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Figured i start off my first post with my current project.
it started out life as a v6 G-body malibu. and it stayed in that for for the better part of 25 years.
until i got it...
here is what is looked like when i started.
it was a good running car my friend had swaped in a 307sbc and a saginaw 4speed. I really enjoyed driving it and left is as is for a few years.
Then i got a bug and bagged it on some new wheels i went with a 18, 20 combo
added new brakes and re did the interior.
I rocked this car for a few years just bagged and low did a motor swap to a healthy 383 and a muncie m22 it it really came to life..... until i got bored
so started planing this whole build about a year ago and 2 months ago i started the tear down.
Then i started the frame build.
I left the old frame on there so i can make sure i get my body mounts in the right place
I chose to reinforce the factory frame under the body to ensure nothing would flex ot twist when i add me new motor power plant.
here is what i came up with
have to make room for my new tires im going to be running a 20x15 with a mickey thompson sportsman 30x15 under the body. and stuffed well in to the fender wells.
and more pictures
here is the tires resting in place
im waiting on my link bushings so i built a cross member for the trans
i dont have a finished picture but you get the idea. i know the trans mount is upside down i was just setting it on there
here is the link bracket for the front i made nothing is welded in just resting. i will be running a parell 4 link with a watts link
and i will running the air bags in a mechainal advanatage setup with 2 link running forward to the cross member and there are only used
as a lift bars
here are some bag mounts i came up with i will be using on this project.
so in all here is what i started this rebuild project with
and here is what i plan in it being when it done
comments and suggestions good or bad are greatly appreciated. im still learning everything and everyone has something to offer!
it started out life as a v6 G-body malibu. and it stayed in that for for the better part of 25 years.
until i got it...
here is what is looked like when i started.
it was a good running car my friend had swaped in a 307sbc and a saginaw 4speed. I really enjoyed driving it and left is as is for a few years.
Then i got a bug and bagged it on some new wheels i went with a 18, 20 combo
added new brakes and re did the interior.
I rocked this car for a few years just bagged and low did a motor swap to a healthy 383 and a muncie m22 it it really came to life..... until i got bored
so started planing this whole build about a year ago and 2 months ago i started the tear down.
Then i started the frame build.
I left the old frame on there so i can make sure i get my body mounts in the right place
I chose to reinforce the factory frame under the body to ensure nothing would flex ot twist when i add me new motor power plant.
here is what i came up with
have to make room for my new tires im going to be running a 20x15 with a mickey thompson sportsman 30x15 under the body. and stuffed well in to the fender wells.
and more pictures
here is the tires resting in place
im waiting on my link bushings so i built a cross member for the trans
i dont have a finished picture but you get the idea. i know the trans mount is upside down i was just setting it on there
here is the link bracket for the front i made nothing is welded in just resting. i will be running a parell 4 link with a watts link
and i will running the air bags in a mechainal advanatage setup with 2 link running forward to the cross member and there are only used
as a lift bars
here are some bag mounts i came up with i will be using on this project.
so in all here is what i started this rebuild project with
and here is what i plan in it being when it done
comments and suggestions good or bad are greatly appreciated. im still learning everything and everyone has something to offer!
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