My 6.2 Swap into 80 Malibu

[emoutra]

Did you reinforce the arms for those coilovers? I'd hate to see it tearing up the arms from all that force in such a small area.

You have a pic of one reinforced?

 

[Doober]

Unfortunately not, but I'd imagine you can weld a plate to the arm to reinforce it... something to spread the load.

TRZ coilover arms

RideTech coilover arms

 

[24poundz]

Very nice build man!! Looks like you are in H-town? Im in West Houston. Im in the process of building a 79 turbo 5.3 but that nitrous big cam 6.2 looks real attractive. Clean and simple!! I like it.

 

[emoutra]

Unfortunately not, but I'd imagine you can weld a plate to the arm to reinforce it... something to spread the load.

TRZ coilover arms

RideTech coilover arms

Thanks for the pics.

 

[emoutra]

Very nice build man!! Looks like you are in H-town? Im in West Houston. Im in the process of building a 79 turbo 5.3 but that nitrous big cam 6.2 looks real attractive. Clean and simple!! I like it.

Yeah I'm in Houston. Thanks. If I could do it over I would do a 5.3 with a turbo!

 

[SLICK78]

damn some local guys! I'm in La Porte just outside the loop off 225, I'm building a 78 with a 5.3 turbo or at least that's the current plan lol car is sweet

 

[emoutra]

Some new updates....close to getting it cranked!

 

[SLICK78]

is that the heads up composite front and where did you get the hood latches they look nice!

 

[emoutra]

Yes those are the Heads Up composites. The latches are Aero Catch

 

[malibulvr]

Love your build, car is coming out nice. Wish I had gone LS on my car instead of my BBC. I too have he Heads Up Composites front and rear bumpers but haven't installed them yet. Are they easy to install, and did you have to reinforce them at the mounting points.