global West makeover. I won their negative roll system, Tall spindles, 1-LE rotors, calipers, upper and lower a-arms(spring pockets), Del-a-lum bushings, tie-rod sleeves, tie-rod ends, 1-1/8" sway bar, front springs, rear steel braided lines, plus for a few more bucks he threw in a 14:1 power steering box with steering arm. I got everything for 2200.00 after shipping.
Needless to say I'm excited and wish these projects went quicker!!! Just a few years left right??!? :willy:
I keep telling myself it's a life long project, and it will never really be done. I just wish I could drive it already!
Pictures to come...
Thanks for reading, comments and questions welcome.
Marty
I've been a member for a few weeks, been reading a lot! I don't have many pictures yet, but it's not much to look at right now either, heh.
My project was bought on ebay and picked up from Winnipeg, Canada in 2001.
I liked it.
I drove it home, thats when I took a good look at it. I found out someone did their own (very amateur)body work on it, and from what I can tell that consisted of slapping a boat load of filler on it.. :(
Poor Thing..
Anyways, it's a Canadian made 69 Malibu.
I started by pulling the old nasty leaky radiator, and also ended up pulling the home built(another amateur job) 4-bolt 350. Then it sat out side on a minnesota driveway for 4 1/2 years!! I know it was a horrible thing to do, but I was a broke college student who had free parking at his parents house. hehe :lol:
Now the ol' velle has been hauled down to a climate controlled storage warehouse close to my home. It's hard to miss where a fair amount of that bondo is starting to lift from the rust.. but its what I've got.
So I have been stocking up on parts for a few years, and I'm getting close!
I sent a 454 I'd had in my garage for a while to the machinist. I had it bored to .060 over, It's got a GM forged crank, forged h-beam 6.385" rods and forged dish pistons. I had ARP main studs installed, but it's only a 2-bolt main. :_paranoid
Heads are GM 049 casting large oval ports, ported and matched with a Weiand Team-G single plane high rise intake. They also have full roller-rockers and I am really cosidering Comp Cams BeeHive valve springs.
I just bought Comp Magnum retro-fit Hydraulic Roller lifters, and got a great deal on ebay.
I plan to supercharge it sooner or later, but I don't know what I should limit it to. I was figuring 6000 rpms and 7-9 psi boost.
How much power do you think I could get from this thing Safetly?
I have a TH400 I was planning on building then I was going to eventually buy a gearvendors, but I was kinda tossing up the idea of getting a 4l80e. Then if I still had the urge I could add another OD. HaHa sounds good :unibrow:
Oh! back to the rest.
I bought a 12-bolt with Art Morrison Rear arms and I have thier bolt on traction kit. I also have c-clip eliminators, but I'm not sure if I'll use them yet.
I recently made another great find on good ol' ebay. I needed to upgrade from 4 wheel power drum brakes, so I got a Global West makeover. I won their negative roll system, Tall spindles, 1-LE rotors, calipers, upper and lower a-arms(spring pockets), Del-a-lum bushings, tie-rod sleeves, tie-rod ends, 1-1/8" sway bar, front springs, rear steel braided lines, plus for a few more bucks he threw in a 14:1 power steering box with steering arm. I got everything for 2200.00 after shipping.
Needless to say I'm excited and wish these projects went quicker!!! Just a few years left right??!? :willy:
I keep telling myself it's a life long project, and it will never really be done. I just wish I could drive it already!
Pictures to come...
Thanks for reading, comments and questions welcome.
Marty