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11-14-2007 #1
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newguy from missouri
hey guys, im new to the board, bought a grandma fresh 80 malibu, sporting the 267/th350, shorty headers, and a flex fan and corvette ralleys. has cruise and a/c and i plan on keeping it.
so far the plans are bagging it on 17"+ wheels, big sway bars, and keeping the luxurys....so if any of you guys have any suggestions or links to build ups or parts lemme know :D
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11-14-2007 #2
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Welcome to the other side!
11-14-2007 #3
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Welcome..your car is almost identical to the way mine started out (mine wasn't a Landau)
Matt
1980 Malibu, off the jackstands.....let's see if a T-56 will last longer than a TH-700R4
11-14-2007 #4
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hey rat i saw your car in springfield at streetmachines in september, very nice car, whats your wheel tire combo?
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thanks....there are quite a few things it needs still but don't they always lol
18x8 and 18x10 TT2 CL205's I've done the 1LE front brakes so I am running a 4.75" backspace on front and a 5" backspace on rear, tire size right now is 245/40/18 front and 275/35/18 rear (I should have bought 275/40/18 but wasn't sure they'd fit) no frame notch yet but the 1/4 lips are rolled slightly.....eventually I plan to notch the frame, roll the lips completely, and run some 295 or 305/35's out back....I originally wanted 17's but got a deal I couldn't pass up on the 18's
there ya goMatt
1980 Malibu, off the jackstands.....let's see if a T-56 will last longer than a TH-700R4
11-14-2007 #6
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cars are never done ;) you gonna be up there next year?....i sold my turbo fox body a few days before this year and didnt buy this till i got home, so i was gettin the itch to work on something again while seein all the cars running around
11-15-2007 #7
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I STILL like these 'bu's- I had a '78 back in the day, junkyard 350 swap, w/ a 3 speed stick! front springs sagged from the small block, so it looked REAL cool, esp w/ 15" rallys an 60 series gatorbacks on it. bodywork had been done right (front clip removed for paint), it was perfect, mechanically it was a dog.
keep going with it, there is SO much more available for them now than years ago.Keith C.
11-15-2007 #8
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yeah I should be around the local shows next year..there's a pretty nice one at the Lake of the Ozarks in the late spring too
I wanted to have mine EFI'd by next year but I just signed papers on the vacant lot next to my house, I'm thinking a garage/shop is in the future....Matt
1980 Malibu, off the jackstands.....let's see if a T-56 will last longer than a TH-700R4
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