80 Malibu Wagon

[87 WE2]

Haven’t posted anything in awhile, I'm still working on it though, every Friday since I got the car home. It’s almost ready probably another week or two.

Pics 1-5, are under the hood after power washing and progress to painting:

 

[87 WE2]

More pics 6-10

 

[87 WE2]

One more for now.

 

[DaveLC2]

Great job! That engine bay is cleaner than Safeway's chicken :biggrin:

 

[87 WE2]

Got a little more work done to it on Friday, got the gauges in and wired, hot wire kit is made up and installed, got the vacume tank in for the brakes and hooked up, vacume ball in for the criuse control, finished all the vacume lines, volt booster in, heater core valve and hoses are in, finished painting the core support, installed the oil and trans coolers, newer set of taillights are in, and a bunch more misc stuff I forgot.



Still more to do, I need to get a battery, hopefully receive my parts from racetrononix finally install my deep art carr trans pan, install the downpipe I finally got right, replace the rear fuel lines, change the fuel filter, filter, finish modifying my fender dump exhaust elbow, finish modifying the sending unit for the fuel tank, install gas tank, wire the scan master in, & fill it with fluids.
Hopefully next week if I get the parts I am waiting for I can starter up. I'll have most of this stuff done this Friday but still need a few things I am waiting on.

 

[87 WE2]

Havent done much to the car lately, few weeks back I cleaned the interior, installed the battery, downpipe, testpipe, modified exhaust elbow, wastegate puck plate to use stock style exhaust elbow, deep art carr pan is on trans, filled it with fluids, and installed the scan master. Since then I have been waiting on parts, etc...

Finally got my stuff from racetrononix, modified fuel pump hanger is together hopefully I can get the tank in the car this weekend and fire it up.

Got my wheels back from being refinished, went with the stock t-type look.

Tires are on the way should have them later this week. Hope to have the car on the road later this month.

 

[87 WE2]

Its on the road now Drove it Saturday, has to go to inspection and needs a major detailing & some TLC in the body/paint department but I'll work on that as I have time. Looks great from 20 ft away

 

[UR50SLO]

Oh.. that's going to be so much fun to drive! I looooove wagons!!!
Great Job!
Scott

 

[gnbooster87]

polish the polished part of the rim and paint the centers black, ill be doing the same to my wagon as well

 

[liquidh8]

I'll be looking out for your ride in our my area, dunno where around Philly you are, but I'll keep my eye out.

Maybe I can get my crap together to get my wagon on the road.

 

[mjdwyer23]

I'll be looking out for your ride in our my area, dunno where around Philly you are, but I'll keep my eye out.

Maybe I can get my crap together to get my wagon on the road.

Which wagon is yours?

 

[87 WE2]

Some updated pics.

 

[87 WE2]

Update on the car.

December 18th 2009 the motor started knocking while cruiseing down the road. I pulled the motor on January 18th 2010 to rebuild it, its all apart waiting to go to the machine shop.

January 18th 2010, Engine out and apart thrust bearing toast, next chapter begins.

While its apart I decided to take it one step further and totally strip the car and repaint it. It had a cheap single stage white paint job put on it about 6 years ago when my friend had it but it sitting for all that time took its toll on the paint. I got it to shine back up a little with lots of work but it just needs to be redone and done right.

Breaking it down for paint:

Trans out

Header panel/bumper removed

no front clip

the end for now

 

[87 WE2]

Scored this sweet shelfing unit free from work, now I'm not tripping over crap anymore

Crappy dash board is out, picked up a nice mint dash for it

Pulled the AC box, and everything from the fire wall except for the brake booster.
most of the interior is out also.

Started pressure washing the frame rails and under carrige. I need to do it again, started cleaning up the front frame rails with a wire wheel.

Body shop is now working on the drivers doors, hope to bring the pass side doors down later this week

 

[UR50SLO]

Oh.. man sorry about the engine... Bummer dude...

Sounds like your getting everything on the mend and the car should be better on the inside and ouside!

Keep up the good work!
~Scott

 

[L8TRH8R]

On a side note... How much did it cost to have your wheels re done? they look GRRRRREAT!

 

[87 WE2]

$85 per wheel, I know the guy that works at the place. Got them done 1/2 price.

 

[22lbChevelle]

Aye reading this Ive been saying this out loud about the wheels "damn those are nice!!" I cant wait to find a set for my chevelle.

 

[87 WE2]

Pics from 2 weekends ago, after working on the interior floor and finding the rot that needs to be fixed.
I also decided to dig out all the seam sealer in the floor panels, etc... After finding surface rust under a good portion of it I didn’t want to take any chances.

Also decided to do this right so I bought a new tool, an auto rotisserie We were supposed to pull the body off tomorrow but the weather is going to screw us, so hopefully next weekend will be better.

Door braces on, body is ready to go on the rotisserie.

Homemade brace for the rear of the body, probably did't need it but what the hell right.

Passengers side wheel well rot that needs fixed

Link to all the pics of this project can be found here Malibu pictures by turbo231 - Photobucket

 

[87 WE2]

Well thanks to a few friends and my dad we pulled the body yesterday and mounted it to the rotisserie, now the frame off begins.

Link to all the pics of this project can be found here Malibu pictures by turbo231 - Photobucket