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I've got a 350 with around 9 to 1 compression, Dart 180 Aluminum heads, Edelbrock Performer EPS, 600 Holley, HEI and a Comp solid cam with (I don't remember the exact numbers) somewhere in the 280 degree duration and .512 lift range with 1.5 to 1 roller rockers, I run 12 degrees initial and 36...

Hi There, Sorry to drop out on you, just got busy with some things, 10K is quite a bit of money but I'm cheap, one can get a lot of loot tied up in a BBC depending on what's been done to it, then of course there's the TH400 and 9"er, rear end is probably in excess of $1500.00 these days if...

Sounds good! I was thinking about using the choke light on my 78 as a "check engine" light for the Tuned Port Injection but haven't got that far yet!

I wouldn't be too concerned about that, Brass and Aluminum are both non-ferrous metals and shouldn't react to one another adversely, now steel plugs might cause a problem but then again I'd bet your original cooler lines are steel and I imagine the fittings on those lines are steel as well, If...

All the G-bodies I ever messed with that steel radio mount plate unscrews and you pull the radio out the front, matter of fact I have a modern style removable face plate style AM/FM/CD that has a steel cage sort of thing it slides into in my 78 and the best way I could figure to install it...

Yea I was thinking twin turbo LS with a Powerglide, the trouble with cheap though is it won't live long, I'd do an Iron truck block with forged crank, rods and pistons, by the time you get that far a set of really good heads would be in order, of course that's more and more money, don't forget a...

They make special brass plugs that will fill the trans cooler ports in the radiator, available at about any auto parts store, tell them you need a plug for a female 5/16" flare fitting in the radiator and what you're doing and they should be able to fix you right up, I have them in my cars as...

I had another thought after talking to a cat here at work during lunch, he said he's seen aftermarket timing covers made to where the hole for the seal wasn't perfectly centered in the cover, and since he mentioned it I have seen that as well, aftermarket especially stamped chrome steel covers...

Chrome timing cover? Stock or a good aluminum ones are best and as prairiehotrodder says I've seen line bored blocks where the center line of the crank has been changed enough that you have to wallow the line up pin holes in the timing cover to get the seal centered on the harmonic balancer...

Hey Dave, Malibu's haven't really attained collector status as of yet other than some if the special editions (which escape me at this time) and should be left alone, the vast majority end up being Hod Rodded, Customized and Raced and are quite fun to drive, I have two both modified, one much...

Hi There, I'm definitely glad to see some new interest in Malibu Racing! I had a lot of fun, learned quite a bit and got some great deals on parts hanging out on here over the years, I've been popping in from time to time to see if anything was going on and it just made me sad to see there...

It can be welded but you'll need to gut the trans as Aluminum transfers heat to the extreem,it should also be bolted to a steel bellhousing or steel plate to make shure the mating surface is flat after welding,But a Super Case is deffinatly the way to go! I'd have one if I could afford it!! Good...

Hey Doober, I meant to tell you about an interesting bit of Malibu trivia,I changed the heater core in the 78 the other day,Ac car,when I went to put it back together I decided to do it right and seal the box top to the bottom with fresh strip caulk since I happen to have some,well anyway it...

Hey Doober, Here's a good one for the I feel like a Dumb As$,should look before you leap,sometimes thinking too much is a bad thing file,the oil pressure guage issue,loose plug! The other morning I fired it up and the guage was pegged wide open! I said to myself,self what do you want to bet if...

Thanks Man, I'll look at all that stuff but I have a Monte SS dash to stick in there for the V-8,I might as well have a Tach that don't work for now as opposed to a clock that'll never work!! I've just got way to many projects these days!! Later On!! KillerDave

Hey Doober, How ya been? I thought my question might bring you around!! That comlicated for the tach huh? Well I'm going to end up with the Tuned Port 267 I've been threatening to build in this car eventually any way so it won't be a big deal then,I thought if it were something easy,well...

Hey Guys & Gals, Especially electrical Gurus,does anyone know how to calibrate and wire a G-body (Monte SS) factory tach to work properly with the 200 V-6 in my 78 Bu? I have a Tach dash and the wire with the filter? in it,any info would be appreciated!! Also same car has factory guages and...

Where exaxtly do the tires rub? Wheels straight fender lip? If so you don't have enough back space,are they 8" rims or 7" rims,rubbing on anti-sway bar or on the frame behind the front axle centerline? Depends on where the rub is as to where the problem is,The best I personally have done is a...

Cool,That's one of those Buttless Cutlasses they were talking about on another thread in here!! It ought to be worth messin with if you like it!!

Follow the instructions,the ones I got (instructions) were complete and very detailed,very high quality from my last experience anyway,If you don't like what they tell you then you're on your own! Good Luck!! KillerDave